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Leading Environmentalist

Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development. Established in 1996, Forum for the Future is now the UK’s leading sustainable development charity, with over 100 partner organisations, including some of the world’s leading companies. His numerous appearances on television and radio, countless public lectures and many hard-hitting articles in newspapers and magazines have made him probably the best-known environmentalist in Britain today.

“Like it or not, capitalism is the only game in town”

[expand title=”In detail”] He was appointed as Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission in 2000. In addition, he has been a member of the Board of the South West Regional Development Agency since December 1999, and is Co-Director of The Prince of Wales’s Business and Environment Programme. In 2005 he became a Non-Executive Director of Wessex Water, and a Trustee of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. He is also Vice-President of the Socialist Environment Resources Association (SERA). He was formerly Director of Friends of the Earth (1984-90); co-chair of the Green Party (1980-83) of which he is still a member; chairman of UNED-UK (1993-96) and a Trustee of WWF UK (1991-2005). [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With a wealth of experience in the sensitive area of environmental issues and sustainable development, Jonathon is a leading expert in showing decision makers how to make their businesses more eco-friendly.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A professional and much sought-after speaker, his concerns being a crucial factor for today’s business, he lectures and speaks on business related topics.[/expand]

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Topics

The Environment

Green Issues

Working for a Greener Future

International Investment

The Environment and Profit: Conflict or Compliment

Publications

2005
Capitalism: As If The World Matters

2002
Government’s Business: Enabling Corporate Sustainability

2000
Playing Safe: Science and the Environment

1997
Save The Earth

1990
Where on Earth are we Going?

1988
The Comings of the Greens

1984
Seeing Green

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