Kenneth Alston

About Kenneth Alston

Ken Alston is an independent consultant based in Charlottesville, Virginia USA.

As former President of Consulting & Education at MBDC, Ken worked for over 17 years to advance the paradigm that we now call "The Circular Economy". The Cradle to Cradle^® design Framework and Principles first developed at MBDC and enshrined in the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough & Michael Braungart provide vital insights into how to move from today's linear economic model to a sustainable, beneficial circular economy.

Ken brings over 25 years of practical experience from running the worldwide environmental & sustainability practice in a large multi-national consumer products company to consulting with with large and small companies, governments, organizations, and educational institutions on how to transition to a Circular Economy.

Ken conducts speeches, workshops and in-person consulting on the principles, objectives, goals, metrics, strategies and tactics needed to achieve a sustainable, beneficial circular economy.

Cradle to Cradle^® is a Trademark of MBDC.