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Sustainable LeadershipJeannice Fairrer SamaniFairrer Samani Group

This presentation is part of a series of workshop that is available on Sustainable Development: Your role as a Leader. This series includes specialized papers on sustainability, business and leadership development.

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/28/2011 Presentation

What is Sustainable Leadership?

• What is sustainability

• What does this sustainability mean to me?

o Why is it important?

• How do we identify sustainability?

• What are sustainable impacts?

• How can we make a difference?


What is Sustainability?

There are a number of definitions however, the most common and comprehensive is the following:

"Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." — from the World Commission on Environment and Development’s (the Brundtland Commission) report Our Common Future, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987).



• What does this sustainability mean to me? Take a moment and write down what sustainability means to you?You will want to think about five things that you need on a regular basis and five things that you need but not a frequently. Primary Secondary 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5.

Did you find it difficult to determine what is primary and secondary. What are you must haves verses things you can do without. Hence, there must be trade-offs that impact this generation or the next. Whose needs go first?



• How do we identify sustainability?o Economico Socialo Environment

source: The World Bank Group



· What are sustainable impacts? Individuals, corporations and governments that understand the consequence of planning for the future based upon the needs being meet today, consider the balance of the economic resources, society needs and wants, and the environment resources and demands. Many of our needs (primary and secondary) may have conflict and overlap. This is the beginning of the dialogue around sustainability.



How can we make a difference? You are a leader. You have begun the process of thinking about your impact on the economy, society and the environment. There are a few suggestions that you can implement at work and home. 1) Start a conversation at department meeting regarding use of paper instead of online communication.2) Start a recycle program in your lunch room. 3) When starting your business buy local products with less carbon footprint and waste such as double packaging.4) Use compostable disposable or reusable products verses plastic.

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