Texas, Austin
Oct 23 2012
based on Adam Freed presentation
2008: 50% of pop lives in cities
2050: 70% in cities(in Latin America expected 90%)
in 2030 from 130 biggest cities, 100 from China
Climate change is helping business to understand the importance to address this, in a multistakeholder process
NY first city to invest long term in water - 1.5 bi $ invested during 10 years to avoid biggeest costs
Strategies to focus on water:
Engage cities (watershed protection)
Optimize industrial ag use
Invest in nature
Ecosystem service that Americans value more is water (more than energy). But the majority does not know from where this water came. Education is first part of the process to engage people. Where cities get water from.
Process: Identify best practices and replicate
Most americans don't know where does their water come from. How to protect without knowlodge? Capacity building needs to start with information...
http://www.nature.org/all-hands-on-earth/where-does-your-water-come-from-3.xml
Interesting from Jeff Opperman: "A tale of two floods": http://www.esa.org/pao/policyActivities/uf.pdf
Management of the Global Water Market,
Integrating River bassin
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting
Sept 13, Arkansas
Based on Carter Roberts (WWF-US):
The best way to make things happen, now NGOs know, is partnering with private sector. And one of the biggest challenge for this new century is food.
And how about customers and sustainability?
Numbers arrived showing differences depending of the country;
For instance between save the environment x find cancer cure:
In USA 70% prefer cancer cure
In China, Brazil the opposite.
The reason?
In Mega-biodiversity countries day by day, you can feel the importance the environment has to the live.
Index inside the chain:
What we measure, we can improve.
Suppliers that do that will be recognized by the marked.
Walmart is launching for 100 products this year.
If it's part of individual goal, people feel they can do what they really believe.
The teams are understanding the index inside the companies, the supply is been called to be part of the tool
From global source point of view, they are engaged... Looking forward to it!
From the CEO, directly envolved in the Sustainabiliy Summit:
The Sustainability initiative is to inspire and accelerate the process through the chain...
Consumers will be more holistic and demanding in the futur... It's better to be prepared for this!
Based on Carter Roberts (WWF-US):
The best way to make things happen, now NGOs know, is partnering with private sector. And one of the biggest challenge for this new century is food.
And how about customers and sustainability?
Numbers arrived showing differences depending of the country;
For instance between save the environment x find cancer cure:
In USA 70% prefer cancer cure
In China, Brazil the opposite.
The reason?
In Mega-biodiversity countries day by day, you can feel the importance the environment has to the live.
Index inside the chain:
What we measure, we can improve.
Suppliers that do that will be recognized by the marked.
Walmart is launching for 100 products this year.
If it's part of individual goal, people feel they can do what they really believe.
The teams are understanding the index inside the companies, the supply is been called to be part of the tool
From global source point of view, they are engaged... Looking forward to it!
From the CEO, directly envolved in the Sustainabiliy Summit:
The Sustainability initiative is to inspire and accelerate the process through the chain...
Consumers will be more holistic and demanding in the futur... It's better to be prepared for this!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Capacity development to strengthen participatory governance
From June 19th:
WRI workshop
With different sectors and we're there representing the industry!
Good discussion to find successful histories and best lessons learned accross the world and here main points for us to think about.
1st point: Comparation of two different experiences - Biodiversity Goals and Forest Code
Question: How to build capacity in a sustainable way?
In the budget of the government?
Great multi-experiences experiences from Indonesia!
Main Summary BASD for Closing Session
"Corporate sustainability is going mainstreaming"
SCALE UP!
We're building a new economy: Business in collaboration with NGOs with dialogue with others sectors too!
And today...
1 min about Rio+20...
http://youtu.be/W1oc9DimN-s
and socioenvironmental discussion.
In paralel... The "Future we want" shift to a vision, in a participatory process and it's clear more than never, that it's up to us!!
tomorrow... Humanidade... Food security in the afternoon...
http://www.humanidade2012.net/o-evento/conceito/
Almost there... still alive!!! Incredible multistakeholder process!
Congrats to all, connected by social media, in the different places, regions, but all looking to understand how to build a new economy!!
WRI workshop
With different sectors and we're there representing the industry!
