1. PETR PISAREV
Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects
behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your
opinion, what should be improved?

2. Sustainable development
“…sustainable development, which implies
meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs, should become a central
guiding principle of the United Nations,
Governments and private institutions,
organizations and enterprises…”
“Report of the World Commission on Environment and
Development.” United Nations General Assembly Resolution
42/187, 11 December 1987.

3. Id est
Innovations
Diagram source:
Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Risk management
Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Industrial expansion
Twenty-first Century." Report of the IUCN
Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29–31 January 2006.
Employment growth Economic Resources efficiency
Professional improvement Product lifecycle
Business ethics
growth management
sustainability
Environmental
Social progress
responsibility
Human rights Near-to-zero emissions
observance Health care Favorable environment
Investments in Climate change control Environmental justice
nonprofit institutions Biodiversity conservation

4. Moscow is my hometown
 866-year-old history
 2,500 sq. km
 11,979,529 people officially1 (over 25 mln. de
facto)
 Over 4,5 mln. cars2
 Roads total length 3,700 km3
 Over 215 mln. sq. m of housing4
1 – Federal Migration Service statistics
2 – State Traffic Safety Inspectorate in Moscow
statistics
3 – Federal Highway Agency of Ministry of
Transport of the Russian Federation statistics
4 – Department of Residential Policy and
Residential Fund of Moscow City statistics

5. Moscow is full of problems
Most of them are caused by the citizens:
 Deteriorating economic situation
 Environmental degradation
• Ineffective resource management
• Growing gas emissions
 Human rights violation
 Business & government corruption

6. Deteriorating economic situation
 Over 40% of Moscow GDP1 is produced by the retail
sector which is growing
 Small business suffers
 Reasons: citizens are used to
stock up on the food for a week in
advance, hypermarkets are more convenient for
this purpose
 Solution: increased tax rates for retail chains; zero-
taxes and barriers to entry for small enterprises
1 – State Statistics Service data

7. Environmental degradation
 a) No manufactures are located in Moscow, all the gas
emissions come from the growing number of cars
 b) Unsorted waste
 Reasons: the only way for many
workers to reach their offices is by
car; no recycling bins
 Solution: public transport development; strict
limitations of entering cars; city program for waste
sorting and garbage recycling plants construction

8. Human rights violation
 Limited liberty of speech, limited freedom to
demonstrate
 Reasons: no grounds in the city where inhabitants
could take a stand; many of them are not aware of
their rights
 Solution: investments in legal education that will
stimulate legal culture

9. Business & government corruption
 Moscow shadow market accounts for around 30
bln rubles1
 Reasons: it is not accepted to obey the laws in the
society
 Solution: show trials and harsh reprisal to the
thieves along with investments in legal education
1 – Ministry of the Interior estimation

10.  My strongest desire is to see Moscow up to the
advanced ideas of the sustainable development
concept.
 Since affluent society could be founded only by the
responsible far-reaching leaders with a new
mindset, I have perfect confidence that the IE
Program will give me an opportunity to become
one of such leaders.