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Boyan Rashev

Boyan Rashev is one of the leading experts on sustainable development in Bulgaria. Since 2007, he has been a managing partner at denkstatt, a consulting company that helps businesses and institutions manage their impact on natural, social and human capital.

The image problem of the concessionaire in Bansko

the concessionaire in Bansko

The work with my beloved Pirin has predictably become boring, so it needs to be commented on again. We humans love the light and fear the darkness. We associate it with the unknown, the unfamiliar, evil. Monsters are born in our imagination there. Well, it's the same in business. What do the large mass of protesters want for Pirin? …

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22 reasons why both sides in the Pirin debate are wrong

second lift in Bansko

The entire story surrounding Pirin is filled with so many myths, misconceptions, and false claims spread by the radical wings of both disputing sides that I can't resist a long post addressing the most prominent among them. The lack of reasonable discourse on the subject is appalling, and the only one that passes through it is...

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It's not business, but politicians' hate speech that's poisoning our society

For half a year I have been reading about the violated right to free speech of Borislav Sandov and the injustice of the Bulgarian judicial system… At the same time, I observe his activities and try to determine their value. Apart from anti-everything activities, I don’t see anything else. To have the attitude that you can comment without being able to do – …

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Freedom is under threat again - by its own achievements

Lately, I have been increasingly encountering an interesting phenomenon – an awful lot of smart and thoughtful people, reflecting and commenting on global problems, invariably blame freedom. Starting from offshore zones and banks, through Uber and Airbnb, and ending with personal consumer choice and the management of private property, the people in question are always …

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Our country can be a leader. But does the state want it?

The news about the sale of 5 electric buses to the Bulgarian-Israeli company Chariot Motors in Belgrade did not find a place in the media flow in Bulgaria. In Serbia, on the other hand, they are ecstatic: "Belgrade will be the first capital in Europe to have an entire bus line with only electric buses," said Mayor Borko Milosavljevic. This …

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Happy new greenest year 2016!

We have just had the greenest and most abundant year in history, and 2016 is set to set new records in the environmental and resource well-being of humanity. When was the last time you heard a statement like that? Amidst the avalanche of news about air and water pollution, temperature records, resource depletion, disasters, and calls to …

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Climate Wars, Episode Two: Europe's Sacrifice

The Paris climate agreement is a fact. Now that the jubilant cheers over its signing have died down, it's time to take a sober look at what actually happened, who promised what, and what the consequences will be. Global industrial carbon dioxide emissions, from fossil fuel burning and cement production, are dominating …

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How green is the red can?

Eight years ago, Coca-Cola set a goal to return all of the water it uses in its products to nature by 2020. On August 24, 2015, the company announced that it had achieved its goal five years ahead of schedule. Unlike the environmental dramas we are bombarded with daily – resources are …

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