How will business change as our focus on the environment increases?
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About the video: ‘How will business change as our focus on the environment increases?’
Hazel Henderson believes that the current system within which businesses operate will become obsolete over time. The changing composition of the Fortune 500 in the last 20 years illustrates a natural evolution in the business environment. The sustainability sector – which encompasses renewable energy, clean food, organic agriculture and preventive approaches to healthcare – represents a sea change. As the sector matures, new ways of measuring growth and prosperity will emerge. This is something the Chinese government understands. See also: Bill McDonough
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Filmed: San Francisco on 6 November 2005
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2005 Big Picture TV
About Hazel Henderson
Dr. Hazel Henderson is a syndicated columnist and a consultant on sustainable development in over thirty countries. In 1996 she co-created the Country Futures Indicators as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product. Shortly afterwards she launched the Calvert-Henderson ‘Quality of Life Indicators’ in association with the Calvert Group. She founded Ethical Markets Media in 2003 and is Co-Executive Producer of the television series ‘Ethical Markets.’ She has authored several books, the most recent being “Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy” (2006).
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