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Don’t Stop Now! August Mack Environmental August 2009

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Discussion on why sustainability efforts should be maintained through the economic downturn.

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Don’t Stop Now!

August Mack Environmental

August 2009

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Don’t Stop Now!

• Do Less with More• Change the Status Quo• Increased Consumer Awareness & Demand• Government Influence• Three R’s

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Do Less with More

• Avoid short term fixes to long term issues• Maximize inputs• Minimize outputs• Remove inefficiencies

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Change the Status Quo

• Carpe Diem– Strategic vs. Tactical Sustainability

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Change the Status Quo

• Short term sacrifice can lead to long term survival

• Buck the trends

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Change the Status Quo

• Get out of the silo

Economy Environment

Society

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Change the Status Quo

• What do you want to be know for, this?

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Change the Status Quo

• Or this?

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Increased Consumer Savvy

• Demand more• Expectations based on name recognition

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Increased Consumer Savvy

• Demanding corporate transparency

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Increased Consumer Savvy

• Purchasing shifts

• Consumer product requirements

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Government Influence

The Carrot:• $3 billion to Renewable Energy Developers• $20 million to a Green Jobs program• $1.1 billion to water related projects

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Government Influence

The Stick:• American Clean Energy & Security Act• Sarbanes-Oxley• Water Usage• E.U. Cap & Trade

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Three R’s

Risk• Financial• Supply chain• Partnerships

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Three R’s

Reputation:• Finish what you start

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Three R’s

• Reputation– Which is more accurate?

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Three R’s

• Relevancy– Adapt

– Give them what they want

– Maintain market presences

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Don’t Stop Now!

• Do Less with More• Change the Status Quo• Increased Consumer Awareness & Demand• Government Influence• Three R’s

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Questions

Dave Rice

[email protected]

614-798-9922

www.augustmack.com