The Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer is a designed Hot Air Brush to deliver gorgeous volume and brilliant shine in a single step. The unique non-detachable oval brush design smooths hair while the rounded edges quickly create volume at the root for beautifully full-bodied bends at the ends in a single pass. The brush is designed with Nylon Pin and Tufted Bristles for detangling, improving volume and control. Styling flexibility is guaranteed with 3 Heat/Speed Settings and a Cool Option. Built to provide just the right amount of heat. Unlike conventional hair dryers, this volumizer can be placed closer to the scalp for lift. Boosted by Ionic Technology through a built-in genuine ION generator, hair dries fast and helps reduce heat damage. The One Step Unit is designed for 120V USA outlets only, we do not recommend the use of a voltage adapter or converter, as it will damage the unit. Safety first! The Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer meet U.S. safety requirements and proudly feature the ETL Certification seal. Directions: For faster results towel dry hair to remove excess water. Separate hair into manageable sections. Item Weight: 1.8-pounds Note: If you need 220V or for other counties – please check Amazon in that country for the correct voltage and plug.

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Hillary Clinton, co-author of a thriller book!

Yes, it is true! Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton teamed up to write the new geopolitical thriller “State of Terror.”

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Clinton has written several nonfiction bestseller books on her own over the last many years, like Hard Choices, It takes a village, What Happened etc. It is amazingly inspirational to see she tapped into her creative side this time. Last week she tweeted that book was “a labour of love.”The plot in “State of Terror” is ambitious and apocalyptic. Nothing less than the future of the world is at stake. As the novel begins, Ellen Adams, the former proprietor of an international media empire, has been improbably appointed U.S. secretary of state by Douglas Williams, the condescending president whose candidacy she had opposed. Exhausted and dishevelled after flying back overnight from a disastrous trip to South Korea, she arrives late for Williams’s State of the Union address.

Hillary Clinton is a true leader in a real sense. She is an inspiration to many girls who has proved that nothing can stop you from achieving your vision. Hillary Clinton’s work profile as shared on her website reflects that she has been always a woman of substance, working towards making the world a better place!

Hillary Rodham Clinton has served as secretary of state, senator from New York, the first lady of the United States, the first lady of Arkansas, a practising lawyer and law professor, activist, and volunteer—but the first thing her friends and family will tell you is that she’s never forgotten where she came from or who she’s been fighting for.

Hillary grew up in a middle-class home in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Her dad, Hugh, was a World War II Navy veteran and a small-business owner who designed, printed, and sold drapes. Hugh was a rock-ribbed Republican, a pay-as-you-go kind of guy who worked hard and wasted nothing. Hillary helped with the family business whenever she could.

After graduating high school, Hillary attended Wellesley College, where she became more involved with social justice activism. By the time she graduated, Hillary had become a prominent student leader—she was elected by her peers to be the first-ever student speaker at Wellesley’s commencement ceremony.

After college, Hillary enrolled in Yale Law School, where she was one of just 27 women in her graduating class. After law school, Hillary didn’t join a big law firm in Washington or New York. Instead, she went to work for the Children’s Defense Fund, going door-to-door in New Bedford, Massachusetts, gathering stories about the lack of schooling for children with disabilities. These testimonials contributed to the passage of historic legislation that required the state to provide quality education for students with disabilities. This commitment to public service and fighting for others—especially children and families—has stayed with her throughout her life. Exceptional work done by Hillary can be listed as-

• After serving as a lawyer for the congressional committee investigating President Nixon, she moved to Arkansas where she taught law and ran legal clinics representing disenfranchised people. She co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of the state’s first child advocacy groups.
• She worked with Republicans and Democrats to help create the successful Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage to more than 8 million children and has helped cut the uninsured rate for children in half.
• In 1995, Hillary led the U.S. delegation to Beijing to attend the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, despite being told by some officials not to go. She gave a groundbreaking speech, declaring that “human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights once and for all”—inspiring women around the world.
• She launched an innovative partnership in New York with eBay and local colleges to provide small businesses with tech support, microloans, and training programs to sell their goods online. She helped expand broadband to remote areas of the state, and she launched Farm-to-Fork, an initiative to help New York farmers and producers sell their products to New York’s restaurants, schools, colleges, and universities.

