| L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions, Inc. (natcapsolutions.org) a 501(c)(3) non-profit. NCS' mission is to educate senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society about the principles of sustainability. NCS shows how to restore and further enhance the natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life. In partnership with leading thinkers and groups, NCS creates innovative, practical tools and implementation strategies for companies, communities and countries.
Trained as a sociologist and lawyer (JD), she co-founded the California Conservation Project (Tree People), and subsequently Rocky Mountain Institute, which she led for 20 years. Lovins has consulted for scores of industries and governments worldwide, including the Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and other agencies.
She has consulted with large and small companies and communities around the world including the International Finance Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell, Interface, cities of Aspen and Boulder Colorado and Santa Barbara California.
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Governmental clients include Jamaica, Australia, and the U.S. (Presidential cabinet, Pentagon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and other agencies).
Hunter’s areas of expertise include Natural Capitalism, sustainable development, globalization, energy and resource policy, economic development, climate change, land and fire rescue, and emergency medicine. She developed the Economic Renewal Project and helped write many of its manuals on sustainable community economic development. Recipient of such awards as the Right Livelihood Award, she was named Time Magazine 2000 Hero of the Planet. She has co-authored nine books and hundreds of papers, including the 1999 book, Natural Capitalism. She has served on the boards of governments, non and for profit companies. She is currently a founding Professor of Business at Presidio School of Managment, the first accredited MBA in Sustainable Management. She also serves as advisor to the Energy Minister of the Government of Afghanistan. |
