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AUDRONĖ ALIJOŠIUTĖ-PAULAUSKIENĖsustainability expert, BEF Lithuania

independant expert at national contanct point of OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises

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Baltic Environmental Forum

• Nongovernmentalorganisations

• Protectingnaturenotfrompeople,buttogetherwithpeople

• Biodiversityandnatureconservation

• Agroecology• Sustainablebusiness

NationalContactPoint(NCP)forOECDGuidelinesforMultinationalEnterprises

•Voluntaryprinciples&standardstopromotecorporateresponsibility•Legallybindingoncountriesbutnotcompanies•Basedoninternationaltreaties&conventions•Donotoverridenationallaws•Promoted&implementedbyGovernmentsviaNationalContactPoints(NCP’s)•Complaintmechanism–NonJudicial

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YOU and sustainability✓Find the person you know at least. ✓Discuss : „what ’ s my personal cont r ibu t ion to

sustainability?“ ✓Tell you pair’s one most sustainable habit.

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Futurepreneursisallaboutcreatingabusinessthatmakesanimpact.

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2019 innovation scoreboards: The innovation performance of the EU and its regions

• Abouttwo-thirdsofEurope'seconomicgrowthoverthelastdecadeshasbeendrivenbyinnovation.

• EacheuroinvestedbytheEUinnovationprogrammecanpotentiallygenerateareturnofupto€11ofGDPover25years.

• Investmentsinresearchandinnovationsareexpectedtogenerateupto100,000newjobsinresearchandinnovationactivitiesbetween2021and2027.

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encouraging 2019s

•TheriseofESGratingsbytheworld’slargestinvestors•Thecontinuedgrowthofsustainablefoodsystems•Newentrantsseekingtodramaticallyscaleuprenewableenergypurchases•Companiestakingasignificantbiteoutoffoodwaste•Morebusinessesmakingzero-net-carboncommitments•Morebrandscommittingtodramaticallycutplasticwaste•Banksandinsurersfactoringclimateriskintoloansandpolicies•Vehiclecompanieselectrifyingtransportation•Marketsforcarbontechproductsandservicestakingoff•Reusemodelsstartingtorampup

2020GreenBizGroupInc

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http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

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Geological time scale

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PRECAMBRIANARCHEAN PROTEROZOIC

Bakterijos Deguonis Pirmuonys

570 505 438 408 360 286 245 208 144 66

PALEOZOIC MESOZOICCAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN SILURIAN DEVONIAN CARBONIFEROUS PERMIAN TRIASSIC JURASSIC CRETACEOUS

Moliuskai Zuvys Augalai Medziai Reptilijos Pauksciai, zinduoliai Isnyko dino

66 57 37 24 5,3 1,6

TERTIARYPALEOCENE EOCENE OLIGOCENE MIOCENE PLIOCENE

Primatai AustrolapitekasArkliai

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QUATERNARYPLEISTOCENE HOLOCENE

Akmeniniai irankiai Homo erectus UgnisNeandar-talietis

Fosil fuel

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THE ANTHROPOCENETHE ANTHROPOCENE: ARE WE OVERWHELMING THE FORCES OF NATURE ?

Wetransfer57000mln.tofrocks-3timesmorethanriverfloedoes(22000mln.t)(Priceetal2011).

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NEW GLOBAL CONTEXT

• Risingrisks:• Globalisationv.s.globalisation• Demographicchanges• Urbanisation• Digitalisation• Environmentaldegradation• Impactonhealth

WEF,GlobalRisksreport,2017

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TOP 5 GLOBAL RISKS in terms of impact

Theglobalrisklandscapeseemstobechangingfasterthanourabilitytomanageit.

2007 2020

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The Club of Rome

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• EuropeanGreenDealcouldbeagame-changerforEuropeandEuropeancitizens.• TherealisationofthefinalDealmustreflecttheparadigmandsystemsshiftswesourgentlyneed.

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ecosystem service valuation

• economicinvisibilityofnatureisaproblem• ThevalueofUKfishlandingsisabout£600millionperannum(p.a.),• Biodiversitypollinationservicesareestimatedat£430millionp.a• Timbervaluesarejustunder£100millionp.a.

