2. Sustainability –What’s it mean? VCEDA
sus·tain verb
1. to keep in existence; maintain
2. to keep up or keep going, as an action or process
3. To cause or allow something to continue for a period of time
sus·tain·a·ble adj.
1. capable of being sustained
2. pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by
using techniques that allow for continual reuse
3. of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so
that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged
sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty noun
1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld or confirmed
2. the capability to endure
3. Which best represents your
employer?
64%
A. Private Sector
B. Public Sector
C. Non Profit Sector
D. Not employed
16% 19%
2%
Private Public Sector Non Profit Not
Sector Sector employed
4. Does your employer have a formal
sustainability program?
A. Yes 33% 33% 33%
B. No
C. Not sure
A. B. C.
Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011
5. How has your organization’s commitment to sustainability – in
terms of management attention and investment changed in
the past year?
67%
A. Increased sustainability
commitments
B. No change in
sustainability
commitments
C. Decreased sustainability
commitments
D. Not sure 24%
6%
3%
Increased No change in Decresased Not sure
commitment commitment commitment
6. 100
How has your
organization's commitment
90
to sustainability - in terms of
management attention
80 and investment changed
in the past year?
70 68
60
59
2011
2010
50 2009
40
34 34
30
25 26 24
20
10
2 3
0
Increased Commitment No Change Decreased Commitment
Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011
7. How do you expect your organization’s commitment
to sustainability – in terms of management attention
and investment – will change in the year ahead?
A. Will increase sustainability
commitments 71%
B. Will make no changes to
sustainability commitments
C. Will decrease sustainability
commitments
D. Not sure
25%
4%
0%
Will increase Will make no Will decrease Not sure
sustainability changes sustainability
8. 100
How do you expect your
90 organization's commitment
to sustainability - in terms of
80 management attention
74 and investment - will
70
69 change in the year
ahead?
60
2011
50
2010
2009
40 36
27 28
30 25
21
20
10
1 2
0
Will Increase Make No Change Will Decrease
Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011
9. Is pursuing sustainability related strategies
necessary to be competitive?
78%
A. Yes
B. No, but will be in
the future
C. No
17%
6%
Yes No, but will be in No
the future
10. 80
Is pursing sustainability-related
strategies necessary to be
70 67
competitive?
60
55
50
40 2011
32 2010
30
22
20
10 7 8
0
Yes No, but will be in the future No
Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011
11. Could a difference in sustainability commitment between you
and your current or potential future employer, be a reason to
change or not choose a company?
A. Yes 53%
B. No
C. I don’t know 37%
10%
Yes No Don't know
12. 60
Could a difference in
sustainability commitment
49 between you and your
50
current, or potential
employer, be a reason to
change company?
40
35
30
2011
20
16
10
0
Yes No Don't know
Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011
14. Has your definition and understanding of
sustainability changed in the past several
hours?
70%
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not sure 30%
0%
A. B. C.
15. Have you learned some things that could help your
business be more sustainable?
77%
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not sure
17%
6%
Yes No Not sure
16. Thank You For Attending VCEDA
PowerPoint presentations will be
posted to VCEDA Website
(www.vceda.org) by Oct 29.
The 42nd Annual Business Outlook
Conference – October 19, 2012
Mark your calendar now.
