Sustainable Futures Consulting

My theme today was "pick a lane." By picking a lane, we have an opportunity to be more powerful and less overwhelmed. What is the most important thing you can do for your family, community, workplace, and the world? As an example, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include 17 essential topics that are key for a world that works for everyone. My strategy is a guide for accelerating the impact for these topics and between them. 1.??????Pick a SDG lane that makes sense for you. ?There are 17 options, so focus on your expertise and passion. Then go hard and fast to solve what you can. 2.??????Consider the scale within your SDG focus. Will you work locally, regionally, nationally, or globally? 3.??????Select those who know how to weave through intersectional complexities. These weavers need to communicate broadly and bring everything together. I'm a weaver. I’m also focused on #17: Partnerships for the Goals; #13 Climate Action; and #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. We need as much clarity and collaboration as possible during these times when we all need to step up for our rights, for a healthy food ecosystem, for a thriving climate, and for our democracy.?

If you're watching the?Super Bowl?from LA this year you might see this clip from?Science Moms, a nonpartisan group of climate scientists, who also happen to be parents (if you're not one of the lucky few, you can also watch it here ????). The ad is ranked by the The New York Times as one of the best Super Bowl spots this year ?? Awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis - and what it means for the people and places we love - IS growing, as is the action we need. Please share ??

Spider are impressive architects who spin their webs for food. What is most fascinating about spiders is that they can feel the whole webbed network. Sustainable Futures Consulting's mission is to weave people, nature, and inspiration together for humanity and a healthy planet. Yesterday, I read a poem that about the web of life. I hope you'll get insights as you read. SAFETY NET This morning I woke thinking of all the people I love and all the people they love and how big the net of lovers. It felt so clear, all those invisible ties interwoven like silken threads strong enough to make a mesh that for thousands of years has been woven and rewoven to catch us all. Sometimes we go on as if we forget about the net. Believing only in the fall. But the net is just as real. Every day, with every small kindness, with every generous act, we strengthen it. Notice, even now, how as the whole world seems to be falling, the net is there for us as we walk the day’s tightrope. Notice how every tie matters. Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer June 24, 2021

Many of you know that Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah start on the same day/night this year. This is sort of fun, since my family celebrates both holidays (largely without any religious connotations). Here's a new tip from "Sustainable Sue's Simple Steps for an Eco-Responsible Life #2" My family almost always have cut trees ourselves at local tree farms.?The scents, family comradery, the apple cider, and donuts are always enjoyable. But there is a question about whether fake trees or natural trees is best for the environment. From my research, there is a relatively clear choice, if life trees are available. Tree farms continue to grow new trees, which are beneficial for well-being, soil, and growth. Artificial trees are shipped across the world using materials that are made from fossil fuels and increased carbon emissions. This Nature Conservancy article is a good read for more information. https://lnkd.in/edfbcr8t? What are your perspectives? #Christmas #Hanukkah #Sustainability #Trees #WasteReduction

Six girlfriends, who have been in my life from 40-30 years, gathered together in Maine this weekend. We typically gather in October every year, but we convened the weekend after the election, as all of us were working the polls, canvassing, phoning, and training. All of us have had varied roles in politics and government, including Congress, federal agencies, governors, and a big city mayor. We all have been or are in varied industries and sectors. Some have retired, others are still working professionally. We’ve been eating well, drinking more than moderately, walking, and moving our bodies in a glorious dance-a-thon last night. I hope everyone is taking care of yourselves, as we are. We will get back in stride soon enough. ?????? #friendships #friends #community #resilience

There are spectacular solutions for a healthy planet. Here’s one that doesn’t need much of anything, a “custom” backpack that can disperse wildflower seeds. #wildflowers #nature #dogs #sustainability #innovation #solutions

This September 18th webinar, “Embedding Sustainability in All Aspects of Your Business,” is an opportunity to learn and engage with the benefits of focusing on operations, stakeholders, and people. I’m delighted to lead it, along with two experts, Robin Tindall from Hypertherm Associates and Shaye Hardner of Worthen Industries. Thanks to the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NH MEP) for being interested. I visited small and medium sized manufacturing companies in Central and Western Massachusetts in the late 1980s, with Governor Dukakis. I was fascinated to see things being made. It was about all tangible actions. In the ‘90s, I had a great run at Polaroid. I was even more excited to see how things were made there. I was working on reducing waste, talking with small and huge customers about social and environmental actions, and developing a 6-month pilot to see whether the economics and the re-used/recycled materials would work for the company and the customers. It was pioneering. ?? Fast forward, I’ve had the privilege to meet many folks in New Hampshire’s manufacturing industry. Quite a number are engaged in sustainability, whether they call it or not. But there are always broad and deep actions to take for their bottom line and for their stakeholders. I hope you and your colleagues join in. ??????