From 23rd to 25th July 2011, LEAD Pakistan ran a multi-dimensional and cross-sectoral Action Lab titled "Inspiring Leadership for Sustainable Development". The Lab aimed to create open spaces for people to learn, to adopt and explore issues of sustainability by harnessing knowledge and resources and to design and deliver high impact actions. This was achieved by provoking thought on solving complex global problems holistically and promoting a culture of increased commitment, creativity, experimentation and collaboration. The Lab also provided a perfect opportunity to leverage and build a community around leadership for three key areas: Climate Compatible Development, MDGs and Innovation. The Action Lab included panel discussions with subject experts and sessions on creating a policy think tank; donor marketing; strategic thinking exercises and the design of LEAD's strategy for supporting sustainable development. As a result of the Lab, a portfolio of prototype projects and action-research initiatives that build on the most promising innovations has been produced.
Mehrdad Nazari (LEAD Europe, Cohort 7) recently co-delivered a 2-day course on sustainability reporting in New York City.
This course provided hands-on training on the framework and application of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which is the most widely such reporting framework in the world. The course was hosted in the board room of CA Technologies. Guest presenters included representatives from Citigroup, STR Responsible Sourcing and CA Technologies. Mehrdad developed LEAD Canada’s GRI training program (now outsourced to Sustainalytics), co-delivered over a dozen GRI courses across Canada and the US, and assisted several companies and an NGO with their inaugural sustainability reporting efforts.
7 July 2011, London, UK
New leadership for LEAD International
Dr Simon Lyster, Chief Executive Officer of LEAD International, has stood down as Chief Executive with effect from 1st July 2011.
LEAD Europe Fellow (Cohort 12) Stanislav Shmelev's book "Ecological Economics: Sustainability in Practice" is due to be published by Springer Publishing later this year (31st October 2011).
Read our 2010 Annual Review here.
2010 was a good year for us. More LEAD Fellows graduated than in any year in our history. Thanks to a partnership with Shell Foundation focused on Africa, we are embarked on a path that within 3-4 years should see LEAD Africa training 500 African leaders per year in leadership and sustainable development.
Yesterday was a day very sad for the LEAD Community: Henrique Rattner, the first director of LEAD Brazil, passed the way.
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