The limits to existence – aligning economics and thermodynamics
The limits to growth are framed by thermodynamics, not sentiment and custom. We must evolve our systems of value to work within and alongside this reality.
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Terrafiniti at the Salzburg Global Seminar
27th June 2013 New governance for sustainability The Salzburg Global Seminar was formed in 1948 with a mission to “…challenge present and future leaders to solve issues of global concern.” Joss was invited to the Seminar’s session 515 – new governance for sustainability to talk about Terrafiniti’s IPO for Earth concept. See the slides and …
Terrafiniti on Sustainable Brands
12th June 2013 More life now! A manifesto for rejuvenative technology We need to drive a flowering of technology that is rejuvenative in its impact and biotic in its nature. Organisations, governments, companies and just plain everyone should be contributing to the sum total of life on this planet. In this post we introduce rejuvenative …
Terrafiniti at the CIWM
11th June 2013 Essential foundations for a circular economy The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and Environmental Services Association 2013 conference focussed upon the promise and challenges of the circular economy. Joss Tantram of Terrafiniti took part in a panel discussion focusing on the essential building blocks of a sustainable transformation focusing on abundance, price …
Terrafiniti on Second Sight
June 2013 Towards 9 Billion Second Sight is a platform, a publisher and a lab about trend research and trend forecasting. With its quarterly magazine Second Sight provides an ongoing research into the spirit of our times. Terrafiniti’s Towards 9 Billion concept was featured within Second Sight’s Issue #34 on Interdependence.
Terrafiniti Employment Survey
Practicing what we preach? – employment practices in CSR and sustainability Unpaid internships and zero-hour contracts have hit headlines recently. As our sector promotes best practice, should it lead the fight for better employment or follow the race to the bottom? Our survey has gathered data from the CSR sector.
A manifesto for Rejuvenative Technology
We need to drive a flowering of rejuvenative technology - sustainable in its impact and biotic in its nature - increasing the sum total of life on Earth.
Terra Sapiens
From Homo sapiens to Terra sapiens - becoming a true stewards of our planet just might be the defining challenge of our evolutionary history.
The Rights of Future Trade
The right to trade now is actively protected. With predicted social and environmental disruption, should we also develop the Rights of Future Trade?
Terrafiniti on Guardian Sustainable Business (GSB)
2nd March 2013 Terra sapiens – are we fit to be a planetary species? Our current approach to planetary management leaves much to be desired. Wise human stewardship requires a significant evolution of our understanding and behaviour. It is time we evolved from Homo sapiens to Terra sapiens.
Sustainable Futures and the Status Quo Bias
Humans unconsciously tend to assume that the status quo is somehow right and natural. How might this affect our ability to build a sustainable future?
Terrafiniti on Fast Company
5th March 2013 The rights of future trade Perhaps it is time to enshrine and protect the birthright of all humans to partake in activity which brings them reward, security, and the use of their physical and cognitive abilities in perpetuity (or until the end of their world).