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Manic Tuesday

John Elkington · 31 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

Have rather fallen out of the habit of posting here, partly because have been finishing off the new book, Running Up The Down Escalator, and partly because 2023 has taken off like a rocket. Today was somewhat typical in that respect, with Elaine reminding me at 06.30 that I should be at a Pi Capital breakfast at Brown’s Hotel in Albemarle Street by 07.45. A slightly manic start to the day.

I made it, though, to hear Brian McBride, president of the CBI. Asked him a question about green growth vs. regrowth, and he responded well – and then sent me the CBI brief on green growth later in the day.

Covent Garden collision

Then, as I came out of Covent Garden tube station later in the morning, I was embraced by a bearded giant, Liam Black. A delight. Then, after some time in the office, went off to have lunch with Lynne Franks at Mildred’s in Soho. She helped us make Green Consumer Week a smash hit back in 1988.

We had a lot of catching up to do. Great fun. Ab Fab-obsessed members of the team had asked me to take a selfie with Lynne, which I duly did. May have been the first selfie I have ever taken : )

Lynne Franks and I

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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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