DREAMING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY FUTURE FORESTS

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DREAMING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITYFUTURE FORESTS
3rd NOVEMBER 2002

• TRICIA CASWELL
• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

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STATE OF THE WORLD 2002

• Global biosystem forests included decline
• ? Carbon 400M tons since 1990
• 1.1 billion lack clean water
• A six fold increase in death from HIV/AIDS
• 13,000 die a day from water borne diseases
• Global warming and sea level rises

• Many wars in 2000 had a major resource dimension
• Overseas Aid per capita hasnt changed since 1991
• Private capital flows US75M in 1991 to US250B
  in 2000
• 40-50M people in HUMANITARIAN CRISES
• By 2020 food output ? 70
• 38 global arable land very degraded

Worldwatch Institute (State of the World 2002)
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THE TWO EARTH SUMMITS

• RIO
• Greenhouse Kyoto
• Hazardous waste
• Cleaner Consumption
• Forest
• Water
• Ozone
• Biodiversity
• Agenda 21

• Johannesberg
• Poverty
• Kyoto Protocol
• WBCSD and Greenpeace International Partnership
• "The corporate sector need not wait for
  governments to take decisions,"
• Kofi Annan
• WEHAB Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture,
  Biodiversity
• Trade Ethical Trading

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Ecology
Society
Economy
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DRIVERS GLOBAL LOCAL

• Global Associational Revolution
• Community Activism Global, Local, Cyber
  Geopolitical
• Universal scientific recognition of biosystem
  decline
• Compliance international/ national/ disclosure/
  accounting codes/ criminal codes
• New genetic dictionary of life
• New technologies, systems, products, jobs
• Developing world growth and demands
• Born Global
• Population growth

• Disasters catalysts (Environmental, Social,
  Economic and Governance)
• Reputation and credibility
• IT and communication revolutions
• Globalisation (Trade, Capital Flows,
  Communications, Media, Travel, Language)
• Insurance/liability/investment
• Shareholder democratisation
• Global, regional fracas wars, terrorism
• Deep divide wealth, digital, environmental,
  cultural, technological, education
• Urbanisation
• Rise of new nations

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TRUST IS AN ISSUE

• US President G.W. Bush, August 2002, announcing
  the passage of the Carbanes-Oxley Bill through
  Congress.
• This new law sends very clear messages that all
  concerned must heed. This law says to every
  dishonest corporate leader Youll be exposed
• and punished. The era of low standards
• and false profits is over. No board
• Room in America is above or
• beyond the law.
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WBCSD SCENARIOS

• Boiled Frog Death By Denial
• Geopolity Crisis Management
• Jazz Ahead Of The Game

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Modern ? Post Modern Planetism
Peter Ellyard Ideas for a New Millennium
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GS_at_RMIT THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE ONE

• Environment
• Social Cultural
• Economic
• Governance

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GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITYHOPE PROGRESS

• David Suzukis Stories
• Nurses and Engineers
• Collins Timber
• Adirondack Parks and Gardens

• Monfort Boys Town, Fiji
• Green Cities in the Sky
• Measuring Australias Progress
• New Governance Stories

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COLLINS PINE 50YR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY!

• California
• Rich Diversity some 300 years
• Like Natural Forest
• No Old Growth Logging
• Abundant Wildlife
• No Large Scale Clearing/Selective Felling
• Multiple Purposes

• Use Least Vigorous Trees
• Extraction lt Growth Rates
• No Chemicals
• Natural Regeneration
• Value Adding
• Public Access
• State of Art Mill/Energy Efficiency
• 1st to have Scientific Certification

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ADIRONDACK PARK FOREST PRESERVE WATERSHED MIX,
QUEBEC NEW YORK

• Ecosystems and intense human activity
• Public and private ownership
• ? wild and protected
• ? modern developed
• Conflict, confusion
• THERE IS NO ONE EASY ANSWER!
• Suzuki, Good news for a change, pg 90

