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I'm not sure it matters? If you're going to leverage capitalism to clean up the environment, you'll get exactly that as long as the incentives align (you don't

• DharmaPolice 4y ago
  But that's the problem. If everyone is only doing this for the money then as soon as incentives shift and they have an opportunity to make more money by pouring toxic waste into the ocean then they'll do it. It's like companies who are "passionate about customer service" (both in rhetoric and reality). We understand that they're still motivated by profit but if they have this additional almost ideological commitment to good customer service (or product quality or whatever) then there is at least a chance that they will at least think twice in screwing over their customers for a small profit increase.
  • dr_dshiv 4y ago
    Well, this is why we develop environmentalism as a demand driven market—consumers will punish businesses that are inauthentic. But that is still small peanuts—we need people to maximize profits by doing the right thing. Rational alignment of interests is the goal, not enhanced individual morality. One is much more likely to lead to systematic rapid change.
  • refurb 4y ago
    Sure that's the problem, but what are you going to do to solve it? Change everyone's mind?