Re-imagining our Consumer Culture
Minimizing waste, through either cradle to cradle and/or local economies, is crucial for improving our environment and our quality of life. Our waste problems stem from the Consumer Culture in which we live. The idea of ‘throwing away’ has been around for a very long time. When you think of waste, you think of...
Amending “People, Planet, Profit”
The phrase “People, Planet, Profit” - coined by author John Elkington – promotes the idea for businesses to succeed in a number of different ways, rather than the traditional ‘bottom line’. Elkington’s Triple Bottom Line brought on a reluctant swell of Corporate Social Responsibility – the idea that corporations should embrace the TBL to benefit...
