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LATEST NEWS
- The Natural Step Story: Seeding a Quiet Revolution (NEW: Now available in audiobook format!)torsdag, 10 november 2011 | Submitted by Neil McCallum
By Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Founder, The Natural StepNOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIOBOOK FORMAT! See details below...It may be unlikely that a Swedish karate champion, family man, and cancer scientist could be at the center of developing a systems approach to life on Earth that could revolutionize the way humans operate in the world, but this is the story of just that: the idea and the man behind it.
As a cancer specialist, Karl-Henrik Robèrt faced a stream of parents who would sacrifice anything to save their children. Yet that same selflessness did not seem to extend to saving the environment, as debate on how to achieve sustainability was divided, with no agreement on universal principles. But Robèrt's experience convinced him that consensus on how to meet the most basic requirements of life should be possible.
News Release: Dr. Robèrt To Be Inducted Into ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fametisdag, 05 juli 2011 | Submitted by Anouk Bertner
On behalf of the entire Natural Step community, it is my pleasure to congratulate Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt for being inducted into the International Society of Sustainability Professionals’ (ISSP) Sustainability Hall of Fame. I am personally thrilled that the ISSP recognized Dr.Transformation for Whirlpool in Brazilonsdag, 16 december 2009 | Submitted by Anouk BertnerIn Brazil, Whirlpool won’t sell you a water purifier. But they will gladly provide you with clean water through the use of their Brastemp water purifying system. Establishing a se