Vision, Mission & Values

LEAD's Vision

LEAD has a vision of a sustainable world where the leadership potential of people and communities is developed, they are able to collaborate across sectors and cultures, and they can find and deliver sustainable solutions at the local and global level.

 LEAD's Mission

LEAD’s mission is to inspire leadership and change for a sustainable world.  We will carry out our mission by identifying outstanding people across sectors and cultures, developing their leadership potential and understanding of sustainable development, and mobilising and supporting them as a network to achieve the change required.

LEAD's values and principles

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.