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Forum for the Future has developed a 12 feature model of a sustainable society which can be used to judge a range of initiatives, including those related to purchasing..
| Feature |
Does an initiative related to this feature tend to: |
| Non-renewable resources |
reduce use of non-renewable resources? (eg oil, minerals, aggregates) |
| Artificial substances |
reduce use of artificial substances? (eg chemicals, plastics) |
| Biodiversity/Productivity |
conserve or restore biological environment? (eg use brownfield rather than greenfield sites, species diversity) |
| Health |
promote good health? (eg air quality, food, exercise safe working conditions) |
| Participation/Learning |
promote team work or good social skills? (eg courses, information, self development) |
| Work, Creativity and Leisure |
create jobs, encourage creativity or recreation? (eg paid/unpaid satisfying work, leisure) |
| Governance and Justice |
promote trusted governance and justice system? (eg equal opportunities, participatory democracy, transparency at all levels) |
| Values and Social Cohesion |
promote positive values and social cohesion? (eg community led initiatives, cooperative purchasing, credit unions) |
| Social Institutions |
represent positive institutional change? (eg policy, management systems and implementation) - |
| Security |
promote safe, supportive and convivial living and working environment? (eg pleasant social and physical surroundings and security - on street, at work and internationally) |
| Infrastructure |
demonstrate resource productivity (efficiency) and/or human innovation?(eg goods, services produced with less resource input) |
| Value of Money |
cause money to better represent value of human, social & manufacturing capital? (eg ethical pensions, eco-taxes/levies, carbon sequestration, sustainable development investment) |
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