Australia’s Stance On Climate Change
It appears that whilst there are some great projects on the ground, we Australians are way behind reducing our overall impact on this world and thus our long term sustainability.
Morris Fedeli
Morris D Fedeli is a semi-retired practitioner and doctoral researcher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, with three decades of industry experience in helping organizations achieve success through the application of new emerging innovative business models and technologies. As a pracademic, he offers a unique Australasian perspective, with experience across three continents and degrees in science, business and project management. His research interest and passion lie in sustainable business innovation strategies for a prosperous society and thrivable future.
The irrationality, irrelevance, and irreverence of religion
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.
21st Century System Value Creation: Key insights from mono-capitalism to multi-capitalism
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.
Breakeven Renewable Energy
Over $1 trillion has been invested in renewables worldwide, creating around 10 million job opportunities. Renewables benefit the environment as they represent a clean and sustainable source of power.
The right to repair
Consumerism has certainly taken its toll on society and the environment. Take all the effort that goes into mining the raw materials for the consumer electronics industry, transport of the same – often from afar – only to eventually end up dumped.
Death by air pollution
A recent report shows that over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution. Power plants have been encouraged to install scrubbers to curb emissions.
Law enforcement in the Philippines
Up until not so long ago, I thought that this third world-come-developing country was like the wild wild west! I have come to discover that in fact, the Philippines has plenty of law and law enforcers.
Sustainability matters!
Working in the ‘sustainability’ space with medium to large enterprises over the years, I have unfortunately at times been faced with the casual response of: “this does not affect us, nor do we have any say”.
Backcasting the future of sustainability
It was not so long ago that the catch-cry of business was planning. As the adage goes: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
