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Out Of Comfort Zone In Old Coal Mine

John Elkington · 22 January 2019 · 1 Comment

Panorama of part of Zollverein plant
Detail, with delightful rusting
Ditto again
And again
The shooting/filming zone – cushions like insect eggs being laid, but in a favourite colour
Setting up for the shoot
Baratunde and Gator, in one of the few warm spots, the café where we had a wonderful lunch
Joined by Gianna

Across to Essen, via Düsseldorf Airport, yesterday. Then a very cold day’s filming today for Covestro’s new media campaign. Delighted to be able to spend some time with Gianna Heintges of Covestro – and to meet Baratunde Thurston, who interviewed me on camera in various spots around the old Zollverein coal mine, and Gator Halpern of Coral Vita, who is working to regenerate coral reefs, profitably. Enjoyed myself immensely.

Baratunde, Gator and I

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  1. Roman Hilmer says

    6 March 2019 at 11:59 am

    Dear John, I’m glad to read that you enjoyed yourself despite the cold. The interview will be published soonish. All the best from Hamburg, Roman

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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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