State of the World 2008 : Innovations for a Sustainable Economy

Environmental issues were once regarded as irrelevant to economic activity, but today they are dramatically rewriting the rules for business, investors, and consumers. Around the world, innovative responses to climate change and other environmental problems are affecting more than {dollar}100 billion in annual capital flows as pioneering entrepreneurs, organizations, and governments take steps to create the Earths first sustainable global economy. [Publisher's text]