A form of capital used by people, organizations, companies and governments to build and sustain their livelihoods. Financial Capital includes all financial assets, instruments and resources used in the organization's activities.
Sustainability is about equity. Sustainability also requires greater eco-efficiency. How much must environmental efficiency increase to provide prosperity for all and at the same time be environmentally sustainable?
Factor 4 and Factor 10 are two goals set to answer this question.
Factor 4: The goal of being twice as productive with half the resources (materials and energy) (to cope with the increasing population in the world), leading to a factor 4 improvement in efficiency.
Factor 10: The goal of being ten times as productive with half the resources (materials and energy), leading to a factor 10 improvement in efficiency.