How a pencil refutes centralized circular economy?

The famous Milton Friedman pencil case concerning the circular economy and integrated reporting is a topic of this post. Milton Friedman’s “pencil case” can be found in his book Free to Choose. A shorter but sufficiently explanatory version can be… Continue Reading

Benefits of circular economy fake trend

The circular economy is not fake; it is a fake trend. Circularity is a necessary feature of life. It becomes a fake trend when vested interests and consultants abuse it. The concept that attracts so much public attention is nothing… Continue Reading

Risk Management and Integrated Reporting

In organisational risk assessment, financial risk assessment (and financial risk management) comes first, followed by occupational injury risk prevention and physical security risk assessment and risk management, especially for properties and facilities that are more vulnerable to a crime or… Continue Reading

Kitchen logic (1): Holism

I guess we all experience awkward moments from time to time, seeing simple basic truths behind complicated explanations. Buzzwords like “circular economy”, “sharing economy” or “universal basic income” are the most frequent examples. There is an abundance of such buzzwords… Continue Reading

Branding as integration vehicle for IR

Integrated reporting is based on two premises: That organisations behave like living beings (biological premise). That living beings exist holistically (holistic premise). Taken together, these two premises limit the possibilities of organisational philosophy, explanation, design, governance, control, risk management, and… Continue Reading