Natural capitalism sustainability planning

Four principles construct a planning and design framework in an effort to value natural capital and consider true environmental impact.1 Each of these four principles is powerful enough alone to impact an organization s progression toward sustainability, but the greatest impact is when these principles are adopted as a complete framework. Additionally, the principles will be presented linearly, but are best used as a circuitous framework, similar to the quality improvement framework of the Deming Cycle Plan, Do, Check, Act.2... 

Food comes too late, the amount of food distributed is so diluted that each household receives too litde to materially afiFect their welfare. In the case of works programs, the stop-start nature of programs prevents them having a sustained impact on the incomes of the poor and the absence of counterpart funds and integration with local capital plans means they often do not result in creation of lasting, productive assets. 

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