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John Elkington is world authority on corporate responsibility behind the Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, Profit. Founder of SustainAbility, Volans, and Concurrent, he is also a bestselling author of the landmark 1988 environmental best-seller Green Consumer Guide, more recently publishing Tickling Sharks (2024) and Green Swans (2020). He has over five decades of experience tracking and shaping sustainable business practices.

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What the CSO becomes

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Corporate Sustainability · Corporate Governance

Yes, there is a future for the chief sustainability officer, but it is not the job most CSOs were hired to do. We see at least three possible futures for the role, and they remain choices rather than a fate

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