Pope Francis arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican January 31, 2018. | REUTERS/Tony Gentile Pope Francis announced a seven-year action platform to achieve a âfully sustainableâ future and prepare a âbetter tomorrow for allâ through collaborating to restore the Earthâs âoriginal beautyâ in a new ecological initiative. The Laudato Si' Action Platform launched Tuesday is a âseven-year journeyâ to help communities become âfully sustainable, in the spirit of integral ecologyâ to create a âmore inclusive, fraternal, peaceful and sustainable world.â The seven objectives the platform will focus on are âthe response to the cry of the Earth, the response to the cry of the poor, green economics, adopting a simple lifestyle, green education, green spirituality, and community engagement.â