Good discussion to find successful histories and best lessons learned accross the world and here main points for us to think about.
1st point: Comparation of two different experiences - Biodiversity Goals and Forest Code
Question: How to build capacity in a sustainable way?
In the budget of the government?
Great multi-experiences experiences from Indonesia!
Main Summary BASD for Closing Session
"Corporate sustainability is going mainstreaming"
SCALE UP!
We're building a new economy: Business in collaboration with NGOs with dialogue with others sectors too!
And today...
1 min about Rio+20...
http://youtu.be/W1oc9DimN-s
and socioenvironmental discussion.
In paralel... The "Future we want" shift to a vision, in a participatory process and it's clear more than never, that it's up to us!!
tomorrow... Humanidade... Food security in the afternoon...
http://www.humanidade2012.net/o-evento/conceito/
Almost there... still alive!!! Incredible multistakeholder process!
Congrats to all, connected by social media, in the different places, regions, but all looking to understand how to build a new economy!!
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Rio+20 Agriculture, Ecosystem and Biodiversity Agenda
Arriving at Rio now and would like main interesting dialogues about food and sustainability?
Answering so much this question, I decided to highlight here some...
Hope to see you there!
17 Green Economy WRI Copacabana Forte 1:30 - 6pm
Other:
TEEB aud 3 Pier Maua Sul America Convention Center 10 - 12am
18 Agriculture Day Sul america Convention Center All Day
Interesting Learning Session from 11:30 to 12:45
Achieving and measuring sustainable intensification: the role of technology, best practices and partnerships
Organised by: Farming First
Summary
The event will be structured around two main interlinked issues:
What role can technology and best practices in achieving sustainable intensification?
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI of a study highlighting the potential for technologies and best practices to increase productivity and reduce prices.
Henning Steinfeld, Secretariat of the Global Agenda for Action in Support of Sustainable Livestock presenting their multistakeholder partnership on livestock footprint reduction
How to we measure progress towards sustainable intensification
Ron Bonnett, WFO and President of Canadian Federation of Agriculture “Making Progress against Environmental Indicators”
Gabriela Burian, Field to Market: “Measuring progress in agriculture’s footprint - Brazilian experience”
www.agricultureday.org
Other:
Corporate Sustainability Forum Windsor Barra all day
19 BASD Business Action Sustainability Day Windsor Barra 8-20 pm
Other:
Capacity development to strengthen participatory environmental governance
FGV Praia Botafogo, 190 room 912 12:00 - 1:45
Suggested link: http://www.uncsd2012.org/memberstates.html
Answering so much this question, I decided to highlight here some...
Hope to see you there!
17 Green Economy WRI Copacabana Forte 1:30 - 6pm
Other:
TEEB aud 3 Pier Maua Sul America Convention Center 10 - 12am
18 Agriculture Day Sul america Convention Center All Day
Interesting Learning Session from 11:30 to 12:45
Achieving and measuring sustainable intensification: the role of technology, best practices and partnerships
Organised by: Farming First
Summary
The event will be structured around two main interlinked issues:
What role can technology and best practices in achieving sustainable intensification?
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI of a study highlighting the potential for technologies and best practices to increase productivity and reduce prices.
Henning Steinfeld, Secretariat of the Global Agenda for Action in Support of Sustainable Livestock presenting their multistakeholder partnership on livestock footprint reduction
How to we measure progress towards sustainable intensification
Ron Bonnett, WFO and President of Canadian Federation of Agriculture “Making Progress against Environmental Indicators”
Gabriela Burian, Field to Market: “Measuring progress in agriculture’s footprint - Brazilian experience”
www.agricultureday.org
Other:
Corporate Sustainability Forum Windsor Barra all day
19 BASD Business Action Sustainability Day Windsor Barra 8-20 pm
Other:
Capacity development to strengthen participatory environmental governance
FGV Praia Botafogo, 190 room 912 12:00 - 1:45
Suggested link: http://www.uncsd2012.org/memberstates.html
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Economy of Biodiversity
Based on Braulio Dias and David Steuerman presentation at Ethos Conference
The challenge of CBD (Convention of Biological Diversity) is to engage the business sector in the economy of biodiversity. Considering that in Brazil this sector is starting to be engaged, the opportunity is to influence others to act proactively also.
