Capitalism with a Conscience

Here’s a video in which Bill Moyers talks about his friend Bernard Rapoport, business mogul, philanthropist, activist, and human rights advocate, who passed away last March.  I have a fond recollection of Rapoport as well; I did a presentation to him in his Waco, TX office a few years ago.  Even in his 90s, he was bright, engaged, and clearly interested in making the world a better place.

I raise this point as I gear up to start my “corporate role models” blog, in which I’ll be documenting hundreds of corporations’ efforts to develop products and services that reduce waste, conserve energy or other resources, create better efficiencies, reduce toxicity, and improve conditions for workers up and down the supply chain.