sustainable financing more about competence than values
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Prof. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, The Natural StepBlekinge Institute of TechnologyReal Change, ChairmanTRANSCRIPT
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Sustainable Financing
- More about competence than values –
Prof. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
The Natural Step
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Real Change, Chairman
TBLI, Amsterdam, 12 Nov 2009
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The Real Change founding partners
Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH)
Lund Institute of Technology (LTH)
The Natural Step International (TNSI)
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Real Change - International Research Program
CORE
…Only Unifying Framework
…Largest and longest process
…Core explores and refines the framework, and elaborates tools for analyses, decision support, planning and monitoring.
…Multi-stakeholder base funding including Swedish EPA, Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova, Formas, Nutec
…Petals are thematic programs from across the globe.
…10 Million USD funding/year
(over and above actions and education from all participants)
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Individuals Groups
Systems thinking
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Threats Forests Agriculture Fisheries Ground water Climate Metals Chemicals Global justice Trust Stories of meaning
Sustainability is a dynamic challenge
Opportunities Largest financial potential Resource costs Waste management costs Tax, legislation, insurance, loans International agreements Innovation/design/new markets Brand
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So, what’s the problem?
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Reductionism
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Structuredoverview
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Backcasting!
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Sustainable Vision
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- Necessary- Enough- General- Concrete- Distinct
Such principles must be...
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Sounds complicated but is the opposite!
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Just ask three magic questions:
Do you have a definition of sustainability?
What is your gap?
How do you bridge it?
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Sustainable energy potential, Thermodynamics, Linkage to material flows, biogeochemical cycles, interdependencies, resilience and adaptivity…
From System: Society in Biosphere…
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In the Sustainable Society, Nature is not subject to systematically increasing...
* …concentrations of substances
* …degradation by physical means.
and
* … undermining of trust.
…to principles designed for this purpose
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Each (large) investment:
Direction right?
Flexible platform to full compliance?
Good ROI?
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IKEA ElectroluxScandic Hilton Sv. McDonalds…
From action in some Swedish business…
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...to spread to 11 countries...
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SuppliersClientsStakeholder dialogues
…to value chains…
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Hydro Polymers
• Substances
• Physical encroaching
• Erosion of trust
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Sustainability Evaluation of PVC using TNS Framework
Addressed by a leading environmental authority in the UK and chaired by J Porritt of the PVC Coordination Group
Forum for the Future – licensee of TNS Framework in the UK
What would it take to make PVC fully sustainable?
2020 Vision Exercise - Involving 36 stakeholders at Tesco
headquarters, UK
Report Produced in July 2000- Based on TNS methodology- Interviews with Industry and Greenpeace- Identifies 5 key sustainability challenges
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No more fossil carbon to atmosphere
Closed loop recycling
No accumulation from emissions
No accumulation from additives
Challenging the whole value chain…
5 Hydro Polymer Challenges
Five challenges
Co-creation of distance learning- throughout value chain -
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Distance learning, 10 credits FSSD
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Strategic Partnerships The Natural Step ©, 2009
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Present
Future
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AgricultureForestryEnergyTrafficMaterials…
…to sectors…
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- The ”Clinical conference” -
… to municipalities and cities…
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Time
ÖvertorneåSEKO (70 local gov’s)WhistlerCalgaryFCMPortlandAPAEU Round TableChequamegon BayMadison W IPortsmouth NHLawrence NJPittsburgh/VandergriftEvanston ILDuluth MNJefferson County WICorvallis ORDublin…
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Time
WHISTLER
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CompellingVisionCore values
Sustainability principles
Strategic goals
2020 Vision of Whistler – policy, business, civic society
Strategic plansAction programs
CurrentReality
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“This simple, science- and systems-based framework is the best out there. It needs to become part of a new common language, as well understood worldwide as the rules of soccer”.
Ken MelamedMayorWhistler, Canada
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ISO14001
Triple bottom line
Sustainable growthFaktor 4
Cleaner Production
Life Cycle
AnalysisZero
EmissionRenewables
RMA
Ecological Footprinting
Sustainability analysis
Ecoliteracy
Factor 10
Hannover Principles
CSR NaturalCapitalism
Miljömålen
EM
AS
EECA
LCA
Ecoeffici
encyAgenda
21
Sustainability
…to tools and concepts
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System Overview
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Backcasting from principles(like chess)Organization X
ISO 14001IndicatorsLCAEcological footprintsFactor 10Zero EmissionNatural CapitalismInvestments?
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Summary of what we know
We KNOW:• Dynamic game possible to define• Self-benefit inevitable (regardless others)• Problem not if, but how and when• Stepping stones vs. choices between evils• Track-record of competence amongst leaders in business and policy• Mistakes are driven by “cosmetics/penance” (vs. “competence and pragmatism”)
• ONLY one way: leaders LEARN the game so that they can ask the right questions and work across boundaries towards goals
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What we know interpreted into method
The organization’s impacts regarding sustainability (defined)• How serious? (scale of impact and contribution)• How acute? (evidence of emerging market)• How exchangeable? (substitution)• Mission how important for others? (innovation for new markets)
↓• Strategic awareness of above?• Strategic communication in-house and outreach?• Evidence of current change?
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Method interpreted into finance
• Risk assessment of investments, loans, insurance• Assessment of opportunities e.g. new products/markets/alliances • Culturing of clients & long term relationships in general• Recruiting new clients and stakeholder/political dialogues • Staff and education and PR• Track record (Banco Real, Cooperate Bank Manchester, VanCity, Cooperators, Banco Funds, SEB, Fortis CRI portfolio).• Reputation/branding