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Sustainability ManagementProfessionals: Who are They &What Do They Do?

Gachon University of Medicine & Science8 July 2011

Inhee ChungPractice Director, Sustainability & Climate ChangeERM Group, Seoul Business Unit

Gachon University of Medicine & Science8 July 2011

Inhee ChungPractice Director, Sustainability & Climate ChangeERM Group, Seoul Business Unit

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O utline

y W hat is sustainability?

y W ho are sustainability management professionals?

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Examples of workCompany level

National level

International level

y Q &A

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Sustainability

Sustainability: The Triple Bottom Line

Society depends on the economy

The economy depends on the globalecosystem, whose health representsthe ultimate bottom line.

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SUSTAINABILITY

EconomicProsperity

Environment/Planet

Social/People

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Return on equity

Stock price growth

Market share

Profitability

New marketopportunities throughinnovative products andservices

Economic Prosperity

Eco-efficiency

Use of renewableresources and alternativefuels

Addressing impacts andopportunities throughoutthe value chain

Green technology anddesign

Support of conservationefforts and biodiversity

Environmental Stewardship

W orker and public safety

Local economic impacts(job creation, tax base,other investments)

Human rights and livingwage

Stakeholder engagementand accountability

Strategic philanthropy

Social Responsibility

Defining Sustainability Triple Bottom Line

While companies talk about the triple bottom line,many (initially) focus on the environmental dimension

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SustainabilityGreen your business.

Be part of the solution orbe left behind.

Understand and manageyour footprint.

Products, services, suppliers,new operations

C orporate Environmentalism Waves

Reg ulationS top doing bad things.

C omplianceManagement systems

AccountabilityD o good things if you can,

but regardless at least betransparent about

what you are doing.S ustainable development

C orporate reporting

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Sustainability Management Professionals

International(IGO s)

Government/NG O s

Academia/R&D

C ompany(Private sector)

United NationsSystem (UNEP,UNIDO, UNDP etc)

Variousgovernmentalministries (MKE,MoE, M LTM etc)

Professors, lecturersand teachers

Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR)division of acompany

Multilateraldevelopment banks(W BG, ADB, EBRDetc)

National committees(Green Growth)

Research institutions Consulting firm(ERM, URS,McKinsey, KPMGetc)

Internationalassociations &forums (ICC, W EF,W BCSD etc)

NGO/ civil societygroups (Greenpeace,FoE, KFEM etc)

Think tanks ( W RI etc) New venturecompanies(renewable energyetc)

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Examples of Work: IG O s

1. Guideline development for climate change mitigationprojects

2. Cleaner production training in Ethiopia, Kenya,Tanzania and India

3. Climate neutral and sustainable UN

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Examples of Work: C limate C hange

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Examples of Work: Training

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Examples of Work: SUNhttp://www.greeningtheblue.org/

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Examples of Work: C onsulting

1. Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) Phase I EnvironmentalDue Diligence Assessment

2. Green Building ( LEED) Certification

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Examples of Work: M&A Phase I ESA

Siting/ historical use AIr emissions

W ater & wastewater

Chemical storage &handling

W aste management

ODS

PCBs

Soil & groundwater contamination

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LEED

LEADERSHIP inENERGY andENVIRO NMENTALDESIGN

A leading-edge systemfor certifyingDESIGN,CO NSTRU C TIO N, &O PERATI O NSof the greenestbuildings in the world

Scores are tallied for differentaspects of efficiency anddesign in appropriatecategories.

For instance, LEED assessesin detail:

1. Site Planning2. Water Management3. Energy Management4. Material Use

5. Indoor Environmental Air Quality

6. Innovation & Design7. Regional Priority

(only in US)

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Examples of Work: Greening Building/LEED

Woongjin Energy Factory Silver (LEED N C )Samsung Techwin Factory Silver (LEED N C )

ING Tower Gold

(LEED EB)

GF C Gold

(LEED EB)

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W e cannot solve our problemswith the same thinking that weused when we created them.

Albert Einstein

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W e cannot solve our problemswith the same thinking that weused when we created them.

Albert Einstein

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