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In 1992, the Foundation started its first series of Consultations. The challenges was to sow the seeds of the new sustainability agenda in the minds of both business and its stakeholders. In the unique residential setting of St George’s House, Windsor Castle, the main sessions are held in the 15th Century Library, where The Merry Wives of Windsor was first performed for Elizabeth I. This all helps around 30 participants to think creatively about long-term solutions to key issues. The Consultations are not just talking shops, but try to effect change by unlocking multi-stakeholder thinking on knotty problems. They have covered a wide range of issues at the cutting edge of the sustainable development debate. Many have been ahead of their time and some of their findings have been used to inform international reports, such as the Green Alliance Report, Banking on the Future, and events such as The Other Economic Summit (TOES) in 1998. But process can be at least as important as any end product. Perhaps the greatest value of these meetings is the exchange of information and experience between participants, both at the events themselves and in their subsequent work. Growing international participation has added new energy to the events and their outcomes – and increased the scope for disseminating solutions. |
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