The real goal of the Earth Charter is that it will in fact become like the Ten Commandments.
Maurice StrongAfter all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.
Maurice StrongThe Earth Charter is important as an expression of the commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke their own deepest moral, spiritual and ethical principles in the task of ensuring a sustainable future for those who inhabit the Earth now and those who will follow us on the Earth.
Maurice StrongNothing less than the fate of the planet is at stake... No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of misery.
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