<h3 class="post-title subpt">As the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability releases its report, The Elders urge political, business and civil society leaders around the world to take bold actions to build a more equitable and sustainable world for us all.</h3><div class="quoteblock"><div class="quotetext"></div></div><p>At the first landmark Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, world leaders committed themselves to promoting a new form of development – 'sustainable development' – that would not only be measured in terms of economic growth, but would also take into account social equity and the protection of the environment.</p>
<p>Twenty years later, our political systems have failed to deliver the integrated action that is so urgently needed – the vision is yet to become a reality.</p>
<p>In this Alert, The Elders call for bold action to address the fundamental challenges facing humankind, and suggest three proposals they hope will be endorsed by world leaders at the ‘Rio+20’ Conference on Sustainable Development.</p>
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