The latest "Living Between Worlds" broadcast, live from Sustainable Brands, featured Raphael Bemporad, Dr. Sally Uren, Daniel Aronson, and other experts. It explored the state of sustainability, practitioner challenges, and Raphael's impactful "enrichment vs. extraction" framework, which has already influenced participants.

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Published on April 20, 2018.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all. For more information, visit the UN Sustainable Development Goals website.

On June 1, 2013, Presidio Graduate School graduated approximately 70 new MBAs and MPAs in sustainable management. The ceremony was held at the Herbst in San Francisco, CA.

In an accompanying clip, Presidio Board Chair Steven Swig discusses the future of sustainability.

System transformation begins by mapping key leverage points for change. Discover how Nike and Health Care Without Harm are driving significant improvements. Nike is eliminating hazardous chemical discharge from its supply chain by 2020, while Health Care Without Harm has built a collaborative network of 450 organizations across 52 countries to transform the healthcare industry. Both initiatives aim to enhance environmental and health outcomes, alongside their bottom lines.

These insights were shared at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which unites leading social entrepreneurs with essential partners to accelerate learning, leverage, and large-scale social change.

The "Future of Sustainability 2020" webinar, held on July 22, 2020, explored whether COVID-19 accelerated or challenged the transition to a sustainable future. The crisis, devastating lives and economies—particularly informal ones—also presented a historic opportunity to reimagine how we rebuild.

Forum for the Future urged businesses, governments, and communities to create a more just, sustainable, and resilient world. Drawing on annual research, they highlighted the "Transform" trajectory as the sole path to achieve these systems. This approach recognizes interdependent challenges, aiming to shift political, economic, and social systems for human and planetary health, justice, and economic resilience. Now is the time for this transformative change.

Max Wilbert is an organizer, writer, and wilderness guide. He has authored two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It" (Monkfish 2021), co-authored with Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith.

An accomplished essayist, Wilbert's work has been translated into six languages. He also wrote the introduction for the French translation of the Earth First! Direct Action Manual.

Moral philosopher Will MacAskill, a co-founder of the effective altruism movement, presents a framework for prioritizing global problems. In his compelling TED Talk, he discusses how to improve the world and offers solutions for three pressing issues facing humanity.

The TED Talks channel showcases inspiring presentations from leading thinkers on Technology, Entertainment, Design, science, business, global issues, and more. Discover more at http://www.ted.com.

Connect with TED: Follow on http://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks, like on https://www.facebook.com/TED, and subscribe to the channel at https://www.youtube.com/TED.

Economic growth must not come at the expense of others or the environment.

Instead, it should foster inclusive prosperity, ensuring benefits are shared broadly across society.

This approach prioritizes long-term sustainability and collective well-being over short-sighted gains.

Ilarion challenges us to embrace sustainable living in every aspect of our lives.

This video is an excerpt from a SustainableTV taping by Tom Hopkins. It was recorded at the EarthDay 2012 event, sponsored by the Earth and Spirit Council of Portland, Oregon.

Garry Bowen discussed sustainability with Michael. For more information, visit Garry Bowen's LinkedIn profile.

This discussion was published on February 8, 2013.

This video presents four core principles for achieving sustainability, often called the 'conditions of success.' These principles have been peer-reviewed and continuously refined over the last two decades, building on the foundational work of Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt and The Natural Step.

The series, Sustainability Illustrated, is a YouTube channel created by Alexandre Magnin.

Individual sustainability is a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of broader sustainability discussions. It involves cultivating harmony, interconnection, and high self-awareness across one's values, thoughts, and behaviors.

This includes maintaining increasing control over one's physical, emotional, social, philosophical, environmental, and intellectual well-being. Key skills for individual sustainability are awareness, motivation, and intentional self-development, coupled with a value system that recognizes the interconnectedness of all global biological systems and humanity's appropriate place in the natural world.

This presentation was first published in 2013 by Kat McDearis and Eric Pappas.

Jill Savery, Head of Sustainability for the America's Cup Event Authority, champions zero waste and carbon neutrality in sporting events. She has extensive experience embedding sustainability into operations for major organizations, including the United States Olympic Committee, London 2012 Olympics, and FIFA World CupTM bid teams.

Savery frequently speaks on sustainability and sport, and co-edited the pioneering book, Sustainability and Sport, with Dr. Keith Gilbert. She was interviewed by EarthSayers.tv in September 2013 during the America's Cup finals in San Francisco.

Resources: America's Cup Sustainability Plan (PDF), Sustainability Final Report (PDF).

John Elkington is Executive Chairman of Volans and a Non-Executive Director at SustainAbility, both companies he co-founded. Follow him on Twitter: @volandia.

He discusses leaders embracing the sustainability agenda, while noting many may not yet realize the full scale of impending changes.

Eero Paloheimo, a designer, politician, and university professor, has authored eight books and numerous articles on future prospects and environmental issues. In his lectures, he stresses the urgency of shifting our perspective within decades: from humanity being the "disease" to becoming the "doctor" for the planet.

Paloheimo proposes two key strategies for global change. The first is "first aid." The second, "user (consumer) healthcare," addresses the need to design products that function properly and to plan new, sustainable cities, moving beyond current unsustainable production practices.

We're thrilled to present an animated video that explains The Natural Step Framework and sustainability in just two minutes. This fantastic resource clarifies core concepts, making them accessible to a wider audience.

Created by RealEyes in Dublin and animated by Trevor Courtney at Igloo Animations, this video helps organizations understand and benefit from sustainability. We encourage you to watch, like, and share it to spread awareness of the framework.

RBC's "Defining Sustainability - Business Insights" features Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert, founder of The Natural Step. He emphasizes the need for a common sustainability definition and framework to aid business success.

Dr. Robert details elements of this strategic sustainable development framework, including ABCD and three prioritizing questions.

Nikos Avlonas, co-founder and Managing Director of the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), recently visited DePaul University. During his visit, he shared valuable insights on sustainability.

To learn more about CSE and its work, please visit their website: www.cse-net.org.

Dr. Albert Bartlett explains "sustainability" through the First Law of Sustainability, connecting local, national, and global issues via arithmetic. He highlights our greatest shortcoming: the inability to understand the exponential function.

In his 2011 UBC presentation, Dr. Bartlett discussed the implications of unending growth on economies, population, and resources. For more information, visit http://www.AlBartlett.org.

Julian Agyeman, Professor and Chair of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, delivered a keynote at the AASHE 2010 Conference. His interdisciplinary background spans ecology, biogeography, and environmental social science, shaping his unique perspectives and scholarship.

He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Education from the University of London, an M.A. in Conservation Policy from Middlesex University, UK, and a B.Sc. (joint honours) in Geography and Botany from Durham University, UK.