The good news is that... humans are gifted by the potential for self-awareness and intelligent choice, and knowing our circumstance is an invitation to change."
- Dr. William E. Rees, inventor of the ecological footprint and co-founder of OneEarth
We live in a web of connections to people and places around the world that sustain our lifestyles and societies.
Globally, our ecological footprint far outstrips our planetary resources, though some have too much and some have too little.
In Canada, we consume 5 planets worth of resources. We only have one.
We envision a democratic world where basic needs for all are met, where everything we touch is sustainable and part of the Earth’s cycle, where product labeling is not necessary, where waste is a resource, where everybody consumes their fair earthshare, and where we live in balance with nature.
Moving towards a sustainable future means transforming destructive links into positive ones, from our own backyard to the other side of the planet. We are motivated by the urgency and alarming scale of the global ecological crisis that increases our vulnerability with its negative economic and social consequences.
We are inspired by endless human imagination as we join in the growing revolution to redesign and radically transform our societies.
OneEarth highlights the links between who we are, what we buy, where we live, what we make, what we trade, and how we live together.
We bring tools, ideas and real applied solutions to the table, as we move from commitment to action on mainstreaming sustainable living.
We seek to both “ride the wave” of existing efforts as well as “create waves” through our own work in areas where we have identified gaps and where we see tremendous opportunities.
Globally, our ecological footprint far outstrips our planetary resources, though some have too much and some have too little.
In Canada, we consume 5 planets worth of resources. We only have one.
We envision a democratic world where basic needs for all are met, where everything we touch is sustainable and part of the Earth’s cycle, where product labeling is not necessary, where waste is a resource, where everybody consumes their fair earthshare, and where we live in balance with nature.
Moving towards a sustainable future means transforming destructive links into positive ones, from our own backyard to the other side of the planet. We are motivated by the urgency and alarming scale of the global ecological crisis that increases our vulnerability with its negative economic and social consequences.
We are inspired by endless human imagination as we join in the growing revolution to redesign and radically transform our societies.
OneEarth highlights the links between who we are, what we buy, where we live, what we make, what we trade, and how we live together.
We bring tools, ideas and real applied solutions to the table, as we move from commitment to action on mainstreaming sustainable living.
We seek to both “ride the wave” of existing efforts as well as “create waves” through our own work in areas where we have identified gaps and where we see tremendous opportunities.