ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything

Daniel Goleman's spirited manifesto in favor of "radical transparency" explores the possibility of providing consumers with complete information on the ecological and social impact of the products they buy through their entire life cycle—from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal of waste. Goleman asserts that informing consumers would radically alter manufacturers' approaches to environmental and social problems. Goleman narrates his own work in a clear, lively, and well-paced (if didactic) tenor. The book's concepts are simple and clearly accessible, even to a casual listener. His examples of both product impacts and information-delivery systems are numerous and interesting. F.C. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2009]