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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Sustainable capitalism resists short-term thinking and endeavors to maximize long-term economic value creation. This economic model is designed to increase the human capacity to deal with shocks (climate disasters, supply chain interruptions, etc). The resilience economy.

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ESG Explainer: Walking the Walk on Plastic Packaging

Chris Hall

Packaging makes up around one third of the municipal waste generated annually in the European Union and the US, says WBCSD, with the cost of adverse environmental effects caused by plastic packaging valued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at around at US$40 billion. What actions are governments taking?

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