American economist Rebecca Henderson explains how the business sector can push toward social, economic, and environmental change by prioritizing shared value over short-term profit.

From environmental disasters to increased polarization and a global pandemic, our modern world is in a state of permanent crisis.

While it seems that capitalism is the main cause of this global permacrisis, the power to instigate change is still largely in the hands of the corporate world.

Rebecca Henderson is an American economist, author, and McArthur University Professor at Harvard Business School.

Henderson's work is focused on the role of the private sector in creating a sustainable economic system.

Published in 2020, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire considers how businesses could contribute to social, economic, and environmental justice.