Jonathon Porritt becomes Kilter patron
We're absolutely thrilled to announce that Sir Jonathon Porritt has agreed to become the first patron of Kilter.
Jonathon first made his name as a prominent member of the Green Party before founding the sustainable development charity Forum for the Future in 1996 with Sara Parkin and Paul Ekins. For the last 9 years he has been chair of the Sustainable Developme
nt Commission.
Jonathon believes strongly that the arts has a huge part to play in informing and inspiring people around environmental issues - so long as it's not preachy or apocoyptic. Two words you'd never accociate with Kilter! Read more about Jonathon's thoughts about art and environment here.
Some top Porritt facts:
- In 1984 his first book, Seeing Green, was published. In this year he also gave up teaching to become Director of Friends of the Earth in Britain, a post he held until 1990.
- He supports the Forests Now Declaration, which calls for new market based mechanisms to protect tropical forests.
- Porritt is on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine and actively supports the efforts of experts promoting renewable energy and sustainable development
- He is a patron of the Optimum Population Trust.
- A substantial re-write of his bestselling book Capitalism: As if the World Matters was published by Earthscan in September 2007.