This is my personal account on the topic of sustainability and how the youth may serve as a catalyst for positive change by promoting sustainable practices and activities inside their own organizations

1. WE MEAN BUSINESS!SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION If we live truly, we shall see truly. Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance“ Presented by: Ebenezer Uy

2. Amidst the destruction brought about by disasters… How can the private sector achieve sustainability?

3. Sustainability Sustainability is a holisticprocess wherein society aims to maximize resources while minimizingenvironmental harm through equality (fair and ethical use of resources) connectivity(economic and social goals), human empowerment, capacity buildingandsafety.

5. Focus on Sustainability improves public perception on the private sector

7. Microsoft Corporation Imagine Cup Competition – encourages Youth to create technology based solutions to support UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Microsoft Unlimited Potentials - help create social and economic opportunities wherever people work, live, and do business. ‘ONE WORLD! UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES! ‘– Imagine Cup

10. Action Items for a Sustainable Future Step 4: Integrate CSR to the CORE business of companies Step 5: Innovate and always aim to find ways to improve sustainability

11. Final Thought… “ The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope” - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin