John Elkington
John Elkington

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Dec 13, 2021
John Elkington says even sustainability leaders will have to lift their ambitions by several orders of magnitude to meet the demands of younger generations
Apr 15, 2020
Prior to lockdown, the eminent sustainable business author John Elkington revisited the ancient site of Delphi in Greece. In this column for Ethical Corporation he draws on lessons from a plague that struck during the Peloponnesian War to assess how capitalism can be transformed to heal the ravages of coronavirus
Dec 30, 2019
With Greta Thunberg named Time’s person of the year, the latest societal pressure wave may be peaking. Now the going for sustainable business gets really interesting, says John Elkington
May 2, 2019
As political leaders give in to a key demand of Extinction Rebellion, John Elkington of Volans explains how a platform of business leaders is now supporting the climate activist group
Dec 17, 2018
John Elkington of Volans warns that the world is finally waking up to the existential crisis we face – and the sustainability industry is going to have to scramble to provide solutions
Dec 16, 2018
John Elkington of Volans says the misstep that preceded the departure of Unilever’s leader shouldn’t cloud the 10 years he spent pushing the boundaries of sustainable business at the consumer goods giant
Sep 15, 2017
On the eve of Climate Week New York, John Elkington argues that carbon productivity is key to achieving the breakthrough change required