Financial Times Guide to Sustainable Business, The: How to Lead and Deliver a Sustainable Strategy, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (December 22, 2025) © 2026
  • Richard Barker
  • Mary Johnstone-Louis

Table of contents

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 

Author bios

Richard Barker is Professor of Accounting and Deputy Dean at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. An expert in corporate reporting, Richard's 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 Fellow in Management Practice at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Fellow and Advisory Board Member at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Senior Associate of Oxford Net Zero, Chair of B Lab UK, Board Member of Blueprint for Better Business, and a regular contributor to Forbes.com.

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