Founder & Chief Pollinator

John Elkington

John is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism, a bestselling author and highly regarded thought leader. He is also the founder of, and chief-pollinator at Volans.

John has helped create and incubate movements and shape initiatives like the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the Global Reporting Initiative, and B Lab UK. He was a faculty member of the World Economic Forum from 2002-2008. And in 2009, he was named fourth in an international survey of the top 100 CSR leaders, after Al Gore, Barack Obama, and the late Anita Roddick.

John has addressed over 1,000 conferences globally and served on over 80 boards and advisory boards. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious World Sustainability Award, and is the author or co-author of 21 books, the latest being a memoir and manifesto: Tickling Sharks.

“If our unsustainability hasn’t profoundly shocked you, then you haven’t fully understood it yet.”