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Tim In His Element

John Elkington · 31 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

Tim in his element
Tim in his element

Nice piece in today’s Times on the Arctic convoy veterans’ Archangel visit this week, quoting Tim. And here’s a picture of him in his element with three young Russian, today I think. He must be twice their combined ages. No doubt remembers their grandmothers.

Tim Back In Archangel

John Elkington · 28 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

Tessa and Tim en route
Tessa and Tim en route
Him
Him
Tim speaking in Archangel
Tim speaking in Archangel
Him again
Him again

Quite an adventure. Last night, Tim and Tessa flew to Archangel for a reunion of veterans involved in the WWII Arctic convoys. Quite an adventure for someone now aged 95-going-on-96. Princess Royal joins Wednesday, if all goes well.

Sometimes Crowd Is Funny, But Inane: Great To Hear We’re Going With RRS Sir David Attenborough

John Elkington · 6 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

RRS Sir David Attenborough (source: NERC)
RRS Sir David Attenborough (source: NERC)

Boaty McBoatface was funny, momentarily, but thrilled to hear that Britain’s new Antarctic vessel will be called the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Last time I came across his spoor was several weeks ago, at a WWF Council of Ambassadors meeting in the Bishop of London’s home. The next seat to mine was marked out for Sir David, but he failed to materialise. Now he has, in rather magnificent reds, whites and green, with splashes of yellow – and with a helicopter pad on his nose.

Time To Scratch That 7-Year Itch

John Elkington · 17 December 2014 · Leave a Comment

Seven_year_itch

The latest Volans newsletter, emailed out today, kicks off with Marilyn Monroe on the New York subway grate, before moving on to consider the winds of change in our area of business. As we move towards our seventh anniversary next April, we are considering a big pivot, to use Andrew Winston‘s term.

Tim receives Ushakov Medal

John Elkington · 8 August 2014 · Leave a Comment

UnknownGaia went to have breakfast at the RAF Club this morning with Tim (Elkington) and Tessa (Elkington), and then Tim, Tessa and my nephew Kipp (Elkington) went on to the Russian Ambassador’s residence in Kensington Palace Gardens where Tim was to be awarded the Ushakov Medal, alongside others who took part in the Arctic convoys to Russia in WWII.

Tim went to Russia on the aircraft carrier Argus. With the Putin-driven horrors in today’s Ukraine, there are real ethical issues here, but the ceremony celebrated the extraordinary endurance and courage of those who took part in the convoys in unspeakable conditions, against incredible odds.

After the presentation, tea and coffee were offered to the assembled company. When Tim muttered he wanted something stronger, Kipp found a table of shot glasses and a bottle of vodka – and the proceedings took on a distinctly Russian flavour.

Tim and Tessa at the ceremony
Tim and Tessa at the ceremony
Tim and Kipp after the ceremony
Tim and Kipp after the ceremony
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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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