Black Swans: Diamonds, Clubs, Spades and Hearts
London, UK - 16 June 2007, 07:56 GMT - We are grateful to:
. John Elkington based in London, UK, and presently visiting Sao Paulo,
Brazil, for "Diamonds, Clubs, Spades and Hearts";
. Dr Thierry Malleret based in Geneva, Switzerland, for "The
Lesson of Humility in dealing with Black Swans";
. Andrew Leung based in London, UK, and frequent visitor to China, for "The
China Black Swans"; and
. Prof Jean-Pierre Lehmann based in Ouchy and IMD Lausanne, Switzerland,
for "Integrating The Black Swan in Corporate Global
Trends Analysis";
in response to the ATCA presentation, "Low
Probability High Impact and Black Swan Events -- Considerations for Future
Scenarios -- The Opportunity and Risk of Asymmetric Globalisation."
Dear ATCA Colleagues
[Please note that the views presented by individual contributors are
not necessarily representative of the views of ATCA, which is neutral.
ATCA conducts collective Socratic dialogue on global opportunities and
threats.]
John Elkington has worked in the environmental and sustainable development
fields since 1972. A co-founder and then Managing Director of Environmental
Data Services (ENDS) in 1978, he also co-founded SustainAbility in 1987.
He served as the organisation's Chairman from 1995 to 2005, and is now
Chief Entrepreneur. He chairs the Export Credits Guarantee Department's
Advisory Council and The Environment Foundation, and sits on advisory
boards of organisations like the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes in Switzerland
and Instituto Ethos in Brazil. In 2004, BusinessWeek described him as
"a Dean of the Corporate Responsibility movement for Three Decades."
John has authored or co-authored 16 books, including 1988's million-selling
Green Consumer Guide and Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line
of 21st Century Business (1997), and has written or co-written some 40
published reports. One current project is a book on social entrepreneurs
with Pamela Hartigan of The Schwab Foundation. He is also working closely
with The Skoll Foundation on a new 3-year field-building programme in
relation to social entrepreneurship. He writes:
Dear DK and Colleagues
Re: Diamonds, Clubs, Spades and Hearts
I was delighted to receive your ATCA submission "Low Probability
High Impact and Black Swan Events -- Considerations for Future Scenarios
-- The Opportunity and Risk of Asymmetric Globalisation." Impressive
work!
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7. Do the politics -- this agenda is now political. Get involved and take
stands, as the US Climate Action partnership is now doing. The time has
come for the vision, courage, innovation, and enterprise needed to leapfrog
into a different world.
Best wishes
John
[ENDS]
We look forward to your further thoughts, observations and views. Thank
you.
Best wishes
For and on behalf of DK Matai, Chairman, Asymmetric Threats Contingency
Alliance (ATCA)
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