Johan Eliasch (born February 1962) is a Swedish-British businessman, investor, and environmentalist. [1] He was the chief executive of Head, a sporting goods company, from 1995 to 2021, and is now its chairman. In 2006, he co-founded Cool Earth, a charity dedicated to rainforest conservation. [2]

Feb 2, 2022 · In 2005, Johan Eliasch purchased a plant owned by logging company Gethal Amazonas and now owns 400,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest. According to the Guardian, "He bought it, he said, to save it, to preserve its plants and wildlife - and, by preserving the old-growth forest, to do his bit towards counteracting rising CO2 levels."

In 2005, Johan made an extraordinary decision. He purchased for preservation purposes a 400,000-acre tract of rainforest in the heart of the Amazon rainforest near the Madeira River. Johan has also launched the FIS Rainforest Initiative, a project that …

Dec 21, 2024 · In 2005 he founded the Rainforest Trust which preserves a 1,600 km2 rainforest area in the Amazon region, and he is the co-founder and President of Cool Earth, which sponsors local NGOs to conserve endangered rainforest.

3 days ago · Who is Johan Eliasch? The former CEO of sports equipment company Head, Eliasch has used his wealth and financial nous to put a focus on tackling deforestat­ion over the last 20 years. He bought a 1,600 square kilometres tract of Amazonian rainforest in 2005 and co-founded the charity Cool Earth the following year - which transfers cash to ...

In 2005, he created the Rainforest Trust which preserves 1,600 square kilometres of rainforest in the Amazon region, and in 2006, he co-founded Cool Earth to preserve and save rainforest.

Dec 20, 2021 · In 2005, Johan Eliasch purchased 400,000 acres of Amazonian rainforest in Brazil for the sole purpose of conservation. Find out who he is.

Johan Eliasch, co-founder of Cool Earth, is no stranger to radical thinking and rainforest action. In 2007, together with British politician Frank Field (Lord Field of Birkenhead), Johan set out to disrupt the existing outdated (and often out of line) conservation model to put local and indigenous people back in control of their rainforest.

4 days ago · Ski chief Johan Eliasch believes his work on the environment is a powerful weapon in the race to be International Olympic Committee president ... a charity dedicated to rainforest conservation in ...