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GREEN CITIES IN THE SKY
Low energy loss?
Reduced materials and waste?
Response to weather/ seasons
Design in context
Beautiful Buildings Ken Yeangs Green Sky Scraper
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INTEGRATED BIO-SYSTEMS PROJECT MONFORT BOYS TOWN,
SUVA, FIJI
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INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Chickens (Food Eggs)
Aquaponics (Tomatoes Spinach)
Mushrooms
Fishponds
ZERO WASTE IDEAS SKILLS - INCOME
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MEASURING AUSTRALIAS PROGRESS
Housing
Health
Green House Gas
Educational Training
Social Attachment
National Wealth
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Work
National Income
Crime
Land Degradation
Economic Disadvantage and Inequity
Land Clearance
Inland Waters
ABS, 2002
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RMITS PEDAL WASHING MACHINE
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NEW GOVERNANCE STORIES

• Disclosure Revolution
• Australia Corporate Governance Reform
• Surveys of CSR
• Natural Capitalism Business Model
• Prior Informed Consent
• RMIT University of Innovation
• WSSD Forest Principles
• Forest Stewardship Council

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THE DISCLOSURE REVOLUTION

• USA September 2002 Presidents Announcements
  legislation passed
• USA SRI 13 of 32.6T(AUD) investment market
• U.K. Pension Funds Disclosure,Environment
  Social
• Association of British Insurers (AU3T)
  guidelines in social, ethical environmental risks
• Japan MITI Environmental Social Reporting
  Guidelines, Mandatory?
• France Social Environmental Regulations

• EU White Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility
  2002, now mandatory
• Thailand Greater Disclosure
• Australia Financial, Services Reform Act for
  fund management- environmental, social, labour
• Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden Norway Mandatory
  Corporate Environmental Reports, Environmental
  Disclosure
• World Bank Safeguard Policies
• UNEP Initiatives

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AUSTRALIAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM (CLERP 9
2002)

• Shareholders Council
• E Commerce
• Directorships Disclosure
• Whistle Blowers
• Continuous Disclosure
• International Accounting Standards
• Auditor Independence
• Deloitte, Toche Tohmatsu Corporate Governance
  Reform

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY GLOBAL COMPANIES

• Sustainability reporting more mainstream
• 79 Global companies forecast CSR as key and
  rising
• 63 say stakeholder dialogue fundamental
• Only 9 have identified the RISKS OPPORTUNITIES
• ERNST YOUNG Advisory Of Global Companies 2002
• KPMG International Survey of CSR Reporting 2002

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Mining Minerals for Global Sustainability

• Sharing the Profits
• Licence to Operate
• Access to Resources
• Environmental Community Impacts
• Investments consider sustainability related
  issues
• Over 80 of respondents have taken steps to
  embed sustainable development into their
  organisations
• 13 engage formally with partners and
  suppliers, 20 with customers
• MMSD and PricewaterhouseCoopers

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PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT

• The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
  Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemical
  and Pesticides in International Trade
• Mining, Chemicals
• New Plants, Factories
• Melbourne ? Mozambique
• NGOs, Civil Society are key e.g. OXFAM Mining
  Ombudsman

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FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

• International Independent Not For Profit TBL 1
• Chain of Custody Verification
• Labelling for forest Products
• National and Local Standards
• Accreditation and Monitoring

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RIO 1992 FOREST PRINCIPLES

• Jurisdiction and Co-operation
• Information and Management
• Types of Forests
• Participation and Diversity
• Forests as Resources
• Supportive Economic Frameworks Required
• Support for Developing Countries
• RD Investment and Education
• Agreed International Trade Frameworks of
  Sustainable Management
• ? Unilateral Measures
• Control of Pollutants

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SUSTAINABLE FOREST INDUSTRY

• Is Global Sustainability on the industry rada
  screen

• Is the industry still seen as BIG BAD BLOCKS
  Cutting Down and Shipping Out

• Do the best and brightest want to work in
  forestry

• Is the industry looking to alternate futures
  like the mining industry.

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THE FORESTY INDUSTRYA BEAUTIFUL THING?

• Optimistic and Accountable
• Full transparency in reporting and standards
• Global leader in Sustainability
• Global, public love and legitimacy
• Whole system approach (TBL1)
• Value adding to affected communities

• Zero Harm, Leapfrog, Closed Loop and Factor 10
  technologies
• Full cost pricing
• Global Code
• Lead in Research Development
• New market and product opportunities

Sting Sings The Forestry Industry a Beautiful
Thing!
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