{"id":61402,"date":"2026-06-25T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/?p=61402"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:51:22","slug":"scarcity-in-an-age-of-disruption-five-sustainability-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/en-eu\/insight\/scarcity-in-an-age-of-disruption-five-sustainability-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarcity in an Age of Disruption: Five Sustainability Themes for Investors to Embrace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"experience-6a19d5d9ecd00\" style=\"position: relative; width: auto; padding: 0 0 148.75%; height: 0; top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; margin: 0; border: 0 none;\" data-aspectratio=\"0.67226891\" data-mobile-aspectratio=\"0.21745039\"><iframe class=\"ceros-experience\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0 none; height: 1px; width: 1px; min-height: 100%; min-width: 100%;\" title=\"Scarcity in an Age of Abundant Disruption\" src=\"https:\/\/view.cambridgeassociates.com\/scarcity-in-an-age-of-abundant-disruption?heightOverride=2142&amp;mobileHeightOverride=3679\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/view.cambridgeassociates.com\/scroll-proxy.min.js\" data-ceros-origin-domains=\"view.cambridgeassociates.com\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in an age of extraordinary technological abundance, and yet the global economy is increasingly running short of some the most fundamental components to function and thrive: reliable power, stable supply chains, skilled workers, clean water, and a predictable environment. 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