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Toby Robins

Toby Robins. Sustainable Development Director. Embedding Sustainability in SMEs. 34% by 2020. 80% by 2050. Big companies starting to do their bit. S&P 500 68% (2010: 48%) FTSE 100 – 97%. and SMEs ?. Embedding sustainable practices. Big companies. Small companies.

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Toby Robins

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  1. Toby Robins Sustainable Development Director

  2. Embedding Sustainability in SMEs

  3. 34% by 2020 80% by 2050

  4. Big companies starting to do their bit... • S&P 500 68% (2010: 48%) • FTSE 100 – 97%

  5. and SMEs ?...

  6. Embedding sustainable practices Big companies Small companies

  7. SMEs account for 45% of the British economy (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 2008).

  8. Adaptable, responsive, entrepreneurial

  9. 2 + 2 = 5

  10. What is the missing ingredient? ? ? ?

  11. Knowledge

  12. Relatively expensive for government to educate • Discouraged from taking the time due to media-presented • uncertainty

  13. Clearly there is an opportunity… • Consider The Sunday Times 9 out of 10 of the greenest • employers were SMEs. • Wiles Greenworld • UKOS • Fourfront Group • Commercial • Warren Evans • Nikwax • Morgan Lovell • Purcell Milller Tritton • Marriot Hotels • International • 0 Octink The greenest employees

  14. In an SME the boss is sitting right beside you

  15. Privately-owned so financial investment not • constrained by ROI, IRR, shareholders

  16. How can we help? • Big Company supply chain management • Government focus • Industry influencing the media • SMEs – Realising the opportunity

  17. Thank You Toby.robins@wilesgreenworld.co.uk 020 8758 7700

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