The document discusses how the construction industry has improved over the last decade but four blockers have slowed further change. The current recession may provide needed impetus for reform if the industry embraces collaborative working, which will be crucial for the next era. Demonstration projects have outperformed the industry in meeting targets on factors like client satisfaction, defects, and safety. However, further action is still required to fully address issues like cost and time predictability.
The Effect of the Recession on Partnering in the Construction SectorJohn Cave
A presentation given by Don Ward, Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence at the AEC Network Meeting in London on the 23rd July 2009 http://aecnetwork.ning.com
Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into sustainability performance requires new organizational approaches and methods.
Presentation given to Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section Study Group, Houston, TX October, 2016
Sustainable Product & Business Model InnovationThreebility
Lecture notes for the 2018 module Sustainable Product & Business Model Innovation at Steinbeis University Berlin.
The lecture presents established and novel methods for product and business model innovation with a focus on profitability and sustainability (triple bottom line). 38 sustainable business model examples in the are of the circular economy, collaborative & sharing economy and Internet of Things are included. A collaborative sustainable innovation method based on the Sustainable Business Model Canvas is presented as well.
The methods taught in this course have been applied and implemented in practice in a wide range of industries and can be downloaded for free at threebility.com.
The concepts taught in this course have been introduced in several other universities. If you are a university lecturers wishing to introduce these methods into your curriculum, please get in touch.
Apresentação feita por Henrique Petersen Paiva, Gerente de Sustentabilidade da Siemens Brasil e Diretor Executivo da Fundação Siemens Brasil, no Ciclo de Sustentabilidade em São Paulo no bloco "Compras de serviços e produtos por empresas que estão no movimento da sustentabilidade".
NYU Stern School of Business Presents: Training Students for a Sustainable Fu...Antea Group
Tensie Whelan, Director of the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern School of Business, discussed how future business leaders are being prepared to deal with these issues, and more as part of WorldView 2017: The Future of Food and Beverage.
The Effect of the Recession on Partnering in the Construction SectorJohn Cave
A presentation given by Don Ward, Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence at the AEC Network Meeting in London on the 23rd July 2009 http://aecnetwork.ning.com
Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into sustainability performance requires new organizational approaches and methods.
Presentation given to Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section Study Group, Houston, TX October, 2016
Sustainable Product & Business Model InnovationThreebility
Lecture notes for the 2018 module Sustainable Product & Business Model Innovation at Steinbeis University Berlin.
The lecture presents established and novel methods for product and business model innovation with a focus on profitability and sustainability (triple bottom line). 38 sustainable business model examples in the are of the circular economy, collaborative & sharing economy and Internet of Things are included. A collaborative sustainable innovation method based on the Sustainable Business Model Canvas is presented as well.
The methods taught in this course have been applied and implemented in practice in a wide range of industries and can be downloaded for free at threebility.com.
The concepts taught in this course have been introduced in several other universities. If you are a university lecturers wishing to introduce these methods into your curriculum, please get in touch.
Apresentação feita por Henrique Petersen Paiva, Gerente de Sustentabilidade da Siemens Brasil e Diretor Executivo da Fundação Siemens Brasil, no Ciclo de Sustentabilidade em São Paulo no bloco "Compras de serviços e produtos por empresas que estão no movimento da sustentabilidade".
NYU Stern School of Business Presents: Training Students for a Sustainable Fu...Antea Group
Tensie Whelan, Director of the Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern School of Business, discussed how future business leaders are being prepared to deal with these issues, and more as part of WorldView 2017: The Future of Food and Beverage.
In this session we look at some of the ways in which sustainable operations improvement can be embedded in a production environment. We'll talk about some of the common pitfalls that cause programs to falter, and explore a simple model for structuring successful sustained improvement.
At the completion of both sessions you will understand a simple tool for assessing the quality and effectiveness of your processes, and be ready to apply it next week.
Understand the key components to sustainability
Create a set of processes for linking vision to daily life
Understand how to apply the tool in your site, next week
The major players of the industry that have been featured in this latest edition of green energy providers will also continue to play their part in it.
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Energy Efficiency & Industrial Productivity - Gaining through Saving, Julia Reinaud
IIP discusses industrial productivity at the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Workshop on the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency, March 14, 2012
http://www.iipnetwork.org/our-recent-activities#IEA_MAR
Material Engagement (with suppliment included)Nawar Alsaadi
Material Engagement is the missing link between the sharp growth in ESG aligned assets, and the lack of progress on many of the pressing environmental, social and governance issues facing humanity today. The sustainability priorities of Material Engagement are grounded in human rights by virtue of its focus on the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, by linking the SDGs to SASB’s Materiality Map, the Material Engagement approach provides the legal, commercial, and strategic impetus for companies to make the SDGs a reality. Said another way, Material Engagement is an approach that combines the heart (SDGs) with the brain (SASB) thus birthing a new sustainable business reality, one that’s rooted in human rights, and guided by the power and genius of private enterprise. In addition to its powerful intellectual and moral foundation, Material Engagement offers a turn-key sustainability engagement solution, with relevant KPIs, scope and milestones blueprints, clear timelines, escalation pathways, and communication methods. Material Engagement is the missing link between the world we have, and the world humanity deserves.