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https://www.footprintcalculator.org

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Confused about Sustainability?

Smart GrowthCHANGE

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Real sustainability

Environment

Society

Economy

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• NisforNature:• Healthyairandwaterquality,sustainableresourceuse,sufficienthabitat(especiallyfor

endangeredspecies),thepreservationofscenicbeauty

• EisforEconomy:• Vitalbusinesses,goodinfrastructure,thesufficientproductionofgoodsandservices,a

solidfinancialsector,andgoodjobsorpeopleatgoodwages

• SisforSociety:• Thehealthofourcommunities,institutions,schools,culturaltraditions,andthearts,and

theorganizationalstructuresandlegalframeworksthatprotectequalityandopportunityforall

• WisforWell-Being:• Ourindividualhealth,happiness,education,satisfaction,andfulfillment,aswellasthe

healthofourfamiliesandprimaryrelationships,andthequalityofourlivingandworkingenvironments

The Sustainability Compass A tool for understanding sustainable development

AlanAtKisson,Sustainabilityisforeveryone,2013

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✓we can not extract more than can be safelycontainedorre-absorbed

✓wemustnotdisturbadelicatebalanceofecologybyintroducingproductsthatarealientonature

✓ nature is our life-supporting system–wemust notdiminishit

✓ about equity – all people in the world need thebenefitsofnature–equally

PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY

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Sustainable development

Source:ThePartnershipforActiononGreenEconomy(PAGE)

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ECODESIGN

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ECO- EFFICIENCY

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self-healing rubber

reversiblepolymerbonds

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Sustainability✓ Process

✓ Taking into account financial, environmental, social and ethical issues

✓ Long term vision

✓ Modern development is focused on short-term economic benefit

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Growth is at the heart of the business model?

• The1970’sdoctrineofMiltonFriedman:• “Thesocialresponsibilityofbusinessistoincreaseitsprofits”. But the foundation of this model

was developed at a time when we didn’t comprehend the natural limits to growth.

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Corporate social responsibility

•organisation takes responsibility of its decisions and operations on society and environment and follows the principles of transparent and ethical behaviour, which:

✓ meet the principles of sustainable development and social wellbeing;

✓ takes into account expectations of interest groups;

✓ comply existing laws and international norms;

✓ is integrated into the internal processes as well as external relations.

According to ISO26000

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Interface

• aworldwidecommercialflooringcompanyandgloballeaderinsustainability,• 2019netsalesmorethan$1.0billion

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CocoPallet

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BOLT THREADS

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BUILDING TOMORROW

https://hello-tomorrow.org/s

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Responsibility IntersectoralagreementsIntergenerationalagreements

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Responsible Innovation

• isintegratedintoyourcompany’sgoalsandgovernance• transparent• anticipatesimpacts• earlyconsiderationofimpacts• considerationofpotentialpositiveandnegativeimpactsonsociety,theeconomy,andtheenvironment-whatcouldgowrongorhowtheinnovation’susecouldhaveapotentiallyharmfuleffectonpeopleortheenvironmentinthelongterm.

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Group work: impacts of business WHATPROBLEMDOYOUSOLVE?HOWWILLYOUCONTRIBUTETOSUSTAINABILITY?

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Select the challenge

• Groups

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5 Steps

1. Whatishappening?Shareinformationabouttheissue2. Whyitishappening?Thinkaboutthecauses3. Brainstormideas:waystoaddressandimprovetheissue4. Makeaplanabouthowtoimplementyourideas5. Tocapitoff...makeacommitmenttodoit!

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PROBLEM SOLVING: why is it happening?

Central Challenge

ETC.…

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

ECONOMY

Cause 1.1

Cause 1.2

Cause 2.1

Cause 3.1

Cause 3.2

Cause 3.3

ETC.…

WHYARETHESETHINGSHAPPENING?

NEGATIVEEFFECTS

Solution1.1.1

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WHYARETHESETHINGSHAPPENING?

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rerumcognoscerecausas(tounderstandthecausesofthings)

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