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Leadership for
Environment and Development (LEAD) is an international network of
professionals committed to sustainable development. Its 1200 members from
nearly 70 countries are drawn from business, media, public sectors, academia
and non-government organizations.
The LEAD network was set up in 1991 by The Rockefeller Foundation. LEAD's
aim is to create and sustain a global network of emerging and working
leaders ready and willing to address environment and development challenges
in different countries.
LEAD has a presence in the following locations: Brazil, Canada, China, the
Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, Francophone Africa, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, six countries in southern
Africa and the US. The worldwide network is coordinated through an
international secretariat based in the Imperial College campus in London.
Membership of the LEAD network is gained though a competitive process, which
assesses applicants' leadership skills and their capacity to promote change
that is environmentally sustainable and socially just
LEAD provides successful applicants - called LEAD Associates - with an
innovative leadership training program emphasizing four key elements:
· Building knowledge of key sustainable development challenges and their
potential solutions;
· Developing a set of shared ethics and values;
· Supporting collaboration and peer learning; and
· Enhancing leadership skills including negotiation, problem solving,
strategy setting, the value of cultural diversity, motivating people, and
team building.
Having completed the training, LEAD Associates become LEAD Fellows and enter
an influential network of leaders. They continually communicate, meet
periodically, embark on joint projects, publish research, undertake
professional exchanges, take part in international negotiations and support
each other in sustainable development.
Many of the world's leading organizations whose staff have joined the LEAD
network, have reported that their employees have gained new skills, are
better prepared to take on more responsibilities and are enriched by an
impressive set of contacts in all parts of the world.
Fellows are constantly in touch thanks to LEADnet, a global system that
provides members of the LEAD network with a platform for communication and
information exchange. It also offers resources such as live conferences, the
chance to discuss topical issues with experts online, web-based bulletin
boards, mailing lists, databases, CD-ROMs and a global network of LEAD web
sites. LEADnet pioneered Internet connectivity in many of LEAD's member
countries.
LEAD Fellows today are mayors, members of parliaments, heads of
corporations, ministers, newspaper editors and TV producers, scientists and
global citizens. One of the most important aims of LEAD is to sustain this
growing network of influential agents of change and ensure that their
talents and energies are deployed on local and global challenges.
For more information about LEAD please
refer to our
brochure and to our
Mission Statement.
You can also refer to our
Annual Report
(PDF -file, 908KB) - Note that this report was designed for print, the
resolution of the images have been reduced drastically to allow its posting
on the web.
For more details you may also
refer to the following PowerPoint presentation:
LEAD (1.96MB)
The LEAD logo is an ancient Chinese character that
symbolizes the Earth.
LEAD endorses the
Earth Charter |
