EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Prof. Dr. Roger Haw Boon Hong
ANSTED University

It is a great pleasure for me to write an executive summary to this remarkable publication entitled ‘SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, REQUISITE HOLISM, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY’, which brings together 26 highly important papers and cases related to system thinking about sustainable future which were written and contributed by 35 authors/co-authors representing 25 institutions from 8 countries.

This book has covered five sections:

1. The selected problem and viewpoint of working on it
2. Sustainable future versus the current market democracy
3. Cases related to system thinking about sustainable future
4. Suggestions for action toward sustainable future
5. Concluding remarks

I wish to warmly congratulate the key persons of this publication project - Prof. Dr. Stane Božiènik, Prof. Dr. Timi Eæimoviæ and Prof. Dr. Matjaž Mulej. Also the similar greetings go to many co-authors and all others who have generously contributed in many ways towards the realization of this book. Books don’t just happen by themselves. A number of smart, dedicated, competent, and compassionate people have to care about a book (and its authors) long enough to get it all done. In the case of this particular book, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the writers who contributed their effort and time to promote Sustainable Future and Social Responsibility globally together with Ansted University, Ansted Service Center and me. I know, no serious academic text or reference or resource book will ever see the light of day without the careful and thoughtful work of our professional and academician colleagues. Those people have reviewed, criticized, and improved the contents of this book in many important ways and to each of them goes my gratitude.

In this book authors have drawn a broad-based strategic approach which is adopted to promote environmental soundness through research and development economic efficiency social equity, responsibility and accountability.

These strategies will be directed towards the following key areas:

1. Education and Awareness
2. Effective management of natural and non-natural resources and the environment
3. Integrated development planning and implementation
4. Prevention and control of pollution and environmental degradation.
5. Strengthening administrative and institutional mechanisms.
6. Proactive approach to regional and global environmental issues
7. Formulation and implementation of Action Plans.

On the other hand authors have highlighted the objectives of the policy on the Environment are to achieve; (1) A clean, safe, healthy and productive environment for present and future generations; (2) Conservation of the world’s unique and diverse cultural and natural heritage with effective participation by all sectors of society; (3) Sustainable lifestyles and patterns of consumption and production.

However, it is important to cultivate and practice these interrelated and mutually supporting principles:

1. Sustainable use of natural resources
2. Conservation of nature’s vitality and diversity
3. Continuous improvement in the Quality of the Environment
4. Integrated decision-making
5. Stewardship of the environment
6. Commitment and accountability
7. Active participation in the international community
8. To support its implementation and further development, involving all sectors of society and including government, business and industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, the community and the family.

Writing an executive summary for this kind of book especially they are so many well known and experienced authors in their own respective field with different background which I feel that it is important to consult each of them to share their highlights with me and the readers at large to enable me to articulate it in my summary thus it will give easy understanding and will arouse the readers interest to continue to read the entire book. Here are some important highlights that have been submitted to me by some of the authors after my consulting with each author to come up an impact statement which I would like to share with you too. Their research outcomes, perception and references will help to build and promote Sustainable Future, System thinking and Social Responsibility practice as a platform to safe world and reengineering a healthy living space which have been destroyed by human being long time ago.

“The key to control the world wide hunger consists in sustainable agriculture, preferably as Conservation Agriculture with special regard to improve the water productivity.” Prof. Dr. Med. Vet. Habil. Jörn Hamann “Affluence is the goal and deadline of economic development: it kills motivation for work. Synergy of social responsibility, creative for general purposes, requisitely holistic behavior and ethics of interdependence enables sustainable future.” Mrs. Anita Hrast and Prof. DDr. Matjaž Mulej

“A sustainable social contract requires urgent attention to more inclusive democracy, social interaction to restore community, a new conception of the market as a complex ecology, and public-private sector balance.” Prof. Dr. Robert G. Dyck

“Pure markets are a useful ideology to bluff in order to reach the biased goals of large corporations, reduce workforce’s security, and transfer the uncertainty from capital to labor.” Prof. Dr. Dijana Moènik “Road map for sustainable future of indigenous communities: a case of coastal India is attempt to examine the impact of globalization on a specific locality. However, the inferences that it draws go beyond the locality. Its express concern over the developmental activities initiated through special economic zone in the region which would seriously threaten the sustainable livelihood of millions of local and indigenous communities. Therefore, the emphasis of the paper is to reexamine the developmental agenda from a holistic perspective to achieve sustainable future for humanity." Dr. T. N. Sreedhara & Dr. Rajarama Tolpadi

“Survey shows that the role of trust in Management is essential and depends on co-workers' starting points including interdependence.” Prof. Dr. Vojko Potoèan

“Sustainable development in agriculture requires a delicate long term balance between farming practices and nature’s ability to renew itself. Conventional farming has accelerated environmental degradation due to excessive use of an-organic fertilizers and chemical pesticides. To reestablish land productivity and maintain soil fertility, Organic Rice Farming (ORF) was introduced for smallholders. Policy implication includes provision of affordable farm credit system delivered through Microfinance Institution to expand banking outreach. Capacity building for farmers association and trade support policy for organic products was recommended.” BS Kusmuljono

“The business policy and (global) enterprise strategy may well support the requisite holism and help humans pave their way to their sustainable future.” M. Sc. Tjaša Štrukelj and Prof. Em. DDr. Matjaž Mulej

No matter how, the insights into future events can be challenging as the future is not fixed. Until you experience it, the future remains as an array of possibilities with a "most likely" scenario based on what holds the greatest energy. Viewing the future can change the outcome. Even a 100% accurate view of the most likely scenario will trigger questions about whether you want that scenario to manifest, and that change can influence the outcome. This can give the illusion of inaccuracy in the original prediction. When you first start scanning the future, your predictions will be less accurate than they will become later, after constant practice. Mankind need to be aware that everyone is everything that Infinite Being is. The universe is holographic by design, meaning that while the many make up the One, the One is also mirrored within each of the many. So, each person, each spark of Infinite Being, contains all of the qualities of Infinite Being.

I sincerely hope that you will find this book can be of good help to you direct or indirectly as we understand no human being is perfect.

Yours truly,
Roger Haw Boon Hong, MBA, Ph.D, DSc.
Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility, Founding member of Ansted University
Founder cum Chairman of Ansted Social Responsibility International Awards
World Medal of Freedom awarded by The American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA

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