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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

Progress Through Process: Achieving Sustainable Development Together

February 25, 2010

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Progress Through Process: Achieving Sustainable Development Together

The notion of sustainable development which burst into public consciousness a generation ago was welcomed with great optimism by governments and peoples around the globe. It was based on the idea that environmental protection and economic prosperity could and should be pursued in tandem to safeguard the needs of future generations. It was easier said than done.  Are there better ways of governance to help meet common goals?

Our Process
NRT Process - Research, Convene, Advise

Process Research

RESEARCH

Seized with this challenge, the NRT and the Public Policy Forum joined forces to explore how new collaborative governance engagement processes can lead to better sustainable development policies in Canada.  We considered case studies showing how collaborative governance involving citizens and stakeholders has worked. Sustainable development means that economic, social and environmental goals can be…

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Process Convene

CONVENE

Through two roundtable discussions and a series of one-on-one interviews, with Canada’s leading experts and practitioners in this field, we asked and discussed two key questions:  Is there a governance problem for sustainable development in Canada? How can collaboration and engagement improve public policy for sustainable development? Meetings October-November 2009 The NRT and the Public…

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Process Advise

ADVISE

We concluded that traditional governance approaches are no longer sufficient to achieve sustainable development goals. We offered eight elements that, together, comprise a successful collaborative governance framework for sustainable development. More than 20 years ago, Canadians embraced the emerging concept of sustainable development in response to the landmark Brundtland Report. Meeting the needs of present generations…

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