Apr 04, 2012 12:00 AM
Jenny Purt
Talkpoint: Rethinking the global economic system
How can the transformation to a sustainable economic system that places ecology at its heart be achieved and what will be the key drivers? Let us know in this week's talkpoint
One of the most profound challenges of our time is to transform the global economic system into a safe, equitable and sustainable mechanism. The call for the world's finanacial systems to better respond to today's social and environmental needs has continued to gain traction over the last six months. As Maurice Strong, secretary general, The Rio Earth Summit, says in the above video: "What we really need is a transformation of our economy. It has been economically driven; it has to be ecologically driven.
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