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Sustainable development
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will”.
Mohandas Gandhi
What is sustainability?
Open Google and you will find thousands of definitions…
People-Planet-Profit – the criteria of sustainable business – the company that aims not only at maximizing profit, but is eco-friendly and considerate towards its employees
In other words…Operating at high standards
Companies with LR sustainability
goals
Sustainable
High Profit
Low Profit
Not sustainable
Companies ignoring
sustainable development
LOW STANDARDS
HIGH STANDARDS
Today
Sustainable companies
Sustainable
High Profit
Low Profit
Not sustainable
Companies ignored sustainable
development
LOW STANDARDS
Future
HIGH STANDARDS
Multinational Corporations struggle to become the most sustainable companies in the world
A few big examples…
Clothes
Bath WC
Dishes
Glass
Universal
Terra is an existing umbrella brand of Henkel company which offers housecleaning detergents made from natural Palm Kernel oil instead of petroleum.
Source: http://www.terra-henkel.de/
Source: http://asimpleswitch.com/global/philips-and-energy-efficiency
Philips Green Products can reduce costs, energy consumption and CO2 emissions. How? They offer customers, users and society a significant environmental improvement in one or more of the Philips Green Focal Areas - Energy efficiency, Packaging, Hazardous substances, Weight, Recycling and disposal, and Lifetime reliability.
Sustainable approach
15 years of experience in advanced assessments, such as: Climate Declarations and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Carbon and Eco-footprints Life-Cycle Assessments (LCA) Environmental Risk Assessments (ERA) Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) Aspect & Impact Analysis (AIA) Eco Services Review (ESR) Eco-Efficiency Assessments (EEA) Life Cycle Costing (LCC) Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Internalize external costs of environmental impacts (ExternE) Costs on environmental impacts and resources (EPS)
Source: http://www.akzonobel.com/sustainabledevelopment/approach/overview/
But all big journeys start with small steps…
• Healthy environment (physical and moral) for the staff
• Promotion of green products among suppliers and customers
• Efficient use of energy, water, raw materials, paper, etc.
• Calculating and further reduction of carbon footprint
• Choosing for eco-friendly technology
• Production of green products and services
• Setting LR aims of sustainable development