Accountable

<p>"Uses a combination of great stories and thoughtful analysis to suggest that we must find a way to change the purpose of our corporations if we are to build a society that works for all of us. <br><b>Rebecca M. Henderson, John & Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University</b><br><br>"Fresh, balanced, highly readable and deeply informed"<br><b>John Pepper, former Chairman and CEO of P&G</b><br><br>"Thought-provoking and insightful, <i>Accountable</i> offers a pragmatic and original roadmap to transform capitalism into a system that''s more inclusive, sustainable, and just."<br><b>Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation</b><br><br>Capitalism is failing and the tools we are relying on to fix it - corporate social responsibility, divestment, impact investing, and government control - are only making things worse.<br><br>-Chevron boasts about the $50 million per year it spends on renewable energy whilst it spends 200 times that on oil exploration<br><br>-Goldman Sachs touts its 10,000 Women initiative but its board ranks 358th out of the Fortune 500 for gender diversity and women earn 55% less than men do on average<br><br>By focusing on corporations rather than people, we''ve put our faith in empty trends and brand-focused window-dressing. Why should those responsible for our current crisis be trusted to fix it? <br><br>In <i>Accountable</i>, authors Michael O''Leary and Warren Valdmanis offer a blueprint for everyone to take responsibility for using their economic power as consumers, as investors, as employees, and as voters to trigger a fundamental shift away from an economy that is unethical, unfair, and destructive to our environment and institutions. Their investigation cuts through the tired dogma of current economic thinking to reveal a hopeful truth: if we can make our corporations accountable to a deeper purpose, we can make capitalism both prosperous and good. <br><br>Trenchant and gripping, this is an indispensable guide and call to action for citizens to take control of our economic power and hold corporations to a higher standard.</p>