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Page 1: Global Environmental Policies and Business and Industry Global Environmental Policies - Module 1: Business and Industry -

Global Environmental Policies

andBusiness and Industry

Global Environmental Policies- Module 1: Business and Industry -

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Governments

Business andIndustry

NPOs andCommunities

Module 1: Global

Environmental Policy

Module 2: National

Environmental Policy

Module 3: Local

Environmental Policy

Seminar Structure

Today

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Business and Sustainability

Energy and Raw

Materials

Manufacturing

Maintenanceand use

Marketing

Disposal

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Business and Environment

• Raw material consumption

• Energy consumption

• Manufacturing waste

• Packaging waste

• Transportation pollution

• Health impacts

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Main message

Business has to become environmentally

sustainable to survive

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Advantages of Sustainable Policies

• Reduced costs of consumption, waste disposal, and noncompliance

• Reduced liability and environmental risk

• Improved use of assets, particularly human assets

• New markets

• Preparedness for future regulations and market trends

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Key issues for Businesses

• Innovation• Quality• Customer Relations• Management Capacity• Joint venture• Technology• Brand Value• Employee Relations

• Environmental and Community Issues

Key issuesthat make businesses competitive

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Key issues for Businesses

• Rising competition and pressure to build reputation and shareholder value

• Rising societal expectations and pressure to build accountability and societal value

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Key Sustainability Trends

• New regulatory and financial frameworks: For example, eco-taxes and subsidies

• New voluntary initiatives and standards: For example, the Global Reporting Initiative

• New market mechanisms: For example, CO2 trading to sustainability index

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The United Nations Global Compact

Global Compact is a collaboration between the UN and business to apply a set of core principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental practice.

More info: http://www.unglobalcompact.org

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A Global Compact member: TEPCO

The Tokyo Electric Power Company has taken its fight against global climate change and environmental degradation on to the world stage with innovative schemes in Australia, China, Indonesia, Russia and Thailand.

Example: Private Sector - TEPCO

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Example: Local Governments - Kawasaki

Governments and the Global Compact?

Many local governments are now signing the Global Compact as a way to illustrate its commitment to the environment. and issues related to economic and social sectors

More info: http://www.unglobalcompact.org

Kawasaki was the first city in Japan to sign the Global Compact as a city – in order to drive enterprises in the city to adopt CSR prolicies

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UN and Business Sector

http://www.unfoundation.org/features/bcun/

2. UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

www.untad.org

3. UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

www.unido.org

1. BCUN: Business Council for the United Nations

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World Business Council for Sustainable development

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 165 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.

Its mission is to provide business leadership for change toward sustainable development, and to promote the role of eco-efficiency, innovation and corporate social responsibility.

Keidanren - Japan Business Foundation is a member of WBCSD.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.

The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

One of the areas WTO focuses on is environment and sustainable development

www.wto.org

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Where is Sustainability going?

• Sustainability is about stability

• Think life cycle, think systems

• Use Nature as a model

• Start inside and move outward to close the loop

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Emerging Messages

RIO+20 How can we build a “Green Economy”?

The 3rd UN Earth Summit held in Rio in June 2012

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Increase in public and private investment in green sectors

Increase in quantity & quality of jobs in green sectors

Increase in share of green sectors in GDP

• Decrease in Energy/resource use per unit of production

• Decrease in CO2 and pollution level/GDP

• Decrease in wasteful consumption

What is a Green Economy?

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• Renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, marine including wave, biogas, and fuel cell)

• Green buildings (green retrofits for energy and water efficiency, residential and commercial assessment; green products and materials, and LEED construction)

• Clean transportation (alternative fuels, public transit, hybrid and electric vehicles, carsharing and carpooling programs)

Key Drivers of a Green Economy

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• Water management (Water reclamation, greywater and rainwater systems, low-water landscaping, water purification, stormwater management)

• Waste management (recycling, municipal solid waste salvage, brownfield land remediation, Superfund cleanup, sustainable packaging)

• Land management (organic agriculture, habitat conservation and restoration; urban forestry and parks, reforestation and afforestation and soil stabilization)

Key Drivers of a Green Economy

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• Agriculture• Fisheries• Water• Forests• Renewable Energy• Manufacturing• Waste• Building• Transport• Tourism• Cities• Finance

Download full report from:http://goo.gl/5gjQx

UNEP’s Green Economy Report

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Business and Sustainability

See Sustainable Business at:

http://www.gdrc.org/sustbiz/

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Governments

Business andIndustry

NPOs andCommunities

Module 1: Global

Environmental Policy

Module 2: National

Environmental Policy

Module 3: Local

Environmental Policy

Next session

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Hari Srinivas

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Class Communication …

IMPORTANT: When you send an email, please always put “[GEP]” in the subject line!

Resources, websites, ideas, notes will be available online:

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