Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: Natural asset companies - 'Small is Beautiful'

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Thursday, May 02, 2024

Natural asset companies - 'Small is Beautiful'

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What I value and the values I hold.

Philosophy

Nature - Nature has Intrinsic Value


What we value and the values we hold.


Natural Asset Companies

The continuity of capitalism, or new approaches?



 My prompt - following and commenting in chat:
'Part II of the Small is Beautiful Celebration' The Schumacher Institute

Apparently nature has intrinsic value and 'natural asset companies' are a thing (for good or ill is another Q. -  continuity of capitalism? Is this one way where (literally) SMALL comes in? As nature locally has value, citizens are stakeholders (in the country by proxy)? But then how as societies do we compensate urban environments and those who clamour for - see the future in 'smart' cities? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/business/economy/natural-assets.html
See also:
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/intrinsic-value-ecology-and-conservation-25815400/
Sandler, R. (2012) Intrinsic Value, Ecology, and Conservation. Nature Education Knowledge 3(10):4.

Lydia DePillis, Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It? The New York Times. “Natural asset companies” would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them. 18th February 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/business/economy/natural-assets.html