Squid Game is a South Korean survival drama television series streaming on Netflix. Written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, it stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung. The series, distributed by Netflix, was released worldwide on September 17, 2021.

The series revolves around a contest in which 456 players, all drawn from different walks of life but each deeply in debt, play a series of children’s games with deadly penalties if they lose for the chance to win a 45.6 billion prize. A nail-biting Korean drama proved to be a powerful story featuring hundreds of debt-ridden contestants vying to win 45.6 billion Korean won (£28.2 million). Hwang had conceived of the idea based on his own economic struggles early in life as well as the class disparity in South Korea.

What is special about Squid Game?

• Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote it in 2009 but he was not able to find a production company to fund the idea until Netflix took an interest in 2019 as part of their drive to expand their foreign programming offerings. Hwang wrote and directed all nine episodes himself. It took 11 years for Hwang to get the green signal for his idea. This is really motivational stuff!
• Squid Game received critical acclaim and attracted international attention. Within a week of its release, it became one of Netflix’s most-watched programs in several regional markets; at launch, it attracted more than 111 million viewers, surpassing Bridgerton as the network’s most-watched series to date.
• Total six games (Red Light, Green Light, Honeycomb, Marbles, Glass Stepping Stones and Squid Game) played in the series relied on skill and agility. Even in the Tug of War round, the team consisting of three young women and an old man beat their all-male opponents by adopting a clever strategy.
• Netflix estimates that its latest megahit, “Squid Game,” will create almost $900 million in value for the company, according to figures seen by Bloomberg, underscoring the windfall that one megahit can generate in the streaming era.
• Abu Dhabi fans of the popular South Korean Netflix show, ‘Squid Game’, were excited about getting the chance to experience a real-life version of the children’s game’ — but without the violence depicted in the series. The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the UAE organised their own version of the children’s games — seen in the series — for two teams, with a total of 15 participants for each session.

Hwang Dong-hyuk, the writer of the series mentioned in the media that the show was a story about modern capitalist society and the intention was to show the actions of someone that can do anything (to survive) in an extreme situation.

Women all over the world suffer. The scale of female suffering is staggering. From sexist jokes at work to mutilation and murder, mothers, daughters, and sisters are being tortured in record numbers. While a male partner inflicts the vast majority of incidents, female abuse extends beyond the domestic confines of the home. Recent figures suggest that a third of the world’s female population is thought to have experienced sexual and physical violence. 

First, Do No Harm

The care and medical industry have a difficult job, especially now during a pandemic. The vast majority of medical staffers and doctors are caring people. Yet, the shocking fact remains that care facilities such as hospitals, assisted living homes and psychiatric wards are no stranger to abuse and violence against women. In the US alone, 2.6 million people reside in care homes, with a shocking 44% suffering abuse, of which 65% are women. Consequently, in addition to physical violence, there have been over 20,000 reported incidents of sexual abuse.

These are figures of abuse against women reported by the WHO from the past 20 years. However, the figure is thought to be underreported, and the actual number is believed to be much higher. This is because the figure only includes reported incidents and offences committed by nursing home staff and not other residents. If you suspect abuse is taking place, don’t hesitate to report it to the necessary authorities. And consult sympathetic nursing home abuse lawyers in your area to find out what you can do to protect your loved ones.

Not Safe for Work

Recent movements over the past two years have served to highlight some of the issues women face. Powerful men like Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and R. Kelly are outed as serial abusers of people in their employ. These three men alone are responsible for dozens of serious sexual crimes against women, including sex trafficking and rape. But as the #MeToo movement highlights, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Hollywood hosts a dirty open secret regarding its treatment of women, but women at work face abuse every day in all sectors.

The United Kingdom is known for its uncompromising approach to crime. It utilizes one of the best justice systems in the world. Established and enforced laws protect society throughout, and they extend to the workplace. Yet shockingly, violence against women while at work persists. 

When the Trades Union Congress surveyed 1,500 women, they found the following:

• 52% of women were groped or subject to inappropriate jokes.
• Sexual abuse and harassment is more common for women aged between 16 and 24.
• 20% of incidents were carried out by a manager or superior.
• 80% of women did not report their experience.
• Only 1% of reported incidents were reported to a union rep.

