4 ways to make economic growth sustainable, resilient and …
These are the 4 steps we need to make economic growth sustainable, resilient and inclusive. Jul 13, 2022. Investments, innovation, policy, and finance all play a central role in defining the economic growth model of the 21st century. Image: Coleen Rivas/Unsplash. Lord Nicholas Stern.
Helping Students Develop Futures Literacy | Edutopia
Futures literacy is defined as the ability to better understand the role of the future in what we see and do. To sum up UNESCO's description, futures literacy encourages us to use our imagination and agency to prepare, recover, and invent as changes occur. It can be a tool to help students take ownership over their future and …
Nature's Future, Our Future
Future of Nature and Business Report, July 2020. The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented job losses and economic uncertainty. As governments and businesses look to stimulate growth, a new study from the World Economic Forum found that 'nature-positive' solutions can create 395 million jobs by 2030.
Wildlife Conservation | Initiatives | WWF
Saving nature is at the very heart of what we do as WWF. For 60 years, we have made it our mission to find solutions that save the marvelous array of life on our planet by applying the best science available and working …
MIT report examines how to make technology work for society
But if as a nation we want to make sure that today's new technologies evolve in ways that help build a healthier, more equitable society, we need to move quickly to develop and implement strong, enlightened policy responses," says MIT President L. Rafael Reif, who called for the creation of the Task Force on the Work of the Future in 2017.
How to Build Better Teams in the Workplace | Gallup
41% Lower Absenteeism. 24% Lower Turnover (in high-turnover orgs) It's clear, teamwork and team building are important in the workplace. When team members value each other's strengths, they more ...
Our Mission | What We Do | Save the Children
In 2022 alone, Save the Children programs and partners helped 118 million children in 116 countries become healthier, safer and better educated. 250,000 children in 23 U.S. states received over 5 million meals. 9 million children accessed quality education – including more than 4.5 million . 4.6 million mothers and 16 million children ...
The Big Task of Guiding Our Future Generations | Psychology Today
Guiding our future generations is a big task. Here are some suggestions for instilling the emotional tools and grit the next generation needs to tackle life's problems. The following is based on ...
Children: Our Legacy for the Future
Children are our legacy for the future. It is high time we develop a clearer idea of the direction our society is headed—away from God and His plan for humankind—and learn what we can do individually to stem the tide. The …
A six-point plan to protect our children | UNICEF
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world have mobilized billions of dollars to save their economies. But there is another impending and devastating loss if we do not act: a lost generation of children. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals is slipping backwards, and children continue to pay the …
The Future Depends on What You Do Today | HuffPost …
Mahatma Gandhi once said: "The future depends on what you do today." This is a powerful message and one that especially resonates with us as people around the globe celebrate International Youth Day today. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to …
How can we ensure food security for the future?
The initiative brings stakeholders together to develop an agricultural system that will ensure food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity. To date, it has generated nearly $6 billion in private-sector investment commitments that will involve nearly 10 million farmers. It has engaged over 250 organizations around the ...
5 Steps To Achieve Teamwork Success (Plus Tips) | Indeed
Here are five steps you can follow to achieve team success: 1. Maintain open communication. Communication is vital when participating in a team because it enables everyone to share their ideas and stay aware of updates. There are many ways that you can maintain communication during teamwork, such as promoting an open …
Children are our future, and the planet's. Here's how you …
This helps children develop an appreciation for the Earth and all its inhabitants. Educators in childcare settings can provide a learning culture where children develop skills to take care of ...
Five ways to build gender equality and sustainability
The Food and Agriculture Organization projects that if women farmers had equal access to productive resources, their farm yields would increase by 20 to 30 per cent. This could provide enough food to keep 100 to 150 million people from going hungry, reducing global hunger by 12 to 17 per cent. Increasing the productive capacity of women …
Placing Future Generations at the Heart of Sustainable …
The first brief, published on 9 March under the title, ' To Think and Act for Future Generations,' provides a number of suggestions and practical steps in ensuring …
By Protecting the Planet, We're Protecting People, Too
By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. In some …
Forward, for a brighter future
The next 50 years will define the health of our planet: now is the time for us to act. We're facing a new normal. 2019's end saw the emergence of a mysterious respiratory illness that exploded ...
Nine keys to becoming a future ready company | McKinsey
Notes. 1 To acknowledge that industries have different market fundamentals and face different headwinds and tailwinds, we selected the top 10 industries as measured by their average economic profit between 2015–19. We then selected the top 3 companies from each industry by the same metric. 2 Bold moves defined as: 1) Company among the …
The Future Is Uncertain. Here's How to Ensure Your Team …
This article discusses four essential ways to build radically adaptable teams in our new world of work: collaboration, agility, resilience, and foresight. The radically …
Protecting the planet for future generations | Letters
Wiebina Heesterman. Birmingham. Extinction Rebellion are justified in their protests demanding radical change to save the planet. However, what the movement must not do is become anti-politics. We ...
Becoming Your Best Self: Aiming For Tomorrow's Excellence
Stay Adaptable. Be willing to pivot and adapt your strategies as circumstances change. Tomorrow's excellence begins with today's efforts. It requires discipline, vision and a commitment to ...
How Do You Engage the Workforce of the Future?
Our research shows they are asking for three things: Include Me: Your people need to feel that what makes them different can be leveraged to understand your customers better, improve how work gets done, and creates a better climate for everyone. Inspire Me: A combination of purpose and autonomy are the core ingredients to inspire …
Eight Important Ways To Promote Inclusion And Diversity In
6. Have A Safe Space For People's Beliefs. You can promote inclusivity and diversity by having a safe space for people to practice their beliefs. Many companies have a separate prayer room ...
Our Mission and What We Do | US EPA
Our Mission. The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. EPA works to ensure that: Americans have clean air, land and water; National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information; Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and …
What we owe to future generations
A few things about the future we can all probably agree on. If you care about helping both present and future generations, you might want to think about things that check both boxes.
What is longtermism?
To mature as a species, we need to embrace a perspective called longtermism – a way of thinking that differs greatly from the prevalent mindset today. Longtermism is the view that positively ...
Beyond Being and Becoming
The technologically-armed purposive role of humans in the Anthropocentric Age thus takes on a new significance: "What we do today depends on our image of the future rather than the future depending on what we do today" as Prigogine puts it. "The equations of the future are written in our actions as well as in nature. Time becomes ...
The Future of Work: How Do We Prepare Our Students?
4) Place-based learning. According to a recent Getting Smart post, place-based learning is "anytime, anywhere learning that leverages the power of place, and not just the power of technology, to personalize learning.". For example, in place-based learning, we shift learning from the traditional content and instead look at a specific ...
The future depends on what you do today. – …
M Mahatma Gandhi. The future depends on what you do today. – Mahatma Gandhi. Every human being forms a passion as they grow up and has certain dreams about how they would like their future to look …