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The Foundation prepares tomorrow’s brains to think 360°, facilitates concrete action today and invests for the benefit of future generations. It acts as a platform for transformative philanthropy.

ACTIVITIES REPORT 2014-2015 ISBN: 978-2930275-78-2 STATUTORY DEPOSIT NO: D2015-8490-05 PRINTED ON CYCLUS PRINT RECYCLED PAPER

n o i t a d n u Fo uture F r fo rations e n e G Looking at the world from a Preparing 360° perspective tomorrow’s brains Passing on resources Investing in future and values generations via concrete projects

Founded in 1998, the Foundation for Future Generations is the Belgian foundation dedicated exclusively to sustainable development. A public benefit foundation, it is pluralist, independent and active in all three regions of Belgium.

For more details, visit our new website at www.foundationfuturegenerations.org Contact us at: ffg@foundationfuturegenerations.org Head office: Rue des Brasseurs 182 - 5000 Namur - Belgium - Tel. +32(0)81 22 60 62 Brussels office: Rue de l’Industrie 10 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium - Tel. +32(0)2 880 88 68

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Editorial At the time of writing these lines, we find ourselves torn between deeply conflicting emotions.

Horror, sadness and sometimes grief for friends and relations after the attacks which blindly hit the citizens of Brussels and elsewhere.

By contrast, intense joy in being able to share with you what we have achieved these last two years thanks to all of you who support the Foundation. These achievements, we know, will also continue in the coming years.

In the fervent hope of being able to help this come about, we think it is now increasingly necessary to promote this ‘360°’ vision so characteristic of the Foundation’s work.

A vision of the future, helping this world transform itself.

Benoît Derenne CEO

François Ost Ost Chairman of the Board

The Foundation’s 4 priorities: p. 6. . . . Preparing tomorrow’s brains to think 360° (HERA) p. 12. . . Facilitating concrete 360° action p. 22. . . Investing for future generations p. 26. . . Mobilising resources at the service of future generations

As well as ... p. 4. . . . The ‘4 Ps’ summing up our 360° vision p. 24. . . A few figures p. 28. . . A simple thank-you

Cover: From 11 September to 18 December 2014, 100 ‘Creators of the Future’ stepped up their creative efforts to boost the momentum of the transition towards a more sustainable society (see p. 17).

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THE ‘4 Ps’ SUMMING A

sustainable society is one that offers quality of life to all its members, in a just and fair manner.

A society where the needs of everybody are met, both now and tomorrow, yet in respect of the limits of ecosystems and natural resources. A society where citizens maintain democratic control. To meet up to these challenges in an increasingly complex world, it is crucial that all society players develop the capacity to manage this complexity. A sustainable development mode must, in its choices and practices, adopt an overall systemic approach – a 360° approach – bringing together individuals, knowledge and the points of view and initiatives of the various players. It is all about simultaneously and harmoniously combining the 4 dimensions – or ‘4Ps’ – at the heart of the Foundation’s values.

A short recap:

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PEOPLE

There can’t be any sustainable development without putting human beings at the centre of discussions. It is all about including the social and ethical responsibility of individuals, companies and leaders. About social equity and accessibility for everybody.

About the quality of the living environment. About social ‘togetherness’. In a nutshell: about life.

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PLANET To paraphrase the philosopher Henry David Thoreau: “What’s the use of a house if you haven’t got a liveable planet to put it on?” We need to take account of the impact of development on our living environment: climate and greenhouse gases, the rational use of energy, respect for nature and biodiversity, sustainable waste management, the careful use of land resources, etc.

UP OUR 360° VISION

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ROSPERITY

The excesses and damage caused by the frantic race for profits can no longer be concealed. In their stead we need to adopt an approach based on overall cost and long-term economic viability. An approach looking at collective and not individual performance. An approach including innovative forms of funding and non-monetary exchanges and resources.

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PARTICIPATION Also a key aspect of the sustainability paradigm: ‘bottom up’ participation or participative governance.

Each and every citizen has something he can give to the world. Transparency and education, taking account of the needs and aspirations of all parties concerned and participating them in decision-making, actions and their further development ...

The impact (of a certain behaviour, a project, a decision, a policy) on these dimensions is appreciated both spatially (here and elsewhere, every person on the planet has the same human right to the Earth’s resources) and temporally (the present generations have the right to use the Earth’s resources, but the duty to ensure sustainability in the long term for future generations). This overall approach is the common denominator of all Foundation activities. Find out more about them on the following pages.

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How?

• Rewarding tomorrow’s brains • Encouraging the academic community to think 360° • Developing an optimistic network of experts to create tomorrow’s sustainable world.

For more details: www.fgf.be/hera

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HERA: Encouraging The 3rd HERA Awards ceremony was hosted by the UCL in the new ‘nearly zero energy’ buildings of the European headquarters of AGC Glass in Louvain-la-Neuve.

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Opening the 2015 HERA Awards ceremony: Benoît Derenne, the Foundation’s CEO, and Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, climatologist and professor at the UCL.

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Claire Vanderick (ULg), winner of the 2015 Sustainable Health Prize (see p. 11).

The 180 people participating in the 2015 HERA Awards were inspired by the works of students and researchers from Belgium’s French-speaking universities.

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The 3rd HERA Poster Session highlighted 16 research projects characterising an overall approach to sustainable development.

If there is one group of people playing a crucial role in the development of 360° thinking by integrating the ‘4 Ps’ of sustainable development, it is the academic world. The good news: the family of HERA Prizes of excellence is growing quickly ... as is the enthusiasm of the public concerned.

those who think about tomorrow’s world community, a true ecosystem made up of students, teachers, sponsors, panel members and other partners helping to shape tomorrow’s world. There, meetings and discussions are helping the energy of transformation to circulate in all directions.