The figures speak for themselves, and this is from one developed and cultured nation. The rest of the world also suffers from violence against women. In some countries, cultural and religious perspectives overlook horrific treatment and abuse.

Rights as a Human

There are certain parts of the world, the UK and the USA included, where specific religious communities all but overlook some of the most horrendous mistreatment of female community members. So-called honour killings account for over 5,000 recorded murders each year. These abhorrent violations of human rights usually coincide with outdated religious and cultural views. Typically, a female family member has allegedly disgraced the family via refusing an arranged marriage or having an affair. 

Cultural practices are also a worrying trend in certain countries. For example, sub-Saharan African states like Somalia and the Arab world are known for the brutal act of forced female genital mutilation. A disturbing practise to which over 200 million girls and women have been subjected. The experience is physically excruciating and mentally scarring.  FGM is practised in over 90 countries and is legal in 22 of them. 

Womenlines presents a talk show ‘Let’s erase Domestic Violence’.This talk show aims to share various ways to give hope to domestic violence survivors and erase this stigma from our society across the globe. It is a pleasure to share about a social enterprise HopeBox from Vietnam which is working towards giving hope to Domestic violence survivors in Vietnam. HopeBox is a social enterprise that helps these victims to train for skills in cooking, baking and tailoring. By helping train these women, they are able to get jobs or start their own enterprise from home. Womenlines takes delight to welcome Huong Dang, founder of HopeBox and Binh Rey, Principal, Trade Mark Attorney at Pointon Partners Australia and a passionate Patron of HopeBox, in the Let’s Erase Domestic Violence’ Show.

HopeBox runs a bakery kitchen that employs women who have experienced abuse to prepare and cook the food. Ordering a box of cookies or a gift box from HopeBox allows locals to directly help a survivor of family violence earn a fair wage, learn new skills and live at a safe house.

Huong Dang

Huong Dang founded HopeBox with the goal of helping rural Vietnamese women who have experienced domestic violence obtain a fresh start and break the cycle of abuse. Huong also works at KOTO as Director of Partnerships and Strategy. KOTO is a social enterprise that provides a holistic training program to street kids and disadvantaged youth.

By providing women with employment opportunities, HopeBox is helping the survivors to start fresh with a ray of hope for a better future. Huong founded HopeBox in 2018, a social enterprise that creates jobs for women who are victims of gender-based violence. HopeBox runs a bakery kitchen that employs women who have experienced abuse to prepare and cook the food. Ordering a box of cookies or a gift box from HopeBox allows locals to directly help a survivor of family violence earn a fair wage, learn new skills and live at a safe house.

Huong was born in 1986 in a farming family. Her father passed away when she was very young. Her mother had to work very hard just to make a living. At 13, Huong arrived in Hanoi by herself and babysat for Hanoi’s families to earn $10/month. Despite all these difficulties her passion for study never stopped. Huong registered for a night class at a Continuing Education Centre. She became a street kid, woke up at 2 am to cook sticky rice and sell on the street. Her life was full of challenges and dangers. There were many drug dealers where she lived and she slept on a small bed under the stairs.

Huong’s life turned to an amazing page when she was introduced to KOTO in 2006 to study and became a waitress and worked in Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel.

In 2012, Huong commenced an Associate Degree in Melbourne via a KOTO – Box Hill Institute scholarship. In 2013, Huong was honoured as Victoria’s International Student of the Year – Higher Education and the Premier’s Award- International Student of the Year with a $20,000 scholarship. Huong has contributed greatly to NGOs, universities and the Victorian Government while she held the role of International Student Ambassador and volunteered for many organisations.

Huong completed her Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia), where she won the Swinburne Achievement Award. After graduating, Huong worked as a Business Analyst for Infrarisk Melbourne. Huong returned to Vietnam in early 2017 with a great passion to give back to KOTO, the organisation that changed her life and worked as Director of Partnerships and Engagement. In May 2017, she was selected as a Young Leader representing Vietnam in the Australia Vietnam Young Leader Dialogue. She took a break in 2019 and moved to the UK to work as a Client Service Manager.

