Clean Quote by Paul Hawken
“Intelligent policies will be largely self-regulating in the sense that the system of incentives and standards makes it absolutely ludicrous to not move towards clean, internalized systems of cost and production.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: TED Talk on Sustainable Business, 2015
Policies that align incentives and standards push companies toward clean, internalized production, making non‑compliance absurd.
In simple terms: Incentives drive clean production.
Design incentives that reward sustainability.
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When to use this quote
- Corporate strategy
- government regulation
- product design
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can incentives be structured to avoid loopholes?
- What short‑term challenges arise?
May ignore political resistance or short‑term costs.