{"id":5236,"date":"2022-05-02T06:22:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T06:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symposium.org\/?p=5236"},"modified":"2023-07-17T07:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T07:52:39","slug":"call-to-action-new-generational-contract-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/symposium.org\/call-to-action-new-generational-contract-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Generational Contract: St. Gallen Symposium and Club of Rome Launch Global, Open Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
On the occasion of the 51st St. Gallen Symposium as well as the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of \u201cThe Limits to Growth\u201d, we are uniting with the Club of Rome to launch a joint initiative \u2013 \u201cA New Generational Contract\u201d \u2013 which will foster dialogue and actions for intergenerational fairness.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In 1972, \u201cThe Limits to Growth\u201d was published by the Club of Rome<\/a> and subsequently presented at the 3rd St. Gallen Symposium. The report emphasised the risks of infinite growth on a finite planet and pioneered the concepts of multi-dimensional sustainability and systemic interdependence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward 50 years, and the need for a shift towards leadership that considers the long-term consequences of current decision-making is greater than ever. Multiple ecological crises, rapid technological change and rising inequities demonstrate that current systems are unsustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of \u201cThe Limits to Growth\u201d, the St. Gallen Symposium and the Club of Rome are uniting to launch a joint initiative \u2013 \u201cA New Generational Contract\u201d \u2013<\/strong> which will foster dialogue and, subsequently, encourage actions that put intergenerational fairness firmly at the centre of decisions taken during \u201cour time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call to Action Invites Partners to Join<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In doing so, we aim to leverage the global, cross-generational platforms that our institutions have created for over half a century. Our joint Call to Action<\/a><\/strong> (supported through research by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions<\/a> and the International Institute for Management Development<\/a>) serves as an invitation to join us as we seek to facilitate a dialogue among voices from politics, business, civil society, and academia surrounding the key intergenerational issues and ambitions that demand our attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Call to Action, we have consulted our cross-generational communities \u2013 through a global survey of the St. Gallen Symposium\u2019s networks of some 1,000 young and senior leaders, and hundreds of student essays from 78 countries submitted to the 2022 St. Gallen Global Essay Competition. We gathered their initial views on intergenerational issues that most demand attention and ideas on how we can jointly tackle them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read and download our Call to Action for a New Generational Contract here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n