HERA is a rendezvous for the new and optimistic ideas of tomorrow’s generations. The family is growing fast, with three new Master’s Thesis Award categories for 2016.

First of all, the Cooperative Sustainable Economy category (with the support of Cera and Coopburo), for the best dissertation on new economic models involving a cooperative and ‘collaborative’ approach.

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ith these HERA (Higher Education & Research Awards for Future Generations) Prizes of excellence, the Foundation is participating in preparing tomorrow’s brains. HERA rewards Master and PhD theses with added value for society in increasingly varied fields. But that’s not all ...

Via its HERA programme, the Foundation actively participates in the creation of a

Then, the Sustainable & Responsible Finance category (with the support of the Financité network), for the most innovative work looking at issues involved in responsible finance and how the financial system can become a driver of sustainable development.

And finally the Sustainable Food category (with the support of Cosucra, the ‘d’Ici’ supermarket and the Fonds Triodos), providing answers to the challenges associated with food, from its production to its consumption.

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The HERA family has grown in 2015, and now has 4 winners, 8 nominees, one special mention and 25 panel members! Our thanks and congratulations to all of them.

The PhD research prize was awarded by Nadine Gouzée, chairwoman of the jury, to Guy Kouam (ULg) for his innovative approaches to a crucial issue: access to water and sanitation in the slums surrounding the large cities in developing countries.

The UCL hosted the 3rd HERA Awards ceremony. We were very pleased with the growing enthusiasm shown by the young graduates and researchers for building a more sustainable world: 68 candidates in 2015! A ceremony presented as usual by Eddy Caekelberghs, and introduced by Jean-Pascal van Ypersele and Olivier De Schutter, the UCL rector’s advisor on sustainable development and the ex-United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food.

We can sum up the evening with the testimony of one of the invited participants: “I expected a rather boring academic evening. What did I get? An evening full of intelligent ideas, giving (...) good reasons to be or become optimistic!”

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With over 60 faculties in 6 universities involved in 2015, more and more students are facing up to the challenge of taking a 360° view of the future! Looking to 2020, we hope to make HERA a national prize, involving all Belgian universities.

Offering six basic ‘open-source’ elements, Thomas Billas proposed a response to programmed obsolescence to win the 2015 Sustainable Design Prize.

Jean-Noël Tilman, partner, and Karin Rondia, chairwoman of the jury, about to announce the nominees for the 2015 Sustainable Health Prize.

The Tilman Laboratory, the Belgian leader of phytotherapy in pharmacy, is supporting the new Master’s Thesis Award - Sustainable Health addressing upcoming health professionals. Its overall and sustainable vision runs through all levels of the Laboratory which today employs more than 100 technicians and researchers. Its values have allowed it to make the difference. It is thus only natural that Jean-Noël Tilman wants to encourage young graduates to follow him on the path towards excellence and sustainable development.

The winner of the 2015 Master’s Thesis Award - Sustainable Health is Claire Vanderick with her “L’atelier-scénario: un outil pour promouvoir le vieillissement actif des aînés de la commune de Floreffe.”

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The Tilman Laboratory supports the Sustainable Health Prize

“Earning money without the desire to create happiness or to contribute to the well-being of mankind is sad.”

Jean-Noël Tilman

Philippe Rotthier is supporting the Sustainable Architecture Prize

“I would like young people to build a world that I hope will be better and shared” Philippe Rotthier

The Foundation was very pleased to host its first named fund in 2014: the Philippe Rotthier Fund for Future Generations has an endowment of €600,000. In accordance with the wishes of its founder, the duration of this spend-down fund is about fifteen years.

The Fund has the specific aim of funding the HERA programme and guaranteeing the long-term survival of the Master’s Thesis Award - Sustainable Architecture. It will thus be able to reward and showcase nearly 80 young architects, as well as some 30 PhD researchers in all disciplines. The winner of the 2015 Master’s Thesis Award - Sustainable Architecture is Marine Penders, with her “Rénovation énergétique des îlots – Stratégie d’intégration des énergies renouvelables dans le but de tendre vers l’objectif zero-énergie.”

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Already the winner of the Sustainable Development Prize of the Province of Namur in 2015, the cereals cooperative Agribio was nominated for the national Future Generations Grand Prix on 5 October.

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... concrete 360 0 action

How ? By actively promoting the emergence of ... p. 14. . . an inspiring ecosystem focused on sustainable projects (Future Generations Grand Prix, Provincial Prizes, Tournée Générale (General Tour), Creators of the future p. 18. . . questioning the business world p. 19. . . transformative philanthropy p. 20. . . citizen participation initiatives (Our Future, the Citizens’ Parliament on the Climate)

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5 October 2015

The Grand Prix and the Provincial Prizes: a thriving ecosystem

Ringland, Antwerp citizens in action, promoting an ambitious project focused on mobility and a sustainable living environment for their city!

Beestig Wijs, using dogs in the fight against school fatigue!

Ringland, winner of the 2015 Future Generations Grand Prix

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ow in its eighth year, this national prize identifies and showcases initiatives which cement sustainable development in our daily lives, combining a profitable business model, social well-being, respect for the environment and participative governance.

tives in Antwerp. Ringland is set to inspire others, prompting them to start the ball rolling: the concept they are using can well be transferred to other sectors.

The selection panel, agreeing on the idea that citizen participation is at the heart of sustainable development, finally chose Ringland, an exemplary citizens’ movement set up to propose and discuss mobility alterna-

Agribio (Namur) convincingly integrates the different dimensions of sustainable development. The cooperative is made up

Also nominated: Agribio and Beestig Wijs

The 2015 Future Generations

The Provincial prizes, steps towards the Grand Prix of six small farms in Wallonia and is enabling the development of a whole food chain at local level. The panel was impressed by the way Agribio goes about providing job opportunities to the most vulnerable.

