Why Big Business Isn't The Answer

Jonathon Porritt, the head of the government's Sustainable Development Commission:

"Every time I hear someone - especially if they are in government - say that big business will be the principal agent of change in moving us into a sustainable world, I know this is just bullshit. In a capitalist market-based global economy, where costs are being systematically and legally dumped on to the environment, companies are legally bound to give preference to short-term shareholder interests over long-term environmental security."