John Winter is principal and co-founder of ICONS, LLC (www.icons-group.com) a US-based consultancy that provides climate resilience and biodiversity protection solutions for business, government, and non-profit organizations. Recent ICONS client work includes conservation trust fund design, implementation, and training. John also manages a land conservation trust in Connecticut. His work with Receiving Communities focuses on the impacts of climate migration on protected natural areas. A former corporate social responsibility director at a multinational consumer products firm, he is the co-author of three books on environmental management, including Waste at Work, a guide to efficient resource use and preventing waste in businesses. John holds a master’s degree in resource economics and policy from Duke University’s School of the Environment and a B.A. in accounting and history from Muhlenberg College.