From Positively Responsible: How Business Can Save the Planet

Art, science and sustainability

Over a decade ago, a residential course at a farm in the depths of the Kent countryside in Southern England was the setting for a meeting that would result in a remarkable collaboration that has lasted right up to the present day. A dozen or so people had gathered to learn about The Natural Step (TNS). At that time, in 1997, TNS was still a relatively new idea that had hitherto been practiced mainly in Sweden. At that time no one really knew what type of organisation or person would be best to spread a Swedish approach in Britain and so the small gathering was a mixed bag to say the least. They varied from people interested in sustainability and wanting to change careers, right through to sustainable development practitioners looking for the latest technique.

As ever, it was the gaps between the formal learning sessions that...

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