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<br />forhumanuse,thendiscardthe[often <br />toxic]wastebackintonatureasquicklyand <br />aspossiblewithoutmuchconcern <br />forenvironmentalorhumanimpacts.Thisaddresses <br />suchascash <br />Thelinearsystemhasproducedtremendousmarketshare,shareholdervalue,and <br />economicHowever,thelinear futureeconomicviability.Companies <br />approachalsogeneratessomeunintended cannotstayinbusinessunlesstheyare <br />negativesideeffectsthatarenowbecomingviable. <br />apparent,suchasglobalwarming. <br />SustainabilitythereforecanbethoughtofThisaddresses <br />social <br />asthenextlogicalstepinsociety?sthinkingsuchaspaying <br />capitaland equity <br />abouthowoureconomicsystemsshould employeeslivingwages,providing <br />function.Ittiestogethertheendsofthelinear affordablehousingandaccessto <br />approachintoacircular healthcare,andenhancingemployee <br /> ?borrow-use-return? <br />productionsystem. knowledgeandskills.Italsofocuseson <br /> actionstoenhancethelocalcommunity, <br />Inacircularapproach,naturalresources peoplewholivewhererawmaterialsare <br />andenergyarecarefullyharvestedfrom producedorwasteisdeposited,andfuture <br />nature.Rawmaterialsarethentemporarily generations.Buildingsocialcapitalisvital <br />turnedintogoodsandservicesforhuman forrobusteconomiesandcommunities. <br />use.Technicalmaterialswenowconsider <br />wastearethenre-circulatedbackintotheThis <br />economyforfurtheruse.Biologicalbi- addressesincludingairand <br />natural capital <br />productsfromtheeconomicsystemare waterquality,soilhealth,plantsand <br />reincorporatedintonature.Eachstepis animals,andatmosphericandclimatic <br />accomplishedwithoutharmtoemployees, conditions.Healthystocksandof <br />communities,ortheenvironment.Ample naturalcapitalprovidethebasisforall <br />datashowsthattheshifttothis socialandeconomicactivity. <br />closed-loop <br />approachcanleadtocostsavings,increased <br />productivity,andultimatelytocompetitive <br />advantageforbusinesswhileimproving <br />Asdescribedbelow,theuseofsustainability <br />quality-of-lifeandconservingnature. <br />measuresgeneratesinallthree <br />elementsoftheTripleBottomLine.Further, <br />Makingtheshiftfromalineartocircular <br />sustainableindustryclusterscanbepowerful <br />economicsystemrequiresanexpanded <br />economicnichesforourcommunity. <br />commitmenttothehealthandwell-being <br />ofemployeesandthecommunity-at-large. <br />Peoplearethemostimportantpartofany <br />businessandeverycommunity.Helping <br />employeesimprovetheirknowledgeandskills <br />andprovidingwagesandthatallow <br />forahighquality-of-lifearecriticaltothe <br />long-termhealthofanorganizationandto <br />societyasawhole. <br /> <br />