Green Economy Journal Issue 39

Now that COVID-19 is upon us, all other issues appear small and
somewhat irrelevant, but that could not be further from the truth.
As we adapt to our new reality, the question, apart from how can
I play my role in delaying the spread of this virus, is what will the
world be like after COVID-19?
That answer depends to some degree on just how severe the
pandemic becomes, and God-willing, South Africa will somehow
shallow dip out of the worst of it.
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Editor-in-Chief:
Gordon Brown
I predict a world of greater caution, greater attention to detail.
One in which health and freedoms are no longer taken for
granted, and I believe this will extend to the broader health of
the world around us.
I predict new standards, higher levels of compliance, and more
regulation. In short, those companies already leading the way in
respect of governance and stewardship will emerge with an even
greater competitive advantage, and the rest will be left behind.
In these circumstances, I see the green economy becoming even
more mainstream, with companies being expected to do what’s
right for all stakeholders and being rewarded with loyalty and the
concomitant success that flows from such a market positioning.
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It may be that green economy solutions, which are intrinsically
clean and healthy, will ultimately prevail. A vision that is borne out
of two extremes: the vulnerability to COVID-19 of communities
living with respiratory illnesses along the coal belts near Witbank,
and the desperate efforts by Saudi Arabia to capitalise on their
vast stockpiles of oil as the end of the combustion engine starts
to crystallise on the horizon.
And all at once - a ray of hope of the appears through the soot:
Eskom releases a request for proposals for independent power
generation! Somehow, it’s a good day.
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It may be that green economy solutions,
which are intrinsically clean and
healthy, will ultimately prevail.
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