The Sustainability Trust Rotarians for Sustainability

In This Issue

String Bags - a great Club Project: Click HERE

Sponsor Solar Cookers in South Africa - become a Sustaining Member Club

New projects suggested at the Montreal Convention

President Ray Klinginsmith supports our aims

The Sustainability Trust is a global Rotary Club project

The Sustainability Trust aims to link all 33,784 Rotary Clubs world-wide into a network that shares ideas on how to introduce sustainable principles into our own lives, our communities and our humanitarian Rotary Club projects.

What is the 5th Test in the Four- Way Test?

1) Is it the Truth?

2) Is it Fair to ALL Concerned?

3) Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

4) Will it be Beneficial to All Concerned?

5) IS IT SUSTAINABLE?

- in other words, will it be neutral in its use of the earth's scarce resources and will it not damage the planet's vital life support systems?

Terms and Conditions of
The Sustainability Trust - The CO2 Offset Trust and all communications are available by clicking HERE

The trust is a charitable foundation registered by the Charity Commission in England and Wales, REGISTRATION NO: 1122835

The Challenge:

Today humanity needs the equivalent of 1.4 planets to provide the resources we use.
Moderate UN scenarios suggest that if current population and consumption trends continue,
by the middle of the next decade we will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us.
That is not sustainable.

Rotarians have a responsibility to seek sustainable solutions.

Sustainability = Responsibility
www.The SustainabilityTrust.org

What's the 5th Test in the Four-Way Test?
Is it SUSTAINABLE?

Montreal Convention Success!

Montreal was a Breakthrough RI Convention for the Trust. It took us to over 500 Rotarians & their Clubs linked into the database, the best convention response ever. For the first time Rotarians were coming to Booth 2611 for ideas and suggesting projects of their own. Thanks to all who helped to make it so successful.

Please help us add new Rotarians - use the link at the bottom LHS of this e.mail to send it to colleagues in other Clubs, suggesting that they register HERE to get these monthly e.mails.

New Ideas from the Montreal Convention:

STRING BAGS: One million plastic shopping bags are used world-wide every MINUTE, all made from oil..!
Now your Club can provide a sustainable alternative.
Check out our special offer string bags that can be shipped anywhere in the world.
Your Club can set the right community example.
Click HERE for the special String Bag offer - then click on the green button
Click HERE for facts about String v Plastic for shopping
Devise a Club String Bag project and let us know how you did it.
South Africa Solar Cooker Project
We were encouraged by Montreal Key Speaker Queen Noor's comments about the devastating impact of Sustainability and Climate Change on the world's poorest people.
We're working with R.C. Fresno and R.C. Kirstenbosch to expand the South Africa Solar Cooking project into more townships. To read a local newspaper article about the work done so far in South Africa, click HERE

Become a SUSTAINING MEMBER CLUB and support this project: click HERE to make a credit card donation of US $100 (or the equivalent in your currency)
Or forward this e.mail to your Club Treasurer, to join the Trust as a Sustaining Member Club. All Sustaining Member Clubs can use the Trust logo and are listed on our website - Click HERE for the list.

Becoming a Sustaining Member of the Trust will pay for ten Solar CooKits in South Africa.

Ideas from Rotarians in Montreal

These ideas were raised in Montreal and are being investigated by the Trust. Those that develop will be added to our Project List in coming weeks.

Fixing a Carbon-neutral District Conference
Carbon Credits for appropriate Rotary Projects
A Rotary forest in Uganda?
Rotarians involved in renewable energy projects in the USA
What constitutes a Sustainable Club Project?

Click HERE for the current website Club project list

Send YOUR Club ideas for us to put on the project list

RI President Ray Klinginsmith

RI President-elect Ray Klinginsmith has adopted the slogan 'Building Communities & Bridging Continents' for his year of office. The Trust has respectfully pointed out that his slogan should be 'Building Sustainable Communities and Bridging Continents'.

However, Ray's following comments also show we are on the same wavelength... 'Rotary is the best in the world at linking people of goodwill around the globe and then gaining their cooperation and support to make the world a much better place to live and work.'

That's exactly what The Sustainability Trust aims to do, by linking all 33,784 Clubs into this internet based forum for Rotarians' to share ideas on how to make our planet a sustainable place to live for future generations.

Click HERE to see the Club leaflet handed out in Montreal. If you want us to send copies to your Club, e.mail us.

The Trust acts as a forum to raise these issues and create ideas for Rotary Clubs that will improve sustainability in the long-term, and ideally provide humanitarian benefits at the same time.

We owe this to future generations
Click HERE to visit the Trust website

Thank you for reading this e.mail. Please send it on to any Rotarians interested in environmental issues.
Yours in Rotary
Peter Sephton
Chair of The Sustainability Trust
Rotary Club of Sheffield
District 1270, UK
e.mail peter@TheSustainabilityTrust.org