John Elkington (business author)
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John Elkington CF (born 23 June 1949) is an author, advisor and serial entrepreneur. He is an authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development.[1][2] He has written and co-authored 20 books, including the Green Consumer Guide, Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business, The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World, and The Breakthrough Challenge: 10 Ways to Connect Tomorrow's Profits with Tomorrow's Bottom Line.
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John Elkington | |
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Born | John Brett Elkington (1949-06-23) 23 June 1949 (age 74) |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | University College London |
Known for | Triple Bottom Line |
Awards | 2011 Spencer Hutchens, Jr. Medal by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sustainability Innovation Social entrepreneurship Environmentalism Ecology |
Institutions | Volans |
He is a founding partner and chairman & chief pollinator at Volans;[3] co-founder and honorary chairman of SustainAbility;[4] honorary chairman of Environmental Data Services (ENDS, 1978); senior advisor to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre;[5] member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Council of Ambassadors;[6] visiting professor at Cranfield University School of Management, Imperial College and University College London (UCL). He is a member of over 20 boards and advisory boards.[7][8]
He coined the terms environmental excellence,[9][10] green growth,[11][12] green consumer, the triple bottom line[13][14] and People, Planet & Profit.[15]