Comments on: Your forgotten business partner: Nature http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Our Next Debt Crisis Will Be Ecological – Bigger Than Blogging http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-293945 Our Next Debt Crisis Will Be Ecological – Bigger Than Blogging Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2284#comment-293945 [...] time, and that I’ve written about before. See, for example, The High Cost of Cheap Food, Your Forgotten Business Partner: Nature and The Anatomy of a Latte, all of which are about accounting for our environmental costs and [...] [...] time, and that I’ve written about before. See, for example, The High Cost of Cheap Food, Your Forgotten Business Partner: Nature and The Anatomy of a Latte, all of which are about accounting for our environmental costs and [...]

]]> By: David Nock http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-283744 David Nock Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:35:48 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2284#comment-283744 It is an unfortunate display of our eco-_social 'disconnect' that people don't already appreciate the 'value' nature provides ... that business takes these ecosystem benefits for granted. It should not be considered 'jargon'. What does this say about society and the education system that has left people 'educated' without this basic appreciation and respect of nature/ecosystems? Absolutely all of business and economic activity is dependent upon and derived from the various 'natural resources' ... why has this not been a major fundamental aspect of academic economic studies? This is the realm of Ecological Economics. Indeed, Nature is the ultimate exemplar of business ... creating value (LIFE!) ... by Optimizing assets/capabilities/resources, while minimizing waste/costs. Isn't this what businesses should be striving for? I've been writing about these issues in my new blog. Join me in the discussion. http://www.davidnock.com/ Peace, David. It is an unfortunate display of our eco-_social ‘disconnect’ that people don’t already appreciate the ‘value’ nature provides … that business takes these ecosystem benefits for granted.

It should not be considered ‘jargon’.

What does this say about society and the education system that has left people ‘educated’ without this basic appreciation and respect of nature/ecosystems? Absolutely all of business and economic activity is dependent upon and derived from the various ‘natural resources’ … why has this not been a major fundamental aspect of academic economic studies?

This is the realm of Ecological Economics.

Indeed, Nature is the ultimate exemplar of business … creating value (LIFE!) … by Optimizing assets/capabilities/resources, while minimizing waste/costs.

Isn’t this what businesses should be striving for?

I’ve been writing about these issues in my new blog. Join me in the discussion.

http://www.davidnock.com/

Peace,

David.

]]> By: Mark Boslet http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-283740 Mark Boslet Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:41:14 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2284#comment-283740 Ecosystem can be defined in many different ways. I wrote a somewhat upbeat piece on the financial ecosystem that will be critical to getting new plants online. The credit markets for new solar plants have literally ground to a haul this year. There are some small signs that a change is afoot. Let's hope my thesis is not too much of a stretch. http://techpulse360.com/2009/10/15/tough-financing-market-for-solar-farms-may-ease-next-year/ Ecosystem can be defined in many different ways. I wrote a somewhat upbeat piece on the financial ecosystem that will be critical to getting new plants online. The credit markets for new solar plants have literally ground to a haul this year. There are some small signs that a change is afoot. Let’s hope my thesis is not too much of a stretch.

http://techpulse360.com/2009/10/15/tough-financing-market-for-solar-farms-may-ease-next-year/

]]> By: Joe Starinchak http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-283736 Joe Starinchak Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:14:58 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2284#comment-283736 Marc: Thanks for this posting. This relates directly to the proposal I wanted you to review earlier this summer. Give me a yell if you are still interested because the subject of the proposal, bringing green business leaders together to act as an advisory for a state DNR that is putting together a framework for supporting sustainable business practices looks like it is going to happen. Probably sometime in December. Again, I'd love to have you involved. Marc:

Thanks for this posting. This relates directly to the proposal I wanted you to review earlier this summer. Give me a yell if you are still interested because the subject of the proposal, bringing green business leaders together to act as an advisory for a state DNR that is putting together a framework for supporting sustainable business practices looks like it is going to happen. Probably sometime in December. Again, I’d love to have you involved.

]]> By: Dave Gardner http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/10/13/your-forgotten-business-partner-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-283735 Dave Gardner Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:08 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=2284#comment-283735 I'm reminded of this David Brower quote: "There is no business to be done on a dead planet." Dave Gardner Director, Hooked on Growth I’m reminded of this David Brower quote:

“There is no business to be done on a dead planet.”

Dave Gardner
Director, Hooked on Growth

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