Capitalism as if the World Matters is October eBook of the Month
Fully revised and updated edition of Jonathon Porritt’s groundbreaking work
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 30 September, 2007—When first published in 2005, Capitalism as if the World Matters, by one of the leading eco-warriors of our time, shocked both a generation of environmentalists and a generation of business people by brushing aside their petty squabbles and artificial battle lines with a powerful argument—that the only way to save the world from fuel shortages, climate change and environmental catastrophe is to embrace a new type of capitalism, and to do it quickly.
In this substantially revised and updated edition with a new foreword by Amory B. Lovins, Jonathon Porritt—Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief environmental advisor—tackles the most pressing problems of our time and extends his powerful and controversial argument by suggesting new actions in a tightly argued and highly accessible book.
New material includes in-depth coverage of the United States and the politics of climate change, the state of environmental debate and the massive upsurge in religious engagement with climate and the environment. Fresh case studies include the role of huge US corporations such as Walmart and General Electric in our sustainable capitalist future. Porritt also looks in-depth at China and the global impact this economic giant may have as it grows into the most environmentally damaging—or perhaps the first sustainable—superpower of the 21st century.
Destined to be one of the most important business, economics and politics books of the year, this is a must read for everyone from business executives to environmental activists to students to the very politicians with their hands on the levers of power.
Provided through the generous support of Earthscan, Capitalism as if the World Matters will be available through more than 15,000 participating libraries October 1-31. To help libraries promote the October eBook of the Month, NetLibrary has developed a tool kit of free promotional resources that includes print-on-demand bookmarks, a sample press release and electronic support materials. More information is available at:
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About the Author
Jonathon Porritt is a former Director of Friends of the Earth, UK, and Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, Britain’s leading environmental advisory group to business. Appointed by Prime Minister Tony Blair to head the UK government’s Sustainable Development Commission, he is also Co-Director of The Prince of Wales’s Business and Environment Programme as well as being a Board Member of the South West Regional Development Agency.
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