Policies for Adapting to the ‘New Normal’ of the Anthropocene
While important in the short term, the power of the market and technology alone will not save us in the long term. In the long term, we will have to change the way we think.
Andrew J. Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, a position that holds joint appointments in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School for Environment and Sustainability. He is the author of a number of books, including Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society.
While important in the short term, the power of the market and technology alone will not save us in the long term. In the long term, we will have to change the way we think.
Building a livable world requires a new understanding of our species’ role on Earth. Reorienting this sense of self is something that all of us must confront. Easier said than done, perhaps. But here’s where it might start.