DR GINDI

DR GINDI

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Sculptor

As a sculptor, I aspire to model the infinity of our existence – I know, that’s a very long perception and even longer effort. I am looking for the organic in our being and that shimmying state of infinite being. Likewise, I believe that human mankind should not be driven exclusively by momentary gratification but shall instead think about what lives on when our lives end. The shortcomings of capitalism are obvious – it is mostly based on self-interest and competition, and it is often anti-collaborative on the macro-level. As an artist, I recommend redesigning capitalism, to make it more socially oriented and inclusive. Markets need to grow for the benefit of all, obliged to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in general and the environment in particular.

YOLANDA KAKABADSE

YOLANDA KAKABADSE

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Fmr. Minister of Environment, Ecuador
Fmr. President: WWF Int’l, World Conservation Union, Founder Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano

One of the reasons why we haven't been able to overcome many of the climate crisis factors is because people don't understand what it means. What is it about? What can I do? Usually, when we hear these experts speak about the climate crisis, at least me, I don't understand 9/10ths of the speech or the document. Simplifying the message, allowing that difficult scientific knowledge to become popular language that I can use when explaining to a child, to a rural person, to someone who has a different type of education, that knows much more about the planet but not necessarily about university, explaining those difficult issues will make a difference. And we have to invest much more in that. Speaking difficult scientific language is not helpful to the majority of society.

DR. BRUCE PIASECKI

DR. BRUCE PIASECKI

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Author of Wealth and Climate Competitiveness and Doing More with One Life
Founder & Chair of AHC Group

Many of the central concerns of the twenty-first century—racial inequity, white supremacy movements, greater inclusiveness of diverse peoples—are rooted in facing and overcoming prejudices, both common and hidden. Another great challenge—the role of wealth and innovation in solving the climate crisis—is also riddled with disabling prejudices about how corporations work, and about the rights and needs of consumers and world citizens.

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