About LEAD Network

LEAD is an international non-profit organisation with a fast growing network of 1600 leaders in more than 80 countries. Our shared mission is to inspire leadership for a sustainable world.

We do this by searching worldwide for outstanding people, developing their leadership potential through our innovative training programmes, and working with them to make a real difference to the future of this planet.

Training events & courses

Network activities

Oil spill in Lebanon

UNDP officer, Mirey Atallah-Augé (LEAD Fellow, Lebanon) has been campaigning to raise awareness of an oil spill on the Lebanese coast that has been caused by the bombing in the area.

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Fellow publishes "Bangkok’s Foodscape"

Gisele Yasmeen (LEAD Fellow, Canada) is the author of a new publication analysing the livelihoods of food microentrepreneurs alongside the impact of urban change and gender relations.

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Leadership for Environment and Development

Member Programmes in Brazil, Canada, China, CIS, Europe, Francophone Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Southern Africa and USA

Are you a future leader?

LEAD Member Programmes around the world have begun recruiting 200 new leaders to join our Fellows Training Programme that starts early next year. Read more about how to apply.

Tackling problems of cyanide/dynamite fishing

A number of events are taking place in North Bali, Indonesia to train local stakeholders in sustainable fishing practices. Funded by the Darwin Initiative, this three-year LEAD project will set up a responsible enterprise that conserves the coral reefs and halts the practice of cyanide and dynamite fishing.

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Training the trainers for UNDP in Asia

LEAD is continuing to deliver high quality and effective ‘training of trainers’ events for the UNDP Capacity 2015 programme. This event in Thailand welcomed trainers from Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Pakistan and Iran.

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HSBC and LEAD launch new fund

HSBC and LEAD have launched the ‘HSBC GIF Sustainability Leaders Fund’, an innovative investment fund focusing on European multinational companies that HSBC considers to be leaders in sustainable development.

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Energy networking at World Urban Forum

Are sustainable energy systems capable of going global? This was just one of the many challenging questions explored by a packed house of LEAD Fellows and World Urban Forum delegates in Vancouver in June.

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