https://ecolivinginaction.com Consultancy, Education & Training Sustainability Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:43:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.37 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/ecological-living/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/ecological-living/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:51:27 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2198 Ecological Literacy is a basic life-skill that every human being on our planet should be supported to develop and is part of our personal development. Ecology as a science is about the relationships between organisms and their natural environment. Over the last two hundred years through the process of industrialization people’s relationship with their natural […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/ecological-living/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/the-power-of-storytelling/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/the-power-of-storytelling/#comments Sat, 17 May 2014 20:36:50 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2057 This the fourth article in the series of ‘co-creating the Future We Want‘ from a climate change and sustainability perspective. We completed the last article by introducing Climate Conversations. In this article we dive more deeply in the power of Storytelling with useful resources for learning about the kind of narratives that inspire and those […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/the-power-of-storytelling/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/is-this-the-future-we-want/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/is-this-the-future-we-want/#comments Sat, 17 May 2014 20:22:30 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2055 This article is the third in the series of exploring what it means to ‘co-create the Future We Want‘ from a climate change and sustainability perspective. The first article ‘Reality check-in‘ introduced the issues and causes of climate change, the second article ‘Our Future Our Choice‘ provided more information about the consequences of past and […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/is-this-the-future-we-want/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/our-future-our-choice/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/our-future-our-choice/#comments Sat, 17 May 2014 20:18:49 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2051 This is the second article in the series of ‘co-creating the Future We Want‘ from a climate change and sustainability perspective. In the previous article ‘Reality check-in‘ we had a look at some of the key sustainability issues today and the reasons why. We ended the article on a positive note that despite the challenges […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/our-future-our-choice/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/reality-check-in/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/reality-check-in/#comments Sat, 17 May 2014 20:13:38 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2053 This article is the first in a series of articles that explore the theme ‘co-creating the Future We Want‘ from a climate change and sustainability perspective. The purpose of this article is to provide a ‘reality check-in’ to see first where we have come to and why. Our World in Figures We are currently living […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/reality-check-in/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/interview-with-sanju-deenapanray-about-corporate-sustainability/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/interview-with-sanju-deenapanray-about-corporate-sustainability/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:18:47 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=2007 Questions are from MIoD, answers from Sanju Deenapanray. 1. How would you define corporate sustainability? There are several definitions of corporate sustainability. The fundamental issue to recognise is that corporate sustainability relates to what businesses have to do and orientations to take to support sustainable development at all levels – i.e. local, national, regional and […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/interview-with-sanju-deenapanray-about-corporate-sustainability/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/business-as-usual-or-designing-for-change/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/business-as-usual-or-designing-for-change/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:03:21 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=1848 There are many discussions these days in the business community on LinkedIn, facebook, and other places around the question: what will it take for business to change the way it operates and become a driver for change for sustainability? For those interested in participating in these discussions the ‘Sustainability Professionals’ LinkedIn group is a great […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/business-as-usual-or-designing-for-change/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/transformational-leadership/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/transformational-leadership/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:15:30 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=1824 What is the kind of Leadership that we need for the 21st Century? Leadership is not a title that you can acquire and it has nothing to do with ‘position’. Rather it is about attitude, skill, approach and the manner in which you are able to influence outcomes and situations. You cannot become a leader […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/transformational-leadership/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/a-new-agenda-for-business/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/a-new-agenda-for-business/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:41:17 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=1222 On 22 November 2013, ELIA participated in the partnership meeting of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), hosted by the project ISLANDS of the Indian Ocean Commission, in Mauritius. For this meeting, Ms Rabab Fayad, Director – Regional Network WBCSD, made a special trip to Mauritius to meet with key business leaders of […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/a-new-agenda-for-business/feed/ 0 https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/corporate-sustainability-leadership/ https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/corporate-sustainability-leadership/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:39:40 +0000 http://ecolivinginaction.com/?p=1202 In the Vision2050 report of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) a new agenda for business is formulated. Vision2050 sets a pathway toward a world in which nine billion people can live well, and within the limits of the planet.[1]  It will be implemented through Action2020, which consists of three elements.  The third […]]]> https://ecolivinginaction.com/blog/corporate-sustainability-leadership/feed/ 0