It seems that much of what we perceive as “corporate greed” can be traced back to investors, who are profit-driven and only make a profit when corporations grow. So investors pressure companies to grow, and grow perpetually - kind of like cancer.
Ryo Chijiiwa, software engineer by training, founder of “BootstrapSolar” and maker of the “Chi-qoo”, a solar power pack kit whichs development was crowd founded as a kickstarter project.
Source: Makezine Blog