Paul Hawken
Born: 02-07-1946
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author known for his work in ecological and economic sustainability. He has authored several influential books, including "The Ecology of Commerce" and "Drawdown," focusing on innovative solutions to environmental challenges. As a co-founder of successful eco-friendly businesses, Hawken combines practical experience with visionary thinking, advocating for systemic change and sustainable practices to address global climate issues.
Book summaries for books written by Paul Hawken
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We are all engaged in the business of agriculture, for we are dependent upon its products for our very existence.
Business and environmentalism are not adversaries; they are both critical components of civilization.
The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them.
The natural world is not separate from us, it is within us. It is our sustenance, our refuge, our teacher.
The single most important indicator of the health of an economy is the state of its natural resources.
We must recognize that the economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around.
The real cost of living is the destruction of nature, not the accumulation of things.
Our economic system operates on the assumption that resources are infinite, when in fact they are finite.
There is no business to be done on a dead planet.
Nature does not negotiate, and it does not compromise. It simply adapts and evolves.
The path to a sustainable future lies in reimagining and redesigning our industrial systems.
The most sustainable products are the ones we do not need to produce in the first place.