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We are Partners in the Business of Preserving Life

“A successful development agenda requires inclusive partnerships — at the global, regional, national, and local levels — built upon principles and values, and upon a shared vision and shared goals placing people and the planet at the centre.” ~ Sustainable Development Goal 17 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are a…

Mike KenslerAugust 9, 2021

Director's Corner SDG13

Dread & Disbelief: My Brother’s Death & Climate Change

“The future is not set in stone. Some amount of change is inevitable. It’s as if we’ve been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for decades, but we don’t have lung cancer yet. The amount of change that we’re going to see—whether it’s serious, whether it’s dangerous, whether it’s…

Mike KenslerMarch 29, 2021

Director's Corner SDG7

To achieve clean energy, let’s rethink carbon

“So, when you asked, ‘What is the next big opportunity?’ it is design. It is design for next use in the circular economy. But safe and circular.” Bill McDonough Clean, renewable energy is the only energy path to a livable future. In 2015, 193 nations agreed that a shift to…

Mike KenslerMarch 2, 2021

Director's Corner SDG1 SDG12 SDG5 SDG8

A “Decent” Economy

“If you define the goal of a society as GNP , that society will do its best to produce GNP. It will not produce welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency unless you define a goal and regularly measure and report the state of welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency.” ~Donella Meadows More…

Mike KenslerFebruary 1, 2021

Director's Corner SDG15 SDG2 SDG7 SDG8 SDG9

Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else

"The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones. It ended because it was time for a re-think about how we live." ~William McDonough Photo credit: Haiku Deck This month in our exploration of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, created by 193 countries under the auspices of…

Mike KenslerJanuary 5, 2021

Director's Corner SDG SDG10 SDG16 SDG5

Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy?

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” ~ Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice Goal 10 of the 17 international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is Reduced Inequalities; specifically, income and wealth distribution…

Mike KenslerDecember 1, 2020

Director's Corner SDG15 SDG9

Director’s Corner: Humanity’s Design Problem & Nature’s Design Solutions

“We see a world of abundance, not limits. In the midst of a great deal of talk about reducing the human ecological footprint, we offer a different vision. What if humans designed products and systems that celebrate an abundance of human creativity, culture, and productivity? That are so intelligent and…

Mike KenslerNovember 4, 2020

Director's Corner SDG11 SDG16 SDG17 SDG9

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy

“The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in…

Mike KenslerOctober 6, 2020

Director's Corner SDG14 SDG15 SDG2

Director’s Corner: Hunger – There is No Excuse

The international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created by the nations of the world under the auspices of the United Nations. Tapping experts across the globe on a range of disciplines, seventeen goals were established with a deadline of 2030 for achieving each goal. The seventeen goal topics were identified…

Mike KenslerSeptember 10, 2020

Director's Corner SDG10 SDG3

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…

Mike KenslerJuly 31, 2020

We are Partners in the Business of Preserving Life

Dread & Disbelief: My Brother’s Death & Climate Change

To achieve clean energy, let’s rethink carbon

A “Decent” Economy

Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else

Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy?

Director’s Corner: Humanity’s Design Problem & Nature’s Design Solutions

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

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