Challenges from the Sustainable Development Perspective
The Concept need to be better understand by companies, its chain - impacts and dependance
Valuation exercices
Guideline and standards
Need consistent action on a company- wide basis
Information management
Public policy and market forces x prices
Rio+20 proposals:
Financing through public private partnership
Ensuring private sector undertakes measures to implement Green Economy
Technology development and sharing
Need for information among all stakeholders
Potential impacts to the Economy and Business:
Larger companies will likely be first to be affected but will ripple down
2010 CBD (COP10):
Aichi targets and Biodiversity Decade
Business Engagement Strategy:
http://www.cbd.int/business
Facilitation of information flow
Provision of information and services for companies
Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity
The challenge of CBD (Convention of Biological Diversity) is to engage the business sector in the economy of biodiversity. Considering that in Brazil this sector is starting to be engaged, the opportunity is to influence others to act proactively also.
Challenges from the Sustainable Development Perspective
The Concept need to be better understand by companies, its chain - impacts and dependance
Valuation exercices
Guideline and standards
Need consistent action on a company- wide basis
Information management
Public policy and market forces x prices
Rio+20 proposals:
Financing through public private partnership
Ensuring private sector undertakes measures to implement Green Economy
Technology development and sharing
Need for information among all stakeholders
Potential impacts to the Economy and Business:
Larger companies will likely be first to be affected but will ripple down
2010 CBD (COP10):
Aichi targets and Biodiversity Decade
Business Engagement Strategy:
http://www.cbd.int/business
Facilitation of information flow
Provision of information and services for companies
Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Shared value from investor's perspective, moderated by Erika Karp
Free Summary Based on: Creating Shared Value Leadership Summit
by FSG, Boston
Finance Session, with Investment Groups started with: "thinking about repair the world?": "it's not up to you to complete the mission but you can't give up"
Great opportunity to build something new: With value, market, improving lifes and integrating environment in the equation.
and... to ensure that...
It's important to undestand your chain in order to create shared value
And the strong Pannel was:
Dan Hanson, BlackRock
Mark Sloss, UBS Wealth Management Americas
Curtis Ravenel, Bloomberg
David Blood, Generation Investment Management (sust related)
Environmental, social and governmental are more and more cruccial areas for business in orderto ensure long term
Business can adress challenges about climate and social issues
From Bloomberg 350thous customers, only 1% are looking sust data
To change this, increase the number: Accountability in the process
Most leaders are investing in sustainability especially because it's good for business
Less volatility with sustainability implementation
How to implement?
Make the business case: This is about better business and make things better (in this order)
Talk finance language
and important to remember... It's specific to each company
What's the most important to your business, long term vision?
Business shift to get extra results and this is about creating shared value: a New scenario now! It will be spread in different areas.
Summary of Creating Shared Value
It's not about individuos,companies, it's about all and the business model
Government has the capacity to accelerate shared value process, companies to implement and NGOs to integrate
In emerging market: product, productivity and cluster (strengh the value chain)
Measurement: still ongoing but first part is built
Companies needs to lead this process: It's about competitiveness
"The future is long away but it happens before you perceived" Bill Gates
by FSG, Boston
Finance Session, with Investment Groups started with: "thinking about repair the world?": "it's not up to you to complete the mission but you can't give up"
Great opportunity to build something new: With value, market, improving lifes and integrating environment in the equation.
and... to ensure that...
It's important to undestand your chain in order to create shared value
And the strong Pannel was:
Dan Hanson, BlackRock
Mark Sloss, UBS Wealth Management Americas
Curtis Ravenel, Bloomberg
David Blood, Generation Investment Management (sust related)
Environmental, social and governmental are more and more cruccial areas for business in orderto ensure long term
Business can adress challenges about climate and social issues
From Bloomberg 350thous customers, only 1% are looking sust data
To change this, increase the number: Accountability in the process
Most leaders are investing in sustainability especially because it's good for business
Less volatility with sustainability implementation
How to implement?
