On this episode of Business of Building I am joined by Dr. Wayne Visser, Professor of Integrated Value and Holder of the Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School and author of the best-selling book Thriving. He is also Founder of CSR International, Director of Kaleidoscope Futures and Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

On this podcast we speak about everything from sustainability to COP27, and how the construction and engineering industries are (or are not) responding and adapting to the big environmental issues of our time.

Wayne shares insights from decades of experience as a thought-leader, academic and champion of sustainability in our industry.

Here are the highlights:

(03:06) The journey from CSR to sustainability in ESG

(07:31) COP27 comes at a challenging time

(12:20) What is a circular economy?

(16:51) The strategic tension between short term and long term thinking

(22:25) Leadership and Thriving

(27:54) Living systems organize themselves

(31:36) Social elements are stronger in developing countries

(37:35) The biggest risk in my career

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