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Sao Paulo, New York and Washington, DC

John Elkington · 11 November 2010 · Leave a Comment

A reasonably intense week

B1 The auditorium where I spoke to 3,500 people B2 Sustenabilidade B3 Sir Terry Leahy of Tesco followed me B4 HSM stand B5 Renault-Nissan Fluence B6 Formula 1 sculpture B7 SESI conference, before people arrive B8 New Jersey sunset from Amtrak train, New York to Washington, DC B9 Investors Circle conference cranks up B10 Daedalus aircraft hangs in Dulles airport

Monday was a bit of a blur, starting with a speech to 3,500 people, then two more speeches – also of 90 minutes, each time with 60 minutes of speaking and 30 minutes of moderated discussion – before I headed out to the airport. Overnight flight to JFK, sitting next to a nice Brazilian banker – who suddenly turned to me after an hour to ask whether I was a columnist in Epoca Negocios magazine, which he was reading. With an illustration of me at the head of the piece, I could scarcely deny.

Then into the city – though with a few hiccups along the way, though cab driver managed to work his way around the jams – for a meeting of the Nestle Creating Shared Value Advisory Board at The Peninsula Hotel. Issues under discussion included rural development, micro-nutrients and sustainability. Then across to Penn Station to catch a Amtrak train to Washington, DC, where I did a panel session with David Chen of Equilibrium Capital Group at an Investors’ Circle conference at L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. Then out to Dulles and, with a fierce tail wind, home.

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

Like so many things in my life, blog entries blur the boundaries between the personal and the professional. As explained on this site’s Home Page, the website and the blog are part platform for ongoing projects, part autobiography, and part accountability mechanism.

In addition, my blogs have appeared on many sites such as: Chinadialogue, CSRWire, Fast Company, GreenBiz, Guardian Sustainable Business, and the Harvard Business Review.

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John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements.

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