Archive for September, 2015

UN Global Compact: Transforming the World through Business

Sep 17 2015

When it comes to the topic of business and sustainability, UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability mission, is one of the central guiding…

Future Fit: A Serious Approach to Business Sustainability

Sep 17 2015

The Future Fit Business Benchmark is a relative newcomer in the realm of sustainability and business. Working from a scientific perspective, and aiming toward…

UNIDO: Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

Sep 17 2015

The UN Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO offers an extensive internet platform devoted to the (huge!) topic encompassed by Goal #9 (Build resident infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster…

Book: Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

Sep 16 2015

The book Thinking in Systems, by Donella Meadows, serves as an excellent introduction to systems thinking, and makes for a powerful companion to anyone with a vision for sustainable…

The Systems Thinking Playbook: Games for systems learning

Sep 16 2015

Featuring dozens of games designed for teaching systems principles, The Systems Thinking Playbook, by Linda Booth Sweeney and Dennis Meadows, is a very…

AtKisson Group to Launch 17Goals.org

Sep 15 2015

As an expression of their commitment to promoting voluntary action, accelerating sustainability, and empowering people to make change, AtKisson Group is planning to…

A Bibliography of Resources on Systems Thinking for Sustainability

Sep 15 2015

Systems thinking, the ability to see and understand key linkages and cause-effect relationships, is vital to our fulfillment of the 17 Goals. Here is a…