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THOUSAND MILES

A JOURNEY OF A

THE STATE OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP 2011

Polly Courtice

The Challenge to Business as Usual pp12-21

Paul Gilding

The Great Disruption pp24-28

Sandrine Dixson-Declève

Low Carbon Prosperity pp30-35

Melissa Lane

Eco Republic pp38-44

Lindsay Hooper

Developing the Leaders of the Future pp46-55

Jeff Immelt

Competitiveness in the 21st Century pp58-66

Peter Willis

South Africa Surprises pp68-71

Emma Mawdsley

‘Clean and Green’ Does Not a Sustainable City Make pp74-78

Felicia Huppert

In Search of Sustainable Well-Being pp80-84

Nicky Dee

The Challenge of Scaling Up Sustainability Innovation pp86-90

Wayne Visser

The Sustainability Bookshelf pp92-98

11 to watch in 2011

CPSL asked the alumni members of its Cambridge Sustainability Network to tell us which leaders had caught their attention over the past year. You will find through this publication a selection of these leaders, who come from business, government and civil society.

Contents

Introduction by Mike Peirce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Part 1 – Breakthrough Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Polly Courtice: The Challenge to Business as Usual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 to watch: Harish Hande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 11 to watch: Paul Polman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Part 2 – Leadership Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....