Look at timber prices in the late '90s, at around $50. If you count the true damage of cutting down forests, the resultant flooding, insurance claims, and so on, then the timber price should have been $100.

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We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.

Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.

I always wanted to be a medical doctor, and I never thought of business.

I was actually accepted into medical school in Italy. But then I wanted to come back and learn medicine in Germany. And while waiting, I decided to join a business school. I figured it would be useful for doctors to know some business as well!

Looking at Mount Kenya in the morning is a holistic experience. I go back at least once a year.

Unless the local community signs up, wildlife won't survive. And without wildlife, no one will visit.