Julia Hailes
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Julia Hailes , is an author who first came to prominence in 1988, when she wrote The Green Consumer Guide which sold a million copies worldwide. She subsequently wrote The New Green Consumer Guide
published in 2007. She has authored or co-authored nine books. In 1989 she was elected to the UN `Global 500 Roll of Honour
’ for ‘outstanding environmental achievements'.
. She attended Knighton House Girls' Prep School in Dorset; and St Mary's School in Calne, Wiltshire.
co-founded SustainAbility
Ltd, a think tank consultancy that now has offices in London, Washington and Zurich, with another planned later in 2008 in India.
Julia has been a director of Jupiter Global Green Investment Trust, co-founded the Haller Foundation
(being re-named 'Haller), a charity supporting eco-system projects after meeting Dr. Rene Haller
as a fellow Global 500 Laureate and Louise Piper
, sits on the Food Ethics Council and is a Patron of the Ecos Trust, which promotes green building practice.
She is an environmental campaigner and a sustainability consultant advising a number of multi-national companies, including Marks & Spencer
, Reckitt Benckiser
, Morrisons
, McDonalds, Shell
, Numis Investment Bank and Procter & Gamble
. She also regularly makes speeches and presentations, write articles - and a blog.
in the New Years Honors List.
'Do as you would be done by."
"Don't be deterred by 'we've always done it this way'"
" We may not be able to stop climate change but we should do as much as we can"
"We shouldn't just look for big solutions to the big problems we face - lots and lots of small solutions are the way forward."
The New Green Consumer Guide
The New Green Consumer Guide is a practical lifestyle book written by Julia Hailes and published by Simon and Schuster on May 21, 2007. The aim of the book is to make the ordinary layman engage in the role that he or she must play in the green mission of today.Julia Hailes is a freelance...
published in 2007. She has authored or co-authored nine books. In 1989 she was elected to the UN `Global 500 Roll of Honour
Global 500 Roll of Honour
The United Nations Environment Programme established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world.The last Global 500 Roll of Honour awards were made in 2003...
’ for ‘outstanding environmental achievements'.
Early life
Julia Hailes grew up near Ham Hill in SomersetSomerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. She attended Knighton House Girls' Prep School in Dorset; and St Mary's School in Calne, Wiltshire.
Career
In 1986, Julia Hailes and John ElkingtonJohn Elkington
John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently the Founding Partner & Executive Chairman of , a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements...
co-founded SustainAbility
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
Ltd, a think tank consultancy that now has offices in London, Washington and Zurich, with another planned later in 2008 in India.
Julia has been a director of Jupiter Global Green Investment Trust, co-founded the Haller Foundation
Haller Foundation
Haller was founded in 2004 in the United Kingdom by Ann Louise Piper to help small holder farmers and their families in water harvesting and sustainable farming methods, including organic farming, use of natural pesticides, integrated aquaculture systems and animal husbandry. Haller is inspired...
(being re-named 'Haller), a charity supporting eco-system projects after meeting Dr. Rene Haller
Rene Haller
René Daniel Haller , is a Swiss naturalist, trained in Horticulture, Landscaping and Tropical Agronomy. Since the 1970s, he has been known for his commitment to environmental restoration...
as a fellow Global 500 Laureate and Louise Piper
Louise Piper
Louise Piper is the founding director of Haller . Piper grew up in Africa, where her father worked for 35 years. After graduating with a law degree from the University of Cambridge, Piper spent nearly 20 years working in the financial markets in London, New York and the Far East for JP Morgan.As a...
, sits on the Food Ethics Council and is a Patron of the Ecos Trust, which promotes green building practice.
She is an environmental campaigner and a sustainability consultant advising a number of multi-national companies, including Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
, Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser plc is a global consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of household products and a major producer of consumer healthcare and personal products...
, Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
, McDonalds, Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
, Numis Investment Bank and Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. She also regularly makes speeches and presentations, write articles - and a blog.
Awards and honors
In 1989, Julia Hailes she was elected to the UN `Global 500 Roll of Honour’ for ‘outstanding environmental achievements' and in 1999 was awarded an MBEMBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
in the New Years Honors List.
Quotes
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little" Edmund Burke'Do as you would be done by."
"Don't be deterred by 'we've always done it this way'"
" We may not be able to stop climate change but we should do as much as we can"
"We shouldn't just look for big solutions to the big problems we face - lots and lots of small solutions are the way forward."