Summary The Finland We Want by 2050 Sustainable Development research.fit.edu
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Finland sets its sights on a prosperous and sustainable society by 2050, emphasizing peace, equality, justice, and the importance of collaboration to overcome challenges and achieve common objectives.
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Key Points
- Finland's vision for 2050 is to be a prosperous society within the limits of nature's carrying capacity.
- Sustainable development is necessary and requires cooperation between administration, non-profit organizations, companies, researchers, and citizens.
- The shared objectives for sustainable development in Finland include equal prospects for well-being, a participatory society, sustainable work, sustainable local communities, a carbon-neutral society, an economy that is resource-wise, lifestyles that respect the carrying capacity of nature, and decision-making that respects nature.
- The principles of sustainable development in Finland include global responsibility, cross-generational thinking, the limited carrying capacity of nature, cooperation, and the creative use of knowledge and expertise.
- Operational commitments will be established with various societal operators to achieve the objectives of sustainable development in Finland.
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By 2050, Finland aims for a prosperous and sustainable society, prioritizing peace, equality, and justice. Collaboration is crucial in addressing challenges and achieving shared goals.
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Finland aims to achieve a prosperous and sustainable society by 2050, prioritizing peace, equality, and justice. Collaboration between stakeholders is crucial in addressing challenges such as an aging society, changes in production structure, high carbon emissions, biodiversity protection, and sustainable use of natural resources. Shared goals, understanding, expertise, and responsible individuals are needed to tackle these challenges. Finland's objectives for 2050 include well-being, a sustainable economy, and promotion of sustainable lifestyles. Creating a participatory society, sustainable work, local communities, carbon-neutrality, resource-wise practices, promoting nature-respecting lifestyles, and decision-making that respects nature are key priorities. Operational commitments will be established with stakeholders to ensure the implementation of society's commitment to sustainable development.
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Finland aims to achieve a prosperous and sustainable society by 2050, prioritizing peace, equality, and justice. Collaboration between various stakeholders is crucial in addressing challenges such as an aging society, changes in production structure, high carbon emissions, biodiversity protection, and sustainable use of natural resources. Shared goals, understanding, expertise, continuous learning, responsible individuals, leaders, and pioneers are needed to tackle these challenges. Finland's shared objectives for 2050 include well-being of people and the environment, a healthy and sustainable economy, and promotion of sustainable lifestyles. Creating a participatory society, sustainable work, sustainable local communities, carbon-neutrality, resource-wise practices, promoting nature-respecting lifestyles, and decision-making that respects nature are key priorities. Operational commitments will be established with stakeholders to ensure the implementation of society's commitment to sustainable development.
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Finland envisions a prosperous and sustainable society by 2050, prioritizing peace, equality, and justice. Achieving sustainable development requires collaboration between various stakeholders, including administration, non-profit organizations, companies, researchers, and citizens. Finland faces challenges such as an aging society, changes in production structure, high carbon emissions, biodiversity protection, and sustainable use of natural resources.
To address these challenges, Finland needs shared goals, understanding, expertise, continuous learning, responsible individuals, leaders, and pioneers. Adjusting values and attitudes, improving cooperation, societal guidance, and more effective ways of operation are crucial. The Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development commits to promoting sustainable development and invites all operators and citizens to participate.
Finland's shared objectives for 2050 focus on the well-being of people and the environment, a healthy and sustainable economy, and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles. These objectives include ensuring equal prospects for well-being, reducing inequality, supporting children and young people's well-being, providing equal access to welfare services, recognizing cultural rights, and supporting the Sami people's culture.
Finland aims to create a participatory society where all citizens have equal opportunities to influence their lives and common issues. This involves strengthening democracy, promoting transparency in administration, supporting cultural activity, diversity, equality, tolerance, and participating in international cooperation for peace, security, human rights, and sustainable development.
Sustainable work is another crucial objective for Finland. The country aims to increase jobs, improve productivity, profitability, quality of work, employment in the green economy, support young people, immigrants, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the development of the service sector.
Creating sustainable local communities is a priority for Finland. This involves providing jobs, housing, comprehensive services, sustainable transport systems, green areas that support economic, social, cultural well-being, and environmental well-being. Finland aims to strengthen local communities by supporting an active civil society, developing meeting places, and promoting local decision-making that promotes social learning and influence.
