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Question: Can a Country Provide a Quality of Life Existence and Be Sustainable For the Long-Term? Perhaps – None Do So Today This week’s top story choice for you is quite fascinating. How can a country provide a quality way of life for its citizens and also strive to be more sustainable over the long-term? Researchers at two universities collaborated to see what countries are doing / and need to do / to provide quality of life for their citizens and to be sustainable (at the same time) to protect the planet. The researchers explain where we are and where we need to go to achieve both (in balance). There's an XY charting of the prominent nations for you as well. This is certainly a good news / bad news story, authored by Karen Kaplan, the Medicine and Science Editor of The Los Angeles Times (since 2005). The research was done by The Sustainable Institute of the University of Leeds (England) and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change in Berlin. There are 11 necessary ingredients to make for a “well-lived existence” in a country, the researchers concluded, with some being necessities (like food and water) and others being “social goals” (such as the quest for equality). Countries were ranked 1-to-10, with 6.5 being a minimum level to strive for. There were seven categories considered in the environmental area (such as carbon emission levels and clean water availability) to measure the sustainability of the country. A total of 150 countries were evaluated; none provided a well-lived existence and did so on a sustainable basis. Just three (3!) nations provided their citizens with all of the 11 items; seven (7) more offered 10-of-the-11 items. Two (2) provided 9-of-the-11: the United States of America and Canada. Again, no country today is doing so on a sustainable basis (the bad news). There were 35 countries that were rated by researchers as miserable in the well-lived category. The LA Times headline tells us where we are: “Humanity Will Need to Make Some Drastic Changes If It Wants to Keep the Good Life Going!” This will get us thinking as we continue to strive for greater sustainability for the planet and the good life for our fellow citizens! As the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility points out, there is no Plan B for our common Earthlings home, the planet! This Week's Top Story Humanity will need to make some drastic changes if it wants to keep the 'good life' going
About Sustainability: Progress Is Being Made - We See Forward Momentum! For Your Attention: The Editors' Scans Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl: Super Bowl LII brings sustainability to sports with a zero-waste initiative And at the Winter Olympics: The era of stand-alone sustainability is over On the other hand: Global warming makes Winter Olympics risky bet for many bidders And more updates for you: Sustainability is the future of management Sustainability at ISPO Munich 2018 Get Ready for First-Time Sustainability Reporting This kind of behavior is the bedrock of sustainability 'Sustainability revolution' is progressing quickly, regardless of politics, Gore says Strategic sustainability focus delivers competitive advantage 7 key trends all sustainability execs should watch Our Focus This Week on A Range of ESG Topics & Issues – More Things to Think About… Ethical business leadership can have negative consequences, Baylor research shows Fracking comes with risks, but it can benefit the economy — and the environment Cape Town’s Water Crisis Should Be a Warning to the World By Jonah Shepp
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