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Institute Launches Integral Ecology Policy
October 28, 2021
On Friday October 15, Institute Leader, Eveline Crotty RSM launched the Integral Ecology Policy, along with the Institute making a commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform – a seven year program of seven goals being taken up by Catholic organisations around the world.
The policy is part of the Institute’s commitment to respond to local and global issues of injustice. Our call is to contribute to a “flourishing humanity on a thriving planet rich in species in an evolving universe, all together filled with the glory of God” (Elizabeth Johnson, Ask the Beasts, 286).
The policy statement, guiding principles and overarching objectives apply across the whole of the Institute and its
ministries. It aims to guide all those involved to develop measurable targets (outputs and outcomes) supported
by actions (policies, programs and procedures) which align with the Institute’s commitment to an integrated approach to sustainable living and social responsibility. Based on this framework, the Institute’s ministries may wish to develop their own Integral Ecology policy.
Integral Ecology Animator, Sally Neaves said the new policy is an update of the previous sustainability policy “An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Living” (2016).
“We acknowledge the work done over several years by many in the Institute to get us to this stage in our Integral Ecology journey.
“The new policy has been created with the assistance of the Institute’s Integral Ecology Advisory Group and the Ecological Reference Group along with the Institute’s Leadership Team.
“We thank all members of these groups for their contributions to this and look forward to the ongoing, creative, living-out of this policy by all of us in the coming years,” she said.
To view the launch click on the arrow below.
Integral Ecology Advisory Group Members
Margie Abbott RSM
Chris Hill
Adele Howard RSM
Sally Neaves
Patricia Powell RSM
John Rochester
Theresia Tina RSM
Ecological Reference Group Members
Margie Abbott RSM
Liz Dowling RSM
Marg Endicott RSM
Wendy Flannery RSM
Deidre Gardiner RSM
Chris Hill
Adele Howard RSM
Veronica Lawson RSM
Sally Neaves
Ann-Maree O’Beirne RSM
Patricia Powell RSM
Angela Reed RSM
Theresia Tina RSM
Mary Tinney RSM
Caroline Vaitkunas RSM
Elaine Wainwright RSM
Elizabeth Young RSM
Messages to: Sally.Neaves@ismapng.org.au