On the road to Rio + 20, report on producing the strategic must-­-haves for the next decade.  

On Wednesday 9 November 2011, Paul Abberley, chief executive of Aviva Investors, joined CIMA and Tomorrow’s Company at their annual parliamentary reception at the House of Lords. 

‘Learning from nature – the new agenda for business success: a Tomorrow’s Natural Business Conference’ This event will focus on how businesses can succeed in an increasingly challenging climate.  Businesses will learn from the resilience and sustainability of nature to survive unpredictability.  The day promises to be inspirational and exciting with keynote addresses, high quality panels and practical workshops.

The following eulogy was delivered by Paul Hawken at a memorial service honouring Ray Anderson held in Atlanta on August 11, 2011.

A brilliant commencement by Paul HawkenYou are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation… but not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement.Basically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades.