The Money Revolution: Recycling Value to Drive Sustainability

Abstract

The shape of finance and how businesses are being funded have already seen some fundamental changes, but this is only the beginning. We’re starting to see the same sort of paradigm changes in finance and money, as those that hit print media when the internet came along. Just like popularly held perceptions of books and news media over the last two decades, our concept of what money is and how it’s invested are being challenged. In this chapter, we explore the impact of these changes on how money is moving around in the system and what this means for small and micro-businesses, particularly in developing economies.