This document outlines a project to create momentum around the United Nations International Conference for Sustainable Development - RIO+20 through shared processes, common language, and whole society engagement. The project consists of several pillars including developing a Unifying Framework for Sustainable Development, hosting Global Dialogues, and launching a global game called "The Call". Progress has been made engaging individuals and organizations from over 16 countries. The project is governed by a Coordination Team and has several partners contributing in roles like facilitating dialogues and applying for funds.

5. Index:
Project Context
Project Rationale
Project Pillars
Methodology
Progress to Date
Governance Matrix
Project Partners

6. Project Context
Some individuals from different organizations,
reflecting on how they could support society move
towards sustainability and willing to create
momentum around the United Nations International
Conference for Sustainable Development – RIO+20,
initiated a process that creates synergy amongst
society’s stakeholders.

7. Project Rationale
Share a process and common language with
decision-makers and society’s stakeholders that
engages both in creating the future that we
want, using the bigger context of Rio+20
Conference to create momentum:
 Shared process: Global Dialogues and “The
Call” - the global game for social change.
 Common language: Through a Unifying
Framework for Sustainable Development;
 Whole Society Engagement: Involvement from
all levels of society and all generations; a whole
system’s approach to change for sustainability.

8. The Unifying Framework
Pillar
Developers and users of sustainability frameworks such as
A Unifying Framework will integrate a framework that
ZERI, Natural Capitalism, Cradle to Cradle, GRI, TNS (just to
A Unifying reflects the essentials of the most commonly used
name a few), will be invited to co-create the Unifying
Framework sustainability frameworks as well as broadening to include
Framework concept to support alignment and synergy
Concept that any critical missing elements. Such a framework, once
amongst existing sustainability tools and frameworks.
creates a ground-truthed by users, can become a useful and
This framework will be communicated to UNCSD at Rio+20
common widespread tool to support sustainable development
and after that, become a resource to support planning and
language for strategic planning at many levels.
implementation of sustainable development society in all
sustainable A neutral and internationally recognized organization (or a
relevant domains.
development multi-stakeholder coalition) involved in sustainability is being
It will also serve to nurture a common language to bridge the
identified to be the Institutional Host of this initiative.
gaps among governments, businesses and society.

9. Global Dialogues
Pillar
 We are invitingRio+20 Conference, Global Dialogues are
Leading up to individuals, networks, and organisations
Global
held in countries around the world to empower people
who feel inspired to participate in shaping the future we
Dialogues
on a and providing them the guidelines for
wantlocal level in co-creating withfuture they want.hosting
‘The Future
 At the Dialogues.
Global Rio+20 Conference we will organize a 1.000 Tables
We Want’
 Dialogue – 10.000 people; 1.000 be recorded through
These dialogues and actions willfacilitators involved. an
culminating
 This will be communicated globally and promote be
online platform to: 1. disseminate and people will the
in the
invited around 2. world to host Global Dialogues
Global Dialogue, the harvest (collect) their outcomes, 3.
1.000 Tables
simultaneously and, with the 4. prioritise projects using
generate and develop ideas, help of technology, connect
Rio+20
them to the main event connect
sustainability criteria, 5. in Rio. people and projects and
 A communicate it to local and global leaders.
6. report will be produced and submitted to the UNCSD.

10. Global Dialogues
Methodology
Invite people Dialogues
Inspired by
from all Reflections outcomes
the feeds into an
backgrounds, People vision, people on what one
life envision and learned online global
look at current
platform to
experiences experience reality, identify about
inform
and THE FUTURE the gaps and oneself
Governments
worldviews we want to engage in , about the and to
to connect to create actions and world and inspire
each other together partnerships about the people to
in a Global for actualising others take the
Dialogue the vision
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14. ”The Call” Global Game
Pillar
 “The One - is an is collaboratingthe youth Call’ project to
GAME … Call”Future invitation for with ‘The worldwide in
7Bi RULES 5F’s :
 create networks of collaborative with easyfor social and
the following ways:
FAST - create something simple, projects actions to be
 Connect change in their
environmentalordinary people, homes, neighbourhoods
performed by the 1.000 Tables with the pre-launch at
“The Call”  and around theuse your talents; free actions or very low
FREERio+20 to create momentum Game is be within the
– Aim globe. The Global with youth presented
The Global as an reach everyone, that (official launchin Dec 2012)
cost to online environment is played - the real
conference game
Game for  world, what if we changed the and concept to support
 - integrating physical world while space by
FUN Provide the Unifying Framework digital playing? No
Social connecting andto ensure thathas fun, actions, world by
one gets game challenging people and
the hurt and everybody tasks around the taken to
Change  play players, - make more friends, meet new people,foster
FRIENDSHIP
with each are
other to performtowards
leading tasks that sustainable
can
 transformational change. create a positive impact: film,
FANTASTIC - actions will The goal is to have 2 billion
development.
 Help develop the 4 years.
people playing the game inthe gameMeter’ to measure
photograph, upload it on ‘Impact platform and inspire
other players.
sustainability impact within the game.

