Finding opportunity in the ‘Ageless Economy’
Jacqueline Lim
March 30, 2011
The Skoll World Forum this year has taken off! We are excited that Charmian Love, CEO of Volans, will be facilitating a discussion at... More...
With failure comes learning
Sam Lakha
March 28, 2011
For those able to find the silver lining in every dark cloud, misadventures offer wonderful opportunity to learn and improve. Former Procter & Gamble CEI... More...
What is sustainable business?
Sam Lakha
March 23, 2011
…and why does it matter? John Elkington spoke at the The Economist’s Sustainable Business Summit, ‘Business in Evolution’ last week in London on how sustainability became mainstream…the... More...
Making sustainable supply chains
Sam Lakha
March 21, 2011
“Each time I cycle in to work, I pass the huge statue of Achilles in Hyde Park – which my former London office looked out... More...
News from Tokyo – radiation risk high
Sam Lakha
March 14, 2011
A guest blog from Peter David Pedersen, CEO of E-Square Inc based in Toyko, Japan Dear Friend and Colleagues You may have heard from friends in Japan... More...
MyBnk founder honoured as Young Global Leader
Jacqueline Lim
March 10, 2011
Congratulations from the Volans team to Lily Lapenna, Founder and Managing Director award-winning social enterprise MyBnk. Lily was recently honoured as a 2011 Young... More...
Volans-Japan Networking on 17 March 2011
Jacqueline Lim
March 8, 2011
Join us for an evening of networking with delegates from Japan as part of their Social Innovation Study Tour in the UK. Date: Thursday, 17 March... More...
Recyclebank No. 1 in WSJ cleantech listing
John Elkington
March 3, 2011
Congratulations! The Wall Street Journal has just named Recyclebank as the #1 venture-capital-backed cleantech company. The Top 10 Clean-Tech ranking, announced yesterday evening at the... More...
New Eco-Label scheme drive by retailers
Jacqueline Lim
March 2, 2011
A new FT article features efforts by the world’s largest clothing and footwear manufacturers and retailers to create a scheme that allows products to be... More...
Volans, a Serendipity Generator
John Elkington
March 1, 2011
Directed by a tweet this morning from Joanna Higgins, who used to be Editor of Director magazine, where I contribute a monthly column, to an HBR... More...
