Below is a summary of our recent speaking engagements:
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2011
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Event ••• Tata Social Enterprise Conference
Volans Speaker ••• Amanda Feldman discussed the impact of social innovation at this conference jointly developed by NACUE and Tata.
Date & Location ••• December 3rd, 2011. Imperial College (London, UK)
More info ••• Details here.
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Event ••• The Future Christmas Dinner: Atkins/Volans debate
Volans Speaker ••• Christmas is a time for celebration, but how will changes to our climate shape how we celebrate in the future? A panel led by David Tonkin, Aktins’ UK managing director, and featuring John Elkington on the panel debated two future scenarios for a Christmas Dinner in 2050. The event was co-hosted by Volans and Atkins.
Date & Location ••• November 29th, 2011. London, UK
More info ••• Read John Elkington‘s blog on the event on Guardian Sustainable Business here
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Event ••• 6Heads Innovation and Sustainability Forum: Innovation Towards Business as Unusual
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Tom Burke discussed what it takes to get to business as unusual and whether we can make it, in conversation with
Date & Location ••• November 28th, 2011. Somerset House, London, UK
More info ••• This event was organized by 6Heads, an innovation for sustainability organisation created by six Imperial College MSc graduates, who are also our brilliant Volans interns! Details can be found on their website
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Event ••• Good Deals Conference 2011
Volans Speaker ••• Charmian Love took part in a panel discussion on why capitalism as we know it is broken, and how we can get past short-term thinking, alongside Arthur Wood – Founding Partner, Total Impact Advisers; Tamzin Ractliffe – CEO, NEXII & Geoff Burnand- CEO, Investing for Good.
Date & Location ••• November 24th, 2011. Barbican Centre. London, UK
More info ••• Conference website.
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Event ••• PUMA’s Annual Stakeholder Dialogues at Banz
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington was invited as a CSR expert to keynote speaker on TBL and environmental profit and loss at PUMA’s convening of a large number of its stakeholders, NGO reps and critics to its 6th annual stakeholder meeting.
Date & Location ••• November 21st-22nd, 2011. Monastery of Banz, Germany.
More info ••• See ‘PUMAsafe’ site here
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Event ••• Long Finance Autumn Conference: “Bubble Trouble: Pop Goes Sustainability?”
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington took part in a panel discussion and gave a focussed talk on going ‘Beyond Bubbles; Riding the Waves of Change’.
Date & Location ••• November 4th, 2011. HSBC, London, UK.
More info ••• event webpage
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Event ••• International Business Leader’s Forum (IBLF) ‘Leading Growth’ debate
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington presented aspects of The Future Quotient to a group of CEOs keen to explore how to define the leadership priorities for stable and sustainable growth in the decades to come.
Date & Location ••• November 3rd, 2011. London, UK.
More info ••• IBLF website
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Event ••• Emerge Conference 2011
Volans Speaker ••• Charmian Love and Amy Birchall featured at this year’s Emerge Conference, organised by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Student Hubs.
Date & Location ••• October 29th/30th, 2011. Said Business School (Oxford, UK)
More info ••• Conference website
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Event ••• National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School’s ‘Sustainability Unplugged’ Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington showed what constitutes sustainability that needs to be embedded in a company’s DNA, and discussed the drivers as well as the leadership requirements that are critical for a successful sustainability programme.
Date & Location ••• October 28th, 2011. Singapore
More info ••• Forum website
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Event ••• Family Business Network’s 22nd International Summit
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a plenary presentation on “intergenerational innovation” and Volans’ upcoming report on The Future Quotient: 50 Stars in Seriously Long-Term Innovation.
Date & Location ••• October 28th, 2011. Singapore
More info ••• Summit website
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Event ••• Hub Westminster Changemakers’ Fayre
Volans Speaker ••• Amanda Feldman, along with Dr. Nina Burrowes of NB Research, explored the role of research for social entrepreneurs – how and why can research help a social enterprise succeed?
Date & Location ••• October 28th, 2011. Hub Westminster, London, UK.
More info ••• Details available here.
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Event ••• Singapore International Foundation’s ‘Ideas for a Better World Forum’
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington discussed ‘The Race to Zero’ and challenged the Singaporean audience to break the ‘sustainability barrier’.
Date & Location ••• October 27th, 2011. Singapore
More info ••• See a write-up on the event here
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Event ••• Arabian CSR Awards
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington addressed the Arabian CSR Awards by video to give a brief overview of the key sustainability challenges for the region.
