This document discusses the concept of sustainability as a new business model that considers future generations and the environment. It provides examples of sustainable businesses and social entrepreneurs that have generated solutions to social and environmental problems. While progress has been made, bridging divides between business and sustainability advocates will be important to achieve environmental stewardship, prosperity, and equity for all.

1. Sustainabilitythe new business model

2. industrialisation sustainability 1776 image: made available copyright free from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20070616_Dampfmaschine.jpg

3. image from: http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/376204-really-really-boring-totally-pointless-snippets-information-thread-mk-xiii-151.html We don’t need no education _ Pink Floyd

4. image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Silent_Spring_Book-of-the-Month-Club_edition.JPG

5. from www.stakeholderengagement.co.nz with permission

6. from www.stakeholderengagement.co.nz with permission

7. Resource depletion Resource needs by 2020 Resource needs by 2030 “This situation has become today’s decisive environmental challenge, and is fast becoming tomorrow’s critical economic challenge.” John elkington, The Power of Unreasonable People, p.185

8. Inequity The richest 2% of adults own more than half global wealth. What is the impact of this information? How do you feel about our world?

10. behaviour (what we say and do) beliefs attitudes perceptions values capabilities adapted from Sue Knight,NLP at Work image from: http://www.atam.org/OctoberSurprises.html

11. Bridging perceptual gaps

12. aspires to sustainability appreciates diverse efforts and approaches thinks vegans oppress vegetables – belongs to VHEMT cares only for profit – would sell grandmother’s kidneys

13. Where are you placed? If you regard yourself as a business person: Where do you sit on the business continuum? Where do think sustainability advocates sit (on average) If you regard yourself as a sustainability advocate: Where do you sit on the sustainability continuum? Where do think business people sit (on average)

14. How SuperCorps are Changing the Workforce and the World Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Harvard Video Ideacast)

15. Sustainable businesses generate solutions for the betterment of mankind.

16. Sustainability… as innovation “.. as processes of value creation and securing competitive advantage” C.K. Prahalad “In the U.S. we have a whole buch of legacy systems and legacy thinking”. C.K. Prahalad

17. CK Prahald’s Agenda for the Future of Humanity Thinkers 50

18. Shai Agassi’s bold plan for electric cars - TED Better Place

19. World investments in cleantech source: http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/seven-renewable-energy-targets-for-2020/8471/

20. BBC News Interview with James Brett

21. Muhammad Yunus – The Social Business Model (Fora TV) “Poverty is not created by poor people. It is created by the systems we have built, the institutions we have designed, and the concepts we have formulated”. Building Social Business, p.5

22. I was pleased, but not fully satisfied. I looked at this cornstarch cup and asked, “Could I eat it? Why should poor people pay for this container that has to be thrown away? Why can’t you make an edible cup? Children will eat the cup after they have finished the yoghurt, and that way they will receive even more nutrition.” The Danone research team in Paris is working on meeting this goal. I predict they will do it – and that the result may sometime revolutionize food packaging. Muhammad Yunus, Building Social Business, p 91

23. Grameen Companies Grameen Bank: 8 million borrowers – 97% are women Mission: To eradicate poverty

25. Ray Avery – World Class New Zealand – Mondiale TEDxAuckland – Ray Avery – Medical Innovation and Applied Knowledge

30. from The 8th Habit, Stephen Covey

31. Some principles Everyone is included (pragmatic and just) Povery is as great a threat as climate change (intractable problems) Fresh thinking and fresh perspectives are needed (unity and inclusiveness) What else do you get out of the concepts and examples presented?

32. If a… 0 IVII 500 Businessman Banker Doctor Christian Muslim Aetheist Greenie Politician comes up with a good idea – it’s a good idea. We need to encourageinclusive thinking!

33. Business opportunities? Sustainability at the heart of strategy Innovate Reduce costs and broaden the market

34. 10 great divides demographics (population) finance (haves and have nots) nutrition resources environment health gender education technology security

37. electricity

38. vehicle costs/fuel costs

39. rates

40. food?

41. dependencyWhat opportunities can you see, what would you like to solve?

43. Review some of the resources in this presentation – see slide share

44. Join Transition Towns/ website discussions?

45. Reflect on your possible perceptual gaps.

46. Read Sustainability 2.0 (free on the net)

47. Read Peter’s blog “Sustainability 2.0”

48. Read “The Power of Unreasonable People by Joh Elkington and Pamela Hartigan

49. Read Building Social Business by Muhammad Yunus