Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity – Australian (& Rio Tinto) way
The rapid degradation of environments that accompanies economic development, especially in places like PNG where Rio Tinto, Highlands Pacific, Ramu NiCo, Lihir…
Tag: "greed"
July 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Why Bother? Australian Wildlife: Pests
That Tourism Australia capitalises on the value foreigners place on our wildlife proves the economic value they bring to Australia, which is certainly more than that of…
March 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
A New Capitalism, Free of Friedman
For a number of years now I have argued the case for integration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into the DNA of the corporation. CSR is not a marketing fad, a necessary evil or a “check the boxes” exercise. It is a way of doing business. A company is either socially responsible, or it isn’t.
Philip Morris: The Milton Friedman Ideal
It is specious to argue, as Friedman and his followers do, that businesses shouldn’t focus on anything but profit, with the assumption social welfare naturally follows…
September 3, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Stop Chopping Down the Bloody Trees!
Climate Change is one of those great big ugly controversial topics in polite conversation for me, as too many people I respect or call friend disagree on whether it is happening. I can’t say who is right, and certainly I don’t need to be. It is a fact the science is sometimes wrong. If one [...]
