Sustainability
Leisinger whether it is state-of-
the-art thinking to develop and
formally state Codes of Ethics.
It seems imperative that values
– in all sectors of society – are
reflected upon.
unsustainable scenarios if all
of us on earth consumed and
wasted in the same fashion as the
richest one billion!
Right now there are 7,4 billion
people on earth. Essentially, the
changing of the game refers to
the “development game” – the
old paradigm of development, as
is well-known, was too resource-
expensive, too energy-consuming,
environmentally too destructive
and resulted in unsustainable
production and consumption.
Says Leisinger: “If all 7.4 billion
people
started
producing,
consuming and creating waste
in the same way as the richest 1
billion does, we would need three
earths – but we have only one and
no Plan B. From a sustainable
development perspective, all
countries
are
“developing”
countries and all have common
but differentiated responsibilities.”
What does this mean further?
“For the “rich”, this means changed
consumption attitudes resulting
in using less non-renewable
resources, consuming less energy,
and emitting less waste. There
is hope that new technologies
will help to stretch the time for
the transformation of product
and consumption patterns, but
eventually “quality of life” will have
to be less material-intensive.”
It seems all of us – especially those
with the most in