Why Are We Flunking The Climate Test? open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

If markets are stories, what are tomorrow's stories and who is telling them? johnelkington.substack.com/p/evolving-n...

The Sphinx As A Symbol Of Sustainability open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Here Comes Quantum Sustainability open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Is Nature Our "Living Stack"? Some lessons that the sustainability movement might learn from the world of AI: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Where is the #sustainability agenda headed next? Part 1 is sparked by the thinking of Pavan Sukhdev; part 2 (Wednesday)where I will consider #Nature as a "living stack," and then part 3 (Friday) concludes with a discussion of the concept of "quantum sustainability: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

I wish this form of education had been available when I was at university: johnelkington.substack.com/p/transformi...

Green Lighting The Next Copper Rush open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Why copper will be make-or-break for the transition to green economies: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Hello To 2026—And To Trump’s Entirely Accidental Gift open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

A Kaleidoscopic End To 2025 open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

A visit to the fabled Abbey Road Studios was a welcome opportunity to think through how we might boost the creative sector's contributions to GNP and to #sustainability: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Some personal reflection on Golden Roads to Sustainability, past, present and future: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

What the Aral Sea Tells Us About Impact open.substack.com/pub/johnelki.... Some reflections spurred by a trip earlier this month to Uzbekistan.

Genuinely thrilled to be speaking at the 20th edition of the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society in Paris, which runs 6-7 November, www.womens-forum.com. And particularly delighted to share the stage with Rebecca Henderson.

Like It Or Not, The Nordics Still Do It Best open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

When Markets Have Mood Swings open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

What Street Art Tells Us About How Markets Evolve open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

How should we be thinking about future growth? The latest book from RethinkX has the provocative title, "Debunking Degrowth": open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Transformation is much talked about these days, but what does it mean, for example, in the food sector? Some clues from the world of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at Imperial: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Is the Trump regime a blessing in disguise for the #sustainability industry? A new report from Generation Investment Management suggests that could well prove to be the case, in time: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Delighted to be in conversation with Saif Hameed of Altruistiq on their State of #Sustainability podcast platform. Links to the episode: (1) Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i..., or (2) Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Xn7...

Ben & Jerry’s: End Of An Era? open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Watching our language during the Trump Ascendancy - and preparing for what comes after: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Two areas that the sustainability sector needs to pay more attention to: Marketing Weapons and Weaponizing Markets open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Delighted to be speaking at the 2025 ESG Summit Europe in Madrid on 7th-8th October. Will I see you there? Details: esgsummiteurope.com #ESG #postTrump #sustainability

Ever wanted to make change happen in an area you care about? A #ChurchillFellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to inspire the change you want to see. I am a Churchill Fellowship Ambassador; received fellowship in 1981. Apply now: churchillfellowship.org/become-a-fellow #ChurchillFellowship

What If Sustainability Swings Right? open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

I adapt the Berkana Institute’s "Two Loops" model to my world. It provides a usefully different perspective to my longstanding societal pressure waves model: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

The connections between UK companies and US politicians, #politics and #democracy: donations-and-democracy.org/united-kingd.... When we talk about the need for #systemchange, this is a key part of the system we need to change.

Brisk canter around demographics with James Cameron and Daisy Nicholls of "Fossil vs Future." Find episode on Apple, Spotify and and YouTube through links below: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/34Eb...? si=2ad7fe86ab1f4950 YouTube: youtu.be/N3ZyECzdh5A

Latest episode of the "All In - The Sustainable Business Podcast," features recording of "Sustainability at a Crossroads" webinar on July 15th, 2025. 🔗 Stream here: lnkd.in/gE28yite 🎵 Spotify: lnkd.in/gBGrcb_k 🎧 Apple Music: lnkd.in/g6rkWw-e Download report here: lnkd.in/e8mfhak4

#Sustainability is not fit for purpose. Radical change is needed, according to 844 experts in 72 countries: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Delighted to be keynoting the Shared Value Summit in Melbourne, Australia, on 31st July. Opportunity to review findings of our recent "Sustainability at A Crossroads" survey of 844 experts in 72 countries, globescan.com/insight-of-t..., alongside GlobeScan and the ERM Sustainability Institute.

Will we see you tomorrow for the "Sustainability at a Crossroads" webinar? You'll be in good company. 1,000+ registrants already: globescan.com/2025/06/16/s...

Insurers Face (Eventual) Risk Of Planetary Insolvency open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Reflections on an amazing evening spent in cloud near St Agnes Beacon, at the 35th Anniversary Surfers Against Sewage Ball. With links to broader reflections on the future of NGOs: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Join GlobeScan, ERM Sustainability Institute, and Volans on July 15 at 11 am EST for our Sustainability at a Crossroads webinar. Can’t make it live? Register anyway, and we’ll send you a link to the full recording afterward. Learn more and register here: lnkd.in/eGD3r2uK

This Was My (London Climate Action) Week That Was open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Wonderful to see our eldest daughter Gaia interviewed by The Florist, theflorist.co.uk/news-1/gaia-..., exploring her approach to the world of #flowers and #design. #Sustainability is indeed in her DNA – and I have learned so much from her and her adventures over the decades.

Natura: Can we Reverse The Flow Of Degenerative Capitalism? open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson shows how other business leaders can champion system change. #energy #renewables #sustainability #systemchange

My new Countercurrent website is still in development, but can be visited here. Increasingly, will serve as platform for my writing, speaking and advisory board roles. Any comments and suggested improvements always welcome.

Electrification is a critical part of any sustainable energy transition pathway, but vultures and many other species can suffer along the way. open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

RIP Bob Shapiro: Lessons From The Bio-Backlash open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

A Deep Blue Market Economy? Some thoughts inspired this week by David Attenborough about the marketisation of the blue bits of our Blue Planet: open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Sad to hear of the death of my friend Charles Medawar. I wrote about his work at Social Audit in New Scientist back in 1978 - and he was a founder member of the SustainAbility Council in 1996. IThe Guardian's obituary can be found here: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m.... Go in peace.

Are Brands Backsliding On Sustainability? open.substack.com/pub/johnelki...

Just back from a WWF-UK showing of DavidAttenborough's new film, "Ocean," at Selfridge's Cinema. Utterly stunning. Watch it if you possibly can. A key focus was on the urgent need to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, a target known as "30by30" or "30x30".

The week so far, in Vienna and Wales, with #ecotoxicologists and #vulture conservationists. #chemistry #sustainability #toxicology johnelkington.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...