A mate of mine sent me an article just before Christmas. It was titled ‘None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for natural capital‘ and provides comment on the findings of a United Nations sponsored report by consultancy Trucost. The author, David Roberts, makes a number of points: (a) the use … Continue reading Sustainability: no impact or low impact?
Part 2 of this blog series on the formula 1 2016 season is on whether or not Nico Rosberg is a worthy champion. My short take on this is yes. The argument I put forward is that despite Hamilton being desperately unlucky with mechanical problems in 2016, Rosberg accumulated sufficient points. He may not be … Continue reading Formula 1 2016 – part 2: Rosberg worthy champion?
Politics and economics are two powerful lenses for understanding the world around us. As a civil society that has done away with rule by the fist, we now live by different rules – rule by the will of the people and rule by the coin of the people. We have politicians to deliver the will … Continue reading Two sides of the same coin: politics and economics
A few weeks ago I stayed up until the early hours of the morning to watch formula 1 cars whiz around a race track 55 times to decided the 2016 driver’s championship. While it wasn’t the result I was hoping for the fallout from this year’s championship has been particularly interesting. The three main talking points … Continue reading Formula 1 2016 – part 1: fair or not?
Sustainability is one of those buzz words, like artisan, disruptive and solutions that is often used with only a vague sense of what it means. So what is sustainability? One way to better understand the concept may be to look at the word’s origin, or its etymology. (I grabbed the below from http://www.etymonline.com/index.php) sustain (v.) – … Continue reading Sustainability
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