The document discusses Novozymes' efforts to establish sustainability-driven corporate goals aligned with global challenges and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It outlines Novozymes' purpose, strategy, and 2020 targets to deliver radical innovation through biological solutions that enable more from less within planetary boundaries. Key focus areas identified include water, energy, food, waste, health and nutrition, and education. The goals aim to strengthen Novozymes' innovation pipeline and make its solutions more relevant to partners seeking societal development.

1. Creating Sustainability-
Driven Corporate
Goals
Arlan Peters
​Novozymes North America

2. Introducing nature's problem solvers

3. Purpose, strategy, and 2020 targets
Purpose
Strategy
2020 Targets

4. NOVOZYMES PRESENTATION13 3/20/2009
Change the world
together with our customers
through insight and solutions
Customer
Industry
World
Deliver radical innovation to
customers
Drive the world
toward sustainability
Make it great
to be a Zymer
 Develop great leaders
 Deepen our relationship-
based culture
 Be a company people want to
work for
 Simplify how we work together
 Be smart and efficient as we
grow
 Build relations and
partnerships for growth
 Develop new enzyme
growth engines
 Build BioBusiness
 Win in biomass
 Become a voice on the
world stage
 Sustainable solutions drive
new business
 Build sustainability
capabilities

5. STRATEGY
MISSION/
VISION
BRAND
SUSTAIN-
ABILITY
PURPOSE
Executive leadership wanted to define a new purpose
and vision
PURPOSE
BRAND
SUSTAINABILITY
STRATEGY
MISSION/
VISION
Jan
2014

6. NOVOZYMES
SUSTAINABILITY
April
2014
Novozymes Sustainability Board aims for next level

7. NOVOZYMES:
THE CURRENT
PICTURE AND
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
June
2014

8. Saving water and energy in
manufacturing processes
VISION 2050: Enabling nine billion people to thrive through bio-based solutions which deliver more from less June
2014
ExLT
pres

9. The evolving sustainable development agenda
 The Millennium Development Goals were due
to ‘expire’
 Other global challenges have emerged since
they were established
 The Draft SDGs prioritize:
 Poverty eradication
 More sustainable patterns of consumption
and production
 Protecting the natural resource base of
economic and social development
 Reduction of global GHGs

10. We identified the short-list of global challenges
Global challenges Business rationale
Water
• Due to increasing population and living standards
global water demand could outstrip supply by up to
40% by 2030
• Primary energy demands will grow by 36% worldwide
by 2035, while climate GHG limits are already being
reached
Energy
Food
• Current food reserves are at a 50 year low, yet global
demand for food will increase by 35-50% by 2030
Waste
• Urbanization and the expanding middle class will
increase global solid waste generation by 70% by
2025
Health and
Nutrition
• Currently 2.5bn people still lack access to sanitation
and 162mn suffer from poor nutrition
Education
• Current science, technology, engineering and math
skills are insufficient to meet global needs
Within planetary
boundaries
• Exceeding planetary boundaries could generate abrupt
or irreversible environmental changes
• Ensure strong long-term business foundation via link to
SGDs and alignment with customer and key influencer
(power player) priorities
• Access alternative finance channels (e.g., Development
Banks, Green financing)
• Grow the core of the business (food, water, energy) while
building emerging business areas (waste, health and
nutrition)
• Differentiate from competitors
• Manage risks (water)
• Build relevance in emerging markets (e.g., education,
health and nutrition, water)
• Attract, engage and motivate employees
• Develop talent pipeline (education)
• Increase global awareness of biotechnology (education)

11. “Thriving lives for all”
Together, we find biological answers for better lives in a growing world
- Let´s Rethink Tomorrow
FOOD FOR ALL ENERGY FOR ALLWATER FOR ALL HEALTH FOR ALL
EDUCATION
FOR ALL
Within planetary boundaries (emissions, pollutants, biodiversity)
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• Risk.
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• WEMA / Monsanto
• WEF, CGI
• UN - FAO
• SE4ALL
• UN CARING FOR CLIMATE
• UN CEO WATER MANDATE
• UNIDO
• BILL GATES / GAIN FOUNDATION • NZ TS + Citizymes
(scaled up)
GOALS
TBD in sync with
com / lob
PRIORITIES
FOCUS
AREAS*
PARTNER
FLAGSHIPS
(EXAMPLES)
• Opt.
• Risk.
October
2014

15. Our non-financial long-term targets
Inspired by the SDGs

16. From theory to practice
SDG
impact
potentials
Negative
Neutral
Positive
Novozymes
innovation pipeline
• Products
• Business models
• Partnership opportunities
• …
High impact
opportunities
Impact
categories
August
2015

17. Alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Strengthen the innovation pipeline by
addressing big societal needs
• Make our solutions more relevant in a global
development context
• Appeal to potential partners seeking societal
development eg. Governments,
Organizations, NGO´s
• Learn the new “policy and NGO language” of
the coming decades
• Strengthen corporate and technology
storytelling and positioning
• Leadership
What’s in it for Novozymes?