ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors examine the actions taken by individuals, organisations, and corporations they need to understand their impact over both space and time. Nature moves inexorably forward, seemingly indifferent to a singularity in event space or the sustainability of one species, homo sapiens. Humans have a very short history on Earth—thus far a fraction of the time that dinosaurs prevailed. Human constructs such as cities and corporations have even shorter histories. Corporations exist within a multidimensional construct, bound by the rules of nature and the laws of humans. Thus, human actions can precipitate large changes at a distance and almost at the speed of light. The argument might be moot if there were no examples of corporations who take such concerns seriously. Kelly cites several examples regarding companies both inside and outside the USA. These corporations provide reasonable returns both to the invested capital and to the increased capital basis created by the employees.
