0%

Book Description

In September 2015, at the United Nations, world leaders agreed on seventeen Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. This book extrapolates the SDGs into the idea of a purposeful world. In this context, the purpose for humanity is to thrive sustainably alongside other life forms and to consciously celebrate the process. The SDGs serve as a powerful vision, time-stamped at the 2030 time horizon, not just for world leaders but for us all. However, faced with the challenges of implementing the SDGs, we (including business leaders, government leaders and anyone wishing to make a difference) can feel overwhelmed.

Wilson takes the reader on a journey of thought and invites them to work out their personal role in sustainability as well as their collaborative role alongside others in their communities and organisations. Written in a very accessible style, the book celebrates some of the many achievements made by ordinary people as a catalyst for hope, sets out a number of achievable goals and provides exercises to enable the reader to adopt practices that help to make a difference. It is the perfect book to help turn the SDGs into action at every level – governmental, organisational and personal.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 Introduction: why any one of us can make a difference
  9. 2 Reasons for hope: building on the thoughts of Al Gore
  10. 3 A personal story: the author’s journey to now
  11. 4 Designing purposeful organisations: a synopsis of the necessary conditions for change
  12. 5 Several fractal leaps of scale: from single cells to humanity
  13. 6 The purpose of humanity
  14. 7 A shared vision: how the SDGs define our future in a way we can all accept
  15. 8 Engaging absolutely everyone in the SDGs
  16. 9 Building the structures for change
  17. 10 Why our values and behaviours (our consciousness) must evolve to support change
  18. 11 Measuring results and defining success
  19. 12 Playing to the strengths of humanity
  20. 13 In closing
  21. Index
18.220.59.69