Jem Bendell
Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership and founder of the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) at the University of Cumbria[1] and the creator of Deep Adaptation.
He regularly comments on current affairs and approaches that may help humanity face climate-induced disruption.
Career[edit]
Bendell graduated from Cambridge University in 1993, beginning his career at the World Wide Fund for Nature. There, he helped to create the Forest Stewardship Council. He specialised on relationships between NGOs and business, pointing out the power inequities and the way in which business agendas tend to prevail over those of the non-profit sector.[2]
Changing strategy, he became involved in direct action and the anti-globalisation movement, later writing a United Nations report on the conflict between business and civil society.[3] After his time consulting for the United Nations, Bendell joined Cumbria University and founded IFLAS, soon expanding his focus to monetary reform and complementary currencies.[4]
In the 2017 United Kingdom general election, he provided strategic communication advice to the Labour Party.[5]
In July 2018 he published the paper entitled Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy. Deep Adaptation is the concept purporting that humanity needs to prepare for fundamental disruption of its current civilisation paradigms, due to climate change, with a likelihood of complete societal collapse. Unlike Climate Change Adaptation, which aims to adapt societies gradually to the effects of climate change, Deep Adaptation is premised on accepting abrupt transformation of the environment as a consideration for making decisions today.
Bendell contributes occasionally to Open Democracy[6] and the blog of The Guardian[7].
References[edit]
- ↑ IFLAS, Accessed 15 March 2019
- ↑ In the Company of Partners, ISBN 9781861340177 Search this book on
., Accessed 20 March 2019
- ↑ Barricades & Boardrooms: A Contemporary History of the Corporate Accountability Movement, SSN 1020-8216, Accessed 20 March 2019
- ↑ Professor Jem Bendell, PhD, University of Cumbria Academic Staff, Accessed 5 April 2019
- ↑ https://www.prweek.com/article/1435708/spinners-secondees-speechwriters-people-behind-general-election-campaigns Spinners, secondees and speechwriters: the people behind the General Election campaigns, PR Week, 7 June 2017, Accessed 5 April 2019
- ↑ Author Pages, openDemocracy, Accessed 5 April 2019
- ↑ Sustainable Business Blog, The Guardian 18 April 2013, Accessed 5 April 2019
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy, 2018.
- Currency innovation for sustainable financing of SMEs, 2017.
External links[edit]
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- The Money Myth TED Talk
- Professor Jem Bendell blog
- Deep Adaptation Forum website
- University of Cumbria staff page
- Currencies of Transition coauthored with Tom Greco
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