This campaign originated on the world’s stage alongside plans
from many of the world’s religions at the request of The
Alliance of Religions and Conservation, ARC. ARC is an umbrella
non-profit organization based in the UK that seeks to inspire
and mobilize the world’s religious communities to create a
better world. It was founded on the belief that knowing what to
do about the environment is not enough, a profound shift in
values and vision to motivate us to act on our knowledge is
essential. The values and vision of the world’s faiths can shift
human behavior through inspiration and guidance. To mobilize the
resources of the world’s spiritual traditions ARC, in
partnership with the United Nations, invited each of the world’s
major religions to write and commit to a seven-year
sustainability plan detailing how each religion intends to
mobilize its wisdom, resources and members to combat the
ecological crisis. The seven-year timescale is a step towards
generational change, beyond electoral cycles and short-te