Mindy Lubber, the president of Ceres, explains why economic prosperity and smart environmental regulation go hand in hand. Ceres is a nonprofit organization founded by a small group if investors in 1989 in response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill. A national coalition of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest group work with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change and water scarcity. www.ceres.org

The interview was first published on Joe Romm’s website, Climate Progress at www.thinkprogress.org