Time to alter global mindset towards resources D Sen/OneWorld
South Asia New Delhi: The greed for more is all pervasive. Any
business project that begins today is meant to eventually evolve
into a global scale. The ‘economies of scale’ approach no doubt
results in producing a product at a low cost. This economic
wisdom, however, imposes a severe cost on the environment
cutting across geographical borders. In the long run though, the
burden would be too heavy for humanity. Unfortunately this
mindset runs across most countries and societies, barring a few.
The congregation of top leaders, thinkers and policy makers, who
will converge in India for the Delhi Sustainable Development
Summit from around the globe will delve on this aspect and share
information in an effort to deploy new models of sustainable
development. There is no denying that there is an urgent need
for such a shift. Not just in India, but across the world.
Entrepreneurs and business houses never really discuss beyond a
project’s cost and the ant