Date & Location ••• October 26th, 2011. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
More info ••• Awards website
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Event ••• The Future of Social Innovation
Volans Speaker ••• Charmian Love discussed how we can cope with intergenerational social innovation challenges.
Date & Location ••• October 25th, 2011. Hub Westminster.
More info ••• An event connecting and inspiring major changemakers in the field, hosted by Volans,The Hub, Sandbox Network and the LSE Innovation Co-Creation Lab.
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Event ••• Beyond Hot Air: Protecting Value in a Changing Climate
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington reminded us of the urgent challenges we all face through to 2020 and beyond.
Date & Location ••• October 19th, 2011. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK.
More info ••• National Ethical Investment Week breakfast event hosted by St. Paul’s Institute in conjunction with the Church Investors Group. More information at NEIW website.
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Event ••• Business for the Environment (B4E) Conference 2011
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington addressed the conference via video on the theme of The Zeronauts, the subject of John’s new book due out in April 2012. Read more here
Date & Location ••• Sep 12th-13th, 2011. London, UK
More info ••• Summit website
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Event ••• WWF Global Forest & Trade Network Anniversary Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington was invited by HRH Prince Charles to participate in the Network’s Anniversary Forum
Date & Location ••• Sept 8th, St James’ Palace, London, UK
More info ••• Unavailable
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Event ••• International Symposium on “Designing Ecosystems for Social Innovation”
Volans Speaker ••• Charmian Love gave a talk on “social innovation” at the symposium organised by the British Council and the Japan Foundation
Date & Location ••• Sept 6th, Tokyo, Japan
More info ••• Unavailable
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Event ••• Dialogue with Winners of Guardian’s Sustainability Awards
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington facilitated a conversation among winners of the award on the theme of leadership in the sustainability space.
Date & Location ••• July 22nd, 2011. Guardian’s offices in London, UK
More info ••• Unavailable
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Event ••• BASELondon 2011
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington participated in a panel discussion around ‘Engaging Londoners – the key to a sustainable London?’ Other speakers featured include London Mayor Boris Johnson, and the day addressed the relationship between a sustainable London and its continuing economic success and spell out the opportunities from the many initiatives and programmes already in play.
Date & Location ••• June 22nd, 2011. London, UK
More info ••• BASE London programme
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Event ••• ASQ’s Pathways to Social Responsibility Conference
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote presentation on the evolution of SR, and critical challenges ahead
Date & Location ••• June 16-17th, 2011. San Francisco, USA
More info ••• ASQ event page
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Event ••• Institute for Family Business National Conference – Family Business Stewardship: A Model for Business Success
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote presentation on cross-generation issues and challenges – the focus of Volans’ forthcoming report ‘The Intergenerationals’
Date & Location ••• June 10th, 2011. Liverpool, UK
More info ••• IFB website / Volans Intergenerational Project (now known as The Future Quotient)
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Event ••• HSM Expomanagement 2011 – Madrid
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote at “Sustainability 2011: The Future of Capitalism, Markets & Business
Date & Location ••• June 1st-2nd, 2011. Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, Spain
More info ••• HSM – Inspiring Ideas
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Event ••• PolyTalk 2011 – Plastics Industry Summit
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington took part in a high-level panel discussion: “Is “green” becoming the key economic driver?” The Summit was organised by the plastics industry for all key players: industries using plastics, retailers, policy-makers, NGOs, media and academia. Discuss. Decide. Develop
Date & Location ••• May 26th, 2011. Châteauform: “Château de Rochefort”, France
More info ••• PolyTalk 2011 website
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Event ••• Nestle’s Creating Shared Value Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington participated at the Forum as a member of the CSV Advisory Board
Date & Location ••• May 19-20th, Washington DC, USA
More info ••• Visit Nestle’s CSV website for more information
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Event ••• On Purpose – Social Enterprise
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Charmian Love took to the stage and sofa to discuss the emergence and relevance of social entrepreneurship at On Purpose’s 2nd Year Event. On Purpose is a unique programme which combines paid work experience in cutting-edge, purpose-driven organisations with world class training and unparalleled networks.
Date & Location ••• May 11th 2001. Vauxhall, London.
