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Volans Is Ten Years Old

John Elkington · 1 April 2018 · Leave a Comment

An artwork in the Wallacespace, Artillery Lane. Puts me in mind of one of my favourite quotations from the early days of Volans, from Kurt Vonnegut: “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
Carnaby Street after our team supper at Brindisa Soho (people on right are not Volanders)

Volans is ten years old today. Happy birthday to all who have helped get us far, which is now a cast of characters pushing towards the 100 mark, I would think

Meanwhile, with the trip to Brazil; with so much happening in the office, including interviews of potential new recruits; with my brother-in-law’s funeral and my mother in poor health; and with the new book in gestation, among other things, there has been little time to do personal blogs – though tweets I have managed.

Among recent highlights have been a Volans Salon on shareholder primacy, featuring Judy Samuelson from The Aspen Institute; a session at the Wallacespace near Liverpool Street convened by Gavin Starks and focusing on climate change; a story workshop for the team with Will Hill of Long Run Works; a session with the Admissions Panel of the Social Stock Exchange; a dinner in Cambridge at Sidney Sussex College on the subject of artificial intelligence and corporate reporting; and, ahead of the Easter break, a delightful team final supper at Brindisa Soho.

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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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