{"product_id":"the-ecology-of-commerce-a-declaration-of-sustainability-paperback","title":"The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Hawken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The first important book of the 21st century. It may well revolutionize the relationship between business and the environment.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Don Falk, Executive Director, Society for Ecological Restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ecology of Commerce \u003c\/em\u003eis the provocative national bestseller that addresses the necessity of merging good business practices with common sense environmental concerns. Nearly two decades after its initial publication, this controversial work by Paul Hawken has been revised and updated, arguing why business success and sustainable environmental practices need not--and, for the sake of our planet, must not--be mutually exclusive any longer. An essential work, Hawken's \u003cem\u003eThe Ecology of Commerce \u003c\/em\u003ebelongs on the bookshelf of every concerned citizen--alongside \u003cem\u003eCapitalism at the Crossroads \u003c\/em\u003eby Stuart Hart and Al Gore's\u003cem\u003e Earth in the Balance \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e An Inconvenient Truth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world has changed in the seventeen years since the controversial initial publication of Paul Hawken's \u003cem\u003eEcology of Commerce\u003c\/em\u003e, a stirring treatise about the perceived antagonism between ecology and business. Yet Hawken's impassioned argument--that business both causes the most egregious abuses of the environment and, crucially, holds the most potential for solving our sustainability problems--is more relevant and resonant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining updated and revised material for a new audience, \u003cem\u003eThe Ecology of Commerce\u003c\/em\u003e presents a compelling vision of the restorative (rather than destructive) economy we must create, centered on eight imperatives: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Reduce energy carbon emissions 80 percent by 2030 and total natural resource usage 80 percent by 2050.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Provide secure, stable, and meaningful employment to people everywhere.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Be self-organizing rather than regulated or morally mandated.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Honor market principles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Restore habitats, ecosystems, and societies to their optimum.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Rely on current income.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Be fun and engaging, and strive for an aesthetic outcome.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52477491216691,"sku":"9780061252792","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dEcxNFkra2Q0OS9UeU5CaVhHUjNGZz09.webp?v=1759618350","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-ecology-of-commerce-a-declaration-of-sustainability-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}