Presentation at the Massachusetts Green Careers Conference on October 4, 2018

1. Shaping the Future
of Sustainability
Jen Boudrie
October 4, 2018

2. 1
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken
2
The United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals

3. Drawdown
by Paul Hawken
maps, measures, models,
describes, & prioritizes
100 substantive solutions
to global warming

4. Solutions by Sector
• Electricity Generation
• Food
• Women and Girls
• Buildings and Cities
• Land Use
• Transport
• Materials
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions

13. United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals

14. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

19. Global Reporting Initiate for Businesses

20. Global Reporting Initiative
Environmental Standards
Materials
Energy
Water & Effluents
Biodiversity
Emissions
Effluents & Waste
Environmental Compliance
Supplier Environmental
Assessment
Economic Standards
Economic Performance
Market Presence
Indirect Economic Impacts
Procurement Practices
Anti-corruption
Anti-competitive Behavior
Social Standards
Employment
Labor/Management Relations
Occupational Health & Safety
Training & Education
Diversity & Equal
Opportunity
Non-discrimination
Local Communities
Supplier Social Assessment
Public Policy
Customer Health & Safety
Marketing & Labeling
Customer Privacy
Socioeconomic Compliance
Freedom of Association &
Collective Bargaining
Child Labor
Forced/Compulsory Labor
Security Practices
Rights of Indigenous People
Human Rights Assessment

21. Other Frameworks
Communities:
STAR
Transition Teams

22. SOURCE: http://www.starcommunities.org

24. Transition Teams
“Ideally, working groups are needed for all aspects of life that your
community needs to sustain itself and thrive.
Examples of these are: food, waste, energy, education, youth,
local economics, transport, water, local government.”
SOURCE: http://transitionus.org/initiatives/12-steps

25. “Project Drawdown is the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to
reverse global warming. We did not make or devise the plan—the
plan exists and is being implemented worldwide. It has been difficult
to envision this possibility because the focus is overwhelmingly on
the impacts of climate change. We gathered a qualified and diverse
group of researchers from around the world to identify, research, and
model the 100 most substantive, existing solutions to address climate
change. What was uncovered is a path forward that can roll back
global greenhouse gas emissions within thirty years. The research
revealed that humanity has the means and techniques at hand.
Nothing new needs to be invented, yet many more solutions are
coming due to purposeful human ingenuity. The solutions we
modeled are in place and in action. Humanity’s task is to accelerate
the knowledge and growth of what is possible as soon possible.”

26. Thank you