Effective 21st-century leadership, as noted by John Elkington, Mark Moody Stuart, Rajendra Pachauri, and others, demands a profound vision. This vision involves making sustainability decisions

Effective 21st-century leadership, as noted by John Elkington, Mark Moody Stuart, Rajendra Pachauri, and others, demands a profound vision. This vision involves making sustainability decisions with the next 50 to 100 years in mind.

Such leaders must identify and support initiatives that ensure long-term environmental and social well-being.

Climate change pioneers John Elkington, Bjorn Stigson, Doug Miller, and David Suzuki anticipate worsening conditions before improvement. They fear significant progress remains elusive.

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Climate change pioneers John Elkington, Bjorn Stigson, Doug Miller, and David Suzuki anticipate worsening conditions before improvement. They fear significant progress remains elusive.

True unity on climate action, they suggest, will only emerge once daily life is disrupted, and individuals fully grasp the direct link between their actions and environmental consequences.

John Elkington is Executive Chairman of Volans and a Non-Executive Director at SustainAbility, both companies he co-founded. Follow him on Twitter: @volandia.

He discusses leaders embracing

John Elkington is Executive Chairman of Volans and a Non-Executive Director at SustainAbility, both companies he co-founded. Follow him on Twitter: @volandia.

He discusses leaders embracing the sustainability agenda, while noting many may not yet realize the full scale of impending changes.

In a recent interview, John Elkington discusses critical topics including raw materials, rare-earth metals, and conflict minerals.

Elkington is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Volans,

In a recent interview, John Elkington discusses critical topics including raw materials, rare-earth metals, and conflict minerals.

Elkington is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Volans, and co-founder and Non-Executive Director at SustainAbility. He blogs at johnelkington.com/journal and tweets @volandia. Additional insights can be found at kajembren.com.