Business Sustainability

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7. THE WORLD IN 2030?
•Asia-Pacific population tops 5 billion (global 7.5
billion-plus)
•Two-thirds of global population living with
“water stress”
•Global calorie demand doubles, but little scope
for more cropland
•Increasingly severe climate change impacts
being felt, however …
•Energy consumption up by 60 percent-plus on
2000 levels
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9. The global sustainability equation

10. And the global business operating
environment is increasingly complex
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11. 30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000
Intern'l NGOs
('000)
Source: The Economist. December 15. 1999.

14. You run a big business … so why
would we trust you to save us?
26
32
36
34
38
40
40
47
47
45
49
48
52
69
59
62
55
57
57
57
50
Armed Forces
NGO's
Education System
UUNN
Religious Institutions
Police
Health System
Government
Press/Media
Trade Unions/Labour
Legal Systems
Global Companies
Large National Companies
Parliament/Congress
49
47
47
39
42
51 38
+43
+27
+26
+21
+19
+17
+17
+3
+2
+2
-2
-9
-10
-13
Little/no
trust A lot/some trust
100 0 100 Net
Ratings *
*% trust minus % distrust = net rating
Source: World Economic Forum research Jan 2003

15. CHANGED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
FOR BUSINESS
•Critical environmental and social issues are
increasing in both severity and capacity to
influence the global economy
•People, including customers, are concerned
and expect companies to do better on key
environmental and social issues
•Employees are increasingly concerned about
the values of the companies they work for, and
the social value of their work
•These shifts are creating competitive pressures
in most industries to become more responsive
to these issues and to improve performance in
environmental and social areas.
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16. But Sustainability can be confusing
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18. PURSUING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
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Social Purpose
+
Societal Value
+
Shareholder Value
+
Community Licence to Operate
=
Sustainable Growth

20. Costs of Global Disasters
are Increasing
Economic losses
doubling every 10 years
Source: Insurance Australia Group

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