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A webinar on how sustainability initiatives A webinar on how sustainability initiatives positively impact a company’s bottom line
Presented by: Sustainability4SMEs and the International Society for Sustainability Professionals; October 22, 2013
William Sarni, Director and Practice Leader, Enterprise Water Strategy:
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Researcher Introductions� Martha Young
� Graham Russell
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Large Corporations
� Realizing real Benefits
� Innovations
� New markets
� Influencing supply chain� Influencing supply chain
� Achieving real impacts
� Social
� Environmental
� Economic
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Bottom line: There is a significant opportunity for SMEs to achieve comparable results
Goals of the research� Hurdles and how to overcome them
� Identify the best place to begin
� Resources available
Define the roadmaps� Define the roadmaps
� Industry specific case studies
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Bottom line: There is an opportunity to convert sustainability adoption from a trickle to a waterfall!
Briefly, project mechanics� Disciplined approach
� Identifying market demand
� Survey instrument
Driving respondents� Driving respondents
� Case studies
� Endorsements for the research
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Bottom line: There is a need for research, how-to information and industry-specific success stories for SMEs across all vertical markets
Preliminary Findings
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Hurdles & Barriers
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Sources of
Information
Identify the top five sources, (with #1 being the most important) the Company
uses to obtain information on Sustainability best practices, methods
for implementation, and tools for measuring success
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23.827.3
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10
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measuring success
Different verticals, different driversReal Estate / Construction Professional Services
10.53%
5.26%
21.05%
Seen major benefits obtained …
Influenced by interns, new …
Personal values of CO's …
6.67%
0.00%
36.67%
Seen major benefits obtained …
Influenced by interns, new …
Personal values of CO's …
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0.00%
10.53%
0.00%
5.26%
0.00%
10.53%
10.53%
15.79%
10.53%
10.53%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Upstream supply chain …
Customer demand
Regulatory compliance issues
Risk mitigation
Finance incentive govt, …
Rising cost of commodities
Rising costs raw materials & …
New mkts, prods or other …
Emphasis on driving costs out …
3.33%
13.33%
3.33%
10.00%
3.33%
0.00%
3.33%
10.00%
10.00%
6.67%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%25%30%35%40%
Upstream supply chain …
Customer demand
Regulatory compliance issues
Risk mitigation
Finance incentive govt, …
Rising cost of commodities
Rising costs raw materials & …
New mkts, prods or other …
Emphasis on driving costs out …
Local is important!
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Bottom line: Small and mid-sized businesses need local support
Wrap up� Trusted advisors such as trade associations, accounting
firms, chambers of commerce, etc., contact us to learn how your organization can access the data
� Small or mid-sized company, complete the survey� Small or mid-sized company, complete the survey
� Sign up to be a case study
� Obtain free global recognition through the media channels supporting the research
� Receive free professionally written case study for your marketing team to use as desired
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Questions and Answers
Survey access:
www.Sustainability4SMEs.com
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Thank you to the ISSP for hosting this webinar.