Sustainability: Now and NextInvestors increasingly factoring sustainability into their investment...
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Sustainability: Now and Next
Anu ChaudharyHead- Corporate Sustainability
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It’s Business… It’s Holistic…
PROFITS
ENVIRONMENTSOCIETY
And it’s across the Value Chain…
SUSTAINABILITY
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Mega Trend # 1
Climate change is firmly on the global agenda and business will have to do more
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Climate Change: What does this mean?
Renewableswillgainground
Energyefficiencyandswitchtocleanerfuelswillaccelerate
Investinginlow-carbongrowthinevitable
Companiesmustbuildrobustlow-carbonstrategies,integrateintocapex/opex decisions
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Extreme Climate Events: What does this mean?
Increasedfrequencyofnaturaldisasters
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Mega Trend #3
Competition for water will increase
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Competition for Water: What does this mean?
Waterintensiveprocesseswillbeunderthreat
CompanieswillhavetodemonstratethattheyareNOTapartoftheproblem
WaterEfficiency&Purification– aBusinessopportunity
NeedtobuildRobustWaterefficientstrategies,CSRinterventions,Technology&processinnovations
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Companies and Development: What does this mean?
ManySDGsdirectlyrelatedtoroleofthecompanies
Forissueslikewaterandpollution,gazewillshiftfromgovernmentstocompanies
Companieswillbeexpectedtodomoreondiversityofworkforce
Consumerswillincreasinglyfactorsustainabilitywhilemakingchoices.
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Mega Trend # 5
Investors will get more active on ESG
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Increasingly Active Investors: What does this mean?
Investorsincreasinglyfactoringsustainabilityintotheirinvestmentdecisions
COP21sawseveralinvestorsannouncingpullingoutofcarbon-intensiveinvestmentse.g.fossilfuel-basedindustries
Needtounderstandinvestorexpectationsandcommunicatebetter
Wemustembedsustainabilityintocorebusinessstrategy
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