Category: Community building
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The Inner Development Goals
Climate Action Tai Tokerau has set up a Whangārei IDG Community Hub, joining more than 700 other hubs globally. A group of Europeans established the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) based on the realisation that we will not achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Indeed, for many of the goals, we are going…
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U.N. 2.0 – The Real U.N.
Several agencies of the United Nations do great work globally. And there are more. The Security Council – a fundamental flaw But there is a fundamental flaw in the UN – the Security Council – that turns out to be not that secure at all. The UN and its predecessor were born out of the…
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Global risks and the meta-crisis
The World Economic Forum’s assessment of Global Risk is based on a survey of 1,490 leaders. The risks are grouped into five categories, but to me they all look to be created by humans – including the top risk, extreme weather. Note that these risks focus on material crises so tend to have an economic…
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Trust, covid and climate
A lack of trust slows progress acting like a tax, whereas in a high trust environment, things can happen faster. So claims Stephen Covey jnr. in his book The Speed of Trust. Two of the wicked problems that face us now, covid and climate change, reveal the importance of trust. Covid and trust In my…
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If we want a better world, we need to be heard
As I write this, we are still in the grips of a severe storm. I can’t recall experiencing such winds – strong enough to break concrete power poles! Of course one weather event is not proof of climate change, but the evidence is lining up. The severe winds that have created damage in Northland (from…
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Gareth Morgan’s “kicking the can”
Gareth Morgan, economist, philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur doesn’t like the impact that sugar has on our health and suggests taxing sugar rich products, such as soft drinks. His book, Appetite for Destruction, provides compelling arguments for changing the environmental levers that make processed food ubiquitous, so that people are encouraged to eat more fresh fruit…
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The twilight of capitalism?
This post is about change – the fundamental change that we must master to transform our world. Why – because our current economic and political systems have pretty much reached their “use by” date. They are struggling to deliver the benefits they have previously generated in such abundance. Until we change the assumptions that support…
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Engagement and the Regeneration Roadmap
Engagement processes are at the leading edge of sustainability. The Regeneration Roadmap is an initiative of Globescan and SustainAbility aiming to achieve sustainable development within the next generation. Their focus is on the private sector to drive a lot of change. This video features global thought leaders articulating the road to sustainability. As you watch,…
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