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Overview of the BIG EMERGING sustainability issues:
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Rockstrom, J. et. al. (2009) “A safe operating space for humanity”, Nature 461, 472-475 Planetary Boundaries:
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Planetary Boundaries: A Safe Operating Space for Humanity Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University: “Human pressure on the Earth System has reached a scale where abrupt global environmental change can no longer be excluded. “Transgressing planetary boundaries may be devastating for humanity, but if we respect them we have a bright future for centuries ahead”.
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Rockstrom, J. et. al. (2009) “A safe operating space for humanity”, Nature 461, 472-475 Planetary Boundaries:
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Climate change:
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Page 9 Change in global average surface temperature: Source: International Scientific Congress Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions - Synthesis Report (2009)
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Page 10 Change in ocean heat since 1951 Source: International Scientific Congress Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions - Synthesis Report (2009)
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Greenland Seasonal Ice Melt 200520021992 Source: © 2005 ACIA
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Photo: Roger J. Braithwaite, University of Manchester School of Geology
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Change mass of Greenland ice sheet, 2003 to 2008 Source: International Scientific Congress Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions - Synthesis Report (2009)
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Change in sea level from 1970 to 2008 Source: International Scientific Congress Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions - Synthesis Report (2009) Prediction of global mean sea level rise of 1m (+/- 0.5m) this century...double IPCC predictions from 2007.
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Page 15 Slide 15 Stern Review Source: Stern Review on The Economics of Climate Change (2006)
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Risky business: Odds of surviving a round of Russian Roulette – 5 in 6 Odds of surviving a climb of MtEverest – 9 in 10 Odds of surviving a plane journey - 999,999 in 1,000,000 Odds UK Government is prepared for preventing “dangerous climate change” – 44 in 100
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Slide 17 Stern Review Source: Stern Review on The Economics of Climate Change (2006)
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Think; ‘Biodiversity’
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Think; ‘Biodiversity loss’
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How do you feel?
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Think; ‘Climate Change’
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How do you feel?
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Linkages between ecosystem services and human wellbeing
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Interaction s between biodiversity, ecosystem services, human well-being and drivers of change
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The Economic of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB): The Stern Review : cost of tackling climate change would be in the region of 1-2% of global GDP longer term benefits would be 5-20 times that figure TEEB: costs of protecting the planet’s ecosystems will be higher, but so will the benefits; between 10 and 100 times the cost of protection
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Resource Use
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Four facets of the crisis 1.Climate 2.Land 3.Water 4.Materials (biodiversity can be viewed as resource, which is being eroded through variety of causes)
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The Land crisis “ Buy land, they’re not making it any more” Mark Twain We rely on land within the UK, but also import ‘virtual land’ in products we buy from abroad e.g. The land footprint of soya for animal feed
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The water crisis You can’t grow things without water 62% of UK water footprint is imported As demand from food, biofuels, biomass, middle classes increases, areas of water stress are increasing –Leading to dry rivers, population movement and biodiversity loss
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Slide 39University of California How much? 1 pound of lettuce 23 gallons 1 pound of tomatoes 23 gallons 1 pound of potatoes 24 gallons 1 pound of wheat 25 gallons 1 pound of carrots 33 gallons 1 pound of apples 49 gallons 1 pound of chicken 815 gallons 1 pound of pork 1,630 gallons
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The material crisis Materials are essential to society, whether biological (e.g. biomass) or abiotic (e.g. metals) Increasing material extraction links through to other uses of resources, e.g. –Energy and sometimes water needed to extract resources –Land for mining (and growing biotic resources)
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How should companies respond to the challenges and opportunities of sustainability? : Corporate sustainability strategies needs to address: 1.Business operations 2.Products and services 3.Staff recruitment, training, engagement, and rewards 4.Knowledge management and reporting 5.Communications (internal and external) and stakeholder engagement 6.Business model and business strategy 7.Interaction with public policy
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2. Products and services
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Case Study on the limitations of ‘ethical consumerism’: Palm Oil
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Palm oil is the biggest cause of rainforest destruction in SE Asia:
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Palm oil is a vegetable oil made from the fruit of the palm oil tree:
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Friends of the Earth (NGO) campaigning about palm oil outside UK supermarkets
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How should companies respond to the challenges and opportunities of sustainability?: Corporate sustainability strategies needs to address: 1.Business operations 2.Products and services 3.Staff recruitment, training, engagement, and rewards 4.Knowledge management and reporting 5.Communications (internal and external) and stakeholder engagement 6.Business model and business strategy
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6. Business model and strategy
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How should companies respond to the challenges and opportunities of sustainability?: Corporate sustainability strategies needs to address: 1.Business operations 2.Products and services 3.Staff recruitment, training, engagement, and rewards 4.Knowledge management and reporting 5.Communications (internal and external) and stakeholder engagement 6.Business model and business strategy 7.Interaction with public policy
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Membership of Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change:
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Why might companies support policy measures to tackle climate change? 1.Policy clarity in medium to long term 2.New markets for low carbon technologies 3.Protecting or enhancing corporate image, reputation and brand 4.Seeking long term economic security and managing risk 5.Adaption and increased resilience of corporate operations and infrastructure
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Why might companies support policy measures to tackle loss of ecosystem services? 1.Licence to operate 2.Corporate Image, Reputation and Brand Risk 3.Cost of capital and perceived investor risk 4.Access to Raw Materials 5.Operational Impacts and Efficiencies 6.New Business Opportunities
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Who said what? “Growth has to be dethroned if the planet is to survive surging population and climate change” Adair Turner, Chair of the Financial Services Authority Page 64
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Who said what? “If the climate was a bank, [the West] would have saved it by now” Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela Page 65
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"I am convinced that the world is changing from a market-driven economy to a 'green' economy. This is the future." Roger Agnelli, President & CEO, VALE S.A.
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