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BSR Insight Article: Time to Listen to Planet Earth: Peter Bakker at World Water Week
Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services
"I don't think the planet is talking to us anymore. I think she is screaming at us, and water is the language she is using." Read more
Blog: Who in the Room will be Retired in 10 Years?
Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services
At World Water Week in Stockholm, I was like a kid in a candy store. However, the most impactful moment for me came had nothing to do with water, agriculture, sustainability, business, or anything else that I deal with day in and day out. It was a simple question. Read more →
BSR Insight Article: European Environmental Agency Report: Sustainability Themes for the Coming Year
Julia Robinson, Communications Associate
The European Environment Agency's latest annual report covers four main sustainability trends for the year ahead: Read more
BSR Insight Article: Priorities for Emerging Economies: Environment over Economic Growth?
Julia Robinson, Communications Associate
BSR Insight Article: What’s the True Value of Water?
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
Two thousand years before Adam Smith compared water and diamonds to differentiate between two separate meanings of "value," Plato observed: "Only what is rare is valuable, and water, which is the best of all things ... is also the cheapest." Both were expressing that the market price of an item does not reflect its true value. Market price reflects the fluctuating circumstances of daily life, whether the vagaries of supply or demand, while the true value is something more basic, enduring, and stable. This true value of water has been perceived differently at varying times. With the price of water increasing faster than U.S. inflation and any other utility service, we may finally be entering an era where the market price of water more accurately reflects its true value for people and for ecosystems. Read more
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