At a planetary level we have entered into what is called the ‘Anthropocene’ where the activities of humans are now dominating the planet’s climate and environment. The result of this dominance is now impacting humanity’s very existence on planet earth as a result of climate change, rampant pollution, community breakdown and biodiversity loss to name just a few. With a fresh lens and new tools, it’s our purpose to address the underlying reasons for how this is has come to pass, which include:
- Ineffective governance – suboptimal political, legal and corporate governance systems
- Bias for hard science – the disregard for indigenous, socio-cultural and anthropological inputs into decision making
- Flawed beliefs and lenses – myopia, poor systemic thinking and understanding of affordances and the delusion of control leading to unintended consequences
- Disconnection – breakdown of communities, the democratic fallacy, stakeholder agency and DOMINION.
From these, we are about the generation of better ideas, the setting of seeds in the now, that include the equal treatment and respect of humans, non-humans and the planet for a more harmonious and healthier world. We aim to show that humanity can live in harmony and prosperity by working with decision makers to make the impossible, possible by expanding and integrating the phrase ‘eco’, that in latin means household. To date, the fusion of the two household based pursuits of ecology and economy has, for those reasons outlined above, never happily met in the middle. Our vision for a brighter future is to nurture that middle ground for humanity to step into. We invite you to join us on that journey.
At Ecolitic, our process begins by assessing your requirements, needs and expectations where we prioritise projects that align with our values and vision. For some, we may be not for you. Once we agree to commence, our assessment aligns you with one or more of our following core services:
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Program Management
- Eco-innovation and Policy Development
- Circular Economy Assessment and Systems Development
- Life-cycle Assessment – Products and Services
- ISO14001 Management System Assessment and Development
- Climate Risk, Transition and Adaptation Advisory
- Integral Ecology Education and Training (see EAGLe)
our focus
At Ecolitic, we are unapologetically focused on building the urgent bridge between nature and power – the ecological and political, and make them one as a respected and harmonious union, as it once was. Humanity’s future depends on this healthy entanglement being reunited and redefined. We aspire to be that trusted place that clients come to first to understand how the world currently works, or mostly doesn’t, and how we can then support the design and implementation of solutions that ultimately brings balance and harmony in their workplaces, communities, regions and our planet. The pale blue dot in our name is a salute to what Astronomer Carl Sagan called our planet, as seen from space*, our sensitive and beautiful home – it’s the only home we have. We’re about ‘Oasis Earth’ in everything we do.
* https://www.planetary.org/worlds/pale-blue-dot
who we work with
We primarily work with global government leaders, corporate decision makers and investors to understand the winds of change that’s happening now and will need to happen to navigate current and future complexities, where both risks and opportunities await. Shaun’s idea, to fuse ecology and politic, positions Ecolitic as a world leader in ecologically based risk and opportunity analysis and advisory services.
We also enjoy industry and academic partnerships for projects and development of client offerings where we see the need and value by doing so. We believe this open-mindedness is crucial for the sharing of crucial knowledge today and the validation of services that offer contextuality and fitness for purpose for certain clients.
We have worked with the following:
