Stop Moaning and be Grateful You’re Helping Companies Make Record Profits
After all, the whole point of the economy is to make the rich richer…right? Inflation in the UK is at its highest rate for forty years, and business is booming. Centrica,…
Why Do Corporations Play By Rules That Leave Society Worse Off?
Corporations exist to maximise profits, not to create social value Walmart, Apple and Shell are richer than countries like Russia, Belgium and Sweden. In fact, of the largest 200 entities that exist,…
Replacing Income Tax With a Pollution Tax Can Trigger Social Transformation
Taxing social bads rather than social goods can change everything Earning income is good for you as it gives you money in your pocket, it’s good for society (because the job…
Why Sustainability Can Only be Achieved When the Financial System (Inevitably) Collapses
The debt system is a house of cards In 2021 global debt, that is, the total amount borrowed by governments, businesses and households, stood at an incomprehensible $303 trillion. Meanwhile, total global…
Why Are Our Political Leaders Failing to Deal With the Climate Crisis?
They’re focusing on the wrong problem Failed political leadership is a major reason the climate crisis continues to get worse. Our political leaders aren’t brave enough, vocal enough, or visionary enough to…
Why is the Climate Crisis Getting Worse When Companies are Embracing the Triple Bottom Line?
The triple bottom line provides an illusion of change The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) was a term coined by John Elkington in 1994. The TBL is a “sustainability framework that examines a…