Regenerative
Holistic Analysis
This holistic approach to economic development recognizes that there are participants that work interdependently in a system and that they are all a requirement for development. With each sector working together in a systemic and holistic approach, the economy develops and generates well-being, quality of life, and the opportunities to develop human potential.
True Cost Accounting
True Cost Accounting is a new type of bookkeeping that reflects the real cost of products and services by accounting for “hidden costs,” which are usually externalized in conventional accounting.
These “hidden costs” include the impacts on the natural and social environment in which the company operates, making certain products artificially cheap for consumers, but costly for the environment and/or laborers.
Waste Renewal
Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants have the potential to create a cyclical life cycle by converting industrial waste into energy. Through incineration of fossil-derived products, like plastics, WTE plants generate energy while releasing half the carbon dioxide of a standard coal plant
Upcycling
Upcycling is the process of refashioning something no longer in use into something functional, practical and usually of the same or better quality than before. Some examples of this include thrift stores, tool banks, and book exchanges.
