Ignore the blind spots at your peril: Dasgupta Review raises awareness of ESG issues

The Dasgupta Review, an independent 600-page study commissioned by the UK Government and led by University of Cambridge economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, warned the "blind spot" that has existed in economic thought and its engagement with nature is "endangering the prosperity of current and future generations". The report reveals that human capital per person - the skills and experience possessed by individuals in terms of their value to a business or country - increased by 13% across the globe between 1992 and 2014, while produced capital per person doubled. At the same time, ...