John Elkington

Sustainability Hall of Fame – 2013

John Elkington, Founding Partner & Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements. John is also co-founder of SustainAbility, where he remains a non-executive member of the board and of Environmental Data Services. John is recognized as a world authority on corporate responsibility, sustainable development and innovation, and is renowned for introducing the phrase “triple bottom line” into the sustainability lexicon. John has written or co-authored 21 books; his latest, “Tickling Sharks: How We Sold Business On Sustainability" reviews sustainability progress across the first fifty years of his career.