Virginia Miller
It has been a long steady climb, but it seems sustainability has finally reached a tipping point. We are entering a new era of resource management and things will never be the same. The rise of the global middle class is occurring at a rapid clip, with an additional 3 billion people expected to enter the consumer market by 2030 (Nyquist et al. 2016). The growing urban middle class brings with it an unprecedented demand for resources, putting more strain on the global supply of raw materials, fossil fuels, food, and water. Furthermore, greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation will continue to soar as global consumption increases. With this new reality apparent, “business as ...
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