BSR Insight | European Environmental Agency Report: Sustainability Themes for the Coming Year
The European Environment Agency's latest annual report covers four main sustainability trends for the year ahead:
- Changing patterns of consumption, as people live longer and become more urban
- Waste issues and solutions, particularly in mining and agriculture
- The true cost of products: For example, one cup of coffee in the Netherlands requires 37 gallons or 140 liters of water from farm to table
- Local and global efforts to conserve natural resources
The publication, which digests complicated subjects for non-experts, discusses the complex web that crisscrosses production, consumption, economic development, and protections for people and the planet.
This links to the notion of a "green economy"--in which considerations about maximizing capital go beyond the financial to include natural, human, social, and other forms of wealth and wealth creation. Such considerations will be vital going forward, as companies increasingly integrate social and environmental approaches into core strategies.
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