14 June 2015

• Temporal: Enduring for a time only, temporary; transitory.
• Certainly there has been variability, particularly on a regional scale, but, at the global scale, we have developed-indeed, thrived-during a temporal island of climatic stability. (Howard-Grenville, Buckle, Hoskins, George) 
• Tipping point: A point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change. 
• Taken together, the data suggest, that sustainability movement is nearing a tipping point, the point at which the substantial portion of companies are not only seeing the need of sustainable business practices but are also deriving financial benefits from these activities. (MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group)