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Breakthrough at Good Deals 2012

Volans is proud to be a partner for Good Deals 2012, the leading social investment conference in the UK. We are running a Breakthrough Capitalism strand, exploring how business can… More…

Intergenerational Thinking in Japan.

Check out this English video and report of the Social Innovation Forum on business + ageing in Tokyo. What can the world learn from Japan, a country ageing faster than any other… More…

In Pursuit of Zero.

John Elkington and Amanda Feldman offer their perspective on zero targets in In Pursuit of Zero, a contribution to the HIP Investor / Sustainable Brands series on The New Metrics… More…

Social Innovation in Asia

Volans and Asia House teamed up last week for a signature conference on Social Innovation in Asia, focused on new business models and thought leadership trends in social enterprise, impact… More…

Of King and Countries

Geoff Lye maintains focus in a very warm Durban to discuss serendipity and liability at the COP 17: People who know me also know that I am a great believer… More…

Oh, to be YOUNGO!

Geoff Lye, co-Founder of Volans and SustainAbility‘s Executive Chairman, focuses part two of his Durban blog series on the YOUNGOs. How are younger generations playing into the COP17? Find out here.

Girl Power

Volans was the proud host of a ‘Women in Social Finance’ meet-up on our comfortable red couches this past Tuesday.  Wine in hand and nibbles at arm’s reach, Suzanne Biegel… More…

Good Deals

Volans is looking forward to Good Deals 2011, the UK Social Investment Conference, where inspirational social entrepreneurs meet innovative investors to get good deals done. Charmian Love, CEO of Volans, will… More…

An Unreasonable Partnership

Since Volans co-founders John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan published The Power of Unreasonable People in 2008, social and environmental entrepreneurs have continued to take the world by storm. The Unreasonable… More…

FQ Star Spotlight: Ushahidi

The FQ Report recognizes Ushahidi as a superstar – shining brilliant and energizing all around them. Ushahidi, meaning ‘testimony’ in Swahili, uses open-source software and mapping technology to collect and visualize… More…

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