Following a month away, facing Europe’s existential heat-wave crisis, I presented at major sustainability-related conferences. I held meetings with my counterparts, subject experts and knowledgeable officials in Asia and Europe. It appears the message is starting to sink in. While some deep ecologist lament it is too late, holding the doom and gloom placard, many – especially the young – are saying enough is enough.
I am bound to irritate, shock, appal, upset and amuse some people. I feel compelled to point out the obvious as aplenty do not. Given there are over 3000 ‘gods’ that have been conjured up by mankind in over 1000 religious denominations, this subject is worth exploring. I will probably be castigated by some. However, I also welcome a well-reasoned debate supported by logic and evidence.
For more than half a Millennium – since Franciscan friar, Luca Pacioli’s publication of the first full account of double-entry bookkeeping in 1494 – business and investment have calculated value by focusing predominantly on a sole capital: financial. With such single-minded thinking, one could call this the era of mono-capitalism.
