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Business SOS Sustainability Opportunity Success

41st Annual Business Outlook Conference

October 21, 2011

Sustainability –What’s it mean?

sus·tain verb

1. to keep in existence; maintain

2. to keep up or keep going, as an action or process

3. To cause or allow something to continue for a period of time

sus·tain·a·ble adj.

1. capable of being sustained

2. pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by

using techniques that allow for continual reuse

3. of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so

that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged

sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty noun

1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld or confirmed

2. the capability to endure

VCEDA

Which best represents your

employer?

Private

Sector

Public Sector Non Profit

Sector

Not

employed

64%

2%

19%16%

A. Private Sector

B. Public Sector

C. Non Profit Sector

D. Not employed

Does your employer have a formal

sustainability program?

A. B. C.

33% 33%33%

Source: The Third Annual Sustainability Global Executives Survey , MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2011

A. Yes

B. No

C. Not sure

How has your organization’s commitment to sustainability – in

terms of management attention and investment changed in

the past year?

Increased

commitment

No change in

commitment

Decresased

commitment

Not sure

67%

6%3%

24%

A. Increased sustainability

commitments

B. No change in

sustainability

commitments

C. Decreased sustainability

commitments

D. Not sure

68

26

2

59

34

3

25

34

24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Increased Commitment No Change Decreased Commitment

2011

2010

2009

How has your organization's commitment to sustainability - in terms of management attention and investment changed in the past year?


How do you expect your organization’s commitment

to sustainability – in terms of management attention

and investment – will change in the year ahead?

Will increase

sustainability

Will make no

changes

Will decrease

sustainability

Not sure

71%

4%0%

25%

A. Will increase sustainability

commitments

B. Will make no changes to

sustainability commitments

C. Will decrease sustainability

commitments

D. Not sure

74

21

1

69

28

2

27

36

25

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Will Increase Make No Change Will Decrease

2011

2010

2009

How do you expect your

organization's commitment to sustainability - in terms of management attention and investment - will change in the year

ahead?


Is pursuing sustainability related strategies

necessary to be competitive?

Yes No, but will be in

the future

No

78%

6%

17%

A. Yes

B. No, but will be in

the future

C. No

67

22

7

55

32

8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Yes No, but will be in the future No

2011

2010

Is pursing sustainability-related

strategies necessary to be

competitive?


Could a difference in sustainability commitment between you

and your current or potential future employer, be a reason to

change or not choose a company?

Yes No Don't know

53%

10%

37%

A. Yes

B. No

C. I don’t know

49

35

16

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Yes No Don't know

2011

Could a difference in sustainability commitment between you and your

current, or potential employer, be a reason to change company?


Survey 2

VCEDA

Has your definition and understanding of

sustainability changed in the past several

hours?

A. B. C.

70%

0%

30%

A. Yes

B. No

C. Not sure

Have you learned some things that could help your

business be more sustainable?

Yes No Not sure

77%

6%

17%

A. Yes

B. No

C. Not sure

Thank You For Attending

PowerPoint presentations will be

posted to VCEDA Website

(www.vceda.org) by Oct 29.

The 42nd Annual Business Outlook

Conference – October 19, 2012

Mark your calendar now.

VCEDA

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