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how companies are moving from ‘business
as usual’ to transformative strategies that
create a flourishing, sustainable world. He
explains how sustainability is ‘really about
living together well’ and rather than using
the word we should simply say “all about the
future.”

Sustainability is a catalyst for getting people
to think differently and that starts with our
future generations. Simply stating that we
are ‘going green’ by using low-energy light
bulbs, switching off electrical appliances and
printing on both sides of the paper is not
enough.

“You just ask, what’s the world of your
children or grandchildren going to be like?
How would you like to see it? Do you have
a sense of giving them a world that’s in
better shape than the one your parents and
grandparents gave you?” says Senge.

A change in mindset is required and to do
this, we need to involve everyone; from
learners and parents to administrators and
members of the community, and country as
a whole. In this way, sustainability becomes
‘transformative in bringing about change.

At Curro, we strive to encourage different
ways of thinking and develop the necessary
skills among our learners that will foster
a culture that seeks a just and sustainable
future for local communities as well as the
entire planet.
www.curro.co.za

Peter Senge, Senior lecturer in Behavioural
and Policy Sciences at MIT Sloan School of
Management in Massachusetts, talks about

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environment that promotes a more holistic
view of the world and encourage our learners
to understand their role in their community,
in their family and in the world they live
in. This means not just understanding our
physical environment, but also how society,
economics and governance.