This documentary trailer features a global chorus of voices, including Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Juliet Schor, and Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of Tibet's government in exile. These experts from six continents address urgent global challenges.

They argue that climate change and peak oil necessitate a critical shift: we must localize economies and bring them home.

Lester R. Brown was interviewed in Stockholm on May 7th-8th (Part 1/12). He discussed ecological security, focusing on food as a potential weak link amidst significant future changes.

The interview explores humanity's capacity to manage these transformations. Brown is affiliated with the Earth Policy Institute.

Marketing expert Anthony Kleanthous recently outlined effective strategies for organizations to influence public green behavior.

In a related initiative, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has established a new group. This group will focus on consumption, specifically addressing the demand side of environmental impact.

Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom, an Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, voiced her concern about the promotion of singular solutions for complex issues.

She emphasized that news and textbooks often present a "one way" approach, when in reality, no single recipe can adequately address such multifaceted problems.

Part Two of the second panel of the Business in the Community Ireland Summit on Corporate Responsibility: Transforming to a Sustainable Business was held on Thursday, November 18, 2010.

The panel featured Roger Steare, the Corporate Philosopher and a professor at Cass Business School. Other panelists included James Quincey (The Coca Cola Company), Sir Stuart Rose (Chairman, Marks & Spencer), Richard Jackson (Olympic Delivery Authority), and Gerard O'Neill (Amarach).

Economics professor and author Robert Frank delivered a lecture as part of the Authors@Google series on July 23, 2007, at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

During his talk, Frank discussed basic economic principles, notably the concept of pursuing actions where benefits exceed costs. He is the author of "The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas."

"Toward a Truly Free Market: A Distributist Perspective on the Role of Government, Taxes, Health Care, Deficits, and More" addresses why three decades of free-market efforts against Keynesian policies have led to larger government, greater debt, and centralized economic power. It asks how a truly free market can be achieved amidst capitalism's current crisis.

John C. Médaille, author of *The Vocation of Business: Social Justice in the Marketplace*, is an economics instructor at the University of Dallas. He writes and lectures on economics, with over thirty years in corporate management, small business, and five terms as an Irving, Texas city councilman.

Dr. Sharif Abdullah, Founder and President of the Commonway Institute, explores criminality and morality across five economic systems. He highlights that legality does not always equate to morality.

His book, Creating a World That Works for All, delves deeper into these concepts.

Discover more related films, lectures, and interviews in EarthSayers.tv's Transforming Our Economy special collection.

This RSA Animate features philosopher Slavoj Zizek exploring the surprising ethical implications of charitable giving.

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John Fullerton of the Capital Institute spoke with Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv about aligning capital with sustainability principles and the emergence of impact investing. He detailed how he integrates his personal values for a sustainable future into his own investment activities.

Fullerton also referenced the recent SoCap10 conference in San Francisco. He described it as the largest interdisciplinary gathering of individuals and institutions focused on the intersection of money and meaning.

The suitability of our current economic model for a low-carbon world is under scrutiny. Tim Jackson, author of "Prosperity without Growth," argues that economic growth relentlessly drives us towards climate catastrophe, rather than offering a solution. He asserts that building a new economic model fit for a low-carbon future is the most urgent task of our time.

Professor Jackson contends that the prevailing system is failing, undermining wellbeing in rich nations and neglecting the poorest. He warns that it has already led to economic instability and, if unchecked, threatens a climate catastrophe. His book, an update to a highly acclaimed report, has significantly fueled the burgeoning debate on economic growth and its global consequences.

Is our economy fit for a low-carbon world? Tim Jackson, author of *Prosperity without Growth*, argues that the current economic model is driving us towards climate catastrophe, not away from it. He asserts that building a new, sustainable economic model is the most urgent task of our time.

Jackson, a leading sustainability adviser, contends that the prevailing system fails to deliver widespread prosperity, undermining wellbeing in rich nations and neglecting the poorest. Having already led to economic instability, it now threatens a climate crisis. His book, an update to a groundbreaking report for the Sustainable Development Commission, has significantly contributed to the burgeoning debate on economic growth's consequences for people and planet.

John Fullerton of the Capital Institute transitioned from Wall Street to sustainability advocacy. Influenced by Herman Daly's book, For the Common Good, he highlights the unsustainable practice of externalizing social and environmental costs and risks, citing the BP oil spill as a prime example.

Fullerton discussed these critical issues in an October 7, 2010 interview with Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.

Dr. Peter Victor, Professor and former Dean of Environmental Studies at York University, was interviewed at the International DeGrowth Conference in Barcelona (March 25-29, 2010). He posits that economic growth is not necessary for a good life, and that living well without it is feasible.

The conference discussed not just stabilizing, but actively shrinking the economy—a more challenging but achievable goal requiring significant societal changes. A more in-depth speech by Dr. Victor is available on EarthSayers.tv.

Sociologist and author Juliet Schor presented her book, "Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture," at the City Club of San Diego in March 2005.

Schor's address explored themes of sustainability and the impact of contemporary consumer culture on children, drawing from her expertise as a noted sociologist.

UBC Professor William Rees argues that climate change is humanity's greatest collective threat. As a global culture, individual eco-footprint reductions are insufficient to address this challenge.

Sustainability demands a collective approach, not isolated actions. Cities must be designed to enable citizens to live sustainably, recognizing that we are all facing this critical situation together.

This 10-minute video highlights an interview with Dr. Paul Raskin on achieving a sustainable planetary civilization. Dr. Raskin emphasizes the need for a global citizens movement and a "Copernican shift" in how humans perceive their relationship with Earth.

Dr. Raskin is the President and Founder of the Tellus Institute, Founder of the Global Scenario Group, and a leader of the Great Transition Initiative. This interview complements Yale University's "Visions of a Sustainable World" Speaker series.

We are at a historical juncture requiring a swift transition to a different way of life, with the younger generation needing to step up.

Ashok Khosla, Chairman of Development Alternatives in New Delhi, India, offers significant expertise. He previously established and headed India's Office of Environmental Planning and Coordination.

His extensive background includes directing INFOTERRA for the UN Environment Programme, serving as a Special Advisor to the Brundtland Commission, and advising the United Nations, World Bank, and Global Environmental Facility.

Robert Costanza directs the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University. He is also a co-founder and past-president of the International Society for Ecological Economics.

In his presentation, Dr. Costanza discusses sustainability, covering its definition and the processes required to develop solutions for a better, more sustainable world.

Dr. Peter G. Brown, Professor of Geography at McGill University, discusses key points from his book, "Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy," co-authored with Geoffrey Garver.

He argues that our current economic system, which assumes endless growth and limitless wealth, ignores Earth's finite resources. This leads to increasing environmental destruction and growing, sometimes lethal, tension between rich and poor, global north and south.

Piecemeal solutions are insufficient. We need a comprehensive new economic vision that serves both people and all of life's commonwealth.