Edward Hoare (environmentalist)

Born at Stourhead in Wiltshire, attended Eton College 1963 to 1967 where he was one of the first two pupils to be taught Portuguese at Eton.[1] He left home as a young man, living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1968 to 1971, where he worked in a bank. He returned home and took training as a Chartered Accountant from 1972 to 1976. In 1977, he embarked on a trip around the world, during which he visited the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, leading to his interests in environmental issues.

Hoare joined the family bank, C. Hoare & Co, and became a bankers' agent, a position he held for over 30 years. He was a member of the Hoare's Bank Family Forum, which distributes funds from the Golden Bottle Trust,[2] formed in 1985 and continuing the Hoare family tradition of giving to good causes since the late 17th century.

He is a vice-president of two conservation charities: Fauna and Flora International[3] and the International Trust for Nature Conservation.[4]

He is one of the founders of Gooisoft, the makers of Thortspace 3D collaborative Mindmap and visual thinking software and creator of the Global Goals (SDGs) ecosystem.[5][6][7]

Living in Brazil from 1968 to 1971, helping set up an environmental charity International Trust for Nature Conservation in the late 70s. Interested in philanthropy, charity governance and accountability, raising standards, social entrepreneurship, changing the world. Amateur ornithologist and wildlife gardener. Countryside pursuits.

2021

Vlogs – storyboards and gamestorming Innovative, engaging and interactive options for SDG event organisers.

2020

SDG Event Nuggets Capturing precious pieces of information from events.

2019

Virtual SDG Thinking Adding a virtual 3D experience to collaborative SDG events.

MIPP – Most Important Plans for the Planet – putting the SDGs in perspective.

2018

SDG Heroes Inclusion in Ralph Reutimann’s SDG Heroes series Click Here and also shown on Thortspace.

2017

Thortspace US Patent Official US Software Patent granted. Enabling 3D Visual Thinking.

Global Goals Ecosystem A cradle to cradle ecosystem linked with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Care4Most Started work on a new build of Care4Most with an updated interface based on newer technologies to work across various platforms.

2016

Thortspace – Beyond 3D Mindmapping UK patent granted in 2017. Allowing the innovative technology to show continued growth and improvement.

2014

CityFund4Good – supporting the SDGs Agreed on the establishment of CityFund4Good supporting Sustainable Development Goals No. 11 ‘Sustainable Cities and Communities’ in conjunction with the charity SharedImpact www.sharedimpact.org.

2012

3D visual thinking platform Involved with the creation of a new problem solving collaborative 3D visual thinking platform www.thortspace.com (launched APRIL 2016).

2011

First MDG Earth Achiever miniphone Helped fund the creation of the world’s first Millennium Development Goals 2 SIM mini phone.

2010

First MDG e-learning game on UN website Funded the creation of the world’s first e-learning game to go on a UN website connected with the Millennium Development Goals and using UN data – launched at the Shanghai World Expo by Mr Sha Zukang.

2007

First location-based interactive guide at Stourhead Creation of Node Explorer interactive guide system at world-renowned Stourhead Gardens in Wiltshire – leading the following year to the Kew Ranger at Kew Gardens.

2006

First instant visual Care4most design First plans for Care4Most care4most.azurewebsites.net Android app also.

1982

Oldest international environment charity Fauna & Flora International www.fauna-flora.org Treasurer and other posts. Now Vice President.

1977

First charity set up and involvement International Trust For Nature Conservation www.itnc.org Helped at the beginning. Now Vice President.

Lessons learnt after learning a new language, leaving school, living in Brazil for 3 years, starting with no friends, family or close connections (1968 – 1971)

• IF YOU DON’T ASK YOU DON’T GET.
• BE GOOD, DO GOOD, THINK GOOD, TRY HARD.
• BE COMPLETELY HONEST TO YOUR SET OF VALUES.
• YOUR MAIN PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO GIVE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF INHERITORS OF THE EARTH.
• EVERY NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP IF YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TOES, YOUR EYES, THE ABILITY TO HEAR AND TASTE, AND YOU’RE GENERALLY IN ONE PIECE (AND THOSE AROUND YOU TOO) – BE THANKFUL.
• NEVER EXPECT ANYTHING BACK FROM ANYONE EVER.
• YOU NEVER KNOW IF A VOLCANO IS GOING TO EXPLODE AND GIVE THE WORLD A 5,000 YEAR NIGHT – SO LIVE EVERY DAY AS IF IT IS YOUR LAST.
• LISTEN

More info on The Brazilian Rules of Life are found on Universalrisk.org [8]

Edward Hoare is husband to Suzie Hoare and father to Rennie Hoare, Victoria Hoare, and James Hoare