tim balcon - setting a strategy for skills
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Setting a Strategy for Skills
TIM BALCON CEO, IEMA
Northern hemisphere average
Is it still an option or is it a question of necessity?
Graph Courtesy of Carbon free group
Sustainability
40% worlds population living in extreme poverty (United Nations)
The planet uses 1.6 times the planets resources in any one year. Global Footprint network)
An Un-sustainable Economy
Evidence shows that, beyond a certain threshold, inequality harms growth and poverty reduction, the quality of relations in the public and political spheres and individuals’ sense of fulfillment and self-worth (UN)
Income inequality increased by 11 per cent in developing countries between 1990 and 2010 (UN)
Social Value
Outline• Our linear economy
• Its consequences…• Is waste management enough?
• The Circular Economy • A practical approach…
• Summary • and how to learn more
Cities and Regions
Education and Skills
Finance
Governance
Infrastructure
IndustryTransition Catalysts
www.aneconomythatworks.org
81% CEOs believe they have embedded sustainability in their business John Elkington
13% of companies have the competence to address sustainability IEMA
Unconscious Incompetence
Skills Needed
Beneficial Stakeholder
and Staff
LeadershipStrong
Values and Ethics
Trust Confidence
Sustainability
The Fix
IEMA Skills Map
• Sustainability at the heart of decision making
• Recognised (professional) sustainability skills
• Collaborative working
• Embedding sustainability
IEMA Skills Position