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PhD-daySeptember 20, 2014

Everyone get out!Pull at the wheels!In that direction!1-2-3-Now!

Every sector of societyEffective measuresPeople, planet, profit1-2-3-Now!

Scaling up local sustainability initiatives to

regional impact

Local sustainability initiatives are abundant

• Clothing: fairtrade, bio cotton, recycling, labour conditions• Food: local products, bio foods, fairtrade• Applications: repair café, rescued tools, • Cosmetics: micro plastics, animal testing• Medicines: recycling • Plastics: recycling• Building materials: bio based, reuse, recycling, energy saving• Youth policy: education, employment• Sustainable buildings: projects• Sustainable care: hospital projects • Sustainable energy: solar panels• Sustainable offices: procurement policies • Sustainable tourism: public transport, clean environment• Sustainable agriculture: bio agriculture, city farming• Sustainable innovation: emission reduction, energy saving • Sustainable mobility: cycling, cycle paths, electric transport, • Sustainable education: curricula, school organisation, buildings • Sustainable events: festivals, congresses, PhD-day

Scaling up – Why?• Pattern

– Centered around individual initiator– Limited number of participants– Limited funding– Slow growth– Competition– Limited lifetime

• Result– Slow innovation– Slow growth of sustainable market shares– Slow transition

Scaling up – How?

• At home

• Collaboration in product chains

• Local and regional integration

VisionsUrgency

RegionProvinceTownQuarter

CompanySchool

GO/NGO

Do business

Collaborate

MissieMission

Mission

Recognise Recognise

Mission Mission

Mission

Mission

Mission

Objectives

Projects

Research

Results

January? March?

May?

June

October

February

Continuous

Scaling up: at home

Every employeeEffective measuresPeople, planet, profit1-2-3-Now!

8Recycling Maatschappij Groningen

Ship brings gravel

UnloadGravel

Sand

Cement

Truck brings concrete debris

Concrete debris

BreakerSifterWind shifter

Mixer

Transport concrete breakstone to ...

X Betonmortel Centrale Groningen

X X Transport to building sites

Scaling up: in product chains

Scaling up: in product chains

Beton in gebouwen, wegen, bruggen, viaducten, rioolbuizen

en andere toepassingen in de gemeente Groningen

Fundament voor wegen en viaducten

Achterlaten in de bodem

Mengen

Grondstoffen

Betonproducten

Gemengde grondstoffen

Mortel

Menggranulaat

Breker

Zeef

40 – 200 jaar

Betongranulaat

Hydraulisch Menggranulaat

Mengen

Recycling Downcycling >50% beton

>90% beton

Afval

Invo

er

Uitv

oer

Hoogovenslakken

Afval

Betongranulaat

RecyclingKnowledge Roads

TransitionConcrete

Construction

Municipality

Scaling up: in product chains

AcademiaGovernment

Industry

Project team • Design a set of actions• Consult all followers• Simultaneous kick off• Organise monitoring

Project team • Design a set of actions• Consult all followers• Simultaneous kick off• Organise monitoring

Facilitator• Define a product type• Define a working area• Invite 6 opinion leaders • Facilitate meetings

Project team • Design a set of actions• Consult all members• Simultaneous kick off• Organise monitoring

Local Chain Table• Prioritize chain problems• Call to follow in 6 sectors• Form project teams• Monitor progress

Scaling up: in product chains

Every sector of societyEffective measuresPeople, planet, profit1-2-3-Now!

• Agenda 2nd chain table

1. Welcome

2. What is the biggest local concrete chain sustainability problem?

Reusing concrete in road construction is downcycling

Concrete is casted in a way that we can’t recycle it economically

Cement production causes 5% of CO2 emissions worldwide

3. What can any of us do to solve the problem, at his own cost, without subsidy

4. Other points

5. Closing

Architect: we’ll put granulate concrete in our specifications

Branch organisation: we’ll inform our members

Concrete plant: we’ll offer advice to building contractors

Recycling: Then we can supply concrete plants

City: we can experiment with alternative road foundation materials

Education: we can do research

Branch organisation: we’ll inform our members

Scaling up: in product chains

BreakthroughEnthousiasm

SupportCommitment

Spin off- Concrete- Paint- Bitumen- Food- Plastics

City gravel import reduced by 10%

Open Source handbook Facilitator course

Scaling up: in product chains

Every sector of societyEffective measuresPeople, planet, profit1-2-3-Now!

Scaling up: in product chains

Every sector of societyEffective measuresPeople, planet, profit1-2-3-Now!

Given: You are a chain table facilitator.

Question: Which product chain tables would you advice to set up in a village?

• Food

• Clothing

• Cosmetics & Chemistry

• Furniture & Decoration

• Tools & Appliances

• Media

• Building materials

• Transport vehicles

• Outdoor gear

Scaling up: in product chains

Local = generic

Larger = more specific

Sources Values Attitudes Exercises

Formulate identity

Noorden Duurzaam

History, success stories

The region

Naturepreservation

Sense of urgency

Ancestorhood

Collaborative, creative,

willing to change, flexible

Philosophy en religion

Scientific research

PDCA

Appealing visions on

sustainable development

Reponsible en initiating

Communicative and inspiring

Learning enlistening

Sustainability

Resource conservation

Solidarity

Entrepreneurship

Discuss and adjust

Share knowledge

Setting objectives, writing policy

Scaling up: local and regional integrationScaling up: local and regional integration

Sector tables

Chaintables

Area tables

Themetables Clothing

FoodApplications

CosmeticsTransport Medicines

PlasticsBuilding

materialsRegion, province, municipality, city, neighbourhood

Schools, Local industry, Retail, Consultancies, NGO’s, Sports, Media, Culture, Religion, Civilians

Fair trade Youth policySustainable building Sustainable care Sustainable energy Sustainable offices Sustainable tourismSustainable agricultureSustainable innovation Sustainable mobility Sustainable employability Sustainable events

Scaling up: local/regional associations

TableProject

TableProject

Table projects – Home energy transition

Table projects - Paint recycling

Table projects - Aquaponics

Thank you!

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