Paul Hawken

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author. Starting at age 20, he dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. His practice has included starting and running ecological businesses, writing and teaching about the impact of commerce on living systems, and consulting with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy. He is author of six books including his latest [Viking 2007] Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being, and Why No One Saw it Coming. Paul heads the Natural Capital Institute, a research organization in Sausalito, CA. The Natural Capital Institute has created a hub for global civil society, WiserEarth. It is a collaboratively written, free content, open source networking platform that links NGOs, funders, business, government, social entrepreneurs, students, organizers, academics, activists, scientists, and citizens.