DISCUSSION In the news this week July 16th 2018

Dear Readers,

Here are a few articles we’ve noticed this week just gone, all of which reflect issues – in corporate governance, sustainability, leadership and artificial intelligence – that Tomorrow’s Company thinks business should seek to address if it is truly to become a force for good in society.

Yours,

The TC team

• On Monday, the FRC has released the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code ‘which puts the relationships between companies, shareholders and stakeholders at the heart of long-term sustainable growth in the UK economy’. More here: https://bit.ly/2mq3ePb
• The CBI’s response to the FRC’s new Corporate Governance Code: ‘With the spotlight on the role business plays in society, it is important the Code continues to evolve to meet changing expectations and maintain high standards’ https://bit.ly/2uCQwA7
• Our response to the FRC’s new Corporate Governance Code: ‘The Code changes overall are to be welcomed, and we hope to see it drive standards of governance and board practice across the market.’ https://wp.me/p7u80c-1fV
• Adidas vows to use only recycled plastics by 2024 https://www.ft.com/content/73ca70d8-84e1-11e8-96dd-fa565ec55929?list=intlhomepage
• Global workforces will fall as the 4th industrial revolution gets under way, Siemens boss warns, unless governments and business help re-train workers https://bit.ly/2NmfRpB
• ‘Ten years on from a financial crisis often portrayed as caused by the greed of bankers, we are talking recycled carpets and alleviating poverty. It is a genuinely good thing.’ An article on sustainable finance https://bit.ly/2Lp5Xqc
• Inspiring, outspoken article on the American frozen food company COOK, which employs ex-prisoners, and his thoughts on business in general. ‘Too much of business is driving our world towards catastrophe.’ https://bit.ly/2L5JGhB
• Video from the BBC about a “FitHome”, which has been specially designed to monitor the health of disabled people, using sensors and artificial intelligence https://bbc.in/2JxGcyX
• ‘Automation isn’t nearly as disruptive as you might think’ https://capx.co/yylJY
• ‘Jeff Bezos’s fortune has come at the expense of workers and society not receiving their fair share’ https://bit.ly/2LbOwtL