The future will be green, or not at all. This truth lies at the heart of humankind's most pressing challenge: to learn to live in harmony with the Earth on a genuinely sustainable basis. — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
If something is sustainable, it means we can go on doing it indefinitely. If it isn't, we can't — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
I think we will work our way towards a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible. — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy. Its compulsive… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
What may be possible for a minority of humankind, albeit at great cost, simply cannot work for the humankind. Our kind of progress depends… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
Peace, non-violence, human rights and the environment - if only everybody saw these as the seamless whole that they are — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
Humankind's greatest priority is to reintegrate with the natural world. — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate and… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon which any… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
We are now running out of time, and the question now is not what is happening to the climate, but how bad will it… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
The future will be green, or not at all. This truth lies at the heart of humankind's most pressing challenge: to learn to live… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
We need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
The 'Big Green Debate' has entered a very interesting stage. Once there was endless controversy; now there is near unanimity. Once there was universal… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
We're never going to scare people into living more sustainably! We have to be able to demonstrate just how dynamic and aspirational such a… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
