Peter Blom

The managing director of Triodos Bank said in an interview this weekend: "The real crisis today is not the current crisis in Europe or the debt crisis in the USA, the real crisis today is the lack of space we have on planet earth to fulfill our debts. Interests are low, but what can you lend if there is not enough to create value in the future? Economic value is the value of sufficient raw materials for production, enough food and enough water. We can no longer prevail 'more, more, more'; we have to face the reality. Therefore it is very important that sustainable development is encouraged. By companies as well as governments. It is the only way to move on." Long-term thinking, that's what it's all about. With a sense of responsibility for those who suffer most on our planet, for future generations and for ourselves.