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Beyond Energy efficiency
How Sustainability Strategies How Sustainability Strategies can support your Business can support your Business
Results Results
Nikos Avlonas Nikos Avlonas President CSE President CSE (avlonas@cse-net.org) (avlonas@cse-net.org)
Confusion about Sustainability and what it Really means at the C-Suite Level and Small Medium Enterprises
Is it related only to Energy Efficiency and Waste reduction? Is it Energy Efficiency part of the operational efficiency anyhow?
Can Sustainability increase stakeholder value?
CSR Benefits Global Warming & impact
Leadership needed
Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it might be should compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.
Michael R. Bloomberg ,mayor of New York ,November 1st 2012
CSR Benefits Global Warming & impact
An American Prophet in 1997 is not enough !
Americans ride around in cars and trucks will dumb another 180,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere and thereby accelerate global warming and hasten the advent of catastrophic flooding in coastal cities like New York
Jane Holtz Kay, Book ‘’Asphlat Nation’’ 1997
What Exactly is Sustainability ?
Social and Environmental Sustainability can lead to a fundamental Social and Environmental Sustainability can lead to a fundamental transformation of strategies, operations, relationships, corporate culture and transformation of strategies, operations, relationships, corporate culture and identityidentity
Social and Environmental Sustainability can lead to a fundamental Social and Environmental Sustainability can lead to a fundamental transformation of strategies, operations, relationships, corporate culture and transformation of strategies, operations, relationships, corporate culture and identityidentity
Source UN Global Compact
Energy Efficiency /Cost Savings
Carbon emissions reduction
Waste Reduction
Green Buildings
Can energy efficiency or Waste management support your company sustainable growth ?
From Short Term to Long term From Energy efficiency to Stakeholder
Value
Stakeholders Engagements /Keep them happy
Broad strategic benefits including reputation and competitiveness
Sustainable growth and risk reduction
Good Governance
Local Community and employee engagement
Product responsibility
Human Rights in Supply Chain
Rise of Sustainability A Global issue with different perspectives
North America
Energy reduction/Cost Savings Waste reductionsGreen Buildings Philanthropy
EUROPE
All above Good GovernanceLocal Community /Employee engagementResponsible MarketingProduct responsibilityHuman Rights in Supply Chain
CHINA /SE ASIA
MIDDLE EAST
Health and Safety Human Rights Workforce benefits
Local Community engagement Philanthropy
Slide 8
Major Argument for Sustainability
The Return on Investment (Business Case) The Return on Investment (Business Case)
for Sustainability cannot be clearly specified ! for Sustainability cannot be clearly specified !
Slide 9
Creating Value for all Stakeholders
Social
Recognition
Building
Confidence
Minim
izing RiskLong-te
rm
growth
Innova
tions
New
Mar
ket
Areas
Social & Enviromental
Licence to Operate
Business Case
Slide 10
Business Case
The Return on Investment (Business Case) The Return on Investment (Business Case)
for Sustainability cannot be clearly specified ! for Sustainability cannot be clearly specified !
(Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index) with the Global 500 Index. The CDLI includes Siemens, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and many other industry leaders
Slide 11
Investors require Sustainability
300,000+ data terminals globally
5,000+ companies and climbing
Sustainability Aspects• Emissions • Energy Consumption• Human Rights• Policies• Board Make-Up
Slide 12
Sustainability is required to do business ! Ripple
October 13, 2011
“. . . Microsoft will also encourage all its suppliers to consider doing Sustainability Reporting . . . .”
Slide 13
Sustainability Index
Energy and Climate Reduce energy costs and GHG Emissions
Material Efficiency Reduce waste and enhance quality
Natural Resources High quality, responsibly sourced raw materials
People and Community Responsible & ethical production
Sustainability is required to do business ! Ripple
Slide 14
Leading Sustainability CompaniesWhy not your company or Institute?
Everybody expects from large global organizations to meet Sustainability Criteria. Not from SMEs or Institutes (At least for the moment ! )
It takes a lot of time and resources to be implemented in large companies ( 3-5 years) Not so much in SMEs
SMEs or Institutes can gain a greater competitive differentiation from Sustainability through Marketing
CSR Benefits More beneficial to Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Enhanced Brand Value and Reputation
Improved Risk and Crisis Management
Workforce Motivation, retention
Good relations with local communities and suppliers
New Market opportunities with Green Consumers (LOHAS) -250 Billion Market
CSR BenefitsKey Sustainability Benefits (Beyond Cost Savings from Energy Reduction )
Save up to 20% from your Marketing ,Corporate Communication Investment
Up to 50% less spending in Crisis Communication Management.
Save up to 20% from other HR investments in employee motivation
Increase revenues from new Markets
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Better Long Term Financial performance and Competiveness
CONCLUSIONS
Sustainability Strategies has become a very important part of the corporate strategy for organizations that want to be sustainable in the long run .
SUSTAINABILITY (CSR) ASSESSMENT
Identification of corporate strengths &
areas for improvement
Identification of key Risks and
opportunities
Key QuestionsDo you have the right perspective and sustainability strategy to increase
your opportunities ? Do you know how to integrate sustainability within your operations ?Do you know how to increase Stakeholder Value and reduce risks ?
CONCLUSIONS
CSE Worldwide Activities*
Worldwide Activities Include: Projects, Conferences, Workshops and various other activities Cities marked in red represent CSE Offices
CSE GreeceCSE Greece
CSE CyprusCSE Cyprus
Great BritainGreat Britain
SpainSpain
LuxembourgLuxembourg
UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi)
GermanyGermany
BulgariaBulgaria
TurkeyTurkey
RomaniaRomaniaBaltic Countries (Latvia)Baltic Countries (Latvia)
EgyptEgypt
ItalyItaly
IndiaIndia
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
CroatiaCroatia
AustriaAustria
CSE N. America
CSE BelgiumCSE Belgium
QatarQatar
CanadaCanada
Japan (Tokyo)Japan (Tokyo)
Chile Chile
From commitment to Results
Indicative List of North American Customers Training and Consultancy
AARP Architect of the Capitol Baker Hughes Baxter Caldwell College CertainTeed Corporation Commscope D&A Development Solutions Gennomalab Graylyn Associates, Inc. Green Commission Huntsman Corporation ICF International Illinois treasury office KEMA Registered Quality, Inc Lockheed Martin Medline NAR Green Designation Program Noble Energy Inc NovaGold Resources Inc. Oxford Communications Parsons Promega Biosciences SB NOW Staatsolie Co Supervalu Walmart Wisconsin Energy United
Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner & Green Buildings
Chicago, May 7th
NY, June 13th
www.cse-net.org
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