Promoting and Enabling Responsible Business ConductEthical Sector
On 5 July, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) together with the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration (DICA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held the inaugural event for a new series of Responsible Business Seminars.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/seminar-series-due-diligence.html
Circulor Economy – How to Shift "Value Creation" through "Sustainability"-Pet...Simba Events
CSR Leadership World 2014 committee, Simba Events, concentrates to bring the whole system from global network to review and exam CSR issues with 360 angle to discover the earnest ways toward a sustainable economy future!
2014全球企业社会责任领袖峰会组委会-上海辛巴商务咨询有限公司,致力于打造一个整合全球CSR体系资源力量,用360度的全视角审视及检测当前及未来的CSR发展议题,共同找到通往可持续发展的商业未来的最佳路径!
A global enterprise like AT&S must be able to see the big picture
if it is to overcome the challenges presented by the market, and
the social and physical environment in which it operates. Sustainability
has always been one of our guiding principles, and it
is integral to our culture at all of our sites. To us, sustainability
is less about following trends than setting them. Our outstanding
environmental performance has made us a benchmark in
China, and our entire industry regards AT&S as a trailblazer.
We believe that
The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Goals: Current Landscape and Future...Sustainable Brands
There is a strong undercurrent, at least among those who take corporate sustainability seriously, critiquing the inherent incrementalism of what currently passes for corporate 'sustainability' goals. Multiple conversations in the Sustainable Brands community over the last year – many of them reflected in the program of last year's New Metrics '13 conference – keep focusing on next-generation goals, leapfrog goals, end-zone goals, context-based goals, science-based goals, reality-based goals... in a word, goals that catapult past business-as-usual, squarely into the realm of true sustainability. Or even past that, to regeneration or "net positive" impacts. This discussion brings several world-class experts together to examine the state of corporate sustainability goals and equip companies with practical advice on how to charge forward.
San Jacinto River Authority Groundwater Reduction Program water line construction progress, The Woodlands, Conroe, Lake Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
In this session we look at some of the ways in which sustainable operations improvement can be embedded in a production environment. We'll talk about some of the common pitfalls that cause programs to falter, and explore a simple model for structuring successful sustained improvement.
At the completion of both sessions you will understand a simple tool for assessing the quality and effectiveness of your processes, and be ready to apply it next week.
Understand the key components to sustainability
Create a set of processes for linking vision to daily life
Understand how to apply the tool in your site, next week
The major players of the industry that have been featured in this latest edition of green energy providers will also continue to play their part in it.
Sustainable Value Chain Management - SCC Europe Conference 2013Michael D'heur
Michael D'heur and Dr. René Schmidpeter presented the approach of Sustainable Value Creation / Sustainable Value Chain Management at the Supply Chain Council Europe Conference. Taking the SCOR Model as the base, Sustainability can be embedded at every intersection point of the supply chain to create economic, ecologic and societal value.
Energy Efficiency & Industrial Productivity - Gaining through Saving, Julia Reinaud
IIP discusses industrial productivity at the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Workshop on the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency, March 14, 2012
http://www.iipnetwork.org/our-recent-activities#IEA_MAR
Material Engagement (with suppliment included)Nawar Alsaadi
Material Engagement is the missing link between the sharp growth in ESG aligned assets, and the lack of progress on many of the pressing environmental, social and governance issues facing humanity today. The sustainability priorities of Material Engagement are grounded in human rights by virtue of its focus on the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, by linking the SDGs to SASB’s Materiality Map, the Material Engagement approach provides the legal, commercial, and strategic impetus for companies to make the SDGs a reality. Said another way, Material Engagement is an approach that combines the heart (SDGs) with the brain (SASB) thus birthing a new sustainable business reality, one that’s rooted in human rights, and guided by the power and genius of private enterprise. In addition to its powerful intellectual and moral foundation, Material Engagement offers a turn-key sustainability engagement solution, with relevant KPIs, scope and milestones blueprints, clear timelines, escalation pathways, and communication methods. Material Engagement is the missing link between the world we have, and the world humanity deserves.
