1. Toby Robins Sustainable Development Director

2. Embedding Sustainability in SMEs

3. 34% by 2020 80% by 2050

4. Big companies starting to do their bit... S&P 500 68% (2010: 48%) FTSE 100 – 97%

5. and SMEs ?...

6. Big companies Small companies Embedding sustainable practices

7. SMEs account for 45% of the British economy (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 2008).

8. Adaptable, responsive, entrepreneurial

10. 2 + 2 = 5

14. What is the missing ingredient? ?? ?

15. Knowledge

16. Relatively expensive for government to educate Discouraged from taking the time due to media-presented uncertainty

17. Clearly there is an opportunity… Consider The Sunday Times 9 out of 10 of the greenest employers were SMEs. 1Wiles Greenworld 2 UKOS 3 Fourfront Group 4 Commercial 5 Warren Evans 6 Nikwax 7 Morgan Lovell 8 Purcell Milller Tritton 9 Marriot Hotels International 10 Octink The greenest employees

18. In an SME the boss is sitting right beside you

19. Privately-owned so financial investment not constrained by ROI, IRR, shareholders

20. How can we help? Big Company supply chain management Government focus Industry influencing the media SMEs – Realising the opportunity

21. Thank You Toby.robins@wilesgreenworld.co.uk 020 8758 7700