Financial Consumption – Hidden Key Indicators by Prof. Yehuda Kahane, COB – YKCenter and Emeritus – Tel Aviv University, Israel Speech from the 2015 Global Financial Consumer Forum International Academy of Financial Consumers Jeju University, South Korea The industrial economy is geared towards maximization of wealth. This target has led towards a substantial, even amazing, economic […]
Prof. Yehuda Kahane, Chairman, YK Center Speech at the Sustainable Brands “New Metrics15” Conference Boston – October 2015 The industrial economy is geared towards maximization of wealth. This target has led to substantial, even amazing, economic growth during the last two centuries. Yet, at the same time this growth has introduced new risks and […]
Bloomberg has created an interactive timeline that shows how different factors, both industrial and natural, have contributed to global warming over time. The conclusion is irrefutable. See for yourself – to view the timeline, CLICK HERE.
In an article written for Sustainable Brands, Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D. discusses the differences between science and context-based metrics. Context and science-based goals have to be considered at the industry or value chain level. This is because a company on its own might not be able to make sufficient change to its value chain independently. This […]
In an article written for Sustainable Brands, Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D. discusses different approaches of integrated reported for corporations. Multicapitalism is a new economic doctrine for sustainability in commerce. The world’s prevailing economic doctrine largely boils down to prioritizing impacts on only one type of capital with shareholder well-being in mind. The time has come for […]
In the face of volatility and uncertainty across the global economy and signs of resources being depleted, it is time for a new economic model. In the quest for improvement in resource performance across the economy, businesses have started to explore ways to reuse products or their components and restore more of their precious material, energy, and […]
China consumes the most resources in the world and produces the most waste, but it also has the most advanced solutions in creating a “circular economy”. If left unchecked, such levels of consumption and waste wwould strain the nation and the planet. For the past decade, China has led the world in promoting the re-circulation […]