February 2017 – SustainabilityForum.com

I will from now on provide short posts about the new era of Sustainability and CSR challenges after the world-changing Brexit decision and a surge of authoritarianism in the US (dare I say this T-word again…No I will resist for now).

Why? Simple. If you stay informed you know what is going on around you and you can make an informed decision. Something that is clearly missing in the daily Trump universe (there I wrote it).

Here are some interesting articles to read to finish of your week. 4 blogs from corporations and 1 from Jeffrey Hollender:

Jeffrey Hollender: I almost didn’t go to the Women’s March
Collective Responsibility (A Corp blog): Is CSR Dead?
Less conversation less action (A Corp blog): Politics – the 21st century battleground for Corporate Values
Futerra (A Corp blog): Celebrating Democracy: The Day Millions Dared to Imagine Better
Context (A Corp blog): Why Trump is good for corporate sustainability

Have a good weekend everyone!

I am a global citizen and I strongly believe in the power of the globalisation for us and future generations.

Sustainability is a part of this believe. Sustainability is the driving power for a fair and just globalisation. And we as part of the Sustainability movement have made great progress over the past decades to do our bit.

The past few weeks have shown that all we have worked so hard for is under threat. Serious threat. The 45th President of the United States and the Brexit vote are the two single biggest threats to our common global future in general and the Sustainability movement more specifically.

I am not not a politically interested person. Quite the opposite. I strongly believe in the power of the individual and his/her strength to create a better world. Politicians in my view should just be representatives of these individuals. But this no longer seems to be the case these days.

I will not use more words now to state the obvious (if you are a open-minded and social person):

If we as individuals are not starting to do more for our freedom and global future we will have others make the choices for us.

And look where we are heading towards now.

The future can be a sustainable, just and bright future but only if each individual is doing their bit.

You personally know very well what it is for you. I know what it is for me. So lets get going and oppose those forces that are ruining our global and sustainable future. There really is no other choice.