Despite these numerous accolades, Huong always knew there was more she could do for those with a similar background to her. HopeBox was founded with a simple idea and mission; to help rural Vietnamese women who have experienced domestic violence obtain a fresh start.

Binh Rey

Binh Rey is a Principal, Trade Mark Attorney at Pointon Partners, Australia. She is a patron of HopeBox. She wants to assist in raising the profile of this charity as the work they do, brings “hope” to those domestic victims in Vietnam who have been brave enough to leave their abusive partners to dream of a brighter financially stable life. Binh’s mother had suffered domestic violence at the hands of an extended family member, however, there was support for her mother as they were living in Canada at that time. In Vietnam, there are no support services to assist women in that situation and therefore it’s nice to know that HopeBox is there in Vietnam to assist. Domestic violence is a terrible act, it affects all parties involved, it should be eliminated.

Binh Rey is foremost a marketer with over 20 years of industry experience in product, channel and business marketing. Binh Rey is known in the industry for her brand marketing and trademark knowledge, helping clients to understand how their brand is structured and how they can use their brand in the marketplace. Binh has a special power, only her clients that have experienced her brand brainstorming sessions can vouch for this service. Essentially, Binh helps the client find a trademarkable brand by guiding them to a brand name that they like and is likely to be passed by the Examiner for trademark registration. If you wish to find out more about how she can help you find a trademarkable name, please ask her for this service.

By combining her sales and marketing experience, her trademark attorney expertise and a bit of a sixth sense for branding, Binh has helped numerous clients overcome infringement issues and protect new brands for long-term success With a straight-talking approach and genuine care for clients’ commercial outcomes. She finds real satisfaction when she can help her client overcome any infringement issues. She acts as a cheerleader for her client’s businesses, wanting them to succeed, therefore helping connect with people that could help them along the journey.

Please support HopeBox social enterprise at https://hopeboxvn.com/donate/!

At Womenlines we strongly believe that as a woman we all are having amazing powers, and skills, which can help us to achieve our dreams and fight challenges in life. Many women across the globe forget or are not even aware of it. Through ‘Let’s Erase Domestic Violence Talkshow’ we want to reach out to women globally who are facing this violence, that they can come out of it, and make them believe that there are people to help them out to prevent domestic violence./

DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed by the Programme Participants are solely their current opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Womenlines!

Dress for success doesn’t complete by just wearing elegant business attire, personal grooming and perfect women accessories make you a complete packet. As your clients and investors keep an eye on each and every detail, so should you. Just a small bag of your laptop speaks about your personality.

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Carrying together an overall corporate personality, especially for work-at-home women is very important. The way of carrying business attire along with beautiful women’s accessories can actually make a difference to your business in terms of clients and investors. As it reflects your inner beauty too along with the outer one.
Though in some workplaces they allow the proper dress code beyond which you are not allowed to wear anything, in that case also it is all up to you how you carry that particular dress code. So for that, we are trying to help you to get some ideas of basic women accessories.

Some Interesting Hacks For Women Accessories We Brought Are –

1. Watch: Carrying a watch reflects your personality as a disciplined and responsible one. Especially if you are going for a job interview or meeting, this one accessory can appear to be your plus point as it makes you appear a reliable and organized person, because one who values his time values his money too.
   
2. Handbag: A small and elegant handbag is a must to carry, as it not only helps you to enhance your look, rather it also provides you an ease in carrying  your daily essential items, which is very important in women’s life. So, get it one for you now itself  if not having.
   
3. Earning and Necklace: A small sized round screw earring will be the right choice for the office place. Try to avoid the long ones as it isn’t much appreciated in the workplace. But you can definitely go with that in any office party or a get together. If you are not a person who much likes to wear earrings then a small, fine thin pearl necklace can work.
   
4. A ring: Wearing a ring could be a symbol for some ladies and could be just an ornament for some. If you are using it as an ornament, then try not to wear those heavy stoned ones.
   
5. A Small Brooch: Not in the mood to wear a necklace? No worries, just simply take your white or black shirt and a colorful small brooch. In my suggestion, put the brooch on the collar of your shirt, and see the difference. Just a small colorful piece can change your entire attire.
   