As for Beestig Wijs (Flemish Brabant), this project convinced the panel through its extremely concrete integration of the ‘4 Ps’ of sustainable development, combining high social relevance based on a well-thoughtout business model with great attention for the environment. This makes it an excellent ambassador for sustainable development.

Positive and inspiring meetings In the run-up to the announcement of the Grand Prix winners, some fifty people had the chance to meet up with the owners of the 14 finalist initiatives at their stands. A unique occasion to remind oneself that 360° projects are possible in all sectors of society.

Each time round, we become more convinced of the Grand Prix’s influence. A dozen projects each year over a period of nearly ten years, that is a great ecosystem of positive energy, a true reservoir of optimism! And it is also proof that a participative and cooperative economy is not just a vision of a sustainable future. It exists here and now and ... it works.

Five of Belgium’s provinces now reward sustainable development, in close collaboration with the Foundation. Each year, their selection networks come up with a good selection of initiatives in all sectors.

In Walloon Brabant, the 2014 Incidences Prize went to Fol’Fouille, a second-hand shop employing people with little chance on the labour market, while the 2015 prize went to the citizen café ‘Altérez-vous’. The 2014 Province of Namur Prize went to the supermarket ‘d’Ici’, a producers’ cooperative for sustainable and local food, while in 2015 it went to Agribio (see p. 12).

The 2014 Godefroid Sustainable Development Prize (Province of Luxembourg) went to ‘La Providence’, a home for children and adolescents suffering from behavioural or mental problems, and in 2015 to the Solidairement* network.

The 2014 Hainaut Horizons Prize was awarded to the municipality of Silly for its ‘Citta Slow’ and in 2015 to Le Carré, a recycling company also employing people with little chance on the labour market.

And 2015 has seen a fifth prize coming into existence: the Province of Liege Prize, awarded this year to CofCube that recycles shipping containers and makes them into flats, offices, etc. *A large short food supply chain (SFSC)

Grand Prix, 14 projects, each more inspiring than the last. Find out about all of them on www.gp-generationsfutures.be

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2014 – 2015... and more to come!

GENERAL TOUR:

Good sustainable recipes! and highlighting sustainable initiatives showcased in the context of the Grand Prix and the Provincial Prizes. Its goal?

To analyse and understand the sustainable management of these initiatives, concrete examples of a 360° vision.

These workshops give participants the chance to meet up with the owners of the initiatives and to let themselves be inspired by their experience with a view to developing new initiatives. Participants are able to see with their own eyes how these companies integrate the ‘4 Ps’ of sustainable development into their daily business. On top of sharing knowhow and experiences, the idea is also to build up a constructive network around good sustainable development practices.

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he logical follow-on to the Grand Prix, the basic idea behind the ‘General tour’ is to go beyond just rewarding

Made up of interactive workshops, the tour took in such inspiring locations as the Ferme Nos Pilifs in Brussels, the Ghent company Alpro, Ecopower in Antwerp, or the fair chocolate producer Belvas in Ghislenghien.

Extended due to its success!

Given the success of the 2015 tour, the General Tour will be maintained in 2016. To find out more about its next stops, check our newsletter or www.fgf.be/tourneegenerale.

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CREATORS OF THE FUTURE

Je vois bien vers où on doit aller... à long terme

CRÉATEURS D’AVENIR

Je montre l'exemple... à mon échelle

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Ouvrir les possibles

Je trouve des solutions originales

Croyances fortes Boussole Intuitions pour agir Initier

Zones KAFKA pour permettre les tests et prises de risque innovants

Chercheur d’Or

Je suis un acteur de changement

Je suis pragmatique, je suis d'abord un acteur de terrain

J'agis à contrecourant

J'agis en cohérence avec mes idées. Je suis Intégre, éthique

c’est celui qui le dit qui l’est et c’est celui qui fait ce qu’il dit

Je donne du sens aux réalités autour de moi, je les traduis

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Je suis capable d'insuffler de l’énergie autour de moi

Mon rôle s'inscrit dans un processus

Créer, c’est résister / Résister c’est créer

Comme la photographie argentique : Être attiré, être attentif > Appareil photo > tirer la pellicule > cadrer l’image > développement via plusieurs bains (révéler, arrêter, fixer) --- > image

Je suis empathique, j'ai un regard bienveillant sur le monde qui m'entoure

Patiente/souplesse

Mon rôle est d'être un relais, un diffuseur d'idées, d'essaimer

Emerveillement Pouvoir être touché par les gens, par les choses Chef d’orchestre

J'arrive à catalyser les énergies, à rassembler

J'ai de belles facultés d'adaptation

Missionnaire

100 key transition players discussing in all directions Poil à gratter

Capacité d’écoute des autres, de soi Sensibilité/ouverture aux émotions

Tisseuse de liens

1+1=3

C’est celui qui le dit qui l’est et c’est celui qui fait ce qu’il dit

Jardinier d’aujourd’hui Tremplin sur la mer

YES WE CAN

Je suis un optimiste, un Idéaliste

Pépinière d’idées Changement d’angle

J'ai à coeur de permettre à d'autres d'expérimenter, de se former, de se lancer

Arbre – racine – fruits : Permettre l’enrichissement, guider, faire grandir, nourrir, semer

Confiance

Je suis un éclaireur, un explorateur

Je suis un mouton à 5 pattes: Multi facettes, multi capacités

Du vide ?

