Sustainability Consumption in Consumer Industries
Implications for Future Value Chains
Peter Capozucca, PrincipalDeloitte Consulting LLP
Thought leadership in sustainable consumption
World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Consumption Initiative
An extensive programme leading to two reports launched at the Annual Meetings in:
• 2009: Sustainability for Tomorrow’s Consumer: The Business Case for Sustainability
• 2010: Redesigning Business Value: A Roadmap for Sustainable Consumption
Why sustainable consumption still matters to business
• Shifting consumer agenda• Increasing demand for greater transparency• Concerns about environment as strong in
developing and developed world
• Sustainability in hard times• Sustainability still high on business agenda • Economic downturn has little impact on
global consumption • Demand for ‘buying green’ still high• Increased government focus on green
growth
This is not enough• Incremental not transformative changes • Collaboration across value changes is
deficient • Public policy framework not adequate
Driving Sustainable ConsumptionDevelop practical ideas and new forms of collaboration to drive transformative change to value chains
Roadmap to sustainable consumption
Ideas to make it happen
Closed Loop Value Chain
Materials Sourcing
Distribution logistics
Sales and retail
Manufacturing
Consumption and use
Disposal
Manufacturing Waste
Logistics waste
Packaging waste
Consumption / use waste
Product waste
Linear Value Chain
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Manufacturing
Material sourcing
Distribution logistics
Sales and retail
Consumption / use
Reverse logistics
Manufacturing process reuse
Manufacturing
Materials Sourcing
Distribution Logistics
Sales and Retail
Consumption and Use
Product Recycling and Materials Recovery
Logistics waste and auxiliary products
reuse
Product and by-product reuse
Waste from consumption
Implications for future value chains
What can businesses do now?