Paul Hawken

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, businessperson, journalist, and best-selling author. He is an architect and proponent of corporate reform with respect to ecological practices. He works with countries (heads of state), island nations, regions, companies, and NGOs around the world in order to improve environmental understanding and practices. His writings and talks have prompted CEOs to transform their internal corporate culture and business philosophy towards environmental sustainability. He is the author of The Next Economy, Growing a Business, and The Ecology of Commerce (voted the # 1 college text on business and the environment by professors in 67 business schools. His latest book, Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution with Amory and Huntor Lovins, is published in 11 languages and has been read and referred to by several heads of state in public addresses from Southern Sudan to New Zealand. Former President Clinton has called it one of the five most important books of the last decade.