examples of ecosystem service-related business risks and opportunities
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Profiles examples of business risks and opportunities arising from a company’s dependence and/or impact on ecosystem services. Designed for use by company managers, analysts, and consultants to demonstrate the business case for considering trends in ecosystem services when developing business strategy.TRANSCRIPT
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Examples of Ecosystem Service-related Business Risks and Opportunities
This PowerPoint presentation profiles examples of business risks and opportunities arising from a company’s dependence and/or impact on ecosystem services.
The speaker notes for each slide (click “view”, “notes page”) provide information about each example.
This presentation is designed for use by company managers, analysts, and consultants to demonstrate the business case for considering trends in ecosystem services when developing business strategy.
These case examples were implemented before the Corporate Ecosystem Service Review was created.
For more information and supporting tools, visit www.wri.org/ecosystems/esr
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About this presentationAbout this presentation
TypeType RiskRisk OpportunityOpportunity
• VittelVittel• Energia GlobalEnergia Global• Anheuser-BuschAnheuser-Busch• Aboitiz (Binga hydroelectric facility) Aboitiz (Binga hydroelectric facility) • Santa Fe RailroadSanta Fe Railroad• Amoco Amoco • HubingerHubinger
• Mitsubishi Semiconductor AmericaMitsubishi Semiconductor America• DuPontDuPont
Regulatory Regulatory and legaland legal
• Chinese logging industryChinese logging industry• European Union fishing industryEuropean Union fishing industry• Barama Company Ltd. Barama Company Ltd. • Mexican companies using Mexican companies using
freshwaterfreshwater• Coca-ColaCoca-Cola• Associated British PortsAssociated British Ports• ChevronTexacoChevronTexaco
• International PaperInternational Paper• Alfa LavalAlfa Laval• Tourism industry (Australia)Tourism industry (Australia)
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Case examples in this presentation Case examples in this presentation
OperationalOperational
TypeType RiskRisk OpportunityOpportunity
ReputationalReputational • Home DepotHome Depot• B&QB&Q• MacMillan BloedelMacMillan Bloedel• AlcanAlcan
• Fetzer VineyardsFetzer Vineyards
Market and Market and productproduct
• Seafood suppliers to Wal-MartSeafood suppliers to Wal-Mart• Travis PerkinsTravis Perkins
• AgraQuestAgraQuest• HalmaHalma• Wood products industryWood products industry• Fishing industryFishing industry• AES CorporationAES Corporation• ChevronTexacoChevronTexaco• Inland Empire Paper CompanyInland Empire Paper Company• PotlatchPotlatch• Allegheny PowerAllegheny Power
FinancingFinancing • Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs• CitigroupCitigroup• ABN AMROABN AMRO• JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chase World Resources Institute
Case examples in this presentation (continued)Case examples in this presentation (continued)
Operational risk: Reduced quality of inputsOperational risk: Reduced quality of inputs
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Operational risk: Reduced productivityOperational risk: Reduced productivity
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Operational risk: Increased scarcity or cost of inputsOperational risk: Increased scarcity or cost of inputs
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Operational risk: Reduced outputOperational risk: Reduced output
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Operational risk: Disruption to businessOperational risk: Disruption to business
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Operational opportunity: Increased efficiencyOperational opportunity: Increased efficiency
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Operational opportunity: Low-impact industrial processesOperational opportunity: Low-impact industrial processes
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Regulatory risk: Extraction moratoriaRegulatory risk: Extraction moratoria
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Regulatory risk: Lower quotasRegulatory risk: Lower quotas
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Regulatory risk: FinesRegulatory risk: Fines
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Regulatory risk: User feesRegulatory risk: User fees
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Regulatory risk: Permit or license suspensionRegulatory risk: Permit or license suspension
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Regulatory risk: Permit denial Regulatory risk: Permit denial
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Regulatory risk: LawsuitsRegulatory risk: Lawsuits
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Regulatory opportunity: License to expand operationRegulatory opportunity: License to expand operation
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Photo Courtesy of Flickr: David Kutilek
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Regulatory opportunity: New products to meet new regulationsRegulatory opportunity: New products to meet new regulations
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Regulatory opportunity: Opportunity to shape government policy Regulatory opportunity: Opportunity to shape government policy
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Reputational risk: Damage to brand or imageReputational risk: Damage to brand or image
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Reputational risk: Damage to brand or imageReputational risk: Damage to brand or image
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Reputational risk: Challenge to social “license to operate” Reputational risk: Challenge to social “license to operate”
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Reputational opportunity: Differentiated brandReputational opportunity: Differentiated brand
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Market risk: Changes in customer preferencesMarket risk: Changes in customer preferences
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Market risk: Changes in customer preferencesMarket risk: Changes in customer preferences
Market opportunity: New productsMarket opportunity: New products
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Market opportunity: New productsMarket opportunity: New products
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Market opportunity: Markets for certified productsMarket opportunity: Markets for certified products
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Market opportunity: Markets for certified productsMarket opportunity: Markets for certified products
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Market opportunity: Markets for ecosystem servicesMarket opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services
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Market opportunity: Markets for ecosystem servicesMarket opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services
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Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystemMarket opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem
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Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystemMarket opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem
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Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystemMarket opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem
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Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirementsFinancing risk: More rigorous lending requirements
Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirementsFinancing risk: More rigorous lending requirements
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Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirementsFinancing risk: More rigorous lending requirements
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Financing opportunity: Markets for ecosystem servicesFinancing opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services
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