{"id":599,"date":"2012-06-14T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=599"},"modified":"2013-08-16T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T21:19:48","slug":"kpmgtransitionadvice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/kpmgtransitionadvice\/","title":{"rendered":"KPMG’s Transition Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The executive summary<\/a> (PDF 585 KB) of the Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World<\/em> report shows that population growth, exploitation of natural resources, climate change and other factors are putting the world on a development trajectory that is not sustainable. In other words, if we fail to alter our patterns of production and consumption, things will begin to go badly wrong. How wrong and for whom, is also explored in the report.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For a copy of the report, go to: http:\/\/www.kpmg.com\/Global\/en\/IssuesAndInsights\/ArticlesPublications\/Pages\/building-business-value.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to Michelle German<\/a>, one of the posters at Wayne Roberts’ food sustainability blog for writing a post about the report. As she points out,<\/p>\n

Who would have expected that such an authoritative organization would single out the food industry as both the worst environmental actor in the world and the least prepared to deal with risks inherent in what KPMG calls the ten global \u201cmegaforces\u201d that will shape corporations and all living beings over the next generation?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To read the whole post for yourself, refer to: http:\/\/wayneroberts.ca\/archives\/834<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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