We are now heading down a centuries-long path toward increasing the productivity of our natural capital - the resource systems upon which we depend to live - instead of our human capital.

Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider.

We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create.

At present we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it gross domestic product.

How much harm does a company have to do before we question its right to exist?

We have the capacity to create a remarkably different economy: one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth innovation, prosperity, meaningful work, and true security.