“Inspiring, entertaining and motivational keynote speakers Alison Burns and James Taylor (AKA The Ethical Futurists) are two of the most in-demand sustainability keynote speakers. Highly recommended.”
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The Ethical Futurists is a unique pairing of two of today’s leading keynote speakers; Alison Burns and James Taylor. Together they have spoken on thousands of stages from London to Dubai – The Ethical Futurists, delivering tailored, insightful, entertaining and highly visual keynote presentations to clients including IBM, Cisco, GSK, Visa, EY, Apple, Intuit as well as various Governments. In their inspiring, entertaining and highly visual co-keynote they will take you on a journey to discover how the world’s most ethical and innovative companies are transforming their industries and achieving sustainable growth. Top Sustainability Keynote Speakers
Alison Burns is an award-winning performer, keynote speaker and expert in business ethics, sustainability and ethical leadership. For over 30 years, she has been a trailblazer in the fields of engineering, entertainment, technology and the law. Today as an Ethical Futurist she helps organisations and individuals think and act more ethically through her entertaining and inspiring keynote speeches on sustainability, environment, future trends, diversity, inclusion and the ethical implications of technology. Full Alison Burns bio Top Sustainability Keynote Speakers
James Taylor – who started his career managing high profile rock stars – is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognized leader in business creativity, innovation and artificial intelligence. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEO’s, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, leaders, writers and rockstars on how to build innovative organizations, unlock creative potential, and increase productivity. Full James Taylor bio Top Sustainability Keynote Speakers
These are keynote speakers The Ethical Futurists top books on sustainability.
Sustainability: The Basics Paperback by Peter Jacques
There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
Sustainability: A History Paperback by Jeremy L. Caradonna
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard and Naomi Klein
The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
General Information about Sustainability for Meeting Planners and Event Professionals
Sustainability is the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way across various domains of life. In the 21st century, it refers generally to the capacity for Earth’s biosphere and human civilization to co-exist. It is also defined as the process of people maintaining change in a homeostasis-balanced environment, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development, and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations. For many in the field, sustainability is defined through the following interconnected domains or pillars: environmental, economic and social. Sub-domains of sustainable development have been considered also: cultural, technological and political.
Sustainable Business
A sustainable business, or a green business, is an enterprise that has minimal negative impact or potentially a positive effect on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy—a business that strives to meet the triple bottom line. They cluster under different groupings and the whole is sometimes referred to as “green capitalism.” Often, sustainable businesses have progressive environmental and human rights policies. In general, business is described as green if it matches the following four criteria:
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