I was listening to an interview on NPR, the other day, and an insightful singer/song-writer concluded the point he was making with the thought that "the price of love is grief."
This stayed with me and, among other things, got me thinking about sustainability. I wonder if the price of caring about the environment and a sustainable business model is greater frustration that humanity (collectively) is ignoring the warning signs – we could be doing so much more than we are.
As COP29 wrapped up over the weekend (and without questioning the effort of the majority of participants), I remain immensely frustrated by the woefully inadequate achievements that have been made since Rio in 1992. Of all the many terms I can think of to describe our collective response to the mess we have made, 'meaningful progress' is not one of them (see Strategic CSR – Climate inaction; see also, Strategic CSR – Evolution).
I think it is likely that the more invested someone is in producing change, the more frustrated they are when that change fails to appear, or does so too slowly. When so many people in the U.S. this week are so thankful, I find that a consequence of working in sustainability is grappling with such a wide gap between what is possible and the reality we face.
Happy Thanksgiving
David
David Chandler
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