Promoting and Enabling Responsible Business ConductEthical Sector
On 5 July, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) together with the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration (DICA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held the inaugural event for a new series of Responsible Business Seminars.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/seminar-series-due-diligence.html
Circulor Economy – How to Shift "Value Creation" through "Sustainability"-Pet...Simba Events
CSR Leadership World 2014 committee, Simba Events, concentrates to bring the whole system from global network to review and exam CSR issues with 360 angle to discover the earnest ways toward a sustainable economy future!
2014全球企业社会责任领袖峰会组委会-上海辛巴商务咨询有限公司,致力于打造一个整合全球CSR体系资源力量,用360度的全视角审视及检测当前及未来的CSR发展议题,共同找到通往可持续发展的商业未来的最佳路径!
A global enterprise like AT&S must be able to see the big picture
if it is to overcome the challenges presented by the market, and
the social and physical environment in which it operates. Sustainability
has always been one of our guiding principles, and it
is integral to our culture at all of our sites. To us, sustainability
is less about following trends than setting them. Our outstanding
environmental performance has made us a benchmark in
China, and our entire industry regards AT&S as a trailblazer.
We believe that
The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Goals: Current Landscape and Future...Sustainable Brands
There is a strong undercurrent, at least among those who take corporate sustainability seriously, critiquing the inherent incrementalism of what currently passes for corporate 'sustainability' goals. Multiple conversations in the Sustainable Brands community over the last year – many of them reflected in the program of last year's New Metrics '13 conference – keep focusing on next-generation goals, leapfrog goals, end-zone goals, context-based goals, science-based goals, reality-based goals... in a word, goals that catapult past business-as-usual, squarely into the realm of true sustainability. Or even past that, to regeneration or "net positive" impacts. This discussion brings several world-class experts together to examine the state of corporate sustainability goals and equip companies with practical advice on how to charge forward.
San Jacinto River Authority Groundwater Reduction Program water line construction progress, The Woodlands, Conroe, Lake Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
Sustainability – as a conceptual framework for the organization of priorities and allocation of resources – provides a unique platform for reducing costs, identifying and managing risk, enhancing brand, and driving innovation. No other business priority offers as rich a set of benefits over time - benefits that create, enhance and preserve lasting value for all stakeholders.
Presentation by Robin Wilson, Lead Technologist, High Value
Manufacturing, Technology Strategy Board.
This was delivered at the Advanced Manufacturin Strategy: One Year On
event held at NESTA, London on 29 October 2009.
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Presentation by Ms. Delphine Clement and Mr. Philippe Alléau, International Trade Centre, as part of the Peer Learning Summit (PLS) in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Over the course of the last few years, there has been a massive paradigm shift when it comes to viewing sustainability and business. An example of this shift is well illustrated by two Economist articles. Four years ago, in 2005, the Economist argued in support of Milton Friedman’s view that “the business of business is business” implying that Corporate Social Responsibility practices squandered shareholder value. This is significant if you look at a much more recent article, published just last year, where they recognize that looking at your business through the lens of sustainability is actually just good business.
(http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10491077)
How design affects the future of #composites when incorporating #sustainability in the built environment. Presentation by Gale Tedhams at CAMX on October 15, 2014.
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Implicitly or explicitly all competing businesses employ a strategy to select a mix
of marketing resources. Formulating such competitive strategies fundamentally
involves recognizing relationships between elements of the marketing mix (e.g.,
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A way to engage all in creating Inclusive Excellence. Lessons from the US military and their parallels to the story of Harry Potter. How belt systems and CI teams can destroy inclusive practices. How leadership language invites people to the party. There are three things leaders can do to engage everyone every day: maximizing psychological safety to create environments where folks learn, contribute, and challenge the status quo.
Who might benefit? Anyone and everyone leading folks from the shop floor to top floor.
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As an Army veteran dedicated to lifelong learning, I bring a disciplined, strategic mindset to my pursuits. I am constantly expanding my knowledge to innovate and lead effectively. My journey is driven by a commitment to excellence, and to make a meaningful impact in the world.
