AMEC Supply Chain Awareness Briefing

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AMEC Supply Chain Awareness Briefing

• What is sustainability?

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Welcome to AMECs Supplier Briefing on
Sustainability
We have put this briefing together to explain
what sustainability is and why it is an important
issue for us to manage. We think that having a
sustainability aware supply chain is important so
we can work together to make a difference. Click
on your mouse to continue.
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Triple bottom line approach
Sustainability whats it all about?

• It is a concept closely linked to sustainable
  development which is often described as
• ..development which meets the needs of the
  present without compromising the ability of
  future generations to meet their own needs
• In other words doing business in a way that
  protects the environment maintains social justice
  and continues to provide economic effectiveness
  the triple bottom line approach.

liveable
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL
Sustainable
viable
fair
ECONOMIC

• Definitions
• Sustainability - The capacity to continue in the
  long term
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or
  Corporate Responsibility (CR) - Integrating
  social and environmental concerns into business
  making decisions and operations and into
  stakeholder interactions on a voluntary basis.

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Why is sustainable development important?
ALARMING FACTS

• More than 50 countries in the world are poorer
  now than they were in 1990.
• 16 million agricultural workers will die in
  Africa in the next 20 years
• Every second human activity emits another 700
  tonnes of CO2, enough to fill 140 Olympic size
  swimming pools
• 60 of the worlds ecosystems have been damaged
• 30 of the worlds mammals, birds and fish are
  threatened with extinction
• Extinctions 1000 x natural background
• Every 3 seconds a child dies in Africa

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Our way of life is unsustainable!

• The way that we live our lives is not sustainable
  and it is causing damage to the environment,
  society and the global economy.
• Global top priorities
• Climate change
• Poverty
• Nutrition and health
• Debt
• Fair trade
• Deforestation biodiversity
• Water
• If we do not tackle these issues now the world
  will be a much more difficult place for our
  children to live a decent life.

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United Nations Global Plan of Action

• During 1992 the world came together at the Rio
  Earth summit to decide how we should tackle
  global sustainable development issues. This led
  to the UN Agenda 21 which details a plan of
  action into the 21st century.
• It was this document that led to the development
  of
• Montreal protocol
• Global Compact
• Kyoto protocol
• Millennium Development Goals

United Nations Agenda 21

• Addressing
• Social and economic problems
• Conservation and resources management
• Strengthening the role of women youth
• Implementation strategies

For more information http//www.un.org/esa/sustde
v/documents/agenda21/index.htm
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UN Agenda 21, Chapter 30, paragraph 30.1
Business and industry, including transnational
corporations and their representative
organisations should be full participants in the
implementation and evaluation of activities
related to Agenda 21.
We must all play a part
All businesses both large and small can improve
their response to global sustainability issues.
It is not only the morally responsible thing to
do it is also good for business. In years to
come, the only truly successful businesses will
be those that achieve a sustainable balance
between their own interests, and those of society
and the natural world.
Kinds of questions to ask ourselves
Can we cut our carbon dioxide emission
Is our material from ethical sources
Is child labour endemic in our supply chain
Can we use more recycled products
Are we paying a fair days wage
Can we do more with less
Do our activities exploit those in poverty
Are we complicit in the abuse of human rights
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Thank you for completing the supplier briefing
session. For more information on AMECs
sustainability programme please go
to www.amec.com/ We have also produced a guide
on developing an Agenda 21 - sustainability plan
which you can find on the supplier portal.
Remember good planets are hard to find.