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Colporteur – Stimulateur -Intégrateur

Avec des images et des mots, les créateurs d’avenirs ont tenté de définir leurs spécificités.

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periences of others. The result? Boosted synergy and inspiration for key personalities in Wallonia and Brussels.

The Foundation wanted these 100 creators of the future to get to know each other with a view to heightening their impact for a more sustainable society. They were able to present their projects, exchange their ideas and enrich them with the ex-

This ambitious project, funded by Wallonia, consisted of a 3-step programme, conducted with the help of a professional moderator (Joseph Fléron - Dimension Consultance), in partnership with Business & Society, Inter-Environnement Wallonie and ConcertES (the social economy federation).

ho are they? Men and women from all walks of life. What do they have in common? They are at the forefront of the transition, spear-heading tomorrow’s world.

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Visit to the famous proton therapy facilities at IBA on the occasion of the Circle’s private workshop on participatory management. In 2014 and 2015, the Circle also met at Euroclear (managing diversity in companies), the Tilman Laboratory (personal / company ethics) and at Grignoux (ways for companies to help society).

THE CEO CIRCLE: Employers

questioning what they are doing The Circle’s 2014 open evening hosted by the Ulg and with a talk by Mats Alvesson (University of Lünd, Sweden), author of ‘The triumph of emptiness’, a book criticising management.

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n a world full of crises, we are facing a major challenge: we need to rethink the business world in order to be able to manage the current complexity and face up to current challenges (a circular economy, industrial ecology, etc.).

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The solution has to be systemic. We need to link up knowledge and network people in order for the business world to also adopt the celebrated 360° vision reflecting the ‘4 Ps’ of sustainable development This is why the Foundation, in collaboration with Virginie Xhauflair from the HEC Liege, has been running a Circle of entrepreneurs made up of some 20 male and female CEOs from a variety of sectors, at the helm of SMEs or multinational companies. They come together for private or public workshops where they swap ideas and best practices with a view to getting the business world evolve towards a sustainable economy.

The ‘FOUNDATION 3.0’ WORKSHOPS Promoting transformative philanthropy

18 European and North American foundations met to question their ethical funding strategies

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he Foundation’s role is also to facilitate 360°exchanges even in the world of philanthropy.

This is why the Foundation for Future Generations has launched its ‘Foundation 3.0’, in partnership with the Fondation de France. This initiative consists of an international ‘peer learning group’ of foundations sitting down at strategic round table to discuss their various fields of work, searching for ways of inducing systemic change.

Hosted by Philanthropy House (EFC), the two round tables held in 2014 focused on financial investment policy at the service of societal transformation. The

2015 cycle was dedicated to assessment strategies supporting foundations in their social change work under the banner of sustainability.

The financial partnership has since grown, now including, alongside the Fondation de France, the Lunt Foundation (BE), the Progressio Foundation (NL), the Mistra Foundation (SE), the Chimay-Wartoise Foundation (BE), the Bernheim Foundation (BE), the Daniel and Nina Carosso Foundation (FR) and the Polden-Puckam Charitable Foundation (UK).

For more details: www.fgf.be/foundation3_0

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THE ‘OUR FUTURE’ CITIZEN PANEL

Thinking today about tomorrow’s senior Among the discussion forums facilitated by the Foundation, there are several concrete citizen participation projects such as G1000 or the ‘Our Future’ panel, closed in 2014.

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The proposals put forward by the panel, discussed in current contexts, as well as the project’s conclusions were presented in spring 2014 at the Maison des Parlementaires. There is a magazine devoted to the whole project which allows anyone, whether an expert or not, to sharpen his own perception of what is at stake and possible solutions.

Give it a read!

Order the magazine from the Foundation, or download it from www.fgf.be/notrefutur

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uilding on the experience of G1000 and a long tradition of citizen debate, ‘Our Future’ saw 24 citizens developing a scenario to overcome the challenges associated with ageing populations, repeated economic crises and growing pressure on the environment.

The result? Well-being and prosperity for all senior citizens in 2030! This was the goal of the scenario defined by the citizen panel. A good example of 360° thinking ... A breath of fresh air, and at the same time a profound questioning of established systems. Their report contradicts the way the various current crises are being managed, advocating instead an innovative vision combining working life and retirement, and making ambitious proposals in the fields of health and housing.

A reflection on the financial means available to senior citizens, independence, mobility, the image of elderly people, solidarity, health and a salutary ‘altruistic individualism’ – these are all the subjects discussed in this still very current report.

Once again, experience has shown that a nonexpert panel is capable of understanding even the most complex topics. An extremely worthwhile adventure in the opinion of all participants, helpers and partners.

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citizens

G1000: a sustainable influence

Four years after the Citizen Summit bringing together a thousand citizens, the G1000 movement continues to grow. Citizen participation is now being spoken about and studied. Authorities are experimenting with it, in Belgium and abroad. Here are just a few examples ...

- No less than six G1000 events have been held in the Netherlands.

- In September 2015, a symposium was held in the Brussels Senate with a keynote speech on ‘Representative democracy: the end of a model?’ (see photo).

- Numerous press articles continue The ‘Citizen Parliament on to bear witness to the importance the Climate’ of citizen deliberation in evolving What is it? A panel of citizens drawn from the democracy. population of the Province of Luxembourg to - Belgian political parties, cities, mudiscuss climate and energy issues. nicipalities, companies and associIts goal? To provide input to the Province’s enviations are resorting to G1000 memronmental policy in the form of structured citizen bers for such projects as the ‘Citizen proposals in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Parliament’ (see opposite), Climate Conference (Paris, December 2015).

