Short-term thinking 'caused financial crisis'

Published: 20 November 2008
The ongoing economic downturn was caused in part by the businesses that put short-term money making ahead of long-term security, it has been suggested.
Danielle Cohen, ethics manager at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, said it was difficult to predict what companies would now do to move forward.
"Lasting, sustainable businesses need to be underpinned by strong ethical standards, so it is worth companies investing in that now in order to build lasting success in the future," she stated.
After the G20 summit on November 15th 2008, where global leaders looked at conflicting ideas about the level of regulation required for business to prevent another global financial meltdown, the debate considered the introduction of formalised, enforceable codes of conduct.
In addition to this, attendees spoke of how to address the 21st century's persistent global concerns of overpopulation, poverty, pollution and resource depletion without stifling entrepreneurship and ingenuity.
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