Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering CollegeDepartment Of Management Studies

Topic: Natural Capitalism Group Members:

Rohan KadamNaushad Chauhan

Viral ShahHiren Gadda

Gaurang SanghaviVignessh Nath

Milind Bharwada

What is Natural Capitalism? Natural Capitalism can be defined as the worlds stocks of

natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things.

It is from this Natural Capital that humans derive a wide range of services, often called ecosystem services, which make human life possible.

Why is Natural Capital an issue? With Financial capital: When we spend too much we run up debt,

which if left unchecked can eventually result in bankruptcy

With Natural Capital: When we draw down too much stock from our natural environment we also run up a debt which needs to be paid back,

For example by replanting clear-cut forests, or allowing aquifers to replenish themselves after we have abstracted water

Allowing or encouraging nature to recover

Effects of Overexploiting Natural Capital

Natural CapitalismThe journey to Natural Capitalism involves four major shifts in business practices, all

virtually interlinked.

Principle 1:RADICAL RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY Cornerstone of natural capitalism Has Three significant benefits:

It slows resource depletion at one end of the value chain, lowers pollution at the other end, and provides a basis to increase worldwide employment with meaningful

jobs The result can be lower costs for business and society, which no

longer has to pay for the chief causes of ecosystem and social disruption

Principle 2: Biomimicry Operating Vision

Shift production to biologically- inspired patterns that close materials loops, eliminate waste and toxicity, and minimize throughput.

Nature as model, measure and mentor

Living Machine(Oberlin College, Ohio)

A solutions-based business model that delivers value as a continuous flow of services rather than the sale of goods rewarding both the provider and the customer for doing more and better with less for longer.

Principle 3: Service Solutions and Service Business Model

Product as Service Agfa Gaevert leasing photocopiers (copier company

owns/maintains copier) Carrier Corporation (United Technologies)-comfort lease and

retains ownership of A/C unit Interface, Inc. leasing the comfort, beauty, warmth of floor

coverings Schindler leasing vertical transportation services!

Product as Service The Right Incentives are Created! Minimization of materials/

resources (continuous increases in resource productivity) Maximize product durability Enhanced ease of maintenance Could stabilize business cycle (constant $ flow) Protect manufacturers investment & bottom line Happy customer

Principle 4: Reinvest in Natural Capital Reinvest in restoring, sustaining, and expanding our own

natural habitat and biological resource base Otherwise, shortages of ecosystem services are likely to become

the limiting factor to prosperity in the future Nature does the production Working with nature is more productive than working against it

Incorporate Natural Capitalism principles into Core Strategy Realize that solutions lie in understanding the

interconnectedness of problems and not in confronting them in isolation

Seek a common framework of understanding about the functions of earth and the dynamics

of society Comprehensively plan for a future with natural capital andhuman capital appropriately valued

An organization using Natural Capitalism will

Thank You