It All Adds Up
Description
Environmental issues are often simplistically framed in terms of “jobs versus environment.” However, both corporate and environmental leaders now recognize that this is a false dilemma, because the economy is a subsystem of and dependent on a healthy environment, and because any hoped-for environmental initiatives must be economically feasible. Key questions: Why do societies destroy the natural environment? How do we understand the interdependence of people and earth as we move forward to “save the world”? Can businesses succeed in “being green” both in terms of profit and environment? What about people in poverty—how do issues of social justice figure into the struggle for environmental responsibility?
It All Adds Up
Environmental issues are often simplistically framed in terms of “jobs versus environment.” However, both corporate and environmental leaders now recognize that this is a false dilemma, because the economy is a subsystem of and dependent on a healthy environment, and because any hoped-for environmental initiatives must be economically feasible. Key questions: Why do societies destroy the natural environment? How do we understand the interdependence of people and earth as we move forward to “save the world”? Can businesses succeed in “being green” both in terms of profit and environment? What about people in poverty—how do issues of social justice figure into the struggle for environmental responsibility?