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Dive into the realms of social, economic, and ecological risk management with insights from Yehuda Kahane, PhD. Explore the Archimedes Paradigm Shift and the impact of exponential growth on our world. Discover the need for a perfect storm in addressing environmental challenges to overcome economic hurdles. Embrace the idea that everyone has a role to play in shaping a sustainable future.
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Risk Management:Social, Economic, Ecological Yehuda Kahane, PhD Head, Akirov Institute for Business & Environment Tel Aviv University, Israel
Exponential Growth When Doubling Doubles The famous “hockey stick” graph – constant, long term rate of change that creates dramatic level of change in the last stages of the process:
Environmental Challenges = Great Economic Challenges Destruction of the Essential Ecosystem Global Climate Change Loss of Biodiversity “Humans are the most dangerous animal in the zoo.” Yann Martel
Capitalism • Narrow View (Cradle to Grave) Land, Capital, Labor • Broad View (Cradle to Cradle) Land, Capital, Labor + Information + Technology + Renewable Resources + Preservation
Nobody can do everythingEverybody can do something OECD Well-Being Indicators
3 Points of View • What problem / there is no problem • It is not MY problem… • Somebody else should fix it (Governments/NGOs/Bill Gates?) • I am part of OUR problem • What can I do?
If this is OUR problem, what do WE do next & what can I do now? Step 1: Be Curious
Reboot – Applied Technology ReLook ReLearn ReThink ReDesign ReStart
Insurance & Financial Sectors • Most sustainable investment projects are long term • They perfectly meet the needs of pension funds • Focus on Investments that are supporting the Reboot processes around the world • Investing in “non-green” could, retroactively, be disastrous to the lender • We need to remove obstacles • We must develop new indices
“You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.” Edwin Louis Cole
“We pledge to help make the Earth a secure & hospitable home for present and future generations.” 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit
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