Accounts Quote by Maurice Strong
“After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UN Conference on Environment and Development, 1992
Treating Earth like a corporation means managing natural resources with financial discipline to preserve them.
In simple terms: Manage nature like a business to keep it healthy.
Key Takeaway
Apply accounting principles to environmental stewardship.
Themes
sustainability
environment
economics
resource management
Mood
thoughtful
serious
Type
analytical
policy
When to use this quote
- policy making
- corporate sustainability reports
- environmental audits
- education programs
Key Concepts
natural capital
depreciation
maintenance
accounting
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance profit motives with ecological health?
- What metrics best capture environmental value?
A Different Perspective
May oversimplify complex ecosystems into monetary terms.
