What can nature teach us about living sustainably?
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About the video: ‘What can nature teach us about living sustainably?’
Mr Kiuchi describes the wake-up call he received while visiting a rainforest in northern Borneo. He realized that nature is in itself entirely sustainable, and that it is people and the actions of people that lead to environmental breakdown. Japan’s material prosperity has hidden this reality from the Japanese people. Nature is the overarching system within which our economies operate. Simply put, we cannot afford to continue to destroy that which we cannot replace.
Total views: 1,622
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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