Social Innovation in Asia

Amanda Feldman

April 23, 2012

Volans and Asia House teamed up last week for a signature conference on Social Innovation in Asia, focused on new business models and thought... More...

Shell, Greenpeace & Carbon Capture

John Elkington

February 21, 2012

Just back from a Shell reception at the National Gallery, the frontage of which – overlooking London’s Trafalgar Square – had been draped with aMore...

Of King and Countries

Amanda Feldman

December 6, 2011

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... More...

Oh, to be YOUNGO!

Amanda Feldman

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... More...

Girl Power

Amanda Feldman

November 25, 2011

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... More...

FQ for social enterprises

Jacqueline Lim

November 11, 2011

The Future Quotient (FQ) is relevant not just for business and policy leaders, but for social entrepreneurs as well. Read Charmian Love‘s recent article... More...

Next-gen avatars to help future-focused thinking?

Jacqueline Lim

Is it possible to programme individuals and business leaders to think sustainably? Although this seems somewhat unusual, such solutions might just be what’s needed in... More...

The Demand and Supply of Sensibility

Jacqueline Lim

October 24, 2011

In the latest issue of Social Space, John Elkington shares his views on thinking long-term and suggests how Singapore and indeed the wider Asian... More...

Think in longer timeframes

Sam Lakha

October 13, 2011

In difficult times, one of the first things to suffer is often the future. As uncertainty grows, we focus on what worked in the... More...

Introducing The Future Quotient

Sam Lakha

October 12, 2011

JWT and Volans have published a report exploring how businesses, governments and investors can move beyond pressure to focus on the short term and starting... More...