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Sustainable Economic Development 05/05/2009 Sustainability Roundtable North East Wisconsin

Sustainable Economic Development 05/05/2009 Sustainability Roundtable North East Wisconsin Jay Moynihan UW-Extension Shawano County jay.moynihan@ces.uwex.edu. Sustainability 3-Legged Stool. Sustainability. Environmental Leg 0 Pollution & Waste Renewable Energy Conservation

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Sustainable Economic Development 05/05/2009 Sustainability Roundtable North East Wisconsin

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  1. Sustainable Economic Development 05/05/2009 Sustainability Roundtable North East Wisconsin Jay Moynihan UW-Extension Shawano County jay.moynihan@ces.uwex.edu

  2. Sustainability 3-Legged Stool Sustainability Environmental Leg 0 Pollution & Waste Renewable Energy Conservation Restoration Economic Leg Good Jobs FairwagesSecurity Infrastructure Fair Trade Social Leg Working conditions Health services Education services Community & Culture Social justice Quality of Life / Genuine Wealth / Genuine Progress

  3. Smart Business 3-Legged Stool Asset Management Natural Capital Financial Capital Built Capital Human Capital Social Capital Sustainable Value Creation

  4. A Sustainable Enterprise A sustainable enterprise does not contribute to increasing … ...concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth’s crust, ...concentrations of substances produced by society, ...degradation of nature by physical means, … and does not contribute to conditions … ... that systematically undermine peoples’ capacity to meet their needs.

  5. Industry & Manufacturing INTELLIGENT MATERIALS http://bio-mimetics.blogspot.com/2009/04/intelligent-materials.html

  6. The Inter-generational Ponzi Scheme 99%waste within 6 weeks of sale 93% Waste Manufacturing Process Materials & Energy Product 7% 80% discarded after a single use Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins

  7. Sustainable Economic Development/ Efficiency Reduce, reuse, recycle waste Substitute, Reduce Redesign Waste Manufacturing Process Materials & Energy Product Product take-back … cradle-to-cradle Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins

  8. Cyclical Borrow-Use-Return Model LESS WASTE ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ECONOMY BORROW USE RETURN SERVICES Bob Doppelt, The Power of Sustainable Thinking; Peter Senge et al., The Necessary Revolution

  9. The Journey 5. Purpose/Passion 4. Integrated StrategyEnhanced business value 3. Beyond Compliance2. Compliance1. Pre-Compliance • Sustainable governance • New products, services, markets • Improved supply chain conditions

  10. Interface, Inc. World’s largest manufacturerof modular and tile carpeting http://www.interfaceinc.com/ “Waste is anything that does not provide value to our customers.”

  11. Sustainable Enterprises Outperform Sept to Nov: 10% differentialJuly-Nov: 15% differential 99 firms, 18 industries A.T. Kearney report, Feb. 2009:"Green Winners: The Performance of Sustainability-Focused Companies in the Financial Crisis

  12. Sustainability is “Lean”2 Because a sustainable business treats its customers and its employees as: Real People…

  13. …and people is what its all about, isn’t it?

  14. www.capacitycenter.org Industry: http://www.capacitycenter.org/Rapid_Climate_Change_Energy_Strategy.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Industrial%20Ecology.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Life_Cycle_Assessment.htm http://www.capacitycenter.org/Bio-based_Production.htm http://www3.uwsuper.edu/sustainability/Biomimetics.htm

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