15. “The Call” Global Game
Methodology
Celebrate
Through the By playing
Invite youth, and share
the Unifying the Reflections
children and, with
Framework game, player on what one
through local, region
for SD, s engage in learned about
them, also al and
players individual or oneself , the
the adults to global
envision the group actions world and
transform community
world they to create the others
the world that it is
want to live positive and on how
while possible to
in and feel social and to scale up
HAVING change the
inspired to environmental impacts
FUN! world with
act upon impacts
the 5F’s

16. Progress to Date
 Connected volunteers working on the
Around 20 with the Stockholm+40
Conference: proposal to the the bridge
project, representing be following
between Stockholm and Rio;
countries:
 Global Dialogues already happened:
Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Den
Sweden, Switzerland, Burundi region
mark, Mauritius, New
(involving Ruanda, Kenya, Congo and
Zealand, USA, UK, Spain, Brazil, Portugal,
Uganda), and Mauritius Islands;
Belgium, Japan and Mexico.
 Global Game to Brazilian web-based
Connected with a be piloted during
Stockholm+40 Conference.specialized in
TV, “TV Meio-Ambiente”,
 Conversations underway with broadcast
ecological matters, which will UNEP, ITC
- International Trade Center and CNI
Rio+20 alive, and through our project
(Brazilian potential toConfederation) as
has the Industries do the same in
potential institutional hosts for the
Stockholm.
Unifying Framework initiative).

17. Countries engaged with the Project
Netherlands
Belgium Sweden
UK Denmark
USA Portugal Switzerland Japan
Spain Netherland
Mexico
Brazil Burundi
Mauritius
16 countries New Zealand

18. Governance Matrix
Roles Responsibilities
Meta-facilitate:
connection/articulation among key
Coordination Team stakeholders and initiatives;
manage budget and project
schedule.
Down to Action Facilitate Dialogues; connect
Team people to the project; ‘The Call’
pre-launch
Wisdom Guardians Advise the Coordination Team;
ensure the project in on track and
in line the shared vision.

19. Project Partners
NAME ROLE
Initiate Global Dialogues through its extensive network of partners who
The Natural Step – International are already familiar with the dialogue approach.
TNS TNS will be the official applicant for funds, in Sweden, on behalf of the
project. TNS will also provide experienced facilitators
Website: www.naturalstep.org
He is one of the initiators of the project and will continue to provide
Stanley Nyoni strategic leadership to the project, initiate and manage partnerships.
He will use his extensive global network, especially in Africa to initiate
dialogues.
Website: www.sustainabilitystrategies.ch
Together with Stanley, she initiated the project and is playing the role
Telma Gomes
of project host and liaison between the project and Brazil

20. Project Partners
NAME ROLE
The Art of Hosting AoH Practitioners will act as Facilitators (Hosts) in Global Dialogues,
AoH including Stockholm+40 and Rio+20 1.000 Tables
Website: www.artofhosting.org
The HUB Israel is providing support with their experience with the
1.000 Tables Israel. The HUB São Paulo network has partnered with the
The HUB São Paulo (Brazil) / The HUB Tel project to co-create this society engagement process. They have the
Aviv (Israel) support of the Brazilian company NATURA.
They will be the official applicant for funds, in Brazil, on behalf of the
1.000 Tables project.
Website: http://the-hub.net/index.html
Masters on Strategic Leadership towards MSLSers are hosting Global Dialogues in different parts of the world
Sustainability and they will be invited to be Facilitators both for Stockholm+40 and
MSLS Rio+20 Dialogues.
Website: www.bth.se/msls

21. Project Partners
Name ROLE
Anneloes is the founding Director of ELIA and an international trainer
and facilitator. She designed the five step process – Connect, Envision,
Anneloes Smitsman
Engage, Reflect and Share. She will also support in the training of
facilitators. www.anneloessmitsman.com
ELIA partnered with the project to co-create the Guideline for the
Global Dialogue Framework and they will run a series of Dialogues in
ELIA Mauritius and New Zealand. They will also use their extensive network
Ecological Living in Action
in Africa to initiate these dialogues.
Website: www.ecolivinginaction.com
Barrett is the point strategist for the architecture of the Unifying
Framework for Sustainable Development concept. He will use his
Barrett C. Brown, PhDc extensive network to also initiate dialogues especially within the
business community.
Website: www.integralinstitute.org
Martin gives strategic advice to the project. He is a facilitator and
Martin Kalungu-Banda connector to global leaders.
Website: http://www.impactinternational.com
TVRio20.com has partnered with the project to broadcast the 1.000
TVRio20.com Tables Dialogue at Rio+20 and Stockholm+40
Website: www.tvmeioambiente.com.br

22. If this initiative made you feel connected and inspired to
be part of it or contribute in any ways, please contact us:
Stanley Nyoni stanley.nyoni@thenaturalstep.org
Telma Gomes tegomes@uol.com.br