Make the business case: This is about better business and make things better (in this order)
Talk finance language
and important to remember... It's specific to each company
What's the most important to your business, long term vision?
Business shift to get extra results and this is about creating shared value: a New scenario now! It will be spread in different areas.
Summary of Creating Shared Value
It's not about individuos,companies, it's about all and the business model
Government has the capacity to accelerate shared value process, companies to implement and NGOs to integrate
In emerging market: product, productivity and cluster (strengh the value chain)
Measurement: still ongoing but first part is built
Companies needs to lead this process: It's about competitiveness
"The future is long away but it happens before you perceived" Bill Gates
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Toward Rio+20 - a Brazilian perspective
Directly from Brazil, agribusiness sector, part of initiatives such as CEBDS (BBCSD), Biodiversity network, RTRS, Field to Market, Companies for Climate (EPC) among others, we've participating of dialogues to prepare practical propositions toward a green inclusive economy:
More than never private sector wants to be part of the solution - and from the Green Dialogues to the Vision2050 different sectors are moving to organize their potential contributions toward this scenario.
And in order to advance, dialogues are crucial:
The challenge faced by the society today is to leverage each contribution and define this new green economy: inclusive, producing more with less but, more than that, a real green economy.
Rio+20 can be the best timing to discuss results of real cases and how to replicate it.
BBCSD and WBCSD have both important role on it but also others initiatives (working in the same direction). Specially those already integrating different sectors (Field to Market) and starting to measure how agribusiness is doing latest years in relation to natural resources. Time for preparing and optimize the dialogue with numbers and practical results. Time for our participation!
More than never private sector wants to be part of the solution - and from the Green Dialogues to the Vision2050 different sectors are moving to organize their potential contributions toward this scenario.
And in order to advance, dialogues are crucial:
The challenge faced by the society today is to leverage each contribution and define this new green economy: inclusive, producing more with less but, more than that, a real green economy.
Rio+20 can be the best timing to discuss results of real cases and how to replicate it.
BBCSD and WBCSD have both important role on it but also others initiatives (working in the same direction). Specially those already integrating different sectors (Field to Market) and starting to measure how agribusiness is doing latest years in relation to natural resources. Time for preparing and optimize the dialogue with numbers and practical results. Time for our participation!
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership
Today, the workshop about Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership was very successful. To be launch in May it is an innovative project dedicated to advancing new
business strategies that align corporate performance with ecosystem stewardship. With support from USAID/Brazil,
the two year initiative will enable WRI, GVCes and CEBDS to:
• Help companies implement ecosystem services assessment and management tools.
• Help companies understand and manage their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Amazon and
other important Brazilian biomes.
• Demonstrate the business value of environmental conservation in the Brazilian Amazon Basin by developing
business-friendly strategies for maintaining ecosystem services.
• Create a network to share results and scale up successful strategies.
Opportunity for this partnership: Join effort with Field to MArket Initiatives accros the world!
business strategies that align corporate performance with ecosystem stewardship. With support from USAID/Brazil,
the two year initiative will enable WRI, GVCes and CEBDS to:
• Help companies implement ecosystem services assessment and management tools.
• Help companies understand and manage their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Amazon and
other important Brazilian biomes.
• Demonstrate the business value of environmental conservation in the Brazilian Amazon Basin by developing
business-friendly strategies for maintaining ecosystem services.
• Create a network to share results and scale up successful strategies.
Opportunity for this partnership: Join effort with Field to MArket Initiatives accros the world!
Friday, January 13, 2012
New Standards for Sustainable Agriculture
By W Sparks
In a recent interview, the head of Monsanto Brazil's Sustainable Agriculture efforts, Gabriela Burian, explained the philosophies and policies that have helped Brazilian farmers dramatically increase agricultural production, while conserving resources and navigating an increasingly complex set of environmental considerations.
Q: First, how would you describe the term "sustainable agriculture" to the average city dweller?
A: Sustainable agriculture is the process of producing food today while preserving the natural resources we need to ensure food production for the next generation. And this is what we do. The average city dweller wants and needs more explanation about how the planet can sustainably produce enough food to feed us all, using the resources we currently have. It's a complicated issue and an open dialogue is crucial.
