Purpose Inspired #36

PICTURE OF THE WEEK - #POPPY        

POST OF THE WEEK - #TRANSFORMERS        

Who drives sustainable transformation? Is it government, business, customers, media, scientists, entrepreneurs, the public? In complex systems, all of the above. But some lead and others lag. We can learn lessons from the anti-plastics movement. It started with non-profits complaining but having no real impact. Business and government was content to make superficial responses (like litter education campaigns). Meanwhile the science was building. But it took entrepreneurship (notably Boyan Slat with Ocean Cleanup) and media (numerous documentaries) to trigger consumer/public pressure. Legislation followed (EU Plastics Strategy, Basel Convention changes,?etc.). Now we get serious innovation, investment and change.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK - #UNECONOMIC        

“What many people fail to appreciate is how uneconomic our environmental destruction really is”

Quote from The Age of Responsibility | More quotes on?social responsibility ,?sustainable business ?and?transformational change

POLL OF THE WEEK - #GENDER        

According to the World Economic Forum's Global?#Gender ?Gap Index, a 42% gap still exists for economic participation & opportunity (equal?#pay ?for equal work, equal participation in all?#careers ?and sectors, equal representation in top?#management ?and on the board). On current trends, it will take 268 years to close the gap, which is outrageous! What do you think: how long should companies be given to achieve gender parity before governments either force compliance or shut them down?

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PODCAST OF THE WEEK - CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY        

In this episode, we continue to explore the process of unlocking change through corporate transparency. In particular, the episode includes the following topics: trends in corporate accountability; explosive sustainability reporting growth; proliferation of reporting standards; improvement of data quantity and quality; and shift from corporate to value chain data.

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POEM OF THE WEEK - TREE BRAILLE        

I touch your living skin / And feel the pulse of seasons / Read the code of secrets / I tap your living mind / And hear the tangle of tales / Sense the sorrow of loss / Connect with ancient wisdom.

Poem link | More?nature poems ?|?Wishing Leaves ?(book)

BOOK OF THE WEEK - CSR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMPENDIUM        

In this Compendium, CSR International has compiled summaries of the best research on corporate sustainability, social responsibility and business ethics from 2009-2014, including practitioner reports, market surveys and academic papers. Volume 1 is on Governance, Volume 2 on Environment, Volume 3 on Society.

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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK - #CATHEDRALS        

Cathedrals are built one stone at a time, and although they may take generations to complete, they would not exist at all if someone hadn’t been bold enough to lay the first cornerstone. The great philosopher, Lao Tzu, was right: the journey of a thousand miles does begin with the first step.

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PRE-ORDER "THRIVING" (NEW BOOK)        

I have been fortunate enough to work with CEO Jacques Vandermeiren and the Port of Antwerp through my Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School, which the Port support. I really appreciate these words about my new book, THRIVING:

“Wayne's clear style underpinned by eye-opening data on global challenges, addresses a wide audience, fostering engagement and integrated thinking in all who want to take action and thrive.”

Pre-order ?Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy (Fast Company Press, released 8 March 2022)

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