THE PUBLICATION
Exploring the intersection of economics, business, accounting and planetary boundaries.
The Ecological Economist is an independent English-language publication about a central question: how can economies and businesses operate within the ecological systems on which they depend?
We connect economic ideas with the decisions made inside organisations: what to produce, where to invest, how to measure performance and what counts as value.
One question. Four perspectives.
Ecological Economics
The economy as part of society and the biosphere. Resources, growth, wellbeing and the limits of economic activity.
Business & Strategy
How ecological limits reshape corporate strategies, business models and long-term value creation.
Accounting & Finance
Accounting, valuation and financial decisions in the context of planetary boundaries.
Ideas & Perspectives
Essays on the ideas shaping the relationship between economies, societies and the natural world.
For curious minds and consequential decisions
This publication is for people who want to understand the connections: practitioners in business and finance, researchers, students and readers questioning the assumptions behind our economic systems.
Our editorial approach
Clear arguments, transparent assumptions and attention to evidence. We distinguish analysis from opinion, explain uncertainty and connect theory with practical questions. Sources and further reading help readers explore the ideas for themselves.
There are no simple answers to every trade-off. The aim is to ask better questions and make the consequences of different choices easier to understand.
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