It’s not news that there are false claims in sustainability reports. Nevertheless, a recent post caught my eye. A post on SustainableBusinessForum.com by Elaine Curtis noted that the lying can be huge. Labor Indicators: 86% of companies claim they report and only 11% actually do. Human Rights Indicators: 62% of companies claim they report and only …
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Category:3 The World of Money
Be persuasive. Be brave. Be arrested (if necessary)
It’s not often that you hear a conservative, traditional, esteemed financial guru advocating civil disobedience. So it is fair to let you read why they advocate an energetic voice of change. The summary is: Times are far more desperate than we think and we need to change the system to become sustainable with the utmost …
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Outlook 2013: If you haven’t found the answer yet, read this.
If you see some question about what the future holds the ideas outlined in the WFS Outlook 2013 will stimulate. Even if you have found teh answer it will still feed you brain. Enjoy it. http://www.wfs.org/futurist/november-december-2012-vol-46-no-6/outlook-2013 Outlook 2013 INTRODUCTION Human actions could become more accurately predictable, thanks to neuroscience. Nano-sized robots will deliver cancer-fighting …
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Can we face reality? Can we do the right thing?
Some have said for a long time that the management of Ireland has been corrupt, collusive and self-destructive. The solutions have been evident, but require action by those that are party to the inefficiencies. The track record is not good – even the priests never owned up about their corruption. Perhaps enough people will wake-up …
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Sustainable development portal, Wikipedia
A good place to learn about balancing economics, environment and ethics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sustainable_development
EU austerity drive by country
EU austerity drive by country by BBC A succinct picture. In Ireland’s case, a good start would be to cut the interest rate on the loans. They must be soft or the numbers don’t work. But moral hazard must be expunged and transaction cots reduced.
Why is oil so expensive?
Oil probably should be as expensive as it is, whether you buy gasoline, petrol or diesel. But the price should be paying for the pollution and opportunity cost, not profits of executives working for big oil. So, this article from REpedia caught my eye: The Oil Industry’s Monopoly on Transportation Once again, high gas prices …
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Helga is the proprietor of a bar.
The only way out is to change behaviour … Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realises that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronise her bar. To solve this problem, she comes up with a new marketing plan that allows her customers to …
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Irish House Prices
In a wander around the internet I came across Irish government statistics on house prices. When did the hallucination begin? And hubris was so un-Irish. Not anymore.
Tick the box. Or think.
I just had an interesting conversation with my brother. He is a senior compliance specialist who has worked with the biggest global commercial banks. He explained the extraordinary cost and consequences of poor administration of the legal framework of the finance and securities industry in the EU. I was amazed. His perspective from the City …
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