Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur and author who has dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. His career has included starting and running ecological businesses; writing and teaching about the impact of commerce on living systems; and consulting with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology and environmental policy. Paul has published six books, including "The Next Economy," "Growing a Business" (the basis of a 17-part PBS series). His latest book, "Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution" (co-authored with Amory Lovins), has been referred to by President Bill Clinton as one of “the five most important books in the world today.” Paul is a founder of Smith & Hawken, the home and garden catalog retailer, as well as several of the first natural food companies in the U.S. that rely solely on sustainable agricultural methods.