“Our attitude is that if you hire good people and pay them a fair wage, then good things will happen for the company.” Quote by James Sinegal
“Natural capitalism is not about making sudden changes, uprooting institutions, or fomenting upheaval for a new social order. Natural capitalism is about making small, critical choices that can tip economic and social factors in positive ways.” WayOrderChoicesSocialNaturalBusinessEconomicCapitalismInstitutionsCriticalFactorsSocial OrderUpheavalSudden ChangeUprooting Author:Paul Hawken
“The vision behind our idea is a world where people don't carry hazardous chemicals in their bodies, the environment is free of toxic pollutants, and the economy diligently conserves its natural resources for consumers and future generations. We want to make it easier for consumers to create this world through their purchasing decisions and everyday activities.” PeopleWorldWantIdeasBodyNaturalDecisionBusinessBehindsVisionEconomyEnvironmentGenerationsThis WorldEasierActivityResourcesEverydayConsumersChemicalsToxicFuture GenerationNatural ResourcesPurchasing Author:Jeffrey Hollender
“We decided that it was imperative for us to use our resources to create a new paradigm: one in which business operates to add value to society - without compromising the well-being of future generations.” WellsUseValuesBusinessGenerationsResourcesDecidedAddCompromiseWell BeingImperativesFuture GenerationParadigm Author:Joseph Mailman
“What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems ... Once you see a problem and you keep looking at it you'll find an answer.” PeopleWantFirstsDoeProblemGivenAnswersBusinessEntrepreneurPermission Author:Bill Drayton
“...our market system depends critically on trust-trust in the word of our colleagues and trust in the word of those with whom we do business.” BusinessTrustDependsColleagues Author:Alan Greenspan
“Business is the most powerful force in society. It has the highest potential for solving social problems. Once consumers saw examples of prosperous companies integrating social concerns into their business practices, they were emboldened to demand the same of other businesses. Businesses could no longer say it was impossible.” ProblemForceSocialPowerfulBusinessCompanyPracticeSawsImpossibleExampleDemandHighestConcernConsumersMost PowerfulProsperousIntegratingSocial Problems Author:Ben Cohen
“I honor businesses for what they do, I honor nonprofits for what they do, I honor government for what it does, and then I invite everyone to the table so that together we can come up with innovative and broad-based solutions that can serve as many people as possible. The fewer or less diverse voices you invite to the table, the smaller and narrower your solution will be and the fewer people it will serve.” PeopleDoeGovernmentTogetherVoiceBusinessHonorSolutionsTablesCome UpBroadsInvitesFewerDiverseInnovativeNonprofitsTogether We Can Author:Bernie Glassman
“The speed at which a business success is recognized, furthermore, is not that important as long as the company's intrinsic value is increasing at a satisfactory rate. In fact, delayed recognition can be an advantage: It may give us the chance to buy more of a good thing at a bargain price.” GivingMayLongImportantFactsValuesChanceBusinessCompanyAdvantageGood ThingsRateSpeedRecognitionBusiness SuccessBargainsDelayedIntrinsic Value Author:Warren Buffett
“I like to make colored xeroxes of things. I clip out pictures of Liza Minelli and her husband from magazines and I fax them to people anonymously.” PeopleHusbandMagazinesClipFaxXerox Author:Zooey Deschanel
“"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based on a constant flow of giving and recieving. In fact, if you look up affluence in the dictionary, you'll see its root is a Latin phrase meaning "to flow with abundance". So in order to be truly affluent, you must always let what you have recieved flow back into the world."” IfsWorldGivingLooksFactsSuccessOrderBusinessSuccessfulCarFlowRootsAccountsConstantPhrasesLook UpAbundanceLatinDictionaryAffluenceBank AccountsAffluentTrue SuccessDrivewayLatin Phrases Author:Russell Simmons