Guardian: UN estimates world's top firms cause $2.2tn of environmental damage

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full article here: guardian.co.uk

This study, conducted by Trucost shows that the externalities resulting from a lack of direct cost to environmental impact are enormous.

The Guardian astutely points out "The true figure is likely to be even higher because the $2.2 trillion does not include damage caused by household and government consumption of goods and services, such as energy used to power appliances or waste [and more].

Ceres also points out that bigger danger "is the risk that companies simply run out of resources they need to operate"