One of the problems with the corporate sustainability activities has been their focus on HOW they do things - striving for less pollution and emissions. Almost no attention has been given to WHAT they do, what they produce and whether it is really contributing to universal basic needs, rather than simply profits. And the focus on reducing emissions is also a problem in that it avoids all the material throughput that occurs with these companies. Making EVs, for example, continues to require mining and destroys ecosystems, even though emissions are reduced overall. We have to focus more on our total impact on natural systems, and reduce that impact if we are to avoid collapse. Few large companies could operate profitably if all the externalities they create were factored into their costs. We need a future with less stuff and many fewer companies making things we dont actually need for a good, satisfying life.
It’s because you don’t need corporations, you need community and ecological care. A new friend suggests there is a use for “capital punishment” afterall…against corporations. You issue natural capital, not corporate capital.
2050 phase down plans in five year increments aligned with the Paris Agreement, fully funded by the polluters, corporations and crooks. Only when these plans are firm and fixed can they get outta jail free. #PolluterPayToday
Oscar says it better than I: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarhaumann/
https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?fetchDeterministicClustersOnly=true&heroEntityKey=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAcOVoQBsb2mk4qwwL3IiaXCjgrOXobuDSI&keywords=mads%20oscar%20haumann&origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=0&searchId=9370b478-cfd5-4855-9472-ffcc463280d5&sid=R_3&spellCorrectionEnabled=false
One of the problems with the corporate sustainability activities has been their focus on HOW they do things - striving for less pollution and emissions. Almost no attention has been given to WHAT they do, what they produce and whether it is really contributing to universal basic needs, rather than simply profits. And the focus on reducing emissions is also a problem in that it avoids all the material throughput that occurs with these companies. Making EVs, for example, continues to require mining and destroys ecosystems, even though emissions are reduced overall. We have to focus more on our total impact on natural systems, and reduce that impact if we are to avoid collapse. Few large companies could operate profitably if all the externalities they create were factored into their costs. We need a future with less stuff and many fewer companies making things we dont actually need for a good, satisfying life.
It’s because you don’t need corporations, you need community and ecological care. A new friend suggests there is a use for “capital punishment” afterall…against corporations. You issue natural capital, not corporate capital.
2050 phase down plans in five year increments aligned with the Paris Agreement, fully funded by the polluters, corporations and crooks. Only when these plans are firm and fixed can they get outta jail free. #PolluterPayToday
Nice one! The ROI on destroying ourselves, brilliant.
Am just listening to Ishmael by Daniel Quinn great book for reframing what we are up to.
Thanks for all your efforts
Profit over planet until the planet is no longer livable.