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Latest journal entry: Hawthorn hedging
A rare sighting on Barnes Common
Friday, January 02, 2009
Walking across Barnes Common today, we came across a section of new hawthorn hedging, done by BTCV volunteers. Wonderful to see, too rarely seen these days, and will keep an eye on it all as it, hopefully, regenerates. Always remember sticking in a short length of willow to stake a rose some 40 years ago, at Hill House, and seeing the stake grow into a 50- or 60-foot tree. Reassuring. Otherwise have been alternating today between doing a little work, reading, watching films, thinking about digging out the compost and reaching out to old friends and new on Facebook.... more >
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Interviewed by Mother Jones
Friday, November 28, 2008
A discussion of the triple bottom line, greenwashing and political vision. - More >
Finance - politics - finance: three crises in one
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Co-authored with SustainAbility CEO Mark Lee, this piece in openDemocracy explores some of the common psychological roots of our evolving financial, political and climate crises, - More >
One of London's Most Influential People 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
John is featured - under the Environment section - in a 116-page supplement published by the Evening Standard as one of London's 1000 most influential people in 2008. - More >
The Ultimate Domino Effect
Friday, October 10, 2008
Why the financial crisis prefigures the looming ecological credit crunch - by John and Mark Lee, CEO of SustainAbility.
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Interview in Times Online
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
A somewhat recycled piece that appeared in the October 8 edition of Times Online. - More >
Latest from Volans
For more information on Volans visit: www.volans.com
The Upside of a Downturn
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:08:06 - Smita Sircar
In the two weeks since the launch of the Volans survey on ‘Social Entrepreneurship in a Downturn’, we had already received about 70 responses by year’s end, plus many notes of thanks from leading social entrepreneurs for this initiative - which they see as very timely. The survey is still ongoing - and social or - Full entry > COP 14: On track for Copenhagen? Or still beached at Bali? Geoff Lye reflects on Poznan talks
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:45:06 - Geoff
COP 14 was half-way on the timeline between COP 13 in Bali and COP 15 in Copenhagen. But has real progress been made? And are we on track to deliver a new treaty to take us into the post 2012 period?
Perhaps answering the key questions posed in my blog when I arrived in Poznan may - Full entry > Fast Company’s social entrepreneur of the year
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:57:25 - John Elkington
Nine social enterprises make it it to Fast Company’s Honor Roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the the Year. They are: Do Something; Mercy Corps; the Academy for Urban School Leadership; DataDyne; Civic Ventures, the Institute for OneWorld Health; the Acumen Fund; and Husk Power Systems. Our congratulations to them all. One of the highlights - Full entry > UN re-defines ‘informal roundtable’ at Poznan COP 14 talks
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:22:27 - Geoff
For some reason, I forgot to cover this session in my last blog. One of the webcasts from the High Level sessions was billed as an ‘informal roundtable’ of ministers. In fact, it was neither informal nor at a round table. Instead, the session was in the traditional format of serried rows of ministers and - Full entry > Coping with not COPing: thoughts on Poznan talks from Geoff Lye
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:16:04 - Geoff
Day 10 of COP 14 – 10th December 2008
Having been back in the UK a few days, I’m suffering withdrawal symptoms. I signed up to a range of network lists in Poznan, and am now receiving a continuous stream of alerts and invitations to COP 14 events – many of which I would have loved - Full entry >
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