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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Biodiversity Business and Industry Culture Decolonization Development Education Energy Environment Indigenous Peoples Outer Space Religion Sports for Peace and Development Values Women/gender Equality Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Desertification and Drought Education Energy Forests Gender equality Indicators Information for decision-making and participation Integrated decision-making International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Mountains Oceans and seas Partnerships Protecting and managing the natural resources Science Technology
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Côte D'Ivoire Luxembourg Costa Rica Japan Egypt Chile Latvia Senegal Trinidad and Tobago Colombia Norway Myanmar Mexico Thailand Peru Republic of Korea Netherlands Nepal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Italy South Africa Holy See United States of America Israel Ecuador India Brazil Guyana Kenya Sri Lanka Switzerland France
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	To promote a conscious world for all by bringing people together from diverse beliefs and backgrounds, including science, religion, education, and politics, to share their wisdom, discover common goals and co-create solutions for the many challenges society faces. 1. Promote ethical understandings of the meaning of life by recognizing the sacredness of Earth, the life community, and special sites. 2. Educate in ethical practices and sustainable lifestyles: build sustainable communities within our neighborhoods and towns. 3. Advocate for social and economic policies that support such ethical understandings and practices, especially in the context of the United Nations and its Agenda 2030 -“Transforming our World, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” adopted in September 2015. Priorities include: new measures of well being to replace GDP; new trusteeship structures to care for the whole community of life and future generations; protecting and nourishing sacred sites; education for ethical and sustainable development.
Year established:	2012
Year of registration:	2015
Organizational structure:	1. Board of Directors: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and other directors 2. Officers: Executive Director, Deputy Director, Director of Life and Sciences, Director of Sustainable Policy and Strategy 3. Advisory Board: 8 members 4. Senior Fellows: 2 members
Number and type of members:	The organization does not register members but like most non-profit organizations works and collaborates with a broad range of networks, i.e. stakeholders that include, business, non-profit, governments, UN agencies, academics, scientists, artists, religious and spiritual leaders, Indigenous Peoples, etc.
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Funds from Religious Institutions Grants from Governments Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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