NGOs in China: In the Market for Change?

An Interview with Simon Li, Director of Social Resources Institute

18 Oct 2010 – Conversation

Simon Li of the Social Resources Institute talks to Frances Buckingham about the need for a Chinese translation of The 21st Century NGO: In the Market for Change and gives his insight on the emergence and evolution of China's non-profit sector.

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Peak Oil: Why $40 Per Barrel Is No Cause for Complacency

22 Feb 2009 – Article

Gary Kendall, Executive Director of SustainAbility, and David Strahan, author of The Last Oil Shock, on why peak oil still deserves attention even as global oil prices retreat due to recession.

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2008: A Year of Extremes (Nikkei Ecology)

Weather, exchange rates, commodity prices and the potential for new economic paradigms

15 Jan 2009 – Article

2008 turned out to be a year of extremes. The question now is whether 2009 will join 1929, 1939 and 1989 in the list of years when a totally new economic and political order began to surface.

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Crunch Time for China (Director)

30 Nov 2008 – Article

China now faces a disorienting triple crunch, and its responses will powerfully shape our world 15 years hence.

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The Future of Oil (China Dialogue)

11 Nov 2008 – Article

New market dynamics created by climate change, geological and geopolitical pressures will transform our hydrocarbon economies, write John Elkington and Gary Kendall.

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Subprimes et Mélamine, Deux Catastrophes Liées (Le Monde)

18 Oct 2008 – Article

Les chefs d'entreprise exploiteront-ils la crise comme alibi pour justifier l'inaction?

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Time to Tackle Subprime Supply Chains (Le Monde)

A link between the credit crisis and Chinese toxic milk potentially affects us all

18 Oct 2008 – Article

For those business leaders wondering whether they can use the economic crisis as an alibi for inaction or cutting back, our answer is yes and no.

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In Doha’s Fading Light, a Call to Action (China Dialogue)

13 Oct 2008 – Article

Nationalistic tendencies have hindered the world’s ability to address developing countries’ interests. A solution that fosters cooperation while supporting the principles of sustainable development is crucial write John Elkington and Jodie Thorpe.

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To Lead Globally, Lead in China (Nikkei Ecology)

Different people had many different reasons for watching the Olympics. In our case it was only in part to do with the sport.

13 Sep 2008 – Article

While the world's largest sports goods companies are busy counting the final tally of medals won by 'their' sportspeople, media commentators have noted how marketing itself has now “become an Olympic sport.”

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Supply and Demand (China Dialogue)

11 Sep 2008 – Article

The unsung heroes of globalisation are those working to help suppliers act effectively and sustainably, write John Elkington and Jodie Thorpe. Now nongovernmental groups are getting involved in the process.

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Unchaining Value

Innovative approaches to sustainable supply

01 Aug 2008 – Report

Unchaining Value argues that companies should redefine the goals of supply chain management from creating more value at less cost for the company, to creating more value for all supply chain participants at a lower cost to finite global resources.

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Moving Beyond Philanthropy (China Dialogue)

31 Jul 2008 – Article

Chinese entrepreneurs contributed millions of dollars to earthquake relief efforts, a welcome upsurge in charitable giving. But for John Elkington and Jodie Thorpe, it is more important that businesses integrate social responsibility into their core

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Family Planning (Director)

30 Jul 2008 – Article

Family firms rise to the challenge of sustainability issues.

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Keeping It in the Family (China Dialogue)

01 Jul 2008 – Article

Family ownership can imbue a firm with a sense of purpose and values its rivals may lack. John Elkington, turning to China’s emerging entrepreneurs, says it’s time to consider best practice in this much-overlooked sector.

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Painful Lessons From a Laptop Storm (China Dialogue)

01 May 2008 – Article

The One Laptop Per Child project promised new educational possibilities for children in the developing world, but it has not been without its problems. John Elkington and Jodie Thorpe report.

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