how to market and leverage sustainability
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NewPage Corporation Rick Merdan April 21-22, 2010 San Antonio, TX – Lower financial risk (Legal, Financial, Audit) – Ease of mind (Management, Marketing) • What will people pay for & how do we sell it? • Sustainability…what is it? “Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” -- Wor ld Business Council for Sustainable D evelopment Ease of Mind: Responsible Fiber Sourcing Ease of mind: Management & Marketing Source: www.greenpeace.orgTRANSCRIPT
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April 21-22, 2010 San Antonio, TX
How to Market and Leverage SustainabilityNewPage CorporationRick Merdan
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• Sustainability…what is it?
• What will people pay for & how do we sell it?
– Ease of mind (Management, Marketing)
– Lower financial risk (Legal, Financial, Audit)
– Market image/advantage (Marketing, Sales)
agenda
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“Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.”
-- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
sustainability definition
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Ease of Mind:
Responsible Fiber Sourcing
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Source: www.greenpeace.org
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
engo continuing focus & pressure
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engo continuing focus & pressure
Source: www.ran.org
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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engo continuing focus & pressure
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
Source: www.greenpeace.org/kitkat
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Source: www.forestethics.org
ENGO supply chain evaluation
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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end users limiting risk
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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ease of mind: responsible fiber sourcingWhat to do…
• Know your supply chain!
• Know the fiber sources
• Know the relevant issues
• Based on risk tolerance, take action, and budget for any needed procurement changes
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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Lower Risk:
The Lacy Act and “Due Care”
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Who is this:a) Mark Twain
b) Robert E. Lee
c) That scientist guy from “Back to the Future”
d) John F. Lacey
(Late US congressman and conservationalist)
who’s who?
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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Source: © World Resources Institute, 2008
corruption & illegal logging activity
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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• Like “conflict diamonds”, “conflict timber”
• Profits fund Russian and Ukrainian mafias
corruption & illegal logging activity
Ease of mind: Management & Marketing
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Chain of Custody
Supplier Reputation Types of Species
Country of Origin
…
“Due Care” elements
Lower Financial Risk: Legal, Financial & Audit
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Source: © 2008 NashvillePost.com
first lacey act enforcement action
Source: © Nashville News, 2009
Lower Financial Risk: Legal, Financial & Audit
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lower risk: the Lacy Act & “Due Care”What to do…
• Know your supply chain! (again)
• If using imported paper, make sure you have a copy of the import declaration
• Make sure it is not coming from hot spots
• Inform your legal group, make sure they are satisfied, ignorance is not bliss…
Lower Financial Risk: Legal, Financial & Audit
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Market Image/Advantage:Paper can be the “Green” Choice
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Source: Earthsense survey of 2500 US Adults 18+ from Survey Sampling International’s
panel.
companies identified as “Green”
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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retail penetration of green attributes
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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paper: green choice for renewable energy
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
67%
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paper: green choice for recyclability
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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Source: Forests for the Next Century, www.rethinkforests.com
paper: green choice for forests and carbon
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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Sometimes the truth is rather surprising…
Such as a newspaper can be more environmentally benign than reading news on-line.
paper: green choice for communications
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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paper: green choice for innovation
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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tools to sell the sustainability message
Market Image/Advantage: Marketing & Sales
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market image: paper can be the “Green” choiceWhat to do…
• Know the facts
• Play to our strengths
• Present options
• Stay positive, we have a great story to tell!
Lower Financial Risk: Legal, Financial & Audit
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April 21-22, 2010 San Antonio, TX
How to Market and Leverage SustainabilityNewPage CorporationRick Merdan