Finland's objective is to become a carbon-neutral society by improving energy efficiency, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, and developing low-carbon sectors of the economy. The country also aims to become resource-wise by increasing resource efficiency, investing in clean technology, research, bioeconomy, renewable energy, and sustainable food production and forestry.
Promoting lifestyles that respect nature's carrying capacity is important for Finland. The country encourages reducing ecological footprints, making sustainable consumption choices easy and cost-effective, supporting sustainably produced products and services, and non-material consumption.
Finland emphasizes decision-making that respects nature by raising awareness of biodiversity's importance, promoting sustainable use of natural resources, and utilizing scientific research data. The principles guiding sustainable development in Finland include global responsibility, cross-generational thinking, recognizing nature's limits, cooperation, and creative use of knowledge.
To ensure the implementation of society's commitment to sustainable development, operational commitments will be established with various stakeholders. These commitments will include concrete measures, changes in procedures, and innovative trials. The progress of society's commitment will be continuously monitored.
642 word summary
By 2050, Finland envisions a prosperous society that operates sustainably, within the limits of nature's carrying capacity. The country aims to promote peace, equality, and justice while offering practical and sustainable solutions to global issues. However, achieving sustainable development requires comprehensive cooperation between various stakeholders, including administration, non-profit organizations, companies, researchers, and citizens.
Finland faces challenges such as an aging society, changes in the production structure, high carbon dioxide emissions, biodiversity protection, and the sustainable use of natural resources. To address these challenges, Finland needs shared goals, understanding, expertise, and continuous learning. It also requires individuals who take responsibility and bring about change, as well as leaders and pioneers. Adjusting values and attitudes, improving cooperation, societal guidance, and more effective ways of operation are also crucial.
In order to fulfill these requirements, the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development commits to promoting sustainable development and invites all operators and citizens to participate in this work. Finland's shared objectives for 2050 focus on the well-being of people and the environment, a healthy and sustainable economy, and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles.
The objectives include ensuring equal prospects for well-being by guaranteeing health, education, and employment for all members of society. Finland aims to reduce inequality, support the well-being of children and young people, and provide equal access to welfare services. The recognition of cultural rights and the support of indigenous Sami people's culture are also important.
Finland aims to create a participatory society where all citizens have equal opportunities to influence their lives and common issues. This includes strengthening democracy, promoting transparency in administration, supporting cultural activity, diversity, equality, and tolerance. Finland also actively participates in international cooperation for peace, security, human rights, and sustainable development.
Sustainable work is another crucial objective for Finland. The country aims to increase jobs, improve productivity, profitability, and quality of work. It promotes employment in the green economy, supports young people, immigrants, and those with reduced capacity to work. Entrepreneurship, innovation, and the development of the service sector are also emphasized.
Creating sustainable local communities is a priority for Finland. This involves providing jobs, housing, comprehensive services, sustainable transport systems, and green areas that support economic, social, cultural well-being, and environmental well-being. Finland aims to strengthen local communities by supporting an active civil society, developing meeting places, and promoting local decision-making that promotes social learning and influence.
Finland's objective is to become a carbon-neutral society by following a national roadmap towards this goal. This includes improving energy efficiency, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, and developing low-carbon sectors of the economy. Finland aims to develop intelligent and interconnected structures that promote renewable energy sources and energy savings.
Finland also strives for an economy that is resource-wise. The country aims to increase resource efficiency, create business models that boost productivity of natural resources, and invest in clean technology, research, bioeconomy, renewable energy, and sustainable food production and forestry.
Promoting lifestyles that respect the carrying capacity of nature is another important objective for Finland. The country encourages consumers and companies to reduce their ecological footprints. It aims to make sustainable consumption choices easy and cost-effective, encourage sustainably produced products and services, and support non-material consumption and services.
Finland emphasizes decision-making that respects nature by raising awareness of biodiversity's importance and considering it in decision-making. It aims to stop the loss of biodiversity by 2020, promote sustainable use of natural resources, and utilize scientific research data for decision-making.
The principles guiding sustainable development in Finland include global responsibility, cross-generational thinking, recognizing the limited carrying capacity of nature, cooperation, and the creative use of knowledge and expertise.
To ensure the implementation of society's commitment to sustainable development, operational commitments will be established with various stakeholders. These commitments will include concrete measures, changes in operating procedures, and innovative trials. The progress of society's commitment will be continuously monitored through impact and