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Harnessing Disruption for Sustainability / Simon Zadek, Co-Director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, Project Syndicate, 30/01/2015http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sustainable-development-disruptions-by-simon-zadek-2015-01After decades of reluctance on the part of world leaders, a rapid, smooth, and purposeful transition toward sustainable development seems unlikely. Indeed, throughout human history, such major changes have more often been forced upon the world by circumstances, with leaders focusing on shorter-term concerns like political turmoil or economic stagnation until serious disruptions to their economies and societies arise...