berenschot on business in china

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Sustainable business in China

Can you keep up?

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the winners make noise…

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.. and the losers stay silent

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The golden rule of business with China

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Turnover is vanity

Profit is sanity

China is a developing country

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global exposure

high brains / $ ratio

low WOMMBA ratio

entrepreneurial

spirit

government

support

issues when dealing with China

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size

issues when dealing with China

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culture

size

domino

effect

hassle

stability

and…

Sustainability in China

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resource

scarcity

transparancy

and accountability

pollution

labour

Sustainability for you : make choices

projects Own facilities

Own activities

Partners & suppliers

Law and legislation

Priority themes Energy Materials Water AirWaste

Level of ambitionIncl. measurable aims

Deny comply recycle regeneratereduce

Strat. priority supporting leadingnon-core

planet profitpeopleScope / 3P prio’s

Sustainability at Spijkstaal Electro BV

Strategic priorities: clear focus, one step at the time

People: labour conditions and integration (safety, cultural sensitivity)

Planet : reduction of resources (energy, waste, chemicals)

Profit : ‘milieubarometer’ , measuring resource consumption & effects of measures

Results:

costreduction through resource consumption (30%)

decrease in environmental taxes of 40%

project acquisition & customer retention based on sustainability USP

vacancies -20%, sickleave -3%

brand : Spijkstaal products are durable and economic in use

Philips and her Chinese suppliers

people :

- ethical code of conduct : no bribes

- corporate citizenship : local assistance in times of need

- labour : conditions for workers

planet :

- packaging : no plastics

- green products : no dangerous materials (USP!)

profit

- innovation : energy efficiency = cost reduction

- pushing standards : import restrictions, banned competitors

Can you keep up?

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