Q: What is "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity" TEEB - starting in Brazil in 2012 and why is it so important?
A: This Program was prepared by environmental branch of the United Nations and is about finding the economic value of ecosystem and biodiversity. This is important for our agricultural customers and for Agribusiness because it is at the heart of our desire to protect biodiversity. Biodiversity in our ecosystems provide the water, air and soil we need to grow food. We need to have the value of these resources built into our economy in order to protect and utilize them wisely.
Q: It seems that Brazilian business interests in general are very forward thinking about the correct balance between economic development and biodiversity. Why do think this is, and what can other countries lean from your example?
A: Brazil is a very biodiverse and biorich country. We have approximately 17% of the world's drinkable water, and 20% of the world's animal and plant species. Right now, about half of the country's land is undeveloped. The so-called developed countries created their economies in an era of industrialization when they didn't worry about things like deforestation. Now the planet needs to preserve more of its dwindling resources and developing countries such as Brazil are being asked to find a new way to produce while preserving. This is the new paradigm and this is an opportunity for all.
Q: Brazil has emerged as the new breadbasket to the world. What resources-natural, human or scientific-have allowed this huge growth in production?
A: Brazil's natural resources-some of which I mentioned before-are the foundation on which we produce food. In addition, our scientific investment and education have played a big role. We know there's still a lot to do, but companies like Monsanto are adding tremendous value in the form of scientific advancements and education, which allows us to get more from the natural resources were using.
Q: What global and regional trends are driving the increased demand for agricultural production in Brazil?
A: The increase of the world's population and the rising incomes in developing countries are the two biggest factors. Secondary factors include climate change and the availability of natural resources. All of this is pressuring countries where it's still possible to produce more in order to supply the world food and feed needs.
In a recent interview, the head of Monsanto Brazil's Sustainable Agriculture efforts, Gabriela Burian, explained the philosophies and policies that have helped Brazilian farmers dramatically increase agricultural production, while conserving resources and navigating an increasingly complex set of environmental considerations.
Q: First, how would you describe the term "sustainable agriculture" to the average city dweller?
A: Sustainable agriculture is the process of producing food today while preserving the natural resources we need to ensure food production for the next generation. And this is what we do. The average city dweller wants and needs more explanation about how the planet can sustainably produce enough food to feed us all, using the resources we currently have. It's a complicated issue and an open dialogue is crucial.
Q: What is "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity" TEEB - starting in Brazil in 2012 and why is it so important?
A: This Program was prepared by environmental branch of the United Nations and is about finding the economic value of ecosystem and biodiversity. This is important for our agricultural customers and for Agribusiness because it is at the heart of our desire to protect biodiversity. Biodiversity in our ecosystems provide the water, air and soil we need to grow food. We need to have the value of these resources built into our economy in order to protect and utilize them wisely.
Q: It seems that Brazilian business interests in general are very forward thinking about the correct balance between economic development and biodiversity. Why do think this is, and what can other countries lean from your example?
A: Brazil is a very biodiverse and biorich country. We have approximately 17% of the world's drinkable water, and 20% of the world's animal and plant species. Right now, about half of the country's land is undeveloped. The so-called developed countries created their economies in an era of industrialization when they didn't worry about things like deforestation. Now the planet needs to preserve more of its dwindling resources and developing countries such as Brazil are being asked to find a new way to produce while preserving. This is the new paradigm and this is an opportunity for all.
Q: Brazil has emerged as the new breadbasket to the world. What resources-natural, human or scientific-have allowed this huge growth in production?
A: Brazil's natural resources-some of which I mentioned before-are the foundation on which we produce food. In addition, our scientific investment and education have played a big role. We know there's still a lot to do, but companies like Monsanto are adding tremendous value in the form of scientific advancements and education, which allows us to get more from the natural resources were using.
Q: What global and regional trends are driving the increased demand for agricultural production in Brazil?
A: The increase of the world's population and the rising incomes in developing countries are the two biggest factors. Secondary factors include climate change and the availability of natural resources. All of this is pressuring countries where it's still possible to produce more in order to supply the world food and feed needs.
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