Mani MasoodIt’s no secret that the world faces numerous issues when it comes to protecting the planet and creating sustainable businesses. The current trends show that these issues will not go away unless something changes. It is time for businesses to take the lead in implementing planet and society-friendly actions to safeguard our future.
Corporate Behaviors
Over the past several years, the world has seen organizations and governments issuing statements and commitments about changing cultures to protect the planet and create sustainable businesses. However, the same old practices continue, and there is a dire need for change. Businesses must prioritize their actions to protect the planet and society for a better future.
Insane Reliance on Financial Services
Over-dependence on financial services is not sustainable, and the world must start valuing things such as innovation, manufacturing, and production to generate a wealthy and participative society again. Over-investment in the Financial Services sector generates vast amounts of money, but only a relatively tiny percentage of society benefits from it.
One Planet
The concept of “one planet” is critical to understand when it comes to creating a sustainable future. While increasing numbers of people are getting the message that our own economic well-being depends on other countries having healthy economies, the world still remains largely self-centered. If we continue to think only of ourselves, we will remain vulnerable to global economic collapses that have nightmare effects on us all.
Materialism
The industrialized world has been on a binge of self-indulgence and materialism since the 1950s. We must stop allowing vast corporations to convince us that we must spend on trivia, as it over-stretches us financially, leaving us vulnerable to credit crunch crises. It is time to prioritize protecting the planet and investing in sustainable businesses.
Education
It’s not unusual to find employers complaining that they cannot find qualified people to take up jobs, even in extremely tough times when jobs are at a premium. There is something fundamentally wrong with our education system that needs to be sorted out quickly. If we do not address this problem, we will continue to have a skills gap in the workforce.
The world’s economy is overly dependent on financial services sector, and we must start valuing innovation, manufacturing, and production. We must put the idea that phenomenally wealthy people generate wealth for others around them in the rubbish bin once and for all. It is time for businesses to lead in implementing planet and society-friendly actions. We need significant initiatives to help increase the wealth of the mass of the population. The people and institutions with money must invest in medium to longer-term future developments to secure our future.
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