Paul Hawken achieved many successes throughout his life. He has been called an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist and author. Since he was twenty he has spent his life trying to change the relationship between business and the environment. Paul Hawken has spent over a decade researching organizations committed to restoring the environment and becoming more socially responsible. This goal has led him to start and run a highly successful eco-business, to write and teach about the impact of trade on living systems, and to consult with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy. Hawken has authored and co-authored books such as The Next Economy published in 1983, Growing a Business published in 1987, The Ecology of Commerce published in 1993, and Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution published in 1999. These books have influenced many people around the world and have been commented on by people like Bill Clinton. He is currently working on a book called Blessed Unrest. Along with these books, Hawken has written dozens of articles, editorials, and other documents regarding corporate responsibility for the natural environment and our social and ethical obligations to others around the world. Hawken is a man who wants to share his thoughts with the world in the hope that it will make people aware of many of the things he cares about. He co-founded a software company called Metacode where he worked until 2000. Metacode specialized in proprietary content management tools. He also founded a company called Groxis, a graphical information delivery provider used by search engines, libraries, scientific archives and databases. Groxis can quickly guide the user to landscapes or islands of data relevant to their purpose or task, or they can simply retrieve specific information more quickly. One of his best-known companies, Smith and Hawken, is a garden and catalog retailer specializing in horticultural products. He currently leads PaxIT, PaxTurbine and PaxFan, three companies associated with Pax Scientific. Pax Scientific is a California-based research and development company focused on proprietary technologies involving fluid dynamics, convection, flow shape geometry, propulsion and thermodynamics. Pax designs provide the information technology industry with patented fan technologies that significantly reduce noise and energy while dramatically improving system and component cooling. He also runs the Natural Capital Institute, a research group based in Sausalito, California. The Natural Capital Institute (NCI) conducts research in diverse areas including socially responsible investing (SRI), global civil society, environmental financing, and water.