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Valuing Natural Capital: The Economic Invisibility of Nature The Economic Invisibility of Nature The ultimate source of all economic capital is natural capital and the world economy is a subsidiary of nature, not the other way round. We are damaging and over-consuming the planet’s natural capital, on which we all depend for our prosperity and,… Read More
Sovereign African States Toward a Sustainable Africa “A set of concrete principles and development goals that soundly move the value of natural capital from the periphery to the center of development planning…” . Vision of the Initiative Please click to Download the Gaborone Declaration (2012) In May 2012, ten African heads of states in collaboration… Read More
Corporate respect for human rights: Sustainability’s new black? Human rights used to be seen as a government issue, but with new UN standards, how can corporate support be sustained? The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights means that companies have a responsibility to avoid human rights abuses resulting from their own activites or… Read More
Environment The UN Global Compact’s environment principles are derived from the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development The three principles are: Business should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility, and; Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.* Business commitments The Global Compact and BASD Business days in the run… Read More
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