Sustainability Leaders

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1 The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan SustainAbility Survey In partnership with Sustainable Brands Webinar June 201

2 Introduction Chris Coulter CEO, GlobeScan Mark Lee Executive Director, SustainAbility Erin Meezan VP Sustainability, Interface The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 2

3 Agenda 01 Introduction 02 Institutional Leadership: 1992-Present 0 Today s Corporate Leaders 04 Today s NGO & Government Leaders 05 Q&A The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey

4 About The GlobeScan SustainAbility Survey A unique, collaborative platform that uses research-driven insights from the most influential global thought leