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People are taking sustainability initiatives that move organisations and communities towards sustainable futures, thereby accepting the agenda for change

Sustainable development initiatives include:

Agenda for change - the sustainable development agenda at every level of society from international to individual
Challenging situations face every organisation, but can be overcome using relevant skills
Practical examples are brief case studies with links to those who know more about specific methods
Community development describes examples that impact on a community
Skilled people who can help with applying sustainable development.
Individual action now renamed Living Lightly
Living Lightly describes many things you can do to live more lightly and improve your quality of life. [Thanks to Walter and Dorothy Schwarz, who coined the term in their book title: Living Lightly]

Consider different starting points, such as:

Help organisations with the transition from environmental management to sustainable development
Help companies to learn how to apply sustainable development and take sustainability initiatives
Help public sector organisations to learn how to incorporate sustainable development into their planning
Bring together organisations with overlapping interests to help them move towards sustainability together
Focus on a community or part of a community to find ways to improve the quality of life, sustainably
Form a small influential group to achieve a particular sustainability objective
Educate, develop and train people so that they understand sustainable development better and work towards sustainability
Work with local government authorities and their Local Agenda 21 (LA21) plans
Support voluntary organisations to find new ways to contribute to sustainable development
Change your own lifestyle, learn from this, strengthen your credibility and be even more creative.

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