TRICIA CASWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

1. DREAMING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITYWHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TEACHING & LEARNING IN OUR SCHOOLS?CHANGING FUTURES FORUMDEAKIN UNIVERSITYTHURSDAY MAY 20, 2004 TRICIA CASWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY PowerPoint Team: Sarah Holdsworth, Sandra Drcic & Roque Grillo

2. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT “…development (i.e. economic, environmental, social development) that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs… …Sustainable development is not a fixed state of harmony, but rather a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development, and institutional change are made consistent with future as well as present needs.” (World Commission On Environment And Development (1987) Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, Geneva, Switzerland)

3. GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA

4. Ecology Society Economy

5. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL GOES GREEN http://www.unihigh.vic.edu.au/

6. Is your interior designed sustainably? What colour is green? Are the dyes toxic? Are your windows facing north? Is your timber certified sustainable? ARE YOU SUSTAINABLE? What are your carpets made of? Do you need airconditioning? Are your windows double glazed? Is your sofa sustainable?

7. GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY:NEW KNOWLEDGE & INDUSTRY • New language: Concepts, Measures, Approaches • Natural Capitalism and Cradle to Cradle • Sustainability Science: Harvard • Complex Systems Theory: CSIRO • Triple Bottom Line Plus One (GS@RMIT) • Natural Capitalism – Cradle to Cradle • Alliance for Global Sustainability: • 4 Universities, Multidisciplinary, Multicultural, Team Based • Sustainability Industry • Scenarios

8. THE SUSTAINABILITY INDUSTRY 2020THE QUESTIONS Definitions Different from the Environment Industry Opportunities Stand Alone 2020 ENJN STUDY FOR GS@RMIT 2004

9. THE SUSTAINABILITY INDUSTRY 2020ANSWERS? • Confusion • Differences • Sustainability not a Stand Alone • Sustainability Enhanced & Absorbed Across Industries • Individual Expert Connectors ENJN STUDY FOR GS@RMIT 2004

10. GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY SCENARIOS World Business Council for Sustainable Development Global Scenario Group – TELLUS Institute Business Council of Australia Pentagon

11. WHAT IF… The Pentagon’s Worst Nightmare China Goes Green Pelicans, Cows, Whales, Children and their Pets Stop the World Australia: Riding the Wave ?

12. AUSTRALIA: RIDING THE WAVE •  No Guarantee of Future of Prosperity •  Trust in Institutions •  Economy •  Social Capital BCA: Scenarios In Australia’s Next 20 Years (2004)

13. RIDING THE WAVE • No Vision, Leadership •  Terrorism •  Down Shifting • Voting Participation, Counting Engagement •  Demands for Accountabilities •  Single Issues & Vested Interests •  Productivity & Work Force Participation • Education Narrow •  Infrastructure & Cities BCA: Scenarios In Australia’s Next 20 Years (2004)

14. IMAGINING THE UNTHINKABLE THE PENTAGON’S WORST WEATHER NIGHTMARE COMES TRUE http://redalert2.strategy-gaming.com/gameinfo/pictures/landmarks/

15. THE PENTAGON’S WORST WEATHER NIGHTMAREABRUPT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE • Trend  Tipping Point • Atlantic Conveyor Collapse • Big Chill in Europe http://www.jasoncholt.com/prague/prahaflood.html • Major Droughts • Violent Storms & Winds •  Extreme Weather http://www.jasoncholt.com/prague/prahaflood.html

16. CHINA GOES GREEN • Sustainable Development Policies • Agenda 21 Plan • CBCSD Established • Green GDP System by 2010 •  Institutional Capacity, Propriety • 2008 Green Olympics •  Poverty Reduction • Green Business Competitions • Bilateral Collaborations: • Water, Solar, Ecoplans, Buildings • Some State of the Art Mills, • Smelters, Power Stations http://www.sustainability.basf.com/en/sustainability/service/regionen/asien/040116.htm?id=V00-Z6NmL4ioYbcp*-Z

17. APPROACHES TO GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY • Natural Capitalism • Cradle to Cradle • GS@RMIT

18. SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE How can Sustainability Science contribute to ensure: • Nature  Society better included in new models/concepts/earth system/human development • Long term trends analysis in environment and development; reshaping nature  society • Vulnerability/resilience of nature  society in particular places for particular ecosystems and particular livelihoods as determined. Harvard University: JF Kennedy School of Government, Dec 2000 http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/sust.nsf/pubs/pub19

19. SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE How can Sustainability Science contribute to ensure: • Scientifically meaningful limits/boundaries are defined for effective warnings of increased degradation/risks • Incentives (markets/rules/norms/info) are developed for sustainable trajectories • Today’s operational systems for monitoring/reporting TBL+1 are used to navigate to sustainability • Independent activities (research, planning, monitoring, assessment and decisions) are integrated into adaptive management and societal learning. Harvard University: JF Kennedy School of Government, Dec 2000 http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/sust.nsf/pubs/pub19

20. Environment Social & Cultural Economic Governance GS@RMIT: THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE + ONE

21. TBL+1: ENVIRONMENT • Eco-efficiency • Ecological Footprint • Factor 4/Dematerialisation/radical resource productivity • EMS/ISO 14001 • Industrial Ecology & Estates • Local Agenda 21

22. TBL+1: SOCIAL & CULTURAL • Child Labour • Industrial/Employee Relations • Health and Safety • Community Participation/Consultation • Human Rights • Cultural/Linguistic Diversity • Indigenous Land Rights & Use • Social Entrepreneurship • Ethical Leadership • Creative Class

23. Full Cost Accounting (UNEP) Tax Breaks for Land Covenants Supply Chain Economics Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Product Stewardship(Closed Loop) Bioregionalism GDP > GPI Accountability & Transparency Risk Management Dow Jones Sustainability Index Emissions/Rights Trading Companies Born Global Equitable Distribution of Wealth Shareholder Activism Limits to Growth TBL+1: ECONOMIC

24. Corporate Citizenship Trade Agreements National Sovereignty Voluntary Codes of Conduct (Mining) Responsible Care (Chemical) Integrity Pacts Community Right to Know Shareholder Democracy Extraterritoriality (Anti Bribery, Sex Tourism Laws) Covenants and Green Leases Stewardship Agreements (Forestry, Marine) Compliance (Local & National Legislation) International Conventions/ Agreements Multilaterals eg WTO, UN, WB UNDP Good Governance Model TBL+1: GOVERNANCE

25. SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS http://www.ceres.org.au/education/External_programs/SS_casestudy.html#mildurawest • • National, State Programs • Waste Wise • Victorian Schools Innovation Commission (VSIC)

26. UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS CAN LEAD • Scholarship, Teaching, Learning & Research • Intellectual, Technological & Practical • Intellectual Diversity • Younger Generations • Diverse, Extensive, Impacts • Community Connections Forestech The Living Resource Centre East Gippsland Institute of TAFE Affiliate of RMIT since 1992

27. WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY Three key characteristics: • It is self sustaining, i.e. it ensures its own survival (Economic), • It contributes to a sustainable quality of human life in a just society (Social & Cultural and Governance), • It contributes to the design of human activities that sustain the biosphere (Environment). Courtesy of Dexter Dunphy, UTS

28. SCHOOLS – WHAT TO DO? • Specialist Programs/Expertise • Embedding Across All Disciplines • Operations of Schools • Teaching/Learning/Research

29. UNIVERSITIES – WHAT TO DO? • Leadership & Policies • Post Graduate • Train the Trainer • Business & Industry Course

30. GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY CAPABILITIES Students Should: • Understand that there is emerging new knowledge and industry. • Recognise there are complex planetary, societal and economic technological dynamics and systems. • Be able to work in diverse teams, sometimes with unexpected skills/issues. • Be able to think and work across disciplines. • Be able to cope with short and long timetables. • Be aware of unintended consequences. • Be aware of the spectrum from vulnerability to resilience. • Be aware of cultural/historical differences and dimensions. • Be able to relate global  local.

31. RMIT’S PEDAL WASHING MACHINE

32. www.global.rmit.edu.au