Presentation by CEO of UQ Power Heidi Alexandra Pollard about World leaders and their corporate sustainable practices for Maroba climate change and disaster management forum November 2015 following a leadership retreat on Sir Richar Branson's provate island Necker hosted by Virgin Unite and Business Chicks. Workplace culture futurist, Heidi Alexandra is without a doubt a leading authority on the topic of the power of unleashing individual’s unique strengths and power so they can volunteer their best work every day. Obsessed with helping leaders, organisations and entrepreneurs to be commercially smart, she founded UQ Power – an international consultancy that inspires conscious leaders to create new ways of working.

1. World Leaders and Corporate
Sustainable Practices
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Keynote speaker and expert on future trends in workplace culture,
helping conscious leaders create thriving workplaces.

2. Lessons from Necker Island
Leadership Gathering
When bold minds and big thinkers come together

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"The way we co-exist with our natural environment,
strengthen fragile societies, and support vulnerable
populations is the very foundation of a sustainable future –
business or otherwise." Sir Richard Branson

4. Global Changes
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In Now for the Long Term, the Oxford Commission for Future
Generations outlined how changes throughout the world such as:
•Population growth
•The rise of megacities
•Shifting economic power
•Climate change
•Natural resources degradation
•Food security
Will have significant effects on business. These challenges not only
demand new thinking, but will also change how business and
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5. Do well by doing good
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This will give organisations an opportunity to make a positive
contribution to society: to harness the power of business for good
and create innovative solutions to global issues.
Part of this evolution will involve companies building long-term
sustainability into their business plans, rather than chasing short-
term profit.
Businesses must act as stakeholders in
the planet – they can only succeed if
resources are protected and
communities flourish.

6. Who is Virgin Unite?
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VIRGIN UNITE– the entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group, uniting
people and ideas to create opportunities for a better world.
1. Shines a spotlight on unacceptable issues.
2. Incubate disruptive collaborations.
3. Empower entrepreneurs to change business by giving access to skills, support
and capital.
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7. How they help
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Richard and the Virgin brand blend a powerful voice with great
convening power and entrepreneurial spirit that have allowed them to
build new alliances to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges.
They are also the forces behind our global advocacy campaigns that
have helped raise awareness, build bridges and break taboos – from
lobbying for an end to the global war on drugs to helping advance
coastal and marine conservation through the Caribbean Challenge
Initiative.
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8. The B Team
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1. Drive Full Transparency
2. Foster Collaboration
3. Restore Nature
4. Scale True Accounting
5. Create Thriving Communities
6. Reinvent Market Incentives
7. Ensure Dignity and Fairness
8. Redefine Reward Systems
9. Value Diversity
10.Lead for the Long Run
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9. The Elders
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Today’s interconnected world with its multitude of complex challenges requires
leaders who are respected and experienced in problem-solving at a global level.
In 2007 Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel, Peter Gabriel and Richard Branson
founded The Elders, a remarkable group 11 visionary leaders who speak freely,
are fiercely independent and use their collective experience and influence for
peace, justice and human rights worldwide.
Virgin Unite incubated the initiative, bringing together a group of passionate and
influential partners who provided $18M in support of this initiative, to recruiting a
strong management team to support the Elders work.
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10. The Elders Roll Call
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A group of independent global leaders, not bound by nation government or
institution, working together for peace and human rights.
• Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland,
• Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Ela Bhatt, founder of India’s Self-Employed Women’s Assoc
• Lakhdar Brahimi, former Foreign Minister of Algeria,
• Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil,
• Jimmy Carter, former US President,
• Hina Jilani, international human rights defender Pakistan,
• Graça Machel, former Education Minister of Mozambique,
• Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland,
• Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu served for six years as Chair before stepping down
in May 2013, and remains an Honorary Elder.

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The Carbon War Room
A group that works with industry that comes up with solutions to
reduce carbon and pollution.
Harnessing the power of entrepreneurs to unlock market-driven
solutions to climate change
Natural resources are not responsive to change, human capital is.
The capability of a team, organization or country to learn, adapt and
grow their people today is critical.
Find out more at www.carbonwarroom.com
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The Carbon War Room
A group that works with industry that comes up with solutions to reduce
carbon and pollution.
Natural resources are not responsive to change, human capital is. The
capability of a team, organization or country to learn, adapt and grow
their people today is critical.
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The Carbon War Room
The Carbon War Room is currently working to address these issues:
Shipping - Shipping is an industry on-track to 1.5 billion tons of greenhouse
gas emissions by 2020, but wasting $70 billion per year on fuel; with less
than 30% efficiency potential in current tech and policy environment. Carbon
War Room launched www.shippingefficiency.org to increase market
information of vessel efficiency and has engaged with owners, shippers,
banks and technology to accelerate upgrading the fleet of shipping vessels.
Energy Efficiency - Buildings offer a 5 gigaton greenhouse gas reduction
opportunity and $3+ trillion market potential for energy efficiencies in
buildings. Carbon War Room launched ‘Green Capital’ to move $1.5 billion
with 30 global cities and major solution providers with new, scalable
financing.
Renewable Jet Fuels - In December 2011, the Carbon War Room
launched www.renewablejetfuels.org the world’s first decision-making tool
ranking suppliers in this nascent industry.

