Paul Hawken
Environmentalist, Entrepreneur &
Author of Regeneration

From our conversation

“How can we live each day in a way that regenerates life? And life means all 8.7 million species that are our Earthmates. They live here with us. We are not king of the hill.”

Biography

Paul Hawken is an author and businessman who focuses on the relationship between nature and commerce. He consults with governments, CEOs and heads of state on pathways to climatic, economic and ecological regeneration. He is the founder of Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration. His nine books include five national and NYT best sellers: Growing a Business, The Next Economy, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest, Drawdown and Regeneration. They are published in 28 languages and available in over 50 countries. His latest book Carbon: The Book of Life reveals the extraordinary role carbon plays in every aspect of the living world. He lives in the Cascade Creek watershed with his wife Jasmine, along with coyotes, foxes, bobcats, ravens, red-tailed hawks and pileated woodpeckers.

Visit Paul’s website to learn more about his recent book, Carbon.

Interview

Regeneration: Life at the Center
In this live session, Eileen and Paul open the summit with an exploration of regeneration as a north star for the clothing industry and beyond. Eileen shares her vision behind the summit and regenerative design, quoting Paul’s book Regeneration as she introduces him. Paul reflects on the current state of the world and how we all unwillingly and unknowingly participate in a world of degeneration. He shares his hopes for regenerating life, using the power of imagery to unpack the relationships between soil, global heating, water and the hydrosphere. Eileen and Paul also discuss the possibilities of fiber innovation and reflect on Paul’s idea of “leap-frogging” beyond incremental change toward industry-wide transformation.