LONDON (UK) – Britain’s Prince Charles will tell businesses on Monday they must put the planet and its people first as he introduces a new charter of sustainability supported by some major global companies.
The new “Terra Carta”, which upholds England’s ancient Magna Carta that clearly stated citizens’ rights eight centuries ago, has listed almost 100 actions that signatory companies must employ for a sustainable future.
Charles will say, according to advance excerpts from his speech, “I am making an urgent appeal to leaders, from all sectors and from around the world, to give their support to this ‘Terra Carta’, to bring prosperity into harmony with nature, people and planet over the coming decade.”
Charles, 72, has been a forerunner, with regard to talking about environmental causes for decades and has warned that global warming and climate change pose the biggest threats to humanity.
He will say, “I can only encourage, in particular, those in industry and finance to provide practical leadership to this common project, as only they are able to mobilize the innovation, scale and resources that are required to transform our global economy.”
Bank of America , AstraZeneca, HSBC and BP are among the companies lending their support to the Terra Carta, designed by Apple Inc’s former chief designer Jony Ive and his company LoveFrom.