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13. Demonstration projects have out-performed the rest of the industry 7700 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Client Satisfaction - Product Client Satisfaction - Service Defects Environmental Impact Product Environmental Impact Process Safety * Safety - All Companies * Safety - Companies T/O > £10m * Predictability Cost - Design Predictability Cost - Construction Predictability Time - Design Predictability Time - Construction Profitability ** Productivity Construction Cost Construction Time Employee Satisfaction Staff Turnover Qualifications & Skills 2006 pan-industry performance = 100 CE 2006 Industry 2006 = 100
14. Demonstration projects have out-performed the rest of the industry 7700 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Client Satisfaction - Product Client Satisfaction - Service Defects Environmental Impact Product Environmental Impact Process Safety * Safety - All Companies * Safety - Companies T/O > £10m * Predictability Cost - Design Predictability Cost - Construction Predictability Time - Design Predictability Time - Construction Profitability ** Productivity Construction Cost Construction Time Employee Satisfaction Staff Turnover Qualifications & Skills 2006 pan-industry performance = 100 CE 2006 Industry 2006 = 100
15. Overall, the industry has met 2 of Egan’s targets and made progress on 2 others. Demonstrations have done much better
16. The KPIs and demonstrations plus a regional network of 12 partners and over 40 best practice Clubs give us our evidence
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18. We remain committed to the Construction Commitments and are working with the ODA and OGC to measure their impact, as well as assessing our members Procurement and integration Commitment to people Client leadership Design quality Sustainability Health and safety
20. There are three key principles which define collaborative working Leadership Vision Process measures People issues
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22. The recession challenged commitment to collaborative working - 28% - 57% + 20% + 36% - 36% - 41%
23. The current industry recession is a major threat to the sector Construction output £m in 2000 prices Source: CSN (ONS, NISRA, Experian)
24. This ‘economic climate change’ means companies face a stark choice Collaborative Working Champions ‘Survival Guide’
25. A not-so-recent challenge Q: “What’s next after frameworks?” A: “More frameworks... ...and do them properly!”
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28. Lowest price lump sum tendering incentivises conflict Tender price Value added/benefit for client - people, supplies Profit Other cost/waste Claims = extra cost + profit ‘ Right’ price Overheads
29. A fair ‘target price’ incentivises collaboration Tender price Manage Agreed ‘ Target price’ Agreed Reduce Increase Claims = extra cost + profit Value added/ benefit for client Profit Other cost - waste Overheads Risk
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32. Above all, clients want value Value = Benefit ___________ Cost More for less
33. “ Is our sector fit-for-purpose for a future low carbon economy?”
34. Of the whole life-cycle of construction, clients only get value from the use of the facility DEVELOP MANAGE CONSULT CONSTRUCT DESIGN LIFE CYCLE
35. The value of customer outcomes far outweighs the project costs Design £100K Construction “ £200M” Business Costs “ £5M” “ £1M” Operation and Maintenance Process Push User Pull Outcomes “ £250-£2000M”?
Thank you and good morning For a long time we were carrying a working title of ‘a little less talk a lot more action please’ Presley Quote from one of Baracka Olbama’s aids. ‘Never waste a good crisis’. I said the cover should have a road, about 10 years long, pointing towards sky with clouds. It should then have a bend that changed the direction of travel towards a crisis – leaving in peoples mind doubt as to whether the road avoids or passes directly through the storm. If ever you are invited to chair an industry report there should be a simple check sheet Are you about to make a major career change? Having done so are you about to make a major acquisition? It seems a long time since I was invited by Don Still at BAA still passionate about playing my role to improve the industry I resigned from the M4i steering committee in 2004 – rather than talk about innovation I decided to put my efforts into delivering innovation and took on the delivery role for T5. For most of the 60,000 people this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. As a client we set about creating an environment where the supply chain could deliver exceptional performance. We got a lot wrong, but most of what we did was along the right lines – despite the opening we delivered on time and on budget and the quality is what you see today. In June I was asked – with many others to attend Sir John’s speech in the Commons. A bitter sweet occasion. Not a disaster, but at the same time a missed opportunity. The industry 4/10 and housing 0/10 It seems a long time since Don invited me to chair the review – CE asked me to look at ‘what has happened over the last 10 years and pointers for the future industry agenda’ There was no book on the shelf – no guidance. We did not carry the authority of a task force, no civil servants, no archivists We set about selecting a core team Zoe Le Monde – PM and Don to guide us Many people helped us in some of our work shops, and almost 1,000 gave us feedback through the questionnaire For all those I am grateful Special thanks to G4C who have been brilliant – infact inspirational in supporting and coming up with so many bright ideas that we have used in this report. David – big thank you
Keep on Collaboration with clients and suppliers is even more important in a recession Building and maintaining relationships is more important than ever, especially in preparing us to take a bigger slice of the action when the recovery comes Compete on a superior understanding of what is value to the customer Keep good teams together to avoid them being irreparably damaged We cant cut training or strategic marketing as these will be our lifeblood when the recovery comes Work with suppliers to understand cost, drive out waste and therefore reduce price without harming value or profit We need to keep a focus on more sustainable products and ways of working as our clients will still expect improvement Turn back We are only worried about the next 12 months so collaboration doesnt matter Lowest price tendering will do fine for now, the short-term is all we are worried about Clients wont care about value, only lowest price, so we dont need to either We dont need to keep teams together, whoever gives us the lowest price will do fine We take a sharp pencil to all our costs, they are all just overheads Suppliers will be desperate for work so we can drive a hard bargain on the price We can forget about all sustainability issues and other new-fangled ideas, no-one will care about these in a recession