Sustainability

SLOW LIFE Symposium 

The SLOW LIFE Symposium was founded to have a global influence on sustainability issues. The Symposium is organised by the Soneva Foundation and hosted by Soneva. 

The SLOW LIFE Symposium gathered the best scientists, philanthropists, business leaders and policy makers for three days of problem-solving around the most pressing sustainability challenges and opportunities facing humanity. We use the planetary boundaries framework developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre to benchmark and communicate how we are doing against interrelated environmental and social boundaries. 

2016 SLOW LIFE Symposium Co-Chair Jean Oelwang, President of Virgin Unite.

Participants of the 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

Sonu Shivdasani, Founder and CEO, Soneva, speaking at the 2014 SLOW LIFE Sympoisum.

2016 SLOW LIFE Symposium Co-Chair Johan Rockström, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre.

Symposium breakout group on Doughnut Economics.

2016 SLOW LIFE Symposium Co-Chair Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future.

Naoko Ishii (centre), CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility.

Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility, and Johan Rockström, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre.

Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future and Jean Oelwang, President, Virgin Unite.

Nigel Topping, We Mean Business; Marieke van Schaik, Dutch Charity Lotteries; Bonnie Pietila, Casting Director and Producer.

Break out group with Annie Maxwell, Skoll Global Threats Fund.

Johan Rockström, Planetary Boundaries presentation, 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

Bodu Beru, Maldivian drummers on the Soneva Fushi sandback.

Cindy Forde, Blue Marine Foundation, 2014 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

The premier of Sink or Swim, a documentary film about the Soneva Ocean Stewards programme, attended by the swimming students from neighbouring local islands.

Participants of the 2013 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

Actor and activist Daryl Hannah and JUCCCE Chairperson Peggy Liu at the 2013 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

Soneva chef Khun Benz cooks for Symposium participants using the fuel-efficient cookstoves supplied in Myanmar and Darfur by the Soneva Foundation.

Leo Johnson, BBC Presenter and Jonathon Porritt, Forum for the Future.

David de Rothschild, 2013 SLOW LIFE Symposium

Edward Norton, Actor, environmentalist and UN Ambassador for Biodiversity, talks to Mark Lynas, environmental author.

Jon Bowermaster, Daryl Hannah, Fabien Cousteau and Chris Gorell Barnes in a session on ocean biodiversity.

Richard Branson preparing to speak at the 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

Richard Branson giving the keynote speech at the 2011 SLOW LIFE Symposium.

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