Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry (full report)

Published: 2005, World Resources Institute
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• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Business and Industry Synthesis Team
• A Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
  

• Why the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Is Important for Business and Industry
• The Bottom Line
• What We Know
• Key Trends in Ecosystems and Their Services
• Ecosystem Trends of Particular Importance to Business
• Scenarios in the Assessment
• Changing Policy Environment
• How the MA Findings Affect Your Bottom Line
• License to Operate
• Corporate Image, Reputation, and Brand Risk
• Cost of Capital and Perceived Investor Risk
• Access to Raw Materials
• Operational Impacts and Efficiencies
• New Business Opportunities
• New Technologies for New Opportunities
• Taking the Next Steps

• Appendix: MA Web Site

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