Carolyn: March 2008 Archives

The use of natural resources in an unsustainable way is, in essence, "plundering" and the result is the rapid destruction of the very earth that sustains millions of species of interwoven species...life.

Ray Anderson, citizen and corporate leader, has come face to face with his role in today's industrial role in unsustainable business shares his thought process and his solutions in this excerpt from "The Corporation".

This is an inspiring look at business's role, and the paradigm shift that is needed to be responsible for the world we leave for our children and the millions of species who are part of this delicate biosphere of life.

The book Ray Anderson credits with opening his eyes to the free-fall to earth that is better known as "business as usual" is "The Ecology of Commerce" by Paul Hawkins.

He calls for a paradigm shift of how we view business. That we look at how we are plundering our natural resources and natural processes and leaving a mess for our grandchildren. And we need to create a new revolution -- moving beyond the industrial revolution to a new revolution. One that could be called a "productivity revolution" or a "sustainability revolution."

CEO training for tomorrow can come from a new pool of Green MBA students. Values, environment and system thinking are part of Aspen Institute's approach to recruiting business students into the green business sector. Social change and financial change can be partners in making a green economy grow and flourish.

Environmental and social impact can shape a greener bottom line.

www.aspeninst.org

Green investing with climate change in mind is a hot new investment strategy because awareness is high and climate change needs to be solved. It can be solved with new business strategies that help companies make money while they provide necessary solutions for risk reduction.