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The UN’s Global Goals Initiative
World Leaders have committed to 17 Global Goals to
achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End
extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate
change. The Global Goals for sustainable development
could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.
If the Goals are going to work, everyone needs to know
about them. TELL EVERYONE.
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Small Changes Big Impact
In the past, Necker Island was using more than 200,000 plastic bottles
per year. Now they're joined the WHOLE WORLD Water campaign and
introduced a new scheme to bottle their own water on Necker: this act
alone will save 200,000 plastic bottles annually.
WHOLE WORLD Water helps hotels and other hospitality groups filter
and bottle their own water. A percentage of proceeds from each
participating hotel or restaurant goes back to local water projects.
Protecting the environment by:
•saving shipping costs
•Reducing sea pollution
•Cuts financial and
environmental costs

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The new installation of the renewable energy systems – solar carports and wind
turbines on Necker Island completed a commitment Richard Branson made as
part of the 10 Island Challenge commitment made at Rio+20 United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012. The challenge seeks to assist
10 island nations around the world to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels by
2020.
“I am excited about the prospect of ensuring that Necker becomes a
greener, more sustainable island.” Sir Richard Branson

18. Other speakers and their lessons
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• Jean Oelwang
• Mark Kelly and Gabby Gifford
• Jane Wurwand
• Alexa Von Tobel
• Matt Mullenweg
• Dr Libby
• Marianne Williamson
• Sir Richard Branson
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19. 1. Jean Oelwang, CEO Virgin Unite
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• Former CEO of Virgin Mobile Australia
who has worked on 5 continents
• Strong belief in businesses driving
positive global change and putting
people and planet alongside
profit
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Focus on the 3 P’s in all you do in business: People, Planet and Profit.
#StartwithU

20. 2. Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords
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Don’t sweat the small stuff. Get perspective on the important things.
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• Captain Mark Kelly, NASA Astronaut and
Captain of the Space Shuttle, Endeavour.
Gabby Giffords, former US
Congresswoman.
• Have a big vision, the world is a
magnificent, beautiful place.
• We are but a mere speck on this beautiful
planet, don’t sweat the small stuff.
• We are dumber together than we are
alone.

21. 3. Jane Wurwand, Dermalogica
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“We are starving like the walking wounded”
• It’s not about the what, it’s about the why
and how
• Started with $14,000 now sold in 28,000
salons and spas across 86 countries.
• Has a charity arm FITE supporting women
starting micro businesses in 3rd
world
countries
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The power of human connection - you can change the world with your bare
hands. #startwithU

22. 4. Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest
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• Attended Virgin Unite Leadership
Program 5 years ago.
• 2.5 years ago launched LearnVest, an
online financial planning service.
• Sold a few months ago for $250million
to Northwest Mutual.
• Gave birth to her first baby the week
the deal was finalised.
Find a big problem and solve it. #startwithU

23. 5. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress
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• A cool Texan who believes “coding is the
new literacy” and travels 400,000 miles
peer year. He founded WordPress in
2003 against the scarcity economy
• Believes in a sharing economy
• Wanted to democratize publishing
• Look after your people - his first 12
employees are still in the company
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Create environments where people thrive. #startwithU

24. 6. Dr Libby, Biochemist
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“Eat, drink, move, think, believe and
perceive differently”
• It’s what you do every day that impacts
on your life, not what you do sometimes.
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Everything comes down to your energy. #startwithU

25. 7. Marianne Williamson, Author
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• The metaphysics of career and business
• We are all like lamps and we just need to plug
in – through prayer or meditation
• We are already programmed for abundance –
enlightenment is an unlearning and keeping
yourself small is the lonely path
• Believes EVIL wears a business suit
• Say to the universe “use me”
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Every business is a front for a church. Live your ministry #startwithU

26. “Our greatest tool for changing the world is our capacity to
change our mind about the world.”
Marianne Williamson

27. 8. Richard Branson, The Man
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• Be your brand
• Be human
• Be respectful
• Love your family
• Exercise and move regularly
• Ditch the office
• Do well by doing good
• Collaborate
• Take care of the planet
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Your environment is critical – create one that supports you!

28. Conscious Leadership In Action
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“I look for leaders who are good with people. Who praise and
support their people, don’t punish them and who genuinely care
about people.” Sir Richard Branson

29. Powerful Questions
Your brain is pre-programmed to answer questions.
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What make and model was your first car?
What’s your favourite dessert?
Is it time to ask yourself bigger, better
questions?

30. ““As leader, probably the most important role we can playAs leader, probably the most important role we can play
is asking the right questions and focusing on the rightis asking the right questions and focusing on the right
problems. It is very easy in business to get sucked intoproblems. It is very easy in business to get sucked into
being reactive to the problems and questions that arebeing reactive to the problems and questions that are
right in front of you.right in front of you.
It doesn’t matter how good the answer you come upIt doesn’t matter how good the answer you come up
with. If you are focusing on the wrong questions, you’rewith. If you are focusing on the wrong questions, you’re
not really providing the leadership you should.”not really providing the leadership you should.”
Tim Brown, CEO,IDEOTim Brown, CEO,IDEO
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31. Visions of Necker – Sustainable Beauty
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32. Visions of Necker’s environment
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33. If there is any hope of change it has to #startwithU
U must CHANGE
U must GROW
U must GET UNCOMFORTABLE
My Biggest Lesson #startwithU
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