‘Het Burgerkabinet’, ‘Zaventem aan Using a ‘listen and discuss’ method, the Citizen zet’, Antwerp’s ‘City Marketing’ or Parliament debated and ranked priorities with a the midday meetings of the Socialist view to drawing up proposals, conceiving acParty Federation. tion tools and developing ways to be account- David Van Reybrouck, founder of able to citizens. Representatives from politics, the initiative, author of ‘Contre les business and the voluntary sector watched élections’ and a great advocate of over the process on the basis of their positive the use of random draws in our demexperience of citizen participation in Belgium ocratic system has been invited to and abroad. give speeches in Oslo, Copenhague, The Foundation supported this initiative of the Berlin, Ferrara, Mantova and AlexProvince’s government agency in charge of andria. In the Netherlands, 3,000 sustainable development, as did the Ulg’s Arlon municipal managers came to listen Campus, providing the scientific assessment. to what he had to say.

For more details: For more details: www.g1000.org events.ulg.ac.be/parlement-citoyen-climat/

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You donate,Â

The Foundatio invests ... for future generations 22

1. Each donation is split in two Three-quarters of your money is directly invested in a concrete project, the result of which you can read about in the brochure you are holding. The other quarter goes to our endowment to generate interest which is then allocated to projects on a multi-year basis, all being put at the service of a real and sustainable economy in transition.

2. Your money is treated in a manner consistent with Foundation values The money available to the Foundation as its endowment is invested in Funds matching its values. In addition, via a project such as Foundation 3.0 (see page 19), the Foundation has the aim, together with other foundations, of permanently improving the societal effectiveness of its financial investments.

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Over the last 15 years we have chosen to invest part of our endowment in the form of direct holdings in companies with a significant involvement in sustainable development.

The Foundation is a (minority) shareholder in 18 companies symbolising a sustainable economy.

Moreover, the Foundation began supporting the micro-savings programme of the FinancitĂŠ network in 2014.

Energy

Fair trade

Construction & property

Finance

Food

Multi-sector

4. Your money is well-managed We are pleased to be able to affirm this, as proved by figures showing that the Foundation’s endowment is growing ... slowly but consistently. Turn the page to view the 2014 and 2015 figures. Each year, the Foundation’s account are audited in accordance with legal and statutory provisions by Fernand Maillard & Co, company auditors, as has been the case since the Foundation was founded in 1998.

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A FEW FIGURES SHOWING WHAT WE DID WITH YOUR DONATIONS IN 2014 AND 2015 Who are our donors?

The Foundation’s work is made possible by the resources it gets from a number of sources (among which you are): individual donors (in particular via the Golden Share scheme), partner companies, private foundations, private or public institutions.

With their help, our turnover has topped Source of income after allocation to the endowment (total €871,000) €850,000 these last two years. The most remarkable aspect is the ever-increasing support from individual donors and funds under the Foundation’s wings. This is undeniably a sign of trust on their part.

Sources of annual income for the period 19982014 (average of €427,000 p.a.)

But above all, this financial support does a lot more than just compensating for the rapid decline in public partnerships (an unfortunate sign of our times). Moreover, through giving the Foundation greater resource autonomy, it allows it to put more money at the service of necessary projects owned by third parties. 2016 will see this development accelerating.

This second chart will help you better understand how things have progressed between previous financial years and the last one.

A marked phase of consolidation

One further noteworthy fact marking the past two years is to be seen in the figures: the development of the Foundation’s assets.

Thanks to the constant financial support of its donors, these assets have grown steadily since the Foundation’s birth. The arrival of the Philippe Rotthier Fund (€600,000 to be spent over the next 15 years), followed

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Financial and property assets

Permanent endowment

by the 2015 donation of property by Hébergerie CO2 Solidaire, together with the extremely effective collection of donations and the ‘Golden Share’ scheme, have given the Foundation a completely new financial footing.

The permanent endowment (the untouchable part of the financial assets) has now reached €1,260,000, as shown in the chart opposite.

All this clearly gives the Foundation the opportunity to boost its policy of responsible investments in a sustainable economy, in a (very) long-term perspective. The money as a tool and lever at the service of future generations ...

The re-weighting of our priorities

2014 expenditure (€860,000): Breakdown by activities

The relative weight of the Foundation’s actions has developed quite a lot between 2014 and 2015. The charts opposite show the strategic choices made by the Board of Directors and the team at the end of 2014, with the focus now being put much more on our role as a ‘Transformative philanthropic platform’ and bundling our energy on two core activities: ‘Preparing tomorrow’s brains’ (a jump from 7% to 16%) and ‘Facilitating action in favour of future generations’ (from 13 to 19%).

This development has been accompanied by a steady reduction in our support for citizen and democracy projects (a drop from 28% to 7%), compensated by our increased capability to fund field players (from 2 to 13%).

2015 expenditure (€867.000): Breakdown by activities

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And you?

SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION

and participate in tomorrow’s sustainable world!

Thanks to the generosity of the founders of the non-profit organisation ‘L’Hébergerie CO2 Solidaire’ and their desire to maintain their assets as a ‘common good’, the Foundation has become the owner and guardian of two buildings and a market garden close to the Grande Enneille Nature Reserve (Durbuy).

Whether you are a private individual, a family, a company or an institution, you can support the Foundation’s positive transformative energy, helping us to make tomorrow’s world come about.

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In the presence of the Foundation’s directors, the signing of the donation deed in the offices of notary Jean-François Pierard.

HOW CAN I MAKE A DONATION? Choose the scheme best suiting you!

Taking care of future generations means taking action today. Hundreds of donors have put their money where their mouth is in support of the Foundation’s daily work. What scheme best suits you?

A donation is a drop of water that becomes a stream that becomes a river ...

Each donation serves to enlarge the Foundation’s transformative scope.

