Subscribe now

Letter: All hail the shift to a transparent market

Published 13 December 2023

From Martin Sigrist, Newbury, Berkshire, UK

I welcome Graham Lawton’s look at true cost accounting, the idea that goods factor in the environmental and social damage they cause. It is a step towards a true free market where consumers can exercise real choice. I would encourage a look at other ideas. For example, B-Corp certification could be a de facto standard for differentiating good from bad business. And the Better Business Act is a proposed change to UK law that would make firms align interests with those of the environment and wider society (2 December, p 40).

Issue no. 3469 published 16 December 2023

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up
Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop