“We believe that business is more than just the bottom line, and we actually believe doing the right thing can help our shareholders.”

Charles Holliday, Chairman, DuPont

“Every corporation is under intense pressure to create ever-increasing shareholder value. Enhancing environmental and social performance are enormous business opportunities to do just that.”

Gary M. Pfeiffer, former Sr. Vice President & CFO, DuPont

“Ecomagination is GE's commitment to address challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water. And we plan to make money doing it. Increasingly for business, 'green' is green.”

Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, GE

“Investors believe it is simply not acceptable to be environmentally irresponsible.”

Abby Cohen, Chief US Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs

“Our vision and strategy are to drive increasing sustainability, taking into account not only economic but also environmental, community and workplace performance. Corporate responsibility is simply good management; it’s not extra or superfluous. It needs to be embedded in the way we do business—in human resources; public affairs; purchasing; quality; investor relations; legal; environment, health and safety; and every other aspect of our corporate life.”

Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel

“We've found a new way to win in the marketplace — one that doesn't come at the expense of our grandchildren or the earth, but at the expense of the inefficient competitor.”

Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Inc.

“Sustainability is well on its way to becoming a credible and widely-accepted method of managing and valuing companies. Consequently, it's critical that companies begin to embed sustainability approaches into both their day-to-day business operations and long-term corporate strategies.”

PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability Solutions

“The experience we have had a Dow show that conserving resources, reducing emissions and making the workplace safer for our people is very good business...The ability to integrate sustainable development is a determining factor in our long-term strategy. It is hard wired into everything we do. At Dow, sustainable development practices fuel innovation and growth…Ultimately customer loyalty, market position, employee motivation and commitment as well as attraction and retention of the most talented people are all benefits we accrue as a result of a sustainable mindset. We deliver value to our shareholders yes, but we also maintain our values as a socially responsible corporate neighbor.”

William Stavropoulos, retired Chairman, The Dow Chemical Company.
Interview on Sky Radio

“There will be a day of reckoning for retailers. If somebody wakes up and finds out that children that are down the river from that factory where you save three cents a foot in the cost of garden hose are developing cancers at a significant rates -- so that the American public can save three cents a foot -- those things won't be tolerated, and they shouldn't be tolerated.”

Lee Scott, CEO, WalMart quoted in Forbes