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Corporate impact: seven tips to get companies on board 
When a corporation commits to meaningful business change, or supports a social or eco initiative, it can make a real difference. But influencing decision-makers to take the leap isn’t always easy.
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Doughnut Economics for business: creating enterprises that are regenerative and distributive
Redesigning business away from the outdated 20th century idea of existing to extract maximum value, to the 21st century idea of generating maximum benefits.
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Silvopasture 
Ancient practice of raising animals and growing trees and pasture on same piece of land. Combats climate change well ahead of solar panels, recycling , etc. Pastures with trees sequester 5 to 10 times as much carbon as treeless ones.
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Producing energy from waste water
A cassava mill in Indonesia now supplies 9.8 GWh of electricity to the local grid per year – enough to supply 20,000 people with clean, reliable energy, while reducing emissions by 30,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
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From textile waste to refugee livelihoods 
In 5 years, Refugee Artisan Initiative has diverted 5,000lbs of textiles from the landfill and produced 120,000 items, 37 women have earned £400,000 in income, and eight have launched online shops.
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Thriving Cities (or towns)
What does it mean and take to thrive in my city, and how can I contribute? Six areas of community wealth and well-being: Truth, Prosperity, Good, Justice and Order, Beauty and Sustainability.
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Tiny farms
Sparking the creation of a swarm of biointensive microfarms that can be run by people with other jobs. Clusters of these farms can supply regional food to supermarkets, caterers, schools, etc within a radius of 50 miles.
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Agents of Flourishing - pursuing shalom in every corner of society
Six areas; the True - knowledge, learning, Prosperous - economic life, Good - social mores, ethics, Just and Well-Ordered - political, civic life, Beautiful - creativity, design, Sustainable - natural, physical health.
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The Washing Machine Project 
70% of the world does not have access to an electric washing machine. Hand washing clothes is time and water-consuming.affecting livelyhoods, health. The Project developed an off-grid, manual machine, which saves 60% of time and 50% water.
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Buying local - food
In Colombia, a law mandates all gov. agencies that buy food eg hospitals, schools, etc., buy a min of 30% of food from local small holders/farms. Addresses rural poverty, cuts food miles, helps food security, creates local markets.
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In-Person - Church and Social Justice at a time of economic crisis & environmental catastrophe - Canterbury
@Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, the Precincts, Canterbury
The gravity of the current economic and environmental crisis requires a new and energetic response through the Church’s teachings on social justice and the harmony of creation.  Many are concluding that global interconnectedness coupled with uneven development has now reached a stage where human exploitation of nature has reached a tipping point.
This unprecedented historic discontinuity will require radical adaptation in politics and social organisation in the years to come, and calls for increased collaboration between theologians, historians, and researchers in the natural and social sciences.  
Sessions: Rebuilding Civil Society in Britain; The Church and Social Justice; Economic Crisis; Environmental Catastrophe; Faith in the Human Future.
18/05/2024
09:30

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