Entranced by promises of a material paradise of limitless luxury, humanity has too long ignored the mismatch between the imperatives of our… — David Korten Copy Share Image
Sustainability requires that we demand enduring quality. Steve Strong has a slide presentation pointing out that much of Oxford was built 800… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
To build enormous palaces, to conquer or to mimic nature, to ransack the world in order to gratify the passions of a… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Consider the willful scorching of the earth, over-fishing, wasteful hunting, excessive and dangerous recycling of resources, and other similar "injustices" against the… — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople Copy Share Image
So long as we are under the illusion that we know best what is good for the earth and for ourselves, then… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
Everyone is talking about sustainability and resilience, yet all that knowledge is thrown in the bin. [Lagos is] a unique case, but… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
There are millions and millions of species, including organisms most people have never heard of. There is so much that waits to… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related "greenhouse effect" has now reached crisis proportions as a consequence of industrial… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to… — Najib Razak Copy Share Image
“Never forget that the key to upholding our values is cultivating a heightened awareness. It sharpens our perception, allowing us to recognize… — Erick "The Black Sheep" G Copy Share Image
A key part of helping startups is providing them with a G/SCORE that measures a company on the path to sustainability. We… — Chris Shipley Copy Share Image
Positive deviance means doing the right thing for sustainability, despite being surrounded by the wrong institutional structures, the wrong processes and stubbornly… — Sara Parkin Copy Share Image
The language of commerce has been engineered to describe the overt purpose of a thing, but cannot encompass fringe benefits or peripheral… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
What made traditional economies so radically different and so very fundamentally dangerous to Western economies were the traditional principles of prosperity of… — Rebecca Adamson Copy Share Image
Not that long ago, the idea of feeding your kid with organic fruit and vegetables or paying attention to sustainability or any… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
“The American Dietetic Association Task Force identified sustainability as “the capacity of being maintained over the long term in order to meet… — Ruby Parker Puckett Copy Share Image
The destruction of the environment, its improper or selfish use, and the violent hoarding of the Earth's resources cause grievances, conflicts and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart, with its legendary focus on customer value in terms of price, is innovating in sustainability. Now, we're beginning to see the… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
Can we disregard the growing phenomenon of "environmental refugees", people who are forced by the degradation of their natural habitat to forsake… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If we somehow put a value on species extinction and factor that into our costs that bottom line would look very different.… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
When a livestock farmer is willing to "practice complexity"-to choreograph the symbiosis of several different animals, each of which has been allowed… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“Manufacturers have long chosen plastic for their products on the basis of price and functionality., But creating a more sustainable relationship with… — Susan Freinkel Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge is that when people look at low price point products, they essentially invest less money in development, innovation, and… — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of the countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
“The reckless application of technology, harnessed to greed, degrades and destroys the ecosystems in which the energies of the elements are maintained… — Ralph Metzner Copy Share Image
From a business perspective, the question related to cities and sustainability is clear and compelling: can you have a healthy company in… — Joel Makower Copy Share Image
In the UK what we've found is that even businesses which prided themselves already on their efficient management find that a really… — Margaret Beckett Copy Share Image
If you don't try to generate more revenues through tax reform, if you don't ask, you know, the most fortunate Americans to… — Timothy Geithner Copy Share Image
It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
Nuclear man is the man who realizes that his creative powers hold the potential for self-destruction. He sees that in this nuclear… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I want to think I deserve what I get. I don't want to consider how vastly I am overly rewarded. I don't… — William Kittredge Copy Share Image
“There is a deeper point to be made here, however, having to do with the specificity of everything. One of the great… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
Ours is certainly not an old culture. Yet in recent decades we've used more energy, destroyed more soil, created more pathogenicity (temporarily… — Joel Salatin Copy Share Image
Designers must educate the public that design is about strategy, not decoration. However, such attempts are repeatedly undermined by a design world… — David Berman Copy Share Image
Sustainability at Nike means being laser-focused on evolving our business model to deliver profitable growth while leveraging the efficiencies of lean manufacturing,… — Mark Parker Copy Share Image
Don't go to great trouble to optimize something that never should be done at all. Aim to enhance total systems properties, such… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
“Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this… — Edward O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people go into filmmaking thinking, "How can I make a career?" And so when they make their… — Andrew Bujalski Copy Share Image
“Can we actually suppose that we are wasting, polluting, and making ugly this beautiful land for the sake of patriotism and the… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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