The Financial Times Guide to Sustainable Business: How to lead and deliver a sustainable strategy: Financial Times Series

Richard Barker is Professor of Accounting and Deputy Dean at Sa�d Business School, University of Oxford. An expert in corporate reporting, Richards research and teaching interests span financial accounting and sustainability reporting. Richard also serves on the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB, which advises HM Treasury on government financial reporting) and on the Expert Panel of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S, a Prince of Wales charity).

Mary Johnstone-Louis is Senior Research Fellow and Programme Director at Sa�d Business School, University of Oxford, where she is Programme Director of The Ownership Project and Head Tutor for the Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations programme. In addition, she supervises MBAs from our global cohort at both Green Templeton College and St Benets Hall and develops research-based educational curriculum for family owners, Next Gens, and U/HNWIs on an ongoing basis. Dr Johnstone-Louis is a World Economic Forum Global Futures Council Fellow, a member of the Jury of the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award, and Chair of the Board of B Lab UK.

1. Introduction

2. Why do corporations exist?

3. The most urgent leadership challenge of our times

4. Why nature matters to business, and what to do about it

5. Making business work for everyone

6. Walking the talk

7. What to do next, and how

8. Conclusion