Facilitation

Sustainable development and modern slavery are adaptive challenges and wicked problems. This means they are complex, multifaceted, contradictory, interdependent, constantly changing and are larger than the individuals and organisations seeking to address them. Such challenges require us to adapt and evolve in terms of learning new ways of thinking and doing in order to effectively respond to them.  

 

Some leaders and consultants advise approaching such challenges as risks to be addressed or problems to be solved by raising an ethical bar. Such an approach may leave us feeling more virtuous in the short term but does not address these problems at their source.  Focusing on 'ethical business' or 'responsible sourcing' leaves the individual and organisational mindset, culture and decision making processes completely untouched.

 

A critical issue for any organisation in becoming more sustainable and addressing issues such as modern slavery is how to be open and transparent about the imperfections in their business and supply chains while remaining profitable and attractive in the global market place. Embracing such vulnerability is not possible without some form of healthy self awareness and courageous inner development.  

 

With a different approach and a subsequent shift in mindset, such transparency can lead to genuine internal transformation, a thriving culture and long term sustainable development. Social and environmental risks that were previously a threat become ripe with opportunity and represent genuine pathways for positive change.

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Facilitation and/or training is available for individuals and companies at whatever stage of the sustainability journey they are on.  This can take the form of online webinars, half day and full day in-person sessions, as well as three or four day in depth events. ​​​