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Sustainability model. A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE More info at http://avbp.net. AVBP Stephen.hinton@avbp.net mobile +46730311625 home office +4687440345 website http://avbp.net. How is it going?. Our Health? The Environment? Economic development? Communities?. Globesity
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Sustainability model A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE More info at http://avbp.net AVBP Stephen.hinton@avbp.netmobile +46730311625home office +4687440345website http://avbp.net
How is it going? Our Health? The Environment? Economic development? Communities?
Globesity It’s a bitter truth to swallow: About every fourth person on Earth is too fat. Obesity is fast becoming one of the world’s leading reasons why people die. International Obesity Task Force The Associated Press May 10, 2004
“We are building obesogenic environments,” Dr Billie Giles-Corti School of Public Health at the University of Western Australia in Perth.
It is very likely that greenhouse gases have at least doubled the risk and our best estimate is that (extreme weather conditions are) now four times more likely as a result of human influence on climate. Hadley Centre 1 Dec 2004
One new foreign-run factory opens in China every 26 minutes Tom Peters
There’s going to be a bloody contest—a bloody economic contest for the best professional jobs. Given the new telecommunications—which means that no human being is more than six-tenths of a second away from any other human being—there’s no reason in the world to think that the Chinese, who value education so much, and the Indians, who value education so much, are not going to be competing for the very best jobs, even if those jobs are subcontracted to some American shell. Tom Peters
Energy prospects after the petroleum age At the latest when discoveries of new reserves fall short of demand – which may be the case in just a few years for oil, and slightly later for natural gas – energy prices will climb significantly. Deutsche Bank Research 02 12 2004
The way forward? To a healthy life… Preserving the environment… Keeping organizations stable… And communities thriving?
From Individuals From organisations From Communities We must limit the burden we place on the Earth so it will be able to support coming generations Healthy Environment
as they use Earth’s resources responsibly Healthy Environment Thriving Communities Organisations must balance their budgets too, Organisations with balanced budgets Companies contribute to the community by providing jobs, etc
Healthy Individuals Organisations Healthy Individuals contribute positively to organizations and the community Thriving Communities
Thriving Communities Organizations in economic balance Healthy Individuals Health is good for companies and society
Healthy Individuals Organizations in economic balance Thriving Communities Sustainability is a lasting dynamic balance between these factors Healthy Environment
Yet there will be less and less energy available to complete this transition • Oil will peak long before 2050 • Demand will continue to grow by 2.5 % a year at least • Shortage of energy will destabilize economies
On the assumption of constant annual output and with the given reserves, the federal agency expects the “depletion mid-point” – at which half the oil presumed to exist throughout the world has already been produced and used – to be reached within the next 15 to 20 years. Deutsche Bank Research 02 12 2004
The go sustain top ten list • Look at how your company can contribute to a reasonable standard of living with the least emissions from fossil fuel. • Find others with the same purpose. Work across the board toward promoting a dynamic stability between living standard, environmental protection, economic balance and health • Work to help wean consumers off short term hits of happiness to longer lasting true satisfaction in their lives. • Use IT to the fullest • Reimagine your company Read Tom Peters • It is the behaviour of the human that is putting too much stress on the earth. Together, look at how your company and customers are behaving to find clues to how to reduce their impact. • Be transparent about all you are doing for sustainability • Explain how the values that drive your company align with the values of sustainability • Offer the developing world ways of increasing their living standard without increasing emissions. • Help customers make informed choices. Explain clearly how customers using your product promote sustainability.