Curbing corporate power T ransnational corporations drive our current ecologically-destructive economy. Yet there are fewer and fewer controls on corporations. M ake shareholders legally liable for the damages caused by corporations. This would provide investors with a strong incentive to choose ethical investments and halt corporate activities that harm. I nstitute a mechanism to revoke the corporate charters of companies that repeatedly violate pollution laws, harm employees or commit criminal offences.
C reate international mechanisms to regulate corporations and financial institutions.
I n the longer term, we must reshape the very purpose of economic activity. Nor is it merely a system of making and selling things. The promise of business is to increase the general well-being of humankind through service, a creative invention and ethical philosophy. Seeking sustainability O ur economy is currently maintained by a host of subsidies that make anti-ecological activities more profitable than sustainable ones. For instance, the true cost of transportation networks is seldom borne by those who use them most.