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ecoexecutive
SMALL TALK
DID THEY REALLY SAY THAT?
There’s a lot of talk about business and the environment,
“The most successful companies in the 21st century will be
and sometimes it’s hard to know where to stand on the
those that learn to manage the new risks and opportunities
debate. So if you need some guidance, have a look at the
posed by climate change as well as they currently manage their
opinions of the great and good below. You can take them
operational, market and financial risks.”
or leave them, but you can’t ignore them!
Tom Burke, the chairman of base (Business and a
Sustainable Environment), an environmental UK forum
“Socialism collapsed because it did not allow prices to tell the “Only business can build a low-carbon economy. Business is
economic truth. Capitalism may collapse because it does not all about seeing ideas and growing them. Businesses have the
allow prices to tell the ecological truth.” resources, the people, the technical skills to make things happen
Oystein Dahle, former Vice President, Exxon, Norway - and they have the channels to market.”
Tom Delay, Chief Executive, The Carbon Trust (reported in
“Quite simply, our business practices are destroying life on earth. The Times, 25 March 2008)
Given current corporate practices, not one wildlife reserve,
wilderness, or indigenous culture will survive the global market “It’s not enough simply to wear the badge of Corporate
economy. We know that every natural system on the planet is Responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only
disintegrating. The land, water, air and sea have been functionally response to climate change and other environmental crises.”
transformed from life-supporting systems into repositories for Jonathon Porritt
waste. There is no polite way to say that business is destroying
the world.” “Reputation is built on a complex base of intangible attributes
Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce such as reliability, quality, honesty, trust, social and environmental
responsibility and credibility... ...There is clear evidence that
“There is no business to be done on a dead planet.” a good reputation gains a company more customers, better
Sierra Club executive director David Brower employees, more investors, improved access to credit, and
greater credibility with government.”
“Hopefully America will get a government that we need rather The Prince of Wales
than one we deserve, that will put pressure on business to clean
up its act. But the most powerful pressure will come from the “Sustainability is about profit...it is the opportunity of the century.”
consumer. Oh, my God, it’s going to be really powerful.” Ben Clarke, Kraft Foods
Yvon Chouinard, founder of US eco-friendly clothing
company Patagonia “If companies are aware of the issues which concern investors
and consumers, and if they change positively, then it shows a
“Saving the earth one pizza at a time.” company is adaptable in a changing market. It will then emerge
Motto of Pizza Fusion, a Fort Lauderdale-based organic as the strongest company in the market which is able to think
food business ahead. Because these companies are thinking long term, they
are a better investment choice.”
“The visibility of sustainability standards in the UK is growing. Hugo Shaw, business manager at financial advisers and
Standards provide a level of security and risk management in an investment managers Bestinvest
environmentally savvy consumer market, and play a valuable role
for businesses wishing to validate their practises and products.” “We need to make sure that we start jump-starting the jobs in this
Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment country again. That’s why I want to put money into clean-energy
jobs, green-collar jobs.”
Hillary Clinton
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