Category Archive for "Inspiration"

17 Goals, 17 Featured Partnerships

Nov 04 2015

The United Nations has released a new publication that highlights 17 partnerships (multi-stakeholder initiatives), each focused on one of the 17 Sustainable…

India Villages Use HDI and Footprint to Achieve Multiple Goals

Oct 31 2015

Just as the Sustainable Development Goals are setting targets for national governments around the world, many development organizations seek metrics to measure…

Transforming Finance: UNEP’s “Positive Impact Manifesto”

Oct 23 2015

Few would argue that money — who has it, where it goes, what it does — is not a critical factor in…

Film: SDG14 – An Ocean Opportunity

Oct 18 2015

The Global Ocean Commission recently produced the 10 minute film, SDG14: An Ocean Opportunity, in which global leaders emphasize the importance of Goal 14—…

Film: Finland Mobilizes to Do Sustainable Development

Oct 18 2015

How can a country government mobilize citizens and organizations to participate in implementing the SDGs? Here is a great new case study:…

The 17Goals Basic Slide Set

Oct 09 2015

Use these slides — which provide a very basic introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals — as a way to present the…

Tools for Transformation: The AtKisson Group Accelerator Toolkit

Oct 02 2015

As stated in Goal 17, (Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development), the phrase “global partnership” also means us — all of us, working in partnership, to…

WWF: Principles, Inspiration, and Action for a Sustainable Blue Economy

Sep 30 2015

To save the oceans, we have to (frankly) love them and take better care of them. We think our friends at WWF are doing…

Global Action Plan for Sustainable Behavior Change

Sep 28 2015

For a kick-start in getting active making your consumption habits more sustainable, consider getting involved with the Global Action Plan. They have been working…

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…