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Natural Capitalism: Chapter 13 – Making Markets Work (original)
Markets are extremely powerful tools for allocating scarce resources efficiently over the short term. As the pattern of resource scarcity changes, the rules by which…

Natural Capitalism: Chapter 14 – Human Capitalism (original)
Many cities face urban decay due to their wasteful use of human and natural capital. This is often the result of reactive problem solving, when…

Natural Capitalism: Chapter 7 – Muda, Service, and Flow (original)
Business processes of all kinds—from manufacturing to distribution—are full of waste. By rethinking the production process and developing innovative business models based on services instead…

A Roadmap for Natural Capitalism
This synopsis of Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution was published in Harvard Business Review.

Natural Capitalism: Chapter 12 – Climate: Making Sense and Making Money (original)
The burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other human actions are causing greenhouse gases to build up in the atmosphere, changing the planet’s climate. Reversing…