Business and Sustainable Development

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Business and Sustainable Development Local
Government NZ Conference 29 July 2003 Jo Hume
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Providing business leadership as a catalyst for
change toward sustainable development, and
promoting eco-efficiency, innovation and
responsible entrepreneurship.
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Sustainable Development Is about ensuring a
better quality of life for everyone, now and for
generations to come.

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• Or in other words
• Sustainable Development
• is forms of progress that meet the needs of the
  present without compromising the ability of
  future generations to meet their needs.

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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• NZBCSD Key Objectives
• 1. Committed and representative membership
• Do projects learn by sharing and learn by doing
• Engage with members and stakeholders
• Strong partnership with WBCSD
• Policy development using project analysis as a
  basis

 
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Our Members
3M New Zealand Ltd BP Oil New Zealand Ltd City
Care Ltd DB Breweries Ltd Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd Griffins
Foods Ltd Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd Hubbard Foods
Ltd IAG New Zealand Ltd Interface Agencies
Ltd Infrastructure Auckland Landcare
Research Living Earth Ltd Meridian Energy
Ltd Metro Water Limited Mighty River Power
Ltd Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Money Matters (NZ)
Ltd Morel Co MWH New Zealand Ltd NIWA

• Orion New Zealand Ltd
• Palliser Estate Wines of Martinborough Ltd
• Ports of Auckland
• Port of Tauranga Ltd
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Richmond Ltd
• Sanford Ltd
• Shell New Zealand Ltd
• Telecom New Zealand Ltd
• The Boston Consulting Group
• The Warehouse Group Ltd
• Toyota New Zealand Ltd
• Transfield Services (NZ) Limited
• Transpower New Zealand Ltd
• TranzRail Limited
• Trust Power Ltd
• Urgent Couriers Ltd
• URS New Zealand Ltd
• Vodafone New Zealand Ltd

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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
NZBCSD Executive Committee

• Stephen Tindall, The Warehouse (Chair)
• Eric Barratt, Sanford Ltd (Vice Chair)
• Steve Bonnici, Urgent Couriers
• Kim Ellis, Waste Management
• Rob Fenwick, Living Earth
• Mark Ford, Watercare Services
• Dick Hubbard, Hubbard Foods
• Nick Main, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
• Tim Miles, Vodafone
• Andy Pearce, Landcare Research
• Keith Turner, Meridian Energy

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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Member Engagement

• 80 participation in BCSD initiatives
• 19 (42) produced public sustainability report of
  some form

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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Why are members engaged?
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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• Financial performance of Dow Jones Sustainability
  Index Coys
• July 03 study Sustainability leaders in food
  sector produce healthy returns

• Shareholder returns
• Corporate / employee values
• Risk management
• Appealing to markets
• Appealing to investors
• Efficiency

• July 03 study Responsible business attracts the
  best people.
• Starbucks low staff turnover pays

• IAG managing climate change risk
• Nestle, Nike etc activist/boycott risk

Sanford Marine Stewardship Council
certification of Hoki fishery
The Warehouse FTSE 4 Good, Storebrands ethical
funds

• BP emissions management.
• 3M vapour recovery

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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Projects

• Previous Projects
• Sustainable Development Reporting
• Climate Change
• Zero Waste
• Youth Employment
• Successful Schools

• 2003 Projects
• Emissions Management
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Economic Incentives for SD
• RMA (being scoped)
• Sustainable Development Reporting

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Climate Change Project
Launched Jun 02
Launched Aug 02
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Sustainable Development Reporting
Launched Oct 02
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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• Why Companies are Reporting
• Understanding the business (ref Urgent,
  Interface, Hubbards)
• Marketing (ref Sanford)
• Proactive approach to regulation (ref Watercare,
  Waimangu)
• Walking the Talk (Landcare Research)
• Understanding Stakeholders (ref Hubbards)
• Attracting Investors (ref The Warehouse)

 
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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE

• SDR Learning Group
• Fonterra
• Toyota
• Transfield Services
• Vodafone
• DB
• Ports of Auckland
• Transpower

 
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Zero Waste
Launched Nov 02
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Youth Employment
Launched Mar 03
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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE
2003 Projects
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For more information
www.nzbcsd.org.nz
jo.hume_at_nzbcsd.org.nz