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John Elkington

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JE Jochen + Clean Up 2

My co-author Jochen Zeitz campaigns even when he’s in his kitchen

No single skill has shaped my working life more than writing. I began the process fairly early, writing short stories at prep school and reading them out to the other boys when (as some form of class monitor) I was meant to be keeping them quiet in the after-lunch rest period. 

I once tried to calculate how many words I had written, ending up somewhere in the millions. The key thing, though, is what impact the words have on their readers. What follows is a brief survey of the books, reports, articles and blogs I have produced, with a sub-section devoted to each. Of these, the books have been the biggest challenge—and the greatest learning opportunities. I truly feel most alive, regardless of what I happen to be doing at the time, when I am in the process of research and writing a new book.

Finally, a couple of images from the earlier version of this website, from inside the walls of the book factory:

Incubator: The back study in Barnes where I have written 17 books to date—and where Julia and I wrote back-to-back for several years.

Incubator: The back study in Barnes where I have written most of my books to date—and where Julia (Hailes) and I wrote back-to-back for several years. With my encouragement, Elaine has now colonised this study, so I now tend to write in the kitchen and wherever else I can find a comfortable chair.
Wordboarding: A Geoff Grandfield cartoon that hangs on our walls sums up one part of my life

Wordboarding: A Geoff Grandfield cartoon hangs on our walls, summing it up

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Return To And From Bodrum

13 June 2022

Overnight in Bodrum, our last night aboard the Aegean Clipper, after which Elaine and I spent another day in the town, among other things visiting the castle and its marine archaeology museums again. We also watched the Clipper refuelled with, reflecting on the carbon footprint of the entire enterprise. We had been forced to stay […]

Knidos, Again

11 June 2022

It’s quite some time since we were last in Knidos, back in 2014. and when we got back to London we made a beeline to the British Museum to visit the missing Lion. The site has evolved substantially since we visited last. The city flourished in Greek and Roman times, closely surrounded by the islands […]

Stepping Up In Symi

10 June 2022

Symi proved to be delightful – its better preserved bits showing evidence of considerable past concentrations of wealth, but with a surprising number of buildings in various stages of dereliction. was struck here, once again, by the way that rackety scooters and motorbikes weave their way through people on the waterfront, and alongside the restaurants […]

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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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