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John Elkington

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Past lives

As a reminder of how all this came about, this section contains archived material from earlier versions of the website.

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The State Of Sustainability Podcast

18 September 2025

Delighted to be in conversation with Saif Hameed of Altruistiq on their State of Sustainability podcast platform. Links to the episode: (1) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-sustainability-rising-or-falling-lessons-from-past/id1700427657?i=1000727289250, or (2) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Xn7g4UNHUmhELKSl4XmzW?si=ed17638c869e4253

Gaia’s Strawberry Hill House Flowering

15 September 2025

Because of intermittent rain, an artwork created by Holly Hallawell – who I had introduced to Gaia after she did an installation for Volans in Somerset House during London Climate Action Week – met Elaine and I as we entered Strawberry Hill House for the 2025 Flower Festival on 14th September. And this year, for […]

The Transformation Decade

13 September 2025

Watching our language during the Trump Ascendancy – and preparing for what comes after. My latest Substack post distils some of my current thinking on how we should talk about th need for system change.

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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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