This document discusses true value accounting and sustainability metrics. It begins with several slides on complexity and problems with current metrics like profit, GDP, and money as a unit of measure. It then presents a framework with three categories: human capital, man built capital, and natural capital. Several slides discuss improving metrics to consider all perspectives of financial, social, and environmental impacts. The document argues that moving from financial to impact accounting is needed to incorporate externalities. In the end, it emphasizes that people are both the problem and the solution, and that individual choices and parenting are important to sustainability.
45. A GOOD SYSTEM OF METRICS
CAN BE SUMMARIZED FOR
AGGREGATE ANALYSIS …
AND DRILLED DOWN TO A
LEVEL WHERE GOOD SMALL
DECISIONS CAN BE MADE.
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46. A GOOD SYSTEM OF METRICS
MUST WORK FOR ALL THE
PERSPECTIVES
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50. MAN BUILT CAPITAL (MBC)
●FINANCIAL CAPITAL;
●PHYSICAL CAPITAL;
●KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL;
●INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL;
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51. MAN BUILT CAPITAL (MBC)
SHOULD BE IMPROVING
QUALITY OF LIFE WITHOUT
DEGRADING THE PLANET
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52. THE HISTORY IS VERY
MUCH DIFFERENT …
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53. YELLOW:
The PEOPLE piece … Human Capital (HC)
DIRTY BROWN:
The ECONOMIC piece … Man Built Capital (MBC)
GREEN:
NATURE, ENVIRONMENT … Natural Capital (NC)
COLOR KEY
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68. Period
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
HC
MBC
NC
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HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
69. Period
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
HC
MBC
NC
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HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
HC
MBC
NC
85. Fundamentals of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Hum
an
Capital
Man
Built Capital
Natural Capital
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86. Fundamentals of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
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87. Fundamentals of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Human
Capital
Split out Financial
Capital from other
components of
Man Built Capital
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88. Fundamentals of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
SunSun
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Sun
Human
Capital
Add Sun … the
source of all energy
Split out Financial
Capital from other
components of
Man Built Capital
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89. Fundamentals of the Socio-Enviro-Economic System
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
SunSun
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
SunSunSun
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Sun
Human
Capital
Add Sun … the
source of all energy
Split out Financial
Capital from other
components of
Man Built Capital
Reorder because
Financial Capital
metrics exist
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93. IMPACT ACCOUNTING
Moving from Financial to Impact Accounting
STATE BOP … ACTIVITY ACCOUNTING … STATE EOP
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94. Moving from Financial to Impact Accounting
STATE BOP … ACTIVITY ACCOUNTING … STATE EOP
● Financial accounting;
● P&L and Balance Sheets (BOP and EOP);
● Financial accounting plus GOOD impacts;
● Financial accounting minus BAD impacts;
● Financial accounting with BOTH impacts;
● Bringing in IMPACTS on externalities;
● Expanding the REPORTING ENVELOPE;
● Accounting for IMPACT on ALL capitals.
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95. FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTS
Financial Accounts describe Economic Activity
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
Products Bought X Price
Energy Bought X Price
Employee Benefits
Employee Payroll
Other expenditures
Asset use costs
Depreciation
Financial expenses
Pro-good expenditures
Taxation
Profit
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96. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS OF AN ENTERPRISE
Financial Accounts describe Economic Activity
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
Products Bought X Price
Energy Bought X Price
Employee Benefits
Employee Payroll
Other expenditures
Asset use costs
Depreciation
Financial expenses
Pro-good expenditures
Taxation
Profit
Cash
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Intangible Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
Current Liabilities
Long Term Debt
Owners' Equity
Cash
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Intangible Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
Current Liabilities
Long Term Debt
Owners' Equity
Balance Sheet
BOP
Balance Sheet
EOP
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97. FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTS
ADD positive impact not accounted for
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
Products Bought X Price
Energy Bought X Price
Employee Benefits
Employee Payroll
Other expenditures
Asset use costs
Depreciation
Financial expenses
Pro-good expenditures
Taxation
Profit
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
VALUE to buyer
Equals
HUMAN CAPITAL ADD
Wages and benefits
What value to
employee?
Pro-good expenditures
What value to society?
Taxation
What value to society?
POSITIVE
IMPACT NOT
ACCOUNTED
FOR
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98. FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTS
DEDUCT negative impact not accounted for
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
Products Bought X Price
Energy Bought X Price
Employee Benefits
Employee Payroll
Other expenditures
Asset use costs
Depreciation
Financial expenses
Pro-good expenditures
Taxation
Profit
For products and
energy bought
and this process
Free use of the
commons and
public services
& infrastructure
Degradation
of land
Water scarcity
and degradation
Air pollution:
Impact on people
Air pollution:
Impact on climate
Air pollution:
Impact on people
Solid waste
Resource
depletion
Environmental
Degradation
Negative
impact
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99. FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTING FOR EVERYTHING
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
Products Bought X Price
Energy Bought X Price
Employee Benefits
Employee Payroll
Other expenditures
Asset use costs
Depreciation
Financial expenses
Pro-good expenditures
Taxation
Profit
REVENUES
Products Sold X Price
VALUE to buyer
Equals
HUMAN CAPITAL ADD
Wages and benefits
What value to
employee?
Pro-good expenditures
What value to society?
Taxation
What value to society?
For products and
energy bought
and this process
Free use of the
commons and
public services
& infrastructure
Degradation
of land
Water scarcity
and degradation
Air pollution:
Impact on people
Air pollution:
Impact on climate
Air pollution:
Impact on people
Solid waste
Resource
depletion
Environmental
Degradation
POSITIVE
IMPACT NOT
ACCOUNTED
FOR
Negative
impact
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100. Financial Accounts describe Financial Impact
Financial Costs
Financial Profit
Financial Revenues
Financial
Balance
Sheet
BOP
Financial
Balance
Sheet
EOP
Impact Accounts reflect Externalities
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Impact on Institutions
Impact on People
Impact on Society
Impact on Physical
Impact on Knowledge
Impact on Resources
Impact on Environment
Impact on EcoSystem
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
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101. Financial Accounts describe Financial Impact
Impact Accounts reflect Externalities
Impact on Institutions
Impact on People
Impact on Society
Impact on Physical
Impact on Knowledge
Impact on Resources
Impact on Environment
Impact on EcoSystem
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
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Financial Accounts describe Financial Impact
Financial Costs
Financial Profit
Financial Revenues
Financial
Balance
Sheet
BOP
Financial
Balance
Sheet
EOP
Impact Accounts reflect Externalities
Balance
Sheet
Changes
102. Sun
BOP EOP
Sun
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Sun SunSun
Financial
Capital
Human
Capital
Man Built
Capital
Natural
Capital
Sun
Financial Accounts describe Financial Impact
Impact Accounts reflect Externalities
Impact on Institutions
Impact on People
Impact on Society
Impact on Physical
Impact on Knowledge
Impact on Resources
Impact on Environment
Impact on EcoSystem
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
Balance
Sheet
Changes
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Financial Accounts describe Financial Impact
Financial Costs
Financial Profit
Financial Revenues
Financial
Balance
Sheet
BOP
Financial
Balance
Sheet
EOP
Impact Accounts reflect Externalities
Balance
Sheet
Changes
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