NELSON MANDELA CALLED ON THE 10 ELDER FOUNDING MEMBERS “TO ACT AS A
FIERCELY INDEPENDENT AND ROBUST FORCE FOR GOOD, TACKLING COMPLEX AND
INTRACTABLE ISSUES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE NOT POPULAR."
THE CRITERIA FOR SERVING AS AN ELDER:
"MEMBERS COULD NO LONGER HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE, HAD TO BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR VESTED INTEREST AND HAD EARNED INTERNATIONAL TRUST, INTEGRITY AND A REPUTATION FOR INCLUSIVE, PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP"
THE CRITERIA FOR SERVING AS AN ELDER:
"MEMBERS COULD NO LONGER HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE, HAD TO BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR VESTED INTEREST AND HAD EARNED INTERNATIONAL TRUST, INTEGRITY AND A REPUTATION FOR INCLUSIVE, PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP"
THE ELDERS TODAY ACTIVELY CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAVE ALSO SERVED AS CATALYSTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
