A view of some emerging issues on the CSR and Sustainability radars of several organisations. Covers core and emerging environmental, social issues and specific areas related to data and policy changes. Presentation has been used with a number of companies to stretch current thinking about CSR remit and future priorities.

1. Emerging
CR
Issues
Ini%al
Perspec%ves
|
14
May
2012

2. Context
Emerging
CR
Issues
Almost
Zero
Waste
Key
Resource
Constraints
Lease
Everything
Less
Energy
Water
Management
Local
Foods
Planetary
Stress
Less
Variety
Richer
Poorer
Social
NGOs
Cri@cal
Dependency
Ra@os
Healthcare
vs
Sickcare
Net
Posi@ve
Impact
Migra@on
Magnets
Data
Security
Privacy
Backlash
This
is
an
overview
of
the
of
some
issues
on
different
companies’
Corporate
Responsibility
radars
to
s;mulate
discussion

3. Key
Resource
Constraints
Emerging
CR
Issues
We
will
see
economic,
physical
and
poli;cal
shortages
of
key
materials
that
will
result
in
major
changes
in
perspec;ves
–
of
governments,
companies
and
many
an
individual

4. Almost
Zero
Waste
Emerging
CR
Issues
Escala;ng
waste
produc;on
and
new
aFtudes,
approaches,
regula;on
and
business
models
lead
many
to
aim
for
an
almost
zero
waste
society
by
increasingly
seeing
waste
as
a
key
resource

5. Less
Energy
Emerging
CR
Issues
All
consumers
are
incen;vised
to
use
significantly
less
energy
as
escala;ng
growth
in
carbon
emissions
forces
leading
suppliers
to
change
their
business
models

6. Water
Management
Emerging
CR
Issues
Advanced
water
purifica;on,
irriga;on
and
desalina;on
all
combine
to
help
communi;es
and
companies
to
beLer
manage
the
escala;ng
supply
/
demand
imbalance

7. Richer
Poorer
Emerging
CR
Issues
Widening
differences
in
wealth
between
and
within
urban
and
rural
communi;es
extends
the
gap
between
rich
and
poor
-­‐
but
they
increasingly
need
each
other

8. Lease
Everything
Emerging
CR
Issues
Rising
sustainability
impera;ves,
new
business
models
and
increasing
cost
of
ownership
shiQ
the
balance
from
ownership
to
access
and
we
all
prefer
to
rent
than
buy

9. Less
Variety
Emerging
CR
Issues
The
future
is
one
of
reduced
choice
but
not
less
interest
as
retailers
provide
an
increasingly
edited
porRolio
of
products
through
more
efficient
and
personalised
channels

10. Local
Foods
Emerging
CR
Issues
Increased
transparency
on
food
availability,
eco-­‐literacy
and
concerns
around
security
and
land
use
accelerate
mass
consump;on
of
locally
grown
and
processed
foods

11. Healthcare
vs.
Sickcare
Emerging
CR
Issues
As
sickcare
dominates
healthcare
budgets,
some
companies
shiQ
from
simply
encouraging
employee
wellness
to
having
to
directly
cover
the
cost
of
their
employees
lifestyle
driven
chronic
diseases

12. Cri;cal
Dependency
Ra;os
Emerging
CR
Issues
50%
plus
dependency
ra;os
hit
key
markets
and
force
major
realignment
of
some
government
financing
priori;es
towards
greater
healthcare
and
less
infrastructure
investment

13. Migra;on
Magnets
Emerging
CR
Issues
Immigra;on
is
part
of
economic
development
strategies
and,
especially
in
low
fer;lity
economies,
na;ons
posi;on
themselves
to
aLract
the
most
beneficial
migrants

14. Mega
City
States
Emerging
CR
Issues
Mayors
lead
bold
ini;a;ves
to
place
their
ci;es
at
the
forefront
ahead
of
many
countries
and
the
C400
becomes
more
influen;al
than
the
G20
as
City
States
set
the
global
standards

15. Social
NGOs
Emerging
CR
Issues
Increased
loss
of
faith
in
ins;tu;ons
to
drive
change
coupled
with
social
networking
leads
to
rapid
mobilisa;on
of
people
around
specific
issues
and
the
rise
of
new,
more
influen;al
Social
NGOs

16. Data
Security
Emerging
CR
Issues
All
data
held
electronically
will
be
treated
as
being
in
the
public
domain
-­‐
the
wise
CEO
will
retain
control
of
the
company’s
vital
data
and
key
discussions
will
be
one-­‐on-­‐one
and
in
person

17. Privacy
Backlash
Emerging
CR
Issues
In
a
smarter,
more
connected
world,
responsibili;es
for
data
management
will
blur
between
the
individual,
companies
and
society
as
privacy
boundaries
are
consistently
pushed

18. Planetary
Stress
Emerging
CR
Issues
As
more
planetary
boundaries
are
evidently
exceeded
the
irreversible
shiQ
of
the
overall
ecosystem
at
last
acts
as
the
catalyst
for
change
-­‐
but
not
via
global
coordina;on

19. Net
Posi;ve
Impact
Emerging
CR
Issues
Making
an
overall
posi;ve
impact
on
society
and
the
environment
becomes
a
dis;nc;ve
capability
for
many
and
a
source
of
consumer
facing
differen;a;on
for
some

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