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Sustainability: Now and Next

Anu ChaudharyHead- Corporate Sustainability

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It’s Business… It’s Holistic…

PROFITS

ENVIRONMENTSOCIETY

And it’s across the Value Chain…

SUSTAINABILITY

5 Mega Trends

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Mega Trend # 1

Climate change is firmly on the global agenda and business will have to do more

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Climate Change: What does this mean?

Renewableswillgainground

Energyefficiencyandswitchtocleanerfuelswillaccelerate

Investinginlow-carbongrowthinevitable

Companiesmustbuildrobustlow-carbonstrategies,integrateintocapex/opex decisions

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Extreme Climate Events: What does this mean?

Increasedfrequencyofnaturaldisasters

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Mega Trend #3

Competition for water will increase

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Competition for Water: What does this mean?

Waterintensiveprocesseswillbeunderthreat

CompanieswillhavetodemonstratethattheyareNOTapartoftheproblem

WaterEfficiency&Purification– aBusinessopportunity

NeedtobuildRobustWaterefficientstrategies,CSRinterventions,Technology&processinnovations

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Companies and Development: What does this mean?

ManySDGsdirectlyrelatedtoroleofthecompanies

Forissueslikewaterandpollution,gazewillshiftfromgovernmentstocompanies

Companieswillbeexpectedtodomoreondiversityofworkforce

Consumerswillincreasinglyfactorsustainabilitywhilemakingchoices.

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Mega Trend # 5

Investors will get more active on ESG

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Increasingly Active Investors: What does this mean?

Investorsincreasinglyfactoringsustainabilityintotheirinvestmentdecisions

COP21sawseveralinvestorsannouncingpullingoutofcarbon-intensiveinvestmentse.g.fossilfuel-basedindustries

Needtounderstandinvestorexpectationsandcommunicatebetter

Wemustembedsustainabilityintocorebusinessstrategy

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