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Sustainable Economic Development 05/05/2009 Sustainability Roundtable North East Wisconsin Jay Moynihan UW-Extension Shawano County jay.moynihan@ces.uwex.edu
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Sustainability 3-Legged Stool Sustainability Economic Leg Good Jobs Fair wages Security Infrastructure Fair Trade Social Leg Working conditions Health services Education services Community & Culture Social justice Environmental Leg 0 Pollution & Waste Renewable Energy Conservation Restoration Quality of Life / Genuine Wealth / Genuine Progress
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Smart Business 3-Legged Stool Asset Management Financial Capital Built Capital Natural Capital Human Capital Social Capital Sustainable Value Creation
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A Sustainable Enterprise...concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth’s crust,...concentrations of substances produced by society,...degradation of nature by physical means,... that systematically undermine peoples’ capacity to meet their needs. A sustainable enterprise does not contribute to increasing … … and does not contribute to conditions …
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INTELLIGENT MATERIALS http://bio-mimetics.blogspot.com/2009/04/intelligent-materials.html Industry & Manufacturing
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The Inter-generational Ponzi Scheme Materials & Energy Manufacturing Process Waste Product 93% 99% waste within 6 weeks of sale 80% discarded after a single use 7% Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins
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Sustainable Economic Development/ Efficiency Materials & Energy Manufacturing Process Waste Product Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins Reduce, reuse, recycle waste Substitute, Reduce Redesign Product take-back … cradle-to-cradle
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Cyclical Borrow-Use-Return Model ECONOMY SOCIETY BORROWUSERETURN SERVICES LESS WASTE ENVIRONMENT Bob Doppelt, The Power of Sustainable Thinking; Peter Senge et al., The Necessary Revolution
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The Journey 5. Purpose/Passion 4. Integrated Strategy Enhanced business value 3. Beyond Compliance 2. Compliance 1. Pre-Compliance Sustainable governance New products, services, markets Improved supply chain conditions
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Interface, Inc. World’s largest manufacturer of modular and tile carpeting http://www.interfaceinc.com/ “Waste is anything that does not provide value to our customers.”
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Sustainable Enterprises Outperform A.T. Kearney report, Feb. 2009:"Green Winners: The Performance of Sustainability-Focused Companies in the Financial Crisis 99 firms, 18 industries Sept to Nov: 10% differential July-Nov: 15% differential
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Sustainability is “Lean” 2 Because a sustainable business treats its customers and its employees as: Real People…
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…and people is what its all about, isn’t it?
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www.capacitycenter.org Industry: http://www.capacitycenter.org/Rapid_Climate_Change_Energy_Strategy.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Industrial%20Ecology.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Life_Cycle_Assessment.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Bio-based_Production.htm http://www3.uwsuper.edu/sustainability/Biomimetics.htm
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