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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!!

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

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

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