Graduated the economy department and post-doc studies from Lomonosov Moscow State University. Work at the Ministry of Social Protection of the Russian Federation, held a position of a department director, collegial member of the Ministry of Labour of the Russian Federation, coordinated a World Bank project ‘Facilitating Structural Transformation of the Social Protection System’. Member of the Russian Tri-lateral Commission on managing social and labour relations, Co-chair of the Commission Working...

The candidate has proven knowledge and relevant experience in the field of sustainable development, including the Sustainable Development Goals and the thematic areas of the UN Global Compact - human rights, labor, anti-corruption and the environment, as well as a deep understanding of the latest international and national trends ...

In 1994, he originated the term "Triple Bottom Line" and in 1995 the popularisation, People, Planet & Profit (or, alternatively, Prosperity). In 1987, with Julia Hailes and Tom Burke, he co-founded SustainAbility, a think tank and consultancy that works with businesses through markets in the pursuit of economic, social and environmental sustainability. In 2009, a CSR International survey of the Top 100 CSR leaders placed John fourth: after Al Gore, Barack Obama and the late Anita Roddick...

... has been held in Moscow since 2020 initiated by the community of international initiatives and programs that contribute to the comprehensive transformation of Russian companies in favor of the 2030 Agenda (Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs). Discussions and expert networking within the Forum are focused on raising Russian business awareness of relevant SDGs business tools, development of impact management business competencies, exchange of experience and information ...