What would a sustainable economics look like?
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About the video: ‘What would a sustainable economics look like?’
Kiuchi believes that after Keynesian-style capitalism we now need to embrace what he calls Natural Economics, an economics in tune with the environment. He believes that the productivity of natural resources, rather than the productivity of labour, needs to be emphasized. Beyond this, economic activity needs to become ecologically restorative. In the field of energy we need to focus on renewables and energy efficiency, rather than build further nuclear capacity.
Total views: 1,704
Filmed: Berlin, Germany on 8 September 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Takashi Kiuchi
Takashi Kiuchi is one of Japan’s most iconoclastic business executives. As Chairman and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric America he broke with corporate norms to champion a systems approach to business advocating a rapid transition to environmental sustainability and social responsibility. He is currently Chair of the Future 500, an international organization that provides tools and services to deliver improved corporate social responsibility, and CEO of Tokyo-based E-Square, that aims to support both corporate and non-corporate players in the transition to an environmentally and socially sustainable society.
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