Every little bit helps! Like Louise who has been supporting the Future Generations financially month by month for more than 6 years, or like Georges who adds a personal letter of encouragement to his donation each year.

A named fund or donation: a large river which suddenly appears out of nowhere!

The Foundation has all one needs to be a home for the wishes – as well as the financial resources – of third parties, managing them in all their administrative, legal and practical aspects. You don’t have to think about anything.

Like Benoît and Christina (see p. 26), you can donate property.

Or like Philippe (see p. 11) who has created a fund bearing his name to support the HERA prize for sustainable architecture for several years.

Benefit from supporting a field close to your heart!

Legacies and wills: the promise of future irrigation

Like Agnes, who decided to make a legacy in favour of the Foundation and who said: “I felt myself in tune with the projects, with the whole approach. With a bit of external help, I drew up my will by hand. Even if I die tomorrow, everything is in perfect harmony with my convictions”.

The Foundation supports the campaign www.testament.be in favour of philanthropic wills.

The ‘Golden Share’ / ‘Action en Or’ scheme: gathering isolated drops of water

Why not convert your worthless securities into one good share? What a good idea!

Share accounts often contain thousands of dormant shares now hardly worth anything. If you have some of these and if keeping or selling them would cost a disproportionate amount of fees, then convert this money into a useful donation!

- The following Foundation for Future Generations account looks forward to receiving your donation (one-off or as a standing order): IBAN BE98 5230 4030 5393 - BIC: TRIOBEBB. You will be entitled to tax relief for all donations equal to or exceeding €40.

- Contact Benoît Derenne, the Foundation’s CEO, to develop a scheme tailored to your situation: tel. +32(0)81 22 60 62 – e-mail: fgf@fgf.be .

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Thank you…

Sponsors, public and private partners, donors, members of our jurys, candidates, members of our board ... all of you are indispensable for the development of the Foundation and its projects.

Your trust in the choices made by the Foundation boosts its capacity to take action directed at transforming our societies.

Without you, nothing of this would be possible ...

Thanks to all our partners!

HERA Brussels-Capital Region: the Ministry of Scientific Research; Université Catholique de Louvain; Université de Liège; Université de Mons; Université de Namur; Université Libre de Bruxelles; Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles; Wallonia-Brussels Federation: the Ministry of Higher Education; Wallonia: the Ministry of Environment; Wallonia: the Ministry of Sustainable Development

HERA - Sustainable Architecture Philippe Rotthier Fund for Future Generations

HERA - Sustainable Cooperative Economy Cera; Coopburo

HERA - Sustainable Design Wallonie (Eco-)Design

HERA - Sustainable Finance Réseau Financité

HERA - Sustainable Food Cosucra; d’ici ; Triodos Fund

HERA - Sustainable Health Tilman Laboratory

Future Generations Grand Prix Brussels-Capital Region: the Ministry of Environment and the Agency Bruxelles-Environnement; Golden Share; Le Soir; MO* Magazine; National Lottery; Universiteit Gent; Wallonia: the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Mobility

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Provincial Sustainable Prizes and Interprovincial Day for Sustainable Development Province of Hainaut; Province of Liège; Province of Luxembourg; Province of Namur; Province of Walloon Brabant; Wallonia: the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Mobility

General Tour Belgian Federal Government: the Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Federal Agency for Sustainable Development; Brussels-Capital Region: the Ministry of Environment and the Agency BruxellesEnvironnement; Flanders: the Minister-President of the Flemish Government; Golden Share; Haute Ecole Provinciale de Namur; KU Leuven Campus Brussel; Le Soir; National Lottery; Universiteit Gent; Wallonia: the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Mobility Initiatives visited

Alpro; Belvas; Brutopia; Ecopower; Energie 2030; Esperanzah!; La Ferme du Chant des Cailles; La Ferme Nos Pilifs; Les Ateliers du Saupont; Les Grignoux; Nnof; Yellow Events

Créateurs d’Avenir Business & Society Belgium; ConcertES; Dimension Consultance; Golden Share; Grand Hornu Images; Gum Studio; IEW; La Tricoterie; Ouat; Wallonia: the Ministry of Sustainable Development

CEO Cercle ‘Entreprise, Innovation & SD’ Académie des Entrepreneurs Sociaux; BrusselsCapital Region: the Ministry of Economy; BrusselsCapital Region: the Ministry of Environment; GRELiège; HEC - ULg; National Lottery; PWC; UWEL; Wallonia: the Ministry of Sustainable Development

Foundation 3.0

HERA - Sustainable Design

Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation; European Foundation Centre; Fondation Bernheim; Fondation Chimay-Wartoise ; Fondation de France; Lunt Foundation; Mistra; Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation; Progressio Foundation

Marie Pok, chairwoman (Centre d’Innovation et de Design au Grand Hornu); Christelle Bar (Innovatech); Lise Belmans (OVAM); Maxime Boulvain (Automatic Systems); Michaël Cravatte (Poside); Pierre Echard (MAD)

Our Future Belgian Federal Government: the Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and the Federal Agency for Sustainable Development; Cera; Fondation Chimay-Wartoise; Groupe Jolimont; INAMI; National Lottery; PartenaMut; Wallonia: the Ministry of Health, Social Action and Equality

Overall sponsorship – ‘Golden Share’ Banque Degroof Petercam; Belfius; BNP Paribas Fortis; Dierickx Leys Private Bank; ING; KBC; Nagelmackers

Overall sponsorship – The Foundation Wallonia: the Ministry of Employment (Subsidy for promoting employment); Wallonia: the Ministry of Sustainable Development (portal website)

Thanks to our many jury members!

