Dr Patrick Dixon Chairman Global Change Ltd
Sustainability - and why it matters
Patrick Dixon is Chairman of Global Change Ltd, Author of 15 books and has been ranked one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50)
Sustainability: Business case for Corporate Responsibility. Keynote for Xylem (2012)
500 videos of keynoteswww.youtube.com/pjvdixon
over 4 million views
www.globalchange.com14 million unique visitors
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How most people talk about sustainability
“Caring for the planet - for the sake of future
generations”
Why it all matters
EMOTION
Risk and Opportunity
1 trillionpages a monthCORPORATEIMPACT
Passions Change
Demands for more responsible capitalism, socially-minded business following global banking crisis
$40 Trillion Green Tech Boom driven by oil price, cost cuts, green activism
Data accepted widely
Science of global warming might possibly turn out to be incorrect, but it is highly influential
1 billion children alive today
300 million cities in China by 2020Commodity price pressure
“US emissions of CO2 equivalent to a carpet
of CO2 = 33cmsthick each year over
entire land mass”
Source: „Vostok“ (Antarctica) ice cores, World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA
350-393ppm in 30 years x
x
420,000 Years - CO2 and Earth Temperature
”Dip equivalent to 0.5 mile of ice over some of northern hemisphere 15,000 years ago”
“400,000 sq miles of Arctic ice melted in 30 years”
China water crisis“In 20 years, 18,000 square miles of ice melted”“3000 out of 4000 Tibetan lakes dried up”“Yellow river dried up recently for 226 days”
Oil >$100 a barrel accelerates innovationEven strong climate sceptics “go green”
120,000 terawatts of sunlight /day7,000 times total global power usePower Moscow from Libyan Desert
Recycle Metal70% less energy 40% less water85% less air pollution75% less water pollution
People expect Xylem to lead way
Sustainability - complex but we need to keep responses simple
Smart Innovations
ProductsProcesses
Save energy and other costs, protect resources, big wins
Go further than you have to
“Compliance” lags behind public opinion
Case Studies
PhilipsBritish SugarPret-a-Manger
IntelGoogleNutreco
Street Lights - Philips5% 2% of US / EU energyPayback period 4 years 120 million EU street lamps 75% replace in 15 years at unit cost of $750 including labour
Innovation: Intel + Chandler City - US1.5m gallons a day into $19m desalination plant Pumped into sandstone acquiferReplaces 75% of water used by factoryGood relationship with local government planners / image / morale
Full co-operation with independent advisors / activistsTransparencyPublic commitment to global excellence
Sustainable Innovation Smart ideas
Better engineeringEnergy / cost saving
Positive image - protect from attackAttract best talent / proud of company
Attract government support / permissionsHelp clients meet own sustainability targets
More investors eg pension fundsSense of achievement
Helping solve one of the world’s greatest challenges in a profitable way
For individualsFor familyFor community / investorsFor whole earth
Making Life Better
Patrick Dixon is Chairman of Global Change Ltd, Author of 15 books and has been ranked one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50)
Sustainability: Business case for Corporate Responsibility. Keynote for Xylem (2012)
500 videos of keynoteswww.youtube.com/pjvdixon
over 4 million views
www.globalchange.com14 million unique visitors