Sustainable Veganism: truth or fiction?
Is veganism sustainable? Whilst conventional wisdom would have you think so, a rethink may be in order.
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Lifestyle, Sustainability
Safer Nuclear Reactors
I have been asked if Nuclear Power is considered renewable. Well – yes – it is. They do not produce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Energy, Innovation, Sustainability
How business can THRIVE
Recently I participated at the R3.0 Conference Workshop in Rotterdam and spoke at the 2019 International New Business Model Conference in Berlin, showcasing a new project I have been cultivating: The Holistic Regenerative Innovative Value Enterprise (THRIVE) platform and Sustainability Performance Scorecard (SPS) tool which aims to assess the strong sustainability performance of enterprises, alongside their business model.
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Business, Strategy, Sustainability
Going To Space To Benefit Humans On Earth
We had the technology to go to the moon 50 years ago – this day – but with the end of the cold war, everything stopped. Why? Put simply – in my opinion – we lost the motivation.
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Innovation, Space, Sustainability
The race to thrivability: going beyond simply catching up
Following a month away, facing Europe’s existential heat-wave crisis, I presented at major sustainability-related conferences. I held meetings with my counterparts, subject experts and knowledgeable officials in Asia and Europe. It appears the message is starting to sink in. While some deep ecologist lament it is too late, holding the doom and gloom placard, many – especially the young – are saying enough is enough.
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Sustainability
21st Century System Value Creation: Key insights from mono-capitalism to multi-capitalism
For more than half a Millennium – since Franciscan friar, Luca Pacioli’s publication of the first full account of double-entry bookkeeping in 1494 – business and investment have calculated value by focusing predominantly on a sole capital: financial. With such single-minded thinking, one could call this the era of mono-capitalism.
Breakeven Renewable Energy
Over $1 trillion has been invested in renewables worldwide, creating around 10 million job opportunities. Renewables benefit the environment as they represent a clean and sustainable source of power.
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Energy, Sustainability
The right to repair
Consumerism has certainly taken its toll on society and the environment. Take all the effort that goes into mining the raw materials for the consumer electronics industry, transport of the same – often from afar – only to eventually end up dumped.
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Sustainability
Death by air pollution
A recent report shows that over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution. Power plants have been encouraged to install scrubbers to curb emissions.
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Environment, Health, Sustainability
Law enforcement in the Philippines
Up until not so long ago, I thought that this third world-come-developing country was like the wild wild west! I have come to discover that in fact, the Philippines has plenty of law and law enforcers.
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Government, Sustainability