Executive summary – Position paper
Critical question: Should humans place an economic value on the
environment?
“intrinsic” value (nonhuman environment) versus “instrumental” value (human wants and needs)
Economic valuation is based upon human preferences
Trade-off between goods and services and environmental quality:
Modul University Vienna
Let’s have a show of hands:
Which pillar of sustainable development do you find to be the most
relevant to the circular economy?
a) Environment
b) Economic
c) Social
d) Other (from the different dimensions we discussed)
