See this article, which includes conscious capitalism among other 'fixes' within the capitalist system. An excerpt on conscious capitalism:
"The problem is that
these solutions don't work. They
may improve the lives of a few people in the short run, but they do nothing to
tackle the broad systemic problems that need to be solved. In the long run they
may actually make things worse by deepening the reach of inherently divisive
market forces. They burnish the meritocratic façade of corporate America while encouraging
people to blame themselves for their failure to achieve a comfortable life,
rather than empowering them to examine and challenge the political and economic
structures that order their lives."
"John Mackey’s model of 'conscious
capitalism' [....] is not a solution. It ignores the fundamental imperatives
of global capitalism that force every company, conscious or not, to
continuously expand, overcome their competitors, and most importantly, earn
profits. As researchers like Peter Dauvergne and Jane Lister argue, eco-business practices
do very little to challenge the way we produce, consume, and dispose of material
goods. When we channel our desire to end global warming or rainforest
destruction or species extinction through corporations, our desires end up by getting
absorbed into business strategies for growth and expansion, strengthening the production-for-profit
architecture that’s consuming and destroying the world’s resources.
"In covering up the structural nature of problems
and putting a radical sheen on ideas that reinforce existing hierarchies of
power, these solutions ‘kick the can down the road,’ displacing critique and
enabling capitalism to survive as a system. But we don't have time for false
starts and platitudes. It’s imperative that we train a critical eye on easy
solutions and start building collective, democratic
projects of our own that develop real alternatives for change."
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