6. The Belt: Adding a belt to your dress just to fit on those loose pants isn’t enough. You can go with some stylish belts with beautiful dresses too. Belt is supposed to highlight your waist apart from supporting pants, trousers, and skirts.
   
7. Scarves: There are a number of ways to carry a scarf. My personal favorite one is just a simple knot across the collar works. Carrying a nice and colorful scarf can make your day wonderful. The best part of this is you don’t have to carry any fancy accessory with it. Simply use it either with your collar shirt or some top.
   

Since business attire is important while presenting yourself in front of others, it is equally important to add the correct accessories with it. So, all the ladies try these women’s accessories to your business attire and see the difference. 

“Accessories are like vitamins to fashion – as such, you should use them liberally”

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Kamna Singh

Are you looking out for the best tips to lose weight? The Womenlines team has picked up the top 9 weight loss tips for women which are really effective. Do follow these tips regularly to lose weight and share with your network too-

1. Always stick to healthy eating, on weekends too

When you focus on eating well from Monday to Friday but the moment weekends come you get into the party mode, your weight loss plan will never work for you. Instead of indulgence over the weekend focus on following the healthy eating rule.

2. Maintain a food journal

A food journal can be of great help as you can have a detailed view of your eating habits.Track your food and beverage intake for a week, then look back to check if you’re taking in any extra calories anytime . Remind yourself that journey of loosing weight involves some trials, and with time you understand which food is good for you and which is not.

3. Never compare yourself with others

Every individual is having different type of body.Always do what works for you and never compare yourself to others. You should be having a positive mindset for your weigh loss journey. Your determination is only going to help you in the long run. Once you start comparing yourself you are getting insecure about yourself which will affect your confidence. Never ever compare yourself.

4. Follow some exercise routine everyday, may be start small but do start

Exercise is must to do activity everyday. If you don’t love exercising then may be you start small. It may be 10 mins jogging or 10 mins yoga. May be aerobics for 10 mins. Experiment with various types of exercises and see which one is good for you. Start small in the beginning and increase the pace slowly.

5. Divide your meals when in restaurant

Eating small portions is the best way to lose weight. This can be applied if you are in some restaurant too. Always share your meal with your friend. If you are eating alone then you can just take out that portion of food which you can eat easily. Remaining food can be packed for home.

6. Move your body in lunch break mindfully

People follow some exercise routine usually in morning time. If some activity can be added during lunch time also it can be a great way to boost your mood and get rid off some stress.May be just getting up from chair and taking few mins stroll or some stretching. Intention is to give some movement to body.

7. Get in love with Vegetables

While growing up you very well remember how many time you were told “Eat your vegetables!”! Though it must be next to impossible for you to eat several servings of vegetables a day.Still, there’s no denying we need vegetables as they’re low in calories, very rich in fibre, phytochemicals, minerals etc. You can increase the intake of vegetables by either preparing soup, adding in salads or eating raw vegetables. You can also sneak vegies in spaghetti or pasta.

8. Make sure your belly is full while shopping groceries

 If you are going for shopping empty stomach it will be a big disaster as you are definitely going to pick wrong food.Always make sure you are having a prepared list so that you are not going for impulse buying.Always remember that you can eat right only if you are having healthy food in your refrigerator and pantry.

9. Eat food slowly

Eating slowly will allow you to enjoy your food more. When you chew properly it will help to signal the beginning of the digestive process at right time.It will also help you to concentrate on what you eat and you will eat the right quantity of food that your body needs for its optimal performance.

We all have heard since our childhood, books are our best friends. All the women out there who need a kick start to begin their professional journey must read these books, as these are considered to be the best books for women, who are ambitious and want to excel in their field. A book can be a valuable source of insights, tools, information and much more which can help women to face any obstacle with confidence.
 
“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.”
– Samuel Johnson
 

BEST BOOKS FOR WOMEN IN 2021

1. Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace – by Stacey Vanek Smith: Women who are in the early stage of their career can get a nice boost up from this book. As it covers all the stages of the journey from knowing yourself to make a place in the crowd.

2. Fearless The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success – by Rebecca Minkoff: If you are looking forward to an extremely focused and fearless life and looking your carrier in a similar path, then you should go for this awesome book which has all the answers of your obstacles. 

