destination sustainability
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Sustainability Drinks - Professional Green Networking Drinks - Summer 2012TRANSCRIPT
Destination Sustainability
Paul Anderson MBA BSc. MRICS
Sustainability Drinks Network 2012
The old way……… “Sustainability Hell” – Destination landfill.
“Love NZ”. Sustainability Heaven…. The easy wins that change behaviors.
Tangible Sustainability. Provide the infrastructure to exploit a trend….After all………….. Cycling is the new golf….
Sustainable Infrastructure: To get people on bikes you need a safe place to cycle. “Wiggo” winning Gold isn’t enough to get folks on a bike. Governments need to do more.
Another easy win and be proud to tell every one about it!
Destination Sustainability is about doing the “right thing”. There is nothing “wishy washy” about putting people and safety first.
Businesses that make a difference today are the ones that put safety at the forefront of corporate and business strategy.
Sustainability is mainstream. Sustainability reduces business costs and provides real jobs.
Sustainability is at the forefront of big business.
The “big picture” game changers.
US Govt. $4 Billion Green Building Initiative
“Making our buildings more energy-efficient is one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest ways for us to create jobs, save money and cut down on harmful pollution,”
President Obama
2 December 2011
Governments create energy policy but agents for change can influence this policy.
What does it take to be a a world leader in construction?
“ The word impossible is not in leaders dictionaries.
No matter how big the challenges, strong faith,
determination and resolve will overcome them”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
World Leadership in Green Buildings – The Sustainability Equilibrium
A Final thought
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
Greek Proverb
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