More info ••• On Purpose website
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Event ••• Sustainability and Business Roundtable
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington met with a group of business and sustainability students at Regents’ College of London to explore why sustainability is critical to business practice and profit
Date & Location ••• May 11th, London, UK
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Event ••• Skoll World Forum 2011
Volans Speaker ••• Charmian Love facilitated a session together with Professor David Grayson (The Doughty Centre, Cranfield University) and Julika Erfurt (Accenture) on the Ageless Economy where organisations are recognising the potential opportunities created by effectively tapping into the changing demographics of our world. The session explored how businesses, governments, and entrepreneurs might develop innovative business models and ways of operating across generations and measuring success?
Date & Location ••• March 30th to April 1st 2011. Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Said Business School, Oxford University, UK
More info ••• Visit the Skoll World Forum website
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Event ••• The Economist Sustainable Business Summit
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave the big picture view on sustainability, why it matters, and why companies cannot afford to do nothing to address social and environmental challenges
Date & Location ••• March 17th, London
More info ••• Visit the Summit’s website for more information
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Event ••• Impetus Trust Inaugural Advisory Group Dinner
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington was invited to give a keynote speech on how to scale up the ideas and work of “unreasonable people” to help address critical social and environmental issues
Date & Location ••• March 2011. London, UK
More info ••• Visit Impetus Trust’s website
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Event ••• Barclays Retail Top Management Sustainability Session
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington presented to senior executives on the sustainability agenda and critical challenges for the banking and retail sectors
Date & Location ••• March 15th, 2011. Nairobi, Kenya
More info ••• Visit Barclays’ website for more information
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Event ••• Lecture at Imperial College, Centre for Environmental Policy
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave his annual lecture to M. Sc. students on key sustainability trends and challenges
Date & Location ••• March 9th, 2011. London, UK
More info ••• Visit Imperial College’s website for more information.
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Event ••• ‘One Planet London’ Workshop at The Guardian
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Amy Birchall led a working session for some 30 participants involved in this project to map and spotlight London’s ‘sustainability cluster’. The session was hosted at The Guardian’s offices in King’s Cross.
Date & Location ••• March 7th, 2011. London, UK
More info ••• Read more about the project and how you can be involved here
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Event ••• Sustainability session with Generation Investment Management LLP
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Charmian Love ran an informal session with a group of GIM’s analysts to exchange views on the sustainability agenda and implications for different sectors and technologies
Date & Location ••• February, 2011. London
More info ••• www.generationim.com
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Event ••• 5th Annual Global Competitiveness Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington keynoted on “the power of unreasonable people”
Date & Location ••• January 22nd – 25th, 2011. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
More info ••• Forum website ; event highlights
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Event ••• Undersecretaries Sustainability Workshop, Abudhabi
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote speech on global sustainability challenges and the role of governments in tackling them.
Date & Location ••• January 23rd, 2011. Abu Dhabi
More info ••• -
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Event ••• Singapore Tour – Making connections and exploring social innovation
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Amy Birchall were in Singapore in January 2011 visiting various partners and contacts, including the Singapore Economic Development Board and The Lien Centre for Social Innovation.
Date & Location ••• January 17th to 21st, 2011. Singapore
More info ••• Click here to view highlights of the trip
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Event ••• ”Tipping Point” Seminar
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington took part in discussions as part of invited group, at the British Academy
Date & Location ••• January 4th, 2011. London, UK
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2010
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Event ••• Tetrapak internal top management sustainability briefing
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington ran a series of provocative sessions to help Tetrapak executives think through their sustainability strategy and challenges ahead.
Date & Location ••• December, 2010. Sweden
More info ••• Tetrapak website
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Event ••• Human Nature – a debate in the Sustain Talks series run by the Royal College of Art
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington will participate in a panel discussion exploring how to establish a system – be it economic, environmental or social – that people really want to engage with. Do you start with people or with nature?
Date & Location ••• December 8th, London, UK
More info ••• To Follow.
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Event ••• EMERGE 2010: Learn It/Do It/Build It/Share It
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Jeremy Leggett, Chairman of Solar Century have been invited to speak at an MBA event at Saïd Business School as ‘discussion catalysts’ on Getting Green Technology to Market
Date & Location ••• November 27th, 2010. University of Oxford, UK.
More info ••• The Emerge Conference site
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Event ••• Towards a Sustainable and Transparent Economy – hosted by Global Reporting Inititative
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington will keynote on the emerging trends and the future of transparent reporting as raised in the GRI/Volans report ‘The Transparency Economy‘. The event was streamed live.
Date & Location ••• November 25th, 2010. Rome, Italy.