3. A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard – by Eliza VanCort, Alma Derricks: If you are struggling to come out from your comfy zone and want to create your own space, check this out. The author herself has shared her personal experience and gave 5 key behaviours of all space claiming queens for women to rewrite the rules and create their own story along with their comfortable space.

4. We Should All Be Millionaires A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power –  by Rachel Rodgers: Want to claim Peace, Power, and Joy into your life? This book is for you, here the author shared the lessons she had learned both in her wealth and in coaching hundreds of women through their journey. The book guides you through the path to create confidence within you and gives a path to win your success and become the millionaire the world needs you to be. 

5. Women and Leadership Real Lives, Real Lessons – by Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala:  As we all can see the number of women leaders at the national level worldwide is not as many as it could be, which ultimately leads to unequal access to power in the society. It is time to raise more women on this path. As women leadership is the necessity of an hour, to encourage other women the author has tried to put some points from his conversation with some of the great women leaders.

6. Women In Business Breaking Through – by Multi-Author: This is the perfect one for women entrepreneurs, as the book includes multiple conversations with successful women business leaders, sharing their journey and extremely valuable and realistic business insights.

7. The She Myth Redefining Women in Business – by Vickie Helm, Tracy Wilson: This book not only reveals the secrets of empowering you but also builds up the inner self-confidence within you, which ultimately helps you to achieve everything in your business ahead. It guides you to utilise your creativity in the best possible way you can.

All the above books have also been featured on platforms like CNN, Forbes, and Inc. So, without any fear start your success journey with the guidance from the above-mentioned books, and contribute to the betterment of society.
 

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Womenlines team takes delight to share Womenlines’ founder Charu Mehrotra’s interview by Dr Kimberley Linert in her internationally acclaimed, Incredible Life Creator Podcast.

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Dr. Kimberley Linert is a pioneering doctor in Behavioral Optometry, founder of Optic Brainfit Foundation, a world-class therapy that combines traditional vision therapy with brain and movement therapy for life-changing results. Her unique teachings have reached CEO/C-Suite Executives to Elite Athletes, high achievers looking for the leading edge; to youth, people with special needs/learning difficulties to brain injury survivors to the elderly.

Kimberley is the creator/host of the internationally acclaimed, Incredible Life Creator Podcast. For 30 years, she has been the leading voice in what it means to live and lead an ‘incredible life’ personally & professionally. The depth & breadth of her interviews have helped us to explore & navigate our world through the eyes of change agents, rabble-rousers, luminaries, big thinkers, instigators, peacemakers, influencers, inventors, & influential personal development visionaries, Dr. Linert goes beyond reporting on change–to CREATING it! Given her extensive training as a doctor coupled with 3 decades of personal & professional development training, she shares practical insights for igniting a healthier, more prosperous society & a better life, i.e. an Incredible life!

People are multi-faceted & Dr Linert’s extensive education/experience has allowed her to help thousands of people. One of the many area’s Dr Linert specializes in Pediatrics (Children). Grounded in this degree of expertise enables her to truly understand the nuances of the human condition to an integral level, from the cradle to the grave.

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Sally Uren is a leading climate champion and sustainability speaker. Her role as the CEO of Forum for the Future has improved business practices for organisations across the globe, by supplying guidance on a sustainable future across the supply chain.

In this exclusive interview, we sat down with Sally to discover the role businesses play in driving climate change.

1). As the Chief Executive of Forum for the Future, could you tell me about what Forum for the Future does and how it is defining the next wave of corporate sustainability?

“Forum for the Future is a sustainable development non-profit, a charity registered here in the UK, as well as in the US, India and Singapore.

“We have a mission to accelerate progress towards sustainable development, through working in partnership with organisations that are really ambitious for sustainability. We run multi-stakeholder collaborations and also build capacity amongst changemakers, to really drive their ambition and allow them to design for transformational change.

“We are quite clear that the next wave of corporate sustainability is all about being regenerative. And what I mean by that is, simply being “less bad” isn’t enough. Putting more into the environment that we take out is pretty ambitious, but still not enough.

