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The size of the problem equals the size of the opportunity

The Natural Step is an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to education, advisory work and research in sustainable development. Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations that have proven that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced costs, and dramatically reduced ecological and social impacts.

Rigorous science. Practical solutions.

The Natural Step Framework is a proven, scientifically robust model that helps organisations make pragmatic decisions to move toward sustainability. We research the science of sustainability and link it to real world applications. We create dialogue about the opportunities and challenges in building a sustainable future. We are accelerating change toward sustainability.

  • Sustainability is a four letter word: HOPE.  The Natural Step has allowed me to see that.

    Collingwood workshop participant

LATEST NEWS

  • Chemical Industry Challenged to Step Up
    Friday, 22 May 2009 | Submitted by Richard Blume

    Last week our Founder, Dr Karl-Henrik Robèrt, and CEO David Cook spoke at the Vinyl 2010 industry summit in Berlin, Germany where the next steps in the industry's voluntary commitment to sustainability were discussed.

    Since we released the 2000 report on PVC and Sustainability in partnership with the UK Environment Agency, The Natural Step has engaged with many leading companies in the industry helping to bring a systems and vision-oriented approach to tackle the challenge of sustainable production and management of man-made materials, such as PVC.

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  • An Alberta Toolkit Symphony
    Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Submitted by Alaya Boisvert

    What do a symphony orchestra and two exciting new toolkits from The Natural Step Canada have in common?

    Both require a collection of diverse talents, a tremendous amount of preliminary practice, and are meant to move their audiences so that they leave forever changed.

    Over the past eight months, I have helped develop two new resources for Alberta organizations. To me, the Sustainability Primer and Planning for Sustainability: A Starter Guide represent an extraordinary collective achievement that has drawn on the expertise of TNS’ sustainability advisors, communications team, top management, administrative staff, as well as that of an external editorial committee.

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  • Indicators: Measuring what Matters
    Saturday, 09 May 2009 | Submitted by Chas Martin

    It is often said that what matters gets measured, what gets measured matters.  Welcome to Bhutan!

    How does one measure more than economic growth and contraction, we’ll be exploring that issue on May 27th.

     

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  • Summer University Distance Learning Courses in Sustainability
    Friday, 08 May 2009 | Submitted by Fiona Wright

    We at BTH (Blekinge Technical Institute) are in full swing with university-credited options for studying strategic sustainable development by distance. We’ve just opened applications for a summer offering of our relatively new graduate course Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development, which has now been completed by almost 100 people in a wide variety of professions and over 25 countries.

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