TST: The Sustainability Trust Rotarians for Sustainability A Global Project by Participating Rotary Clubs The Trust is an independent charitable foundation supported by Rotary Clubs around the world, with 12 Founding Member Clubs on 6 continents

The Big Issue for the 21 st Century? What is the next big trend in business? What will improve bottom line? What will circumstances force upon us? What is the strategy that will underpin successful organizations? What are all major corporations investing in? And the answer is …….

Sustainability - What does it mean? Sustainability is ‘the capacity to endure’. The Brundtland Commission of the United Nations definition in 1987: – “… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.' How does this impact on business? How does it affect our Rotary?

Does our Business/Home/Rotary observe Sustainability Principles? Do we use resources efficiently – gas, electricity, fuel, heating, air-con, waste products, labor? Do we use the most cost-effective processes, materials, business practices, energy, employees, home-working, transportation? Do we include Reduce, Re-use, Re-cycle, in our thought processes? Most organizations & homes could currently save 30% of utility costs

‘Lagging behind on the issue of Sustainability within business operations will eventually mean lagging behind the competition’. Risk Management Monitor Why Do It? Who has one?

Who’s into Sustainability? Starbucks: ‘Building a Sustainable Supply Chain’ Walmart: Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting; 04/2012 Microsoft: ‘Environmental sustainability is core to our business practices’. Apple: What are Rotary Clubs Doing?

Why Sustainability is the Key: 1. Energy Demand is Growing

Why Sustainability is the Key: 2. As Oil Demand Grows, Discoveries Decline Source: Association for the Study of Peak Oil So the Cost of Fuel will continue to Rise

Why Sustainability is the Key: 3. Fossil Fuel Supplies Predicted to Fall Source: IEA data extrapolated by SmartPlanet.com How do we prepare for this?

Sustainability & Resources The human race is using the resources of 1.4 planet Earths By 2030 we will need the resources of two planet Earths We have to prepare for the consequences now

Climate impacts on Sustainability: Nine of the 10 warmest years since 1880 have occurred since the year 2000, as the Earth has experienced sustained higher temperatures than in any decade during the 20th century. As greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, scientists expect the long-term temperature increase to continue as well. (Data and text source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies) Source: NASA GISS

Boiling Planet Earth Planet Earth Heats The human race does nothing The Hotter Climate creates havoc until we’re cooked!

The Consequences: More energy in the atmosphere More heat in the oceans More storms More hurricanes More drought More floods More famine More disease

Sustainability includes Population: Planet Earth is ~4.6 billion years old About 400,000 years ago our ancestors found that burning carbon fuel kept them warm Controlling temperature, creating light, clearing forests, cooking….. Using fire helped the population to grow

Sustainable Population? The Industrial Revolution has taken our use of fire to extreme levels Oct 2011

Predictions of Drought by 2070 Two BILLION people rely on the glacial melt- water from the Himalayas and mountains in northern India, China and Pakistan The glaciers are melting Can we imagine the consequences if this life-giving water supply fails? Source: University of Kassel in Germany

…..famine, disease, floods and drought Will we be able to fill ShelterBoxes fast enough? It all adds up to a potentially bleak future ….

Do we leave our descendants with a wasteland? Source: The Observer newspaper

We’re Rotarians = ‘Service above Self’ We owe it to our grandchildren There are steps we can take Let’s be Pro-active Offer Sustainable Low- carbon Rotary Solutions Plant Sustainable forests Preserve Species … and much, much more….. Help our communities understand sustainability

Many Rotary Clubs are doing something…. Rochdale, England, Babylon Project Perth, Australia, ‘Days of Change’. District 1100 ‘Your Green Future’ Mission Valley, CA, ‘Understanding Climate Change’ Sheffield, UK, ‘Standby Energy-Savers’ Metro Club, NY, ‘Haiti Hydro Electric’ Fresno Club, CA, ‘Solar Cooking’ Gosforth Club, UK, Sustainable Global Gardens Reducing damaging emissions Helping others become Sustainable Improving health Investing in the future Saving money!

Sponsor a Rotary Sustainability Award School Project: Architect Award: Re-use-it Award: Cool-It Award: Recycled Product Award: Local Vendor Award: Invent your own Club Award for Sustainability Microsoft to Require Vendors to Submit Sustainability Reports October 18th, 2011

Support a Sustainability Trust Project Help us Re-forest Mt Kilimanjaro foothills with Avocado & Australian Pine Preserve the glacier against a changing climate Provide Cash Crops for farmers, churches & villagers to plant, maintain & earn income Work with us, through local Rotary Clubs Become a Sustaining Member Club: buy trees

TST Supports Clean Cooking Program in Liberia De-forestation is a major problem in parts of Africa Eg: Ghana’s deforestation rate is ~ 2.6% per annum – This is a direct result of tree-felling for fuel – At this rate, Ghana will lose its forest cover soon – Indoor air pollution from cooking & heating is known to kill about 1.5m - 2m annually – mostly women & young children The problems are similar in Liberia Charity SJEDI has a clean cookstove project for Liberia TST has brought Liberia Rotary Clubs into play When funds are available, they will help with distributing and training for clean cookstoves Source: From this unhealthy situationTo this, with Rotary help

Rotary D.5510 and Sustainability City of Phoenix will shortly seek ideas for Sustainability Projects Mayor Stanton is keen to involve all volunteer organizations Resources will be available Will this Club / District take up the challenge? TST partners with ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability, so can get advice for you

TST: The Sustainability Trust Funded initially by 12 Clubs on 6 continents Encourages 1.22 million Rotarians to adopt Sustainability principles. Has 800 Clubs connected to its database Aims to be a forum to share best practice Encourages all 34,000 Clubs to get involved Has a 5 th Test in 4-Way Test – to ask ourselves …. ‘Is it Sustainable?’

Become involved with us …. Link to the Trust: click here Become a Personal Sustaining Member = US $50 to support the Trust Make this Club a Trust Sustaining Club = US $100 Become a Gold 50 Member Club US $1,000, payable over two years

Sustainability is the Future Because of our planet’s many challenges, Sustainability will become ‘the norm’ It will provide economic and business opportunities, jobs, profits, improved health As Rotarians we need to get on board. To learn about Sustainability, use it in our lives, our projects, our communities Find a project you like - and work with TST for a Sustainable Future

Our World 2100 It’s our responsibility Boiled? Unsustainable? Flooded?

History Teaches us a Great Deal as in this 19 th century Cree Indian Proverb

TST: The Sustainability Trust Rotarians for Sustainability A Global Project by Participating Rotary Clubs To Link YOUR Club into the project go to To become a Sustaining Member Club, go to Come along with us on this vital journey