UPRM ITEAS Can a company be successful & environmentally friendly? The pursuit of ecofficiency….. and happiness Dr. Iván J. Baigés Valentin, Director Instituto Tropical de Energía, Ambiente y Sociedad Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez Universidad de Puerto Rico
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Can a company be successful & environmentally friendly?
The pursuit of ecofficiency….. and happiness
Dr. Iván J. Baigés Valentin, Director
Instituto Tropical de Energía, Ambiente y Sociedad
Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez
Universidad de Puerto Rico
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Society’s survival and well-being depends on the natural environment.
Japan, March 2011
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Sustainability creates the conditions for
humans and nature to exist in productive
harmony
thriving with limited resources
the fulfillment of the social, economic and
other requirements of present and future
generations
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company
product
revenue
energy
materials
Waste
Supplier input
Take Make UseWaste
market
Waste
present economic model
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Running on empty
Graph showing Production (Mbd) against Time (Years), based on Campbell’s data.