24/09/14
Pressure on the world’s resources is rapidly increasing, as people’s living standards rise in many poorer countries across the world, while those in richer countries already use large amounts of resources.
This is leading to volatile & increasing prices for key resources, and is creating negative environmental & social impacts like deforestation and high food prices. To improve the resilience of our economy, to minimise price increases, & to reduce our environmental & social impacts, we need to become more resource efficient.
The starting point is to measure & manage our resource use, using the Four Footprints.