HERA - Doctoral Thesis Award Nadine Gouzée, chairwoman (Federal Planning Bureau); Christel Buelens (FRS - FNRS); Marie Cors (IEW); Guy Ethier (Umicore); Jean Hugé (ULB, winner 2013); Pierre-Jean Lorens Regional Council Nord-Pas de Calais); Jean-Pascal van Ypersele (UCL)

HERA - Sustainable Architecture Han Verschure, chairman (KUL)*; Aude-Line Duliere (architect); Paolo Léonardi (Le Soir); Olivier Mareschal (De Graeve); Denis Piron (laureaat 2013); Pascale Thys (Habitat & Participation)

HERA - Sustainable Health Karin Rondia, chairwoman (Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre); Thierry Poucet (journalist); Jean-François Rixen (Ecoconso); Fabienne Bryskère (Multipharma); Michel Kesteman (Federation of social services); Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Bureau)

Future Generations Grand Prix • Experts jury

Relinde Baeten (Ecopower); Jean Hugé (ULB); David Leyssens (The Shift); Philippe Mertens (AVCB/VSGB); Cédric Van de Walle (FISD); Natacha Zuinen (Walloon Public Service SD)

•Final jury Bart Devos, chairman (Vlaamse Jeugdraad, jury jeune); Brecht Andries (Think CORE, young jury); Sophie Brems (RTBF); Frans De Clerck (Triodos Belgium); Marie Frenay (Platform for Citizen Service, young jury); Jonathan Moskovic (G1000, Daardaar, young jury); Thierry Noesen (Belvas, winner 2013); Francesca Vanthielen (VTM, Klimaatzaak); Edith Wustefeld (Réseau ADES, young jury)

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‘Incidences’ Prize – Walloon Brabant • Experts jury 2014

Anne Humblet (ADMR); Pascale Thys (Habitat & Participation); Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Department); Christophe Vermonden (consultant) • Final jury 2014

Marie-Pascale Bonaventure (Mire BW); Thierry De Smedt (UCL); Jérôme Kervyn De Meerendre (Greenwatch); Pierre Thirion (TVCom) • Experts jury 2015

Pascale Thys (Habitat & Participation); Cédric Van de Walle (IFDD); Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Department); Lionel Wanet (HEPN) • Final jury 2015

Jean-François de Lavareille (Wawa Mag); MariePaule Kestemont (LSM); Ludovic Maisin (Duo Catering); Anne Peters (Axedis)

‘Hainaut Horizons’ Prize • Experts jury 2014 & 2015

• Experts jury 2015

Philippe Mertens (AVCB/VSGB); Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Department); Christophe Vermonden (consultant) • Final jury 2015

Pierre Stassart, chairman (ULg); Marc Ancion (IMP La Providence, winner 2014); Laurent Berbach (consultant); Ygaëlle Dupriez (NGE); Jean-Charles Magin (Youth club of Libramont); Jean-Marie Thomas (social ‘Godefroid’ prize)

Prize for Sustainable Development – Province of Namur • Experts jury 2014

Pascale Alaime (Brussels Environment); Philippe Mertens (AVCB/VSGB); Michaël Petit (UNamur); Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Department)

Alexandre Bertrand (Village Partenaire); Perrine Ferauge (UMons); Philippe Mertens (AVCB/VSGB); Killian Simon (Business & Society)

• Final jury 2014

• Final jury 2014

Perrine Ferauge (UMons); Fanny Heylen (SPW DD); Michaël Petit (UNamur); Christophe Vermonden (consultant)

Thierry Noesen, chairman (Belvas SA, winner 2013); Vincent Becue (UMons); Damien Hubert (City Mons); Marcel Leroy (journalist); Jean-Marc Zanatta (SAW-B) • Final jury 2015

Sabine Storme, chairwoman (Silly Cittaslow, winner 2014); Patrick Brocorens (UMons, ASPO Belgium); Michaël Cotton (Objectif 2050); Marcel Leroy (journalist); Thierry Noesen (Belvas, winner 2013)

Prize for Sustainable Development – Province of Liège • Experts jury 2015

Yves Camby (CNB); Philippe Chode (GRE); Eric Melin (aCREA ULg); Damien Sonny (Profish ULg); Jean Vanherle (Coudmain)

‘Godefroid’ Prize for Sustainable Development – Province of Luxembourg • Experts jury 2014

Sylvie Varlez (Federal Planning Department); Christophe Vermonden (consultant)

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Hollange, winner 2013); Ygaëlle Dupriez (NGE); Jean-Marie Thomas (social ‘Godefroid’ prize); Flavie Wynants (Youth council of the Province)

Sophie Fery (UCM); Marc Legrain (UTAN) • Experts jury 2015

• Final jury 2015

Nicolas Dendoncker (UNamur); Marc Legrain (UTAN); Jean-Yves Marion (UCM Namur); Frank Mestdagh (d’ici, winner 2014); Philippe Roisin (Domaine Saint-Roch)

Thanks to all active project members!

Future Generations Grand Prix and the Provincial Prizes for Sustainable Development We would like to thank all those who come up with initiatives in their regions which they put forward as potential candidates for Provincial Prizes and the Grand Prix.

• Final jury 2014

Creators of the Future

Pierre Stassart, chairman (ULg); Laurent Berbach (consultant); Adrienne Delacroix (Moulin de

A big thank you to the 100 Creators of the Future from all walks of life who have participated in the project!

