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Our Mission

Our mission is to inspire leadership and change for a sustainable world. We believe that people are the key to change and that the complexities of sustainable development can only be tackled by investing in leadership.

The challenges of sustainable development are huge – poverty is deepening, populations are growing, natural resources are diminishing and the international community has failed to tackle climate change effectively.

The only way to begin to address these challenges is through the adaptation of sustainable models of development at the local, regional and global levels. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without leadership. Leaders equipped with skills for sustainable decision making ensure that we are able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

By focusing on leadership, LEAD helps shift sustainability from being an 'add on' to being an essential component of decision making.

How we deliver our mission
Our Mission Diagram

Our Values

In delivering our mission, LEAD will operate according to the following values and principles:

  • A sense of urgency. Humanity is on an unsustainable path, and rapid change is essential to achieve sustainability.
  • Recognition that leadership can take place at many levels, and that everyone has a potential leadership role to play.
  • Belief in a cross-sectoral, cross-cultural collaborative approach.
  • Mutual respect of different perspectives, cultures and backgrounds.
  • The importance of inspiring others and listening to others.
  • A belief that sustainable development is achievable as well as desirable.
  • A commitment to social equity and justice, which together with environmental responsibility and economic progress, are at the heart of sustainable development.