John Elkington (business author)
John Elkington | |
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| Born | John Brett Elkington 23 June 1949 |
| 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 |
John Elkington CF (born 23 June 1949) is an author, advisor and serial entrepreneur. He is an authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. 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.
He is a founding partner and chairman & chief pollinator at Volans; co-founder and honorary chairman of SustainAbility; honorary chairman of Environmental Data Services (ENDS, 1978); senior advisor to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Council of Ambassadors; 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.
He coined the terms environmental excellence, green growth, green consumer, the triple bottom line and People, Planet & Profit.