Hunter Lovins is a globally recognised environmental leader, social entrepreneur, and pioneer of regenerative economics whose work has helped shape the modern sustainability movement. She is President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, Managing Director of NOW Partners, and Steward of COPx, a global initiative supporting local and collective climate action.

She is best known as a co-creator of the concept of Natural Capitalism, which reframes economic systems to value and protect natural resources while improving productivity and resilience. Over more than three decades, she has worked at the intersection of environmental science, business innovation, and systems change to advance regenerative economic models.

Lovins co-founded the Rocky Mountain Institute, where she served as CEO for 20 years, helping build it into a leading global organisation in clean energy and systems innovation. Earlier in her career, she co-founded TreePeople, advancing urban reforestation and community-based water resilience. She is also a founding professor of Sustainable Management at Bard MBA.

She has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including the bestseller Natural Capitalism, which influenced corporate sustainability strategy worldwide. Her work spans energy efficiency, renewable energy, circular systems, and economic models aligned with planetary boundaries.

Lovins has received major international recognition, including the Right Livelihood Award and TIME Magazine’s Millennium “Hero of the Planet,” along with other honours for her contributions to climate, business, and social innovation.

Her work focuses on redesigning economic systems so they restore ecosystems while supporting human prosperity. Through regenerative business models and community empowerment, she promotes a vision of prosperity that aligns economic activity with ecological limits and social wellbeing.