CEO Cercle ‘Entreprise, Innovation & SD’ Rachida Aziz (Azira); Jean-François Baele (Domaine du Ry d’Argent); Loïc Bar (The Smart Company); Francis Blake (Derbigum); René Branders (Four Industriel Belge); Olivier Chapelle (Recticel); Benoît Coppée (InvestSud/Libramont Fair); Jacques Crahay (Warcoing-Cosucra); Marie d’Huart (Cap Conseil); Serge De Backer (Cap Conseil); Christian Fosseur (Velux Belgium); Dorothée Goffin (Imonic); Isabelle Hamburger (Vervloet); Jérôme Kervyn de Meerendré (Greenwatch); Anne Mortier (Tilman); Marcel Miller (Alstom Belgium); Laurent Minguet (Invest Minguet Gestion); Pierre Mottet (IBA); Jacques Pélerin (GRE Liège); Frédéric Rouvez (Exki); Jean-Noël Tilman (Tilman); Valérie Urbain (Euroclear)

Foundation 3.0 Barrow Cadbury Trust - GB (Sara Llewellin); Bernard van Leer Foundation - NL (Michael Feigelson); Bertelsmann Stiftung - DE (Bettina Windau); Big Society Capital - GB (Danyal Sattar); BNP Paribas Fortis - FR (Emmanuel de Lutzel); Center for Evaluation Innovation - USA (Julia Coffman); Cera - BE (Lieven Vandeputte); Chrysalix SET - NL (Yvette Go); Church of Sweden - SE (Gunnela Hahn); Cordaid - NL (Henri van Eeghen); Cyrano - BE (Michel Teller); DOEN Foundation - NL (Nina Tellegen); Dreilinden - DE (Ise Bosch; Antje Schneeweiss); Esmée Fairbairn Foundation - GB (Trupti Patel); European Foundation Center - BE (Gerry Salole); European Venture Philanthropy Association - BE (Pieter Oostlander); Fondation Bernheim - BE (France de Kinder); Fondation Ch. L. Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme - FR (Matthieu Calame); Fondation Chimay-Wartoise - BE (Sabine George; Freddy Constant; Philippe Dumont); Fondation Daniel & Nina Carasso - FR (MarieStéphane Maradeix); Fondation de France - FR (Mireille Davidson; Jean-Pierre Lefranc; Dominique Lemaistre; Martin Spitz); Fondation de Luxembourg - LU (Tonika Hirdman; Petra Penders); Fondation Ensemble - FR (Olivier Braunsteffer); Fondation Lunt - BE (Michaël Lunt; Hélène Rolin); Fondation Schneider Electric - FR (Patricia Benchenna); Fondation Un Monde par Tous - FR (Patrick Lescure); Fondazione Cariplo - IT (Gian Paolo Barbetta; Alessio Bellincampi; Francesco Lorenzetti); Friends Provident Charitable Foundation - GB (Rob Lake); Global Fund for Community Foundations -

GB (Avila Kilmurray); Impact Capital - BE (Piet Colruyt); J.W. McConnell Family Foundation - CA (Tim Draimin); Mistra - SE (Johan Edman; Åke Iverfeldt); NewB - BE (Dirk Coeckelbergh); PoldenPuckham Charitable Foundation - GB (Bevis Gillett; Stephen Pittam); Porticus - NL (Irina Ivan; Lisa Jordan); Progressio Foundation - NL (Marcello Palazzi); Rockefeller Brothers Fund - USA (Hope Lyons); Wallace Global Fund - USA (Ellen Dorsey)

Our Future: the citizens of the panel Dimitri Alaime; Stephania Benoy; Yvan Demuyser; Christine Evrard; Pascal Ghyssaert; Bram Herrebout; Miroye Kizamie; Philippe Leysen; Robert Lombaerts; Béatrice Maes; Jürgen Mervilde; Sofie Ostyn; Rosa Paulis; Sabine Pieroux; André Schorochoff; Bernard Spée; Paul Troch; Maryse Van Aerden; Elke Van De Mosselaer; Sybille Vanweehaeghe; Emilie Vellut; Konogan Vermeulen; Tomah Willemart; Wim Winters

And thank you to our sponsors and donors!

Creation of the Philippe Rotthier Fund for Future Generations Thank you, Philippe Rotthier, for this gauge of trust in the Foundation’s sustainable work.

Fund management committee: Philippe Rotthier (Chairman); Louise Bélenger, his grand-daughter; Benoît Derenne

Donation of ‘L’Hébergerie CO2 Solidaire’ Thank you, Christina De Wilde and Benoît Laduron, for the trust placed in the Foundation, enabling it to guarantee the common good character of this small jewel near Durbuy in the long term.

Sponsors Thank you, our ‘Sponsors of Future Generations’, for your commitment over several years to supporting young HERA people via the Foundation.

Donors Whether private individuals, companies or institutions in Belgium or abroad, our thanks to the many donors who support the Foundation each year.

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At the time you read these lines, 2016 will already have brought a lot of new features and confirmations. Here’s a taste of what’s in the pipeline …

Creation of the ‘Sustainable Finance Fund’ Created within the Foundation on the basis of the results of the ‘Golden Share’ scheme, this is a new fund aimed at supporting key alternative ethics players in the traditional world of finance from 2016 onwards.

Investing ‘SE’nSE’ in start-ups The new ‘SE’nSE’ (‘Seed Equity & Sustainable Entrepreneurship’) fund created within the Foundation at the initiative of Pierre Mottet will support business start-ups with a positive impact on the environment each year, in a context of sustainability.

A House for Future Generations Thanks to the support of Pierre Mottet, 2016 will see the Foundation moving in to a true ‘House for Future Generations’ in the middle of old Namur. A place full of potential. We’ll soon be giving you more details!

HERA continues to expand With the support of IBA and Wallonie Design in relaunching the Sustainable Design Prize, seven HERA Prizes are now on offer in 2017, calling more and more young people upon to use 360° thinking.

A 360° world is on its way!

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