GKD Weekly Summary (11/15 - 11/19)
This week GKD members continued examining the relationship between
profitability and sustainability, and identified opportunities for
win-win solutions that both reduce poverty and enable a company to
realize a profit. Members also explored new technolog
Dear Colleagues,
This has been a powerful and rewarding discussion for me -- and I hope
for everyone else. On behalf of the World Resources Institute, I want to
thank all those who have participated and shared their insights and
experience. I have been particularly struck by the degree of consensu
Dear GKD Members,
I too will keep this short. But first, per instructions, a brief
introduction:
I am currently in Mali working on sustainable (from a profit-seeking
standpoint) business models for Internet access in some of the poorest
regions of the world. Not only is the profit motive an esse
Peter Burgess has nailed some critical points on the head. He writes
convincingly and hints at some caveats which are worth considering:
1) I think that we are in agreement that a sustainable project needs
sufficient cash flow to cover operating costs with sufficient reserve to
replace equipment a
Dear Colleagues,
I am not sure if the time on this focused discussion is up, but it would
be too bad if it was, because I feel there is much to discuss and the
discussion here has been continual and robust.
[***Moderator's Note: Although today is the last day of the focused
discussion, the GKD L
Dear GKD List Members,
On Friday, November 26, 2004, Shahid Uddin Akbar wrote:
> Still we didn't find any single project which can claim itself as
> Sustainable in terms of being financially viable and serving the local
> rural communities anywhere in the world.
..snip...
> Why are the organiza
Dear Colleagues,
I will not make this a long post. From what I learned as an engineer and
economics student, and then as an accountant and involved with business
management and consultancy, and then relief and development ... it is
absolutely clear that profitability is needed for sustainability.
