DISCUSSION In the news this week May 14th 2018

Here’s a selection of news stories and features that caught our eye whilst trawling the web and social media this week.

At Tomorrow’s Company, we believe that businesses should a force for good. We emphasise themes like corporate governance, leadership, sustainability and business purpose – themes that are touched upon in the following articles:

• ‘Better Business Challenge’ kicks off sustainability contest in Charlottesville, Virginia. “It’s just the right thing to do. If you didn’t think it was the right thing to do, you probably wouldn’t be doing it.” https://bit.ly/2rI70p5
• A University of Manchester report calls on policymakers to do more to ensure that the development of A.I. going forwards is both democratic and socially responsible https://bit.ly/2wDYsFE
• A feature on how ArcelorMittal takes training direct to employees – by creating its own university, in which courses are tailored to its particular culture https://on.ft.com/2rKmGZc
• Lloyds Banking Group is to launch a major new £2bn Clean Growth Finance initiative for business clients https://bit.ly/2rI3trR
• ‘An individualistic lifestyle means a varied skillset and the need to multi-task.’ If that’s causing stress and anxiety in the workplace then this article says that ‘feminine’ leadership skills are needed https://bit.ly/2KqPZHL
• ‘Half the businesses which suffered shareholder rebellions this year are repeat offenders who faced revolts last year, according to a name-and-shame register of City dissent.’ https://bit.ly/2jVjh66
• A feature about Canadian outdoors company ClifBar, whose owners turned down a $120m offer to sell up because they knew they could do more good with the company than with the money https://bit.ly/2L4nf8X
• “A story of recklessness, hubris and greed”: Carillion’s board, the ‘big four’ accountancy firms, and the government all come in for criticism in ‘damning’ MP select committees’ report https://bbc.in/2wJ4Nzr