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Biodiversitet ind i virksomhedens forretning
Der sker meget indenfor udvikling af bæredygtige virksomheder. – ny forretningsmodeller og nye krav til investeringer. Ikke blot social bæredygtighed og klima, som længe har været på agendaen. Nu skal der styr på biodiversitet. EU har besluttet at lægge pres på at få en omfattende ikke-finansiel rapportering (non-financial disclosure) af virksomheder, så det bliver tydeligt,…
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Why you should analyse environmental sustainability of the business model upfront – and how
Would you start a business without making a business case? – or at least have a very good idea of the business model you are pursuing? – I wouldn’t! Here we look at the potential of using the Business Model Canvas for assessing the environmental sustainability of business ideas. Today the Business Model Canvas has…
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Nature-based Solutions – a possible path to business
Perhaps Nature-based Solutions could be a tool for developing future – truly sustainable – businesses?
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Why we cannot increase our dependence on nature – even by a modest 2 % per year…
Even if an area would change with a 2% or 7% growth rate per year, it is a huge problem. In the beginning you see a small use and some change, and before the last doubling time, there is still 50% of the resource left. 3 doubling times before full use, only 1/8th (12 percent)…
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The difficulty of systems thinking in green investments decisions
The advantages of doing an environmental sustainability analysis before investing are many: First of all, is the business solution truly green and environmental sustainable and not only fixing a single problem? This is key for the trustworthiness of the business and the accountability of investors. The risk of bad publicity is high, if detrimental environmental…
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Circular bioeconomy inspiration for the CEO
The principles that should be utilised in developing businesses based on the circular bioeconomy concept has huge potential in transforming our world, so that the planet is habitable for people and nature. We as humans have relied on bioeconomy since the beginning of trade, however, it has not always been circular and sustainable – especially…
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The value of nature
For someone who loves nature it can be difficult to accept discussing the value of an ecosystem only in the context of the current utilization of the resources by humans. It is implied – and a purpose of sustainability – that a sustainable use of ecosystem resources means maintaining healthy systems – also for possible…
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What is bioeconomy?
In 2013 Dennis wrote an article on Bioeconomy in the online magazine Habitat, published by Danish Zoological Society. It provided some indications of the perspectives for a bioeconomy. You can find the article here. Since the bioeconomy strategy was adopted in EU, a lot of research and innovation effort has been put into developing…
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Podcast series on Effective systems in a circular economy
Interesting podcast with interviews of authors from a book called: A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy. http://circulatenews.org/2016/04/nd2-podcasts/