More info ••• GRI website
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Event ••• The Globe Forum, Dublin 2010
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington keynoted on business innovation for sustainable growth
Date & Location ••• November 17th, 2010. Dublin, Ireland.
More info ••• Forum website
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Event ••• The Economics of Nature: Taking Stock, Sharing Action
Volans Speaker ••• Volans was pleased to partner with Leapfrog and the UK National Committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to convene thinkers from across business, finance and legal sectors to examine ways of meeting the challenges set out in the TEEB report. John Elkington chaired a panel discussion with business leaders and investors to explore challenges raised in Volans’ report The Biosphere Economy
Date & Location ••• November 16th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• Conference information
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Event ••• Can Consumption Become Sustainable – a Debate hosted by Unilever
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington, Jonathon Porritt and Unilever CEO, Paul Polman discussed whether consumption can really be sustainable in a panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Dimbleby, at the launch of Unilever’s new initiative, Unilever’s ‘Sustainable Living Plan.’
Date & Location ••• November 15th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• Unilever Sustainable Living Plan website
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Event ••• Investors’ Circle Venture Fair and Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and David Chen were in a keynote conversation discussing the economics of nature and the implications from an investment point of view
Date & Location ••• November 10th, 2010. Washington DC, USA
More info ••• Forum website
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Event ••• HSM Expomanagement Conference
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave keynote presentations on the Triple Bottom Line alongside speakers such as Gary Hamel and Steven Levitt
Date & Location ••• November 8-10th, 2010. Sao Paulo, Brazil
More info ••• Conference website
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Event ••• Towards a Sustainable and Transparent Economy – Webinar
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Amy Birchall walked through the TIGERS trends and the future of transparent reporting as outlined in the GRI/Volans report ‘The Transparency Economy‘
Date & Location ••• November 2nd, 2010. Online.
More info ••• -
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Event ••• CRO Summit
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington chaired a panel session exploring some of the overlaps and tensions between the CSR, CR and SD agendas with business leaders from HP, Rabobank and Ingersoll Rand
Date & Location ••• October 29th, 2010. Paris, France
More info ••• Summit website
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Event ••• Qantas Foundation & Centre for Social Impact
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave lectures and ran workshops on sustainability vs corporate responsibility, how to meet global challenges through innovation, collaboration and culture change
Date & Location ••• October 12-15th 2010. Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
More info ••• Qantas Foundation website / Centre for Social Impact website
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Event ••• SAP Utilities Information Exchange 2010
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington keynoted on ‘Sustainability: Managing The Ultimate Utility’
Date & Location ••• October 7-8th 2010. Oxfordshire, UK
More info ••• see conference program / SAP website
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Event ••• Wealth Management event run by a major financial institution
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington delivered a presentation on sustainability of the family business: integrating triple bottom line values but moving towards the Phoenix Economy
Date & Location ••• September 14th, 2010. Argentina.
More info •••
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Event ••• Global Summit on Sustainability : Key To Driving Business in a Turbulent World
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote on sustainability in the opening plenary of this event organised by the World Council For Corporate Governance
Date & Location ••• July 29th, 2010. National Liberal Club, London, UK.
