John Elkington
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| Born | John Brett Elkington 23 June 1949 Padwort, United Kingdom |
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| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | British |
| Fields | Sustainability Environmentalism Ecology |
| Institutions | Volans |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Triple Bottom Line |
John Elkington has been described by Business Week as "a dean of the corporate responsibility movement for three decades." In 1987 he founded SustainAbility[1], a think tank and consultancy that works with businesses through markets in the pursuit of economic, social and environmental sustainability. He originated the term "Triple Bottom Line"[1]. He is currently the Founding Partner & Director of Volans Ventures[2].
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Work
[edit] Other activities
[edit] Books
Selected publications:
- The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World by John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan (Authors), Klaus Schwab (Foreword), (2008)
- Making Sustainability Work: Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts by Marc J Epstein (Author), John Elkington (Foreword), Herman B Leonard (Foreword), (2008)
- The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line by Bob Willard (Author), John Elkington (Foreword), (2002)
- The Chrysalis Economy: How Citizen CEOs and Corporations Can Fuse Values and Value Creation (2001)
- Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business (1999)
- The Ecology of Tomorrow's World (Hardcover, 1980)
- The Green Capitalists: Industry's Search for Environmental Excellence by John Elkington with Tom Burke (1987)
- The Green Consumer: Revised Edition (A Tilden Press Book) by Joel Makower, John Elkington, and Julia Hailes (Paperback, 1993)
- The Gene Factory (Hardcover, 1985)
- The Green Business Guide by John Elkington and Peter Knight (1991)
- Green Pages by John Elkington, Tom Burke (environmentalist), and Julia Hailes (Paperback, 1988)
- The Young Green Consumer's Guide by John Elkington, Julia Hailes, Douglas Hill, and Tony Ross (Paperback, 1990)
- Thailand: Natural Resources Profile (Natural Resources of South-East Asia) by Anat Arbhabhirama, Dhira Phantumvanit, and John Elkington (Hardcover, 1988)
- The Green Consumer's Guide: From Shampoo to Champagne: High-Street Shopping for a Better Environment by John Elkington & Julia Hailes (Hardcover, 1989)
- The Natural House Book by David Pearson and John Elkington (Paperback, 1992)
- Manual 2000 by John Elkington and Julia Hailes (Paperback, 1998)
- Bio-Japan: The emerging Japanese challenge in biotechnology (Paperback, 1985)
- Sun Traps: The Renewable Energy Forecast (Pelican), (Paperback, 1984)
- A Year in the Greenhouse (Hardcover, 1991)
- Cleaning Up: US Waste Management Technology and Third World Development (World Resources Institute Papers,) by John Elkington and Jonathan Shopley (Paperback, 1989)
- The Gene Factory: Inside the Genetic and Biotechnology Business Revolution (Hardcover, 1985)
- The Green Consumer Supermarket Shopping Guide by Joel Makower, John Elkington, and Julia Hailes (Paperback, 1991)
- Holidays That Don't Cost the Earth by John Elkington and Julia Hailes (Paperback, 1992)
- The Poisoned Womb: Human Reproduction in a Polluted World (1987)
- The Shrinking Planet: U.S. Information Technology and Sustainable Development (Wri Paper, No 3) by John Elkington and Jonathan Shopley (1988)
- Double Dividends? US Biotechnology and Third World Development (Wri Paper, No 2)" (Paperback, Nov 1986)
[edit] Boards
- Member of the Advisory Board of EcoVadis[2]
[edit] Awards
Recipient: 2008 Social Capitalist Award, Fast Company[3]
[edit] Education
- Bryanston School, 1966.
- BA (Hons) in Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Essex, 1970.
- M. Phil. in Urban & Regional Planning, University College London, 1974.
[edit] References
- ^ Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business, 1999
- ^ EcoVadis Advisory Board
- ^ http://www.fastcompany.com/social/2008/index.html
[edit] External links
- Q&A: John Elkington - "We're 40 years into a 70-year process", FastCompany.com
- Two Views of the Global Compact, BusinessWeek
- Twenty Years After, JohnElkington.com (PDF file)
- Volans Ventures Website
