Natural Philosophy for Sustainability
Natural philosophy for sustainability - science must recombine with its philosophical component to deliver the future we want.
Redefining Value
Against a dark background – the limits of certainty
A sustainable future depends upon our ability to perceive the limits of certainty, and to embrace the uncertainty that has always been there.
A planetisation of finance: Earth as a going concern
The motivation behind multi-capitals approaches is to highlight their value to the economy. Why not focus upon the value of the planet as a going concern?
Social Utility – The Fundamental Metric of Social Impact
Defining and delivering true social utility requires a fundamental perspective and approach to assessing the purpose of enterprise in the first place.
Sustainability and Financial Outperformance
There is plenty of evidence out there for sustainability and financial out performance, we must use such evidence to take us towards a brighter future.
Sustainability Context
For sustainability to really mean something, sustainability context is everything. How can companies start to place their activities within the big picture?
All capitals are unequal, but some are more unequal than others
Multiple capitals seek to expand the notion of value beyond money, cost and price. How useful might they be?
Sustainable Energy – the many dimensions of energy quality
Efficiency of use is a key aspect of sustainable energy, but quality may be more fundamental, how might we define it?
Discounting the discount rate…how can we value a sustainable future?
The discount rate makes a lot of sense but it also acts to restrict adequate investment in sustainable change. How might we compound future value?
Out with the old? 350 or 355 ppm?
Out with the old? The “new” seldom really is new, built as it so often is upon the ramshackle foundations of the old – not upon fresh footings of its own.
Its not you, its we: why values alone aren’t enough for a sustainable world
Allowing the values we hold to be expressed through action should not be a matter of guilt. Sustainability will come when we turn the tide.
Capitalism – what is the point?
Capitalism has no stated end-goal, no clear outcome or purpose, yet it dominates our planet. We need a little more from our operating system.