Thriving
It’s time to move beyond sustainability (enduring, while doing less harm) to thriving (having a net positive impact). Why, you might ask, since we are not even sustainable yet? The reason is that the goal will determine the outcome. Right now, most sustainability efforts lack the ambition needed to match the scale and urgency of the problems. Extractive economies are growing; consumptive lifestyles are booming. Unless we aim for nature regeneration, flourishing societies and prosperous economies, we are planning to fail. Thriving is more inspiring – but also necessary to hold business and governments accountable for making a positive difference.
— Wayne Visser
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