Feb 20, 2017
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DR. PROF. WAYNE VISSER
TAGLIO DI PO, ROVIGO, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AS A CRUCIAL OPTION
FOR ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
3 THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GAP OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS ACHIEVING HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE EARTH’S CAPACITY
Source: UNDP, Global Footprint Network
4 THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION OUR HUMAN FOOTPRINT IS A THREAT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY
Source: WWF, Trucost
5 UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS A MASSIVE STIMULUS FOR INVESTMENT IN THE SUSTAINABLE, BIO-ECONOMY TO 2030
The annual SDG financing gap in
developing countries is estimated to be $2.5
trillion
This is only 3% of global gross domestic
product or 1.1% of the value of global
capital markets
We Mean Business harnesses the power of
over 550 companies and investors
They represents over $7.8 trillion in total
revenue and over $20.7 trillion in assets
under management
Italy has pledged USD 334 million (EUR
250 million) to the Green Climate Fund
Source: UN, UNCTAD, OECD
6 RESPONSIBLE COMPETITIVENESS
Three Elements & 21 Measures of the Responsible Competitiveness Index:
THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Policy Drivers: 7 measures of the strength of
public policies and ‘soft power’ that encourage
responsible business practices;
Business Action: 7 firm-level measures of the
application of governance, social and
environmental good practice, codes and
management systems; and
Social Enablers: 7 measures of the broader social
and political environment that enable businesses,
government and civil society organisations to build
effective collaborations to reshape markets.
Source: AccountAbility, World Economic Forum
7 RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION
Source: Philips, AccountAbility, European Commission
RESPONSIBLE COMPETITIVENESS INDEX VS
EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD * As companies continue to create new products and services in the future, how important are innovations in protecting the environment to you?
** How satisfied are you with the products now available to you in protecting the environment?
PHILIPS MEANINGFUL INNOVATION INDEX
8 GROWTH OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGY MARKETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE BIGGEST MARKETS OF THE FUTURE
Source: World Bank
GROWTH IN TOTAL REGIONAL CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SALES
GROWTH IN TOTAL GLOBAL CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SALES
9 ECO-INNOVATION AS AN EU COMPETITIVENESS POLICY THE SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENTS OF THE LISBON 2020 EU ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY
Source: Adapted from European Commission
ECO-INNOVATION IS:
The development and
application of a new
business strategy
That entails a combination
of a significantly improved
or new product
(good/service), production
process, organisation and
business model
That will lead to improved
sustainability performance
10 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ECO-INNOVATION THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION
Source: European Commission, UN Environment Programme
BENEFITS FROM 100 EU SPONSORED
ECO-INNOVATION PROJECTS:
8 full time jobs per project
609,000 tonnes less waste (=city 125,000)
170 million m3 water saved
4 million tonnes material saved (200 Eiffel
Towers)
11.6 m tonnes CO2 saved (= 1.7 m homes)
€1.6 bn env. & econ. benefits
€20 revenue per €1 invested
11 FINANCIAL RETURNS FROM CARBON REDUCTION THE LINK BETWEEN CARBON MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND FINANCIAL RETURNS
Source: World Bank
CLIMATE INVESTMENT RETURNS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT RACE
12 CHEMICAL SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES THE PRIORITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS AND POTENTIAL IMPACT REPRESENT A MARKET OPPORTUNITY
Source: BASF
HIGH PRIORITIES: Energy
consumption/efficienc
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Resource scarcity
Sustainable production
Water pollution
Waste
Product stewardship
Life-cycle thinking in
value chain
Pollution opportunities
Agricultural practices
13 BARRIERS AND ENABLERS FOR THE BIO-ECONOMY OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS TAKING OUR INNOVATION AND SCALING IT IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
Source: International Energy Agency
BARRIERS Uncertain demand /
payback (ROI)
Access to subsidies /
finance
Lack of investor
experience
Low priority on energy
Lack of authorities co-
ordination
Perception of high costs
Technology lock-in
ENABLERS Accurate energy and
material prices
Supportive government
policies (e.g. subsidies)
Skills development for
technology transfer
Consumer awareness
and choice
Investor & financial
market education
Technology innovation
14 CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS OUR CHOICE IS BETWEEN FLOURISHING ABUNDANT LIFE AND THE END TO LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
Source: International Energy Agency
"Human ingenuity is the answer. We created the
science and engineering technological revolution
on which all our wellbeing is based. That same keen
intelligence can point to the solutions to the
hangover challenges and this requires nothing less
than another renaissance.”
- David King, Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the
Environment (SSEE), Oxford University, UK, and member
of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on
Emerging Technologies 2012-2013
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15 THANK YOU! AND GOOD LUCK
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