ABSTRACT

As our great economic machine grinds relentlessly forward into a future of declining fossil fuel supplies, climate change and ecosystem failure, governments are at long last beginning to question the very structure of the global economy. In this fresh, politically charged analysis, Jonathon Porritt wades in on the most pressing question of the 21st century: can capitalism, as the only real economic game in town, be retooled to deliver a sustainable future? Porritt argues that indeed it can, and it must, as he lays out the framework for a new ?sustainable capitalism? that cuts across the political divide and promises a prosperous future of wealth, equity and ecosystem integrity.

part I|134 pages

Our Unsustainable World

chapter 1|30 pages

Conflicting Imperatives

chapter 2|20 pages

Sustainable Development for Real

chapter 3|32 pages

Re-engaging with Economic Growth

chapter 4|25 pages

Unsustainable Capitalism?

chapter 5|24 pages

Through the Global Looking Glass

part II|76 pages

A Framework for Sustainable Capitalism

chapter 6|11 pages

The Five Capitals Framework

chapter 7|15 pages

Natural Capital

chapter 8|11 pages

Human Capital

chapter 9|9 pages

Social Capital

chapter 10|13 pages

Manufactured Capital

chapter 11|15 pages

Financial Capital

part III|137 pages

Better Lives in a Better World

chapter 12|35 pages

Confronting Denial

chapter 13|16 pages

Changing the Metrics

chapter 14|29 pages

Business Excellence

chapter 15|16 pages

Civil Society

chapter 16|18 pages

Visions and Values

chapter 17|21 pages

Converging Imperatives