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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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Growing vegetable and fruit consumption in Northland
My colleague Connie Atkinson and I have worked with Daniela Johnson and Ngaire Rae from Manaia PHO to develop a discussion document Growing Vegetable and Fruit Consumption in Northland. The document is prompted by the need to reverse the rising tide of diet-related interest. It is also motivated by the desire to support local fruit and…
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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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Moral leadership – the foundation of prosperity
The renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs pinpointed the foundations of a prosperous economy in a recent article. He states: [1] His post celebrated the life of the late Václav Havel, the Czech playright, who spoke out against the communist regime. His determination to speak out against the suppression of human rights by the communist government saw him…
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Book review – We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement
Rudy Karsan and Kevin Kruse’s book is pragmatic and of use to anyone looking to improve employee engagement. The book is organised into four parts. The first two deal with the individual and I will get my objections to them out of the way before discussing the gems to be found in parts three and…
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