Presentation on the history and future of sustainability, business, and society. By Mark Lee Learn more about Sustainable Business & Design at: http://sustainablelifemedia.com

1. A Global Look Into
the Future of
Sustainability
Mark Lee
SustainAbility

2. Waves

4. The Fourth Wave

9. Waves of Change
Governments  Markets  Globalization  Creativity?

10. Divides

11. Ten Divides – Ten Opportunities
Demographic
Financial
Nutritional
Resources
Environmental
Health
Gender
Educational
Digital
Security

12. – demographic
reality opportunity
The world is heading to a Meet the needs of billions
population of 9 billion by of people affected by
2050, with 95% of growth market failures in both
expected in developing developing and developed
countries countries
sample response
Ford’s Megacity Mobility
CEMEX’s Patrimonio Hoy

13. resources
reality opportunity
60% of ecosystem Enable development that
services, such as fresh uses the earth’s resources
water & climate regulation, in a sustainable way
are being degraded or
used unsustainably
sample response
BP’s targetneutral
Google’s RE<C

14. – nutritional
reality opportunity
The world now produces Address the needs of
enough food for everyone, those with too little food –
but over 850 million and too much
people still face chronic
hunger every day
sample response
Danone & Grameen
yogurt partnership
Kraft’s de-worming foods

15. Transformation

18. Evolution