“If we’re going to meet the scale and the urgency of the social and environmental challenges that we face, then we actually need to reconfigure the systems that we rely on. And we need to do that in such a way that the food system, the energy system, the health system is capable of resilience and flourishing on a long-term basis.

“So that’s why, for me, the next wave of sustainability is all about how we can encourage the systems that we rely on to regenerate – which is actually the definition of sustainability.”

2). What are your top tips all businesses should adopt to improve their sustainability policies?

“First of all, focus on your big impact areas.

“Sometimes, sustainability policies don’t focus on where you can make the biggest difference. So, for retailers, there’s been a preoccupation with the plastic bag, which is not a material impact area. However, where and how you’re sourcing raw materials, really is a much bigger impact area, how you are helping your customers lead more sustainable lives through the use phase of products, is also much bigger than a carrier bag. Focus on those big material impact areas.

“Then the second is, be specific to your business. You see lots of sustainability policies where you could erase the title and switch them over – they’re a bit vanilla. A really good sustainability policy should be really specific to your business.

“Tip three is set targets, put targets in your policy. Science-based targets for climate are the targets for customers reach with new products, for example, or revenue sales from sustainable products.

“And finally, be honest and authentic. Use your policy to talk openly and honestly about your progress.

“If you do those four things – focus on the material impact areas, include targets, make your policy specific and be honest and open about your progress – I think we’d see a general uptick in performance.”

3). Do you believe leading businesses and brands are doing enough to combat climate issues? If not, why not?

“No, they’re not – nobody is.

“Why not? Partly because of the constraints of the economy that we’re in, and also the economy that is fuelled to a large extent on short term profit maximisation. And so, whilst there is a really strong business case for sustainability, you may need upfront investment in, for example, solar panels or other renewable types of energy. You may need to enter into long term contracts with your supplier and actually commit more resources upfront as a way of building resilience in your supply chain.

“If you are having to meet really short term demands on profitability, then that longer-term investment becomes harder – even though you can show the rate of return. So, one of the biggest barriers is this drive for short term profit maximisation. It’s really great that investors are beginning to realise that short term profit maximisation without a view to long term value creation is really short-sighted for the long term prosperity of the market.

“I think there’s another barrier which is much more human, which is, I just don’t think we’re ambitious enough. I think we’re too comfortable. We’ll tweak things here, tweak things there. I think another barrier is what we would call mindset, there’s a lack of ambition in some quarters and a lack of creativity.

“If we can be bold and ambitious, then I think you’ll see an acceleration [of sustainability].”

4.) In the last few years, we have seen a big move to large-scale brands bringing sustainability positions into the boardroom. What do you think has driven this and are you seeing enough change in their actions?

“I think what has driven sustainability entering the boardroom is an understanding that this isn’t a peripheral agenda, that this agenda really does impact business prosperity.

“Also, people really care about it. Many employees now really are expecting their organisations to do the right thing by this agenda – all the change we’ve seen over the last few years has created a really compelling business case to take this issue seriously, that’s why I think it’s headed to the boardroom.

“The rate at which sustainability is entering into those conversations is pretty good. Again, in the pandemic, it’s increased. So last year, the number of organisations adopting science-based targets doubled in the pandemic.

“Is it fast enough? Probably the rate at which the conversation is heading into the boardroom is fast enough. What isn’t fast enough, though, is the response. We’re still seeing too much hand wringing dialogue, what we need are big, bold targets, and commitments to new business models, commitments to new ways of offering products into the marketplace.

“We need action.”

5). What drives you?

“I think many, many, many things. I’ve obviously been in this space for a long time, but I think probably the thread that runs through everything is a belief that things can be better and a belief that what happens tomorrow is within your control.

“There’s a brilliant quote from a science writer that I always use called William Gibson, a US novelist. And he wrote, I think it was in the 1950s: “the future is already here. It’s all around us. It’s just not evenly distributed”.

“A sustainable future is already here – we’ve got new business models, the circular economy, sustainable products, we’ve got resilient communities that sit at the edge of our system. If we work hard to bring these flashes of brilliance from the edge into the mainstream, we can create what I would call systemic change.

“It’s the belief that the future isn’t something that happens to us, but something that we can shape, I think it’s really what gets me out of bed every day.”

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