sustainable economy & development the good, the bad & the truth march 23, 2015 william g....
DESCRIPTION
Bottom Line Business Case Profit could increase by 51-81% Profit could drop by 16-36%TRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Economy & DevelopmentThe Good, The Bad & The Truth
March 23, 2015
William G. RussellTransitioning to Green, LLC
Presented to NJ Appleseed Policy Forum
Agenda
• Green Business & Building Economics: The Good!
• Current Economics of Development: The Bad!
• Sustainable Communities: The Ugly Truth!
Bottom Line Business Case
Profit could increase by 51-81%
Profit could drop by 16-36%
Green Buildings: Save Money
World Green Building Council, “The Business Case for Green Buildings,” March 2013.
Total 20-Year Net Benefit
20-Year Net Present Value
Gregory H. Kats, “Green Building Costs and Financial Benefits,” 2003.
Green Buildings are Good Business
Green Building Business
Cases
World Green Building Council, “The Business Case for Green Buildings,”
March 2013.
Leonia, New Jersey
• Today:– Church on 1-acre parcel– Zoned single family– $ 0 Property Taxes
• Approved:– 37 Units, 4-Story Multi-family– Nine zoning variances– Church contingent sale of land $1.8 million– $200,000 estimated property taxes– $ Community costs to serve new people?– $ Value to developer for $0 in community concessions.
7
Rigged Rules
“Rule-Riggers” in the top 0.1% have direct access to legislators and thousands
of lobbyists. They are considered “opinion leaders” because of their personal and corporate
philanthropy.
Between 1979 and 2007, incomes of the 1% rose 224%;
incomes of the 0.1% rose 360%.
Rule-Riggers, chiefly the leaders of Wall Street-based financial institutions and of the transnational
corporations they finance, have changed the rules of the economy to
benefit asset owners at the expense of wage earners,
and global corporations at the expense of local businesses.
“How The 1% Got To Be That Way, And How The 99% Can Fight Back,” book review in CSRwire Talkback, April 2012.
99% Awakening
Consumption & Land Use…
www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/
Economic SecurityHousehold shelter spending
Unemployment rate% Low income people
Household debtGovernance & Empowerment
Education Voter turnoutCity council Public
Participation
Environmental QualityWater quality & consumption Green space Solid waste Air quality
GHG emission reduction Urban biodiversityInfrastructure & Energy
Density Green buildings Public transport Cycling Infrastructure Electricity use
Social Well-beingLife satisfaction
Mobility Health and access to careMuseums Homelessness
“North American Sustainable Cities Scorecard, Methodology,” Corporate Knights.
Sustainable CommunitiesSustainable Municipality
Indicators(27 Indicators)
Green Economy & Sustainable Development
Produced by the UN RISDwww.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lBwrJcUOk&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
Be smart! & Get Engaged!Sustainable Communities, It’s not the economy, but the environment
Society and Business are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Environment
Conclusion
Thank You!
William G. Russell Principal Transitioning to Green, LLCPhone: 646-345-8836Email: [email protected]: www.transitioningtogreen.com