planet first presentation from bywaters event 'cities within a city
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New ways of doing business
• £456 million net saving
• Sold over 1 billion sustainable products
• Plan A has contributed to a 3% rise in brand value
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We must cut carbon
emissions sharply and rapidly
to avoid “severe, widespread,
and irreversible impacts.”
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Climate change
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Driving change
85% FTSE100 reporting carbon
c.10,000 companies in Carbon Reduction Commitment & Mandatory GHG reporting
9,000 organisations ESOS compliant
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9 out of 10 people say a company must act with
integrity at all times
Cohne &Wolfe, Age of Authenticity 2014
Integrity is expected
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Social engagement
50% consumers will pay extra for goods from socially
responsible companies
(up 5% from 2011)
Nielsen Global Survey of Corporate Citizenship (2013)
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93% CEOs see sustainability as important to the future success of their business
See sustainability as an opportunity for growth and innovation
Accenture
78%
CEOs buy-in
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1. Align with their sustainability strategy
2. Create building ‘Sustainability Champions’
3. Agree sustainability programme
4. Set targets and measure
5. Enjoy the journey
Collaborate with occupiers
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Collaboration
Organisations that collaborate are likely to be:
• Twice as profitable• Grow twice as fast their competitors