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sustainability for the 21st century

With a global and local (glocal) approach, Novel Futures assists international NGOs and UN agencies, public and private sector organizations, and communities in identifying and advancing their strategies and actions for sustainable development.

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

Novel Futures uses participatory foresight and scenario planning methods to help governments, businesses and community organizations engage internal and external stakeholders on complex and critically important issues in sustainability and ESG.

In 2009, while working with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Darren Swanson co-authored a chapter on foresight for the book, Creating Adaptive Policies: A Guide for Policymaking in an Uncertain World. 

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SDGs and the UN System

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

Novel Futures Director, Darren Swanson, has supported and advised UN agencies for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), UNICEF, the UN Development Programme, and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. In these capacities, Darren co-authored/co-developed the UN's 2030 Agenda Mainstreaming Reference Guide, the SDG Acceleration Toolkit, and its online training course on Integrated Recovery Planning and Policy Coherence Towards the SDGs.

SDGs for Government

Foresighty & Scenario Planning

sustainability and ESG for Business and Not-for-Profits

Novel Futures Director, Darren Swanson, provides training, consulting and facilitation services to governments for mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals (SDGs) into strategies, plans and monitoring systems. In this capacity, Darren has facilitated the annual Sustainable Development Transformation Forum of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, and 2023.

sustainability and ESG for Business and Not-for-Profits

sustainability and ESG for Business and Not-for-Profits

  In 2023, Mr. Swanson provided technical and facilitation support to the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce for its Climate Action Toolkit and local Chamber workshop series. 

Over the years, Darren Swanson has directed measurement & assessment and sustainability & climate resilience efforts in NGO and business settings, including sustainability and integrated reporting, ESG impact assessment.

In 2019, Darren assisted the Peace Literacy Institute with examining the mutually supporting nature of peace literacy and the SDGs (global sustainable development goals).

SDGs for the financial sector

Novel Futures has provided sustainable development strategy and reporting support to international NGOs and Development Banks. In 2017, Darren Swanson facilitated a regional training workshop on national development planning hosted by the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDBG).  And in 2017, he prepared an assessment report Exploring the Alignment of the IDB's 10-year Strategy and the SDGs. Darren also provided technical support for the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation's 2021 disaster risk reduction guidance, From Protection to Prevention.

SDGs for Communities

Novel Futures Director, Darren Swanson, understands first hand how important multi-stakeholder engagement is in conceptualizing, measuring and navigating progress toward community wellbeing and sustainability. He is a former member of the project team for Winnipeg's award-winning community wellbeing indicator system, PEG. In 2023, Mr. Swanson provided technical support for the development of the United Nations' Enhanced Voluntary Local Review Guidance Portal and co-facilitated the pilot training workshop at the National Urban Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia. 

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In 2015 all countries of the United Nations agreed to 17 global sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030.  It represents the first time in history that all nations have agreed to a shared vision of the future for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.

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Darren Swanson at the Rio+20 Summit

Darren Swanson, interviewed at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development as deputy director of the Natural and Social Capital Program at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. 

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