Gunter Pauli
Encyclopedia
Gunter Pauli is a serial entrepreneur and initiator of The Blue Economy
.
He has been active as an entrepreneur, lecturer and commentator in culture, science, politics, sustainability and the environment.
He built the first ecological factory when Chairman and CEO of Ecover
, that under his leadership became a worldwide acclaimed ecological building, being completed in 1992.
His first book was the biography of Dr. Aurelio Peccei
, founder of the Club of Rome, whose assistant he was from 1979 to 1984.
Since then he has written 20 books printed in 34 languages, and 37 fables for children. Some estimate that 17 million copies of his fables have distributed worldwide.
In 1989 he was elected as an independent substitute to the European Parliament but never took up the seat.
Gunter Pauli was the founder of the "Mozarteum Belgicum", founder and president of Worldwatch Europe.
In 1994 Pauli initiated the Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
in Tokyo with the support of the Japanese Government and the United Nations University
(UNU), redesigning production and consumption into clusters of industries inspired by natural systems.
He wrote the book The Blue Economy
, with the twin aims of stimulating entrepreneurship while setting up new standards towards sustainability.
He has lived on 4 continents, is fluent in 7 languages and has been a resident of Japan since 1994. He is father of 4 sons, 1 daughter (adopted) and married to Katherina Bach.
The Blue Economy
The Blue Economy: 10 years - 100 innovations - 100 million jobs is a book by Gunter Pauli. The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in...
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Life and Business
Gunter Pauli was born in 1956. He is a graduate from Loyola's University in Belgium, Economics (1979) and obtained his MBA from INSEAD (1982) in Fontainebleau, France.He has been active as an entrepreneur, lecturer and commentator in culture, science, politics, sustainability and the environment.
He built the first ecological factory when Chairman and CEO of Ecover
Ecover
Ecover is a Belgium based company manufacturing and internationally trading domestic ecological cleaning products, of which it is the world's most well-known brand....
, that under his leadership became a worldwide acclaimed ecological building, being completed in 1992.
His first book was the biography of Dr. Aurelio Peccei
Aurelio Peccei
Aurelio Peccei was an Italian scholar and industrialist, best known as the founder and first president of the Club of Rome.- Early life :...
, founder of the Club of Rome, whose assistant he was from 1979 to 1984.
Since then he has written 20 books printed in 34 languages, and 37 fables for children. Some estimate that 17 million copies of his fables have distributed worldwide.
In 1989 he was elected as an independent substitute to the European Parliament but never took up the seat.
Gunter Pauli was the founder of the "Mozarteum Belgicum", founder and president of Worldwatch Europe.
In 1994 Pauli initiated the Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives was established by Gunter Pauli in 1994 at the United Nations University with the support of the Japanese Government...
in Tokyo with the support of the Japanese Government and the United Nations University
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
(UNU), redesigning production and consumption into clusters of industries inspired by natural systems.
He wrote the book The Blue Economy
The Blue Economy
The Blue Economy: 10 years - 100 innovations - 100 million jobs is a book by Gunter Pauli. The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in...
, with the twin aims of stimulating entrepreneurship while setting up new standards towards sustainability.
He has lived on 4 continents, is fluent in 7 languages and has been a resident of Japan since 1994. He is father of 4 sons, 1 daughter (adopted) and married to Katherina Bach.
Literature
- Gunter Pauli: International Marketing: The Importance of Image in Japan. Sophia University Press, 1983, ISBN 978-4881680940
- Gunter Pauli: Aurelio Peccei: Portrait of the Founder of the Club of Rome. Pergamon Press, 1987, ISBN 0080348610
- Gunter Pauli: Services: the driving force of the economy. Waterlow Press, 1987, ISBN 978-0080330914
- Gunter Pauli: Towards a United Europe: 1992 and Beyond - Shaping Priorities for Successful Regional Integration. SRI International, 1990, OCLC Number 22733850
- Gunter Pauli: The Second Wave: Japan's Global Assault on Financial Services (with Richard Wright). Waterlow Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0312015589
- Gunter Pauli: Steering Business towards Sustainability (with Fritjof Capra). United Nations University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0585200255
- Gunter Pauli: Breakthroughs: What Business can Offer Society'. Epsilon Press, 1996, ISBN 978-1900820004
- Gunter Pauli: Upsizing: The Road to Zero Emissions. Greenleaf, 1998, ISBN 978- 1874719182
- Gunter Pauli: Out of the Box: 21 ways to be creative and innovative at work. Future Managers, 2004, ISBN 978-1920019402
- Gunter Pauli: Upcycling. Riemann Verlag (Munich), 1999, ISBN 978-3570500064
- Gunter Pauli: The Blue Economy. Paradigm Publishers, 2010, ISBN 978-0912111902
- Gunter Pauli: Neues Wachstum. Wenn grüne Ideen nachhaltig 'blau' werden. Konvergenta, 2010, ISBN 978-3942276009
- Gunter Pauli: Zen and the Art of Blue. Konvergenta, 2010, ISBN 978-3942276023