Setting a Strategy for Skills

TIM BALCON CEO, IEMA

Northern hemisphere average

Is it still an option or is it a question of necessity?

Graph Courtesy of Carbon free group

Sustainability

40% worlds population living in extreme poverty (United Nations)

The planet uses 1.6 times the planets resources in any one year. Global Footprint network)

An Un-sustainable Economy

Evidence shows that, beyond a certain threshold, inequality harms growth and poverty reduction, the quality of relations in the public and political spheres and individuals’ sense of fulfillment and self-worth (UN)

Income inequality increased by 11 per cent in developing countries between 1990 and 2010 (UN)

Social Value

Outline• Our linear economy

• Its consequences…• Is waste management enough?

• The Circular Economy • A practical approach…

• Summary • and how to learn more

Cities and Regions

Education and Skills

Finance

Governance

Infrastructure

IndustryTransition Catalysts

www.aneconomythatworks.org

81% CEOs believe they have embedded sustainability in their business John Elkington

13% of companies have the competence to address sustainability IEMA

Unconscious Incompetence

Skills Needed

Beneficial Stakeholder

and Staff

LeadershipStrong

Values and Ethics

Trust Confidence

Sustainability

The Fix

IEMA Skills Map

• Sustainability at the heart of decision making

• Recognised (professional) sustainability skills

• Collaborative working

• Embedding sustainability

IEMA Skills Position