Dear Readers, Here are a few articles published in the last few days that address issues - such as corporate governance, leadership, sustainability, the future of work, tech and AI, mental health - that Tomorrow's Company thinks business should seek to fully engage with if it is truly to become a force for good in society. Yours, The TC team
Labour conference: John McDonnell unveils shares plan for workers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45621361
Labour’s Employee Ownership Plan: not so inclusive after all http://markgoyder.com/index.php/2018/09/24/labours-employee-ownership-plan-not-inclusive/
The World Bank’s latest tool for fighting famine: Artificial intelligence https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/23/world-banks-latest-tool-fighting-famine-artificial-intelligence/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.1407a19aa38f
A sustainable approach to updating home furnishings https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/great-british-business/plumbs-home-furnishings/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
Big investors are getting out of fossil fuels https://www.marketforces.org.au/win-standard-chartered-rules-out-new-coal-everywhere/
Losing faith in corporate Germany’s pledge of sustainability https://global.handelsblatt.com/opinion/german-companies-sustainability-rwe-hambach-966377-966377#.W6yT-uLZ2DQ.twitter
How changing the narrative about your business will help to unlock its true strategic potential https://hbr.org/2012/06/if-you-dont-like-your-future-r.html