More info ••• See WCFCG website
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Event ••• Barriers to Sustainable Capitalism hosted by Al Gore
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington joined this senior-level conversation convened by Generation Investment Management, and McKinsey & Company, exploring the barriers preventing wider adoption of sustainability practices and how to break through them by 2020
Date & Location ••• June 22nd, 2010. London, UK
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Event ••• Julie’s Bicycle: Annual Music Industry Breakfast
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington will be a guest speaker covering the key challenges facing the creative industries in the reduce their carbon emissions
Date & Location ••• June 17th, 2010. The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
More info ••• Julie’s Bicycle website / read The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts’ report launch piece here
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Event ••• ‘Big Think’ Roundtable on Sustainability
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington moderated a discussion among senior business leaders and thinkers
Date & Location ••• June 16th, 2010. Paris, France
More info ••• Big Think website
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Event ••• Launch of Alliance Magazine Special Edition on Scale
Volans Speaker ••• Alejandro Litovsky, guest editor, moderated a panel discussion featuring Jean Oelwang, CEO of Virgin Unite and Chris West, Director of the Shell Foundation
Date & Location ••• June 16th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• Read Alliance here / Alejandro’s guest editor article is here
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Event ••• The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency: Rethink, Rebuild. Report
Volans Speaker ••• Volans and the Global Reporting Initiative will launch ‘The Transparent Economy’ with Volans’ Amy Birchall presenting the key findings of the report
Date & Location ••• May 26-27th, 2010. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
More info ••• Conference website / Download the report here
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Event ••• Nestle’s Creating Shared Value Dinner & Forum
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington moderated a discussion of around 50+ senior-level ‘Key Opinion Leaders’ in the areas of business in society, nutrition, water and rural development and also participate in a panel debate on leveraging business for development
Date & Location ••• May 26-27th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• Forum website
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Event ••• Bradford University Alumni Weekend
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a guest lecture, looking back on the evolution of his 30+ years of work in the environment and sustainability fields and forward to ‘The Phoenix Economy’
Date & Location ••• May 15th, 2010. Bradford University School of Management, UK
More info ••• Event webpage
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Event ••• Ethos Institute International Conference and International Forum of Sustainability Leadership
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington and Alejandro Litovsky delivered a unique session on ‘Business Strategy and the Biosphere: Scaling Market Solutions to Ecosystem Challenges’, based around Volans’ new report
Date & Location ••• May 9-14th 2010. Sao Paulo, Brazil
More info ••• Conference website
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Event ••• Skoll World Forum 2010
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington, Alejandro Litovsky, Amy Birchall and Charmian Love represented Volans at the Forum this year, with John also moderating a Critical Issue session: ‘Climate Change and Societal Demand: Impact on Food Security’
Date & Location ••• April 14th – 16th, 2010. Said Business School, Oxford
More info ••• Forum webpage / Volans session page
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Event ••• ‘Hidden Social Enterprises’ Launch
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington took part in a speaker panel at the launch of a report spotlighting “Hidden Social Enterprises” in the UK who create economic, social and environmental value simultaneously. The report compares them with “mainstream” enterprises in terms of their economic and social/environmental performance, their motivations and the challenges they face.
Date & Location ••• March 12th 2010. Goodenough College, London, UK.
More info ••• HSE webpage
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Event ••• London School of Economics – Sustainability in Practice lecture Series
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a public lecture exploring how to adapt to climate change within a new economic framework
Date & Location ••• March 12th 2010. Aldwych, London, UK
More info ••• Event webpage
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Event ••• base (Business And a Sustainable Environment) event
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington participated in a plenary panel event exploring the business case for sustainable development. Other confirmed speakers included Paul Turner, head of sustainable development at Lloyds Banking Group and BITC’s CEO Stephen Howard
Date & Location ••• March 16th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• base website
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Event ••• Presentation to study tour group from a major financial institution visiting the UK
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a talk to a group of senior executive group on the key sustainability challenges for the finance industry, followed by discussion
Date & Location ••• March 18th, 2010. London, UK
More info ••• Volans involvement in Study Tours
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Event ••• The Social Role of Companies – Sustainable Development Consultancy
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave a keynote presentation on the social role of companies in the context of 2010 being the European Year for the Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion
Date & Location ••• March 30th 2010. Lisbon, Portugal
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Event ••• Business & Environment seminar at Imperial College, London
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave his annual lecture to a group of Masters students on sustainability, innovation and meeting global challenges
Date & Location ••• March 10th, 2010. Imperial College, London
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Event ••• Clean & Cool Mission 2010: a ‘learning journey’ being organised by The Technology Strategy Board, Polecat, Volans and Enterprise UK
Volans Speaker ••• Volans is pleased to have been involved in taking 20 of the best UK technology companies to Silicon Valley to meet with potential partners and investors, mingle with media and peers from around the world and engaged with experts on the financial and public policy agendas relevant to ‘Cool Economy’ businesses operating in the US. John Elkington gave the touring group insights from a Cleantech perspective to the Pathways to Scale work Volans is driving and moderated a key panel session on green-cities related innovation
Date & Location ••• February 20-26th, 2010. San Francisco, USA
More info ••• Mission website / Read John Elkington’s personal blog entries on Mission here [you will need to scroll down page] / Can Cleantech Davids Learn to Love Corporate Goliaths – a blog by John Elkington
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Event ••• Launch of new Centre for Development Innovation within the Social Science Group of Wageningen UR
Volans Speaker ••• John Elkington gave an inspirational keynote on key global sustainability challenges and in particular what this means for new forms of engagement between knowledge/research institutions and society
Date & Location ••• February 9th, 2010. Wageningen, The Netherlands
More info ••• CDI launch webpage
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