Stanley Nyoni

On Paternity leave from November 1, 2009 to April 1, 2010

Stanley is the Head of Regional Development for The Natural Step’s international team, based in Stockholm, Sweden. His focus is on vision and strategy development within local governments and corporations and the development of learning courses for sustainability leaders. He is also involved in exploring cross-sector partnership opportunities and empowering leadership for sustainability.

Prior to joining TNS, Stanley worked with infrastructure development, quality and environmental management systems, development programs for various communities through Local Agenda 21, and civil society programs.

Stanley works for TNS because the organisation’s approach provides a clear definition of sustainability and a systematic approach to sustainable development. By working with communities in India and Africa, and lately in Europe, Stanley has gained insight into what sustainable development means at the local level. He believes that more attention should be given to the development of whole communities using the sub-regions (such as bio-regions) as a starting point and creating strategic approaches for organizations and enterprises to serve this common purpose.

"I believe that our consciousness needs to increase so that our individual aspirations merge with those of the society around us,” Stanley explains. “Then we can provide the leadership needed for our communities and organizations to invest in actions that improve the wellbeing of people and planet."

Stanley is a Zimbabwean currently living in Sweden with his wife and their two sons. He holds a masters degree in environmental engineering and sustainable infrastructure from the Royal Institute of Technology Sweden, a bachelor of technology in civil engineering from the University of Zimbabwe and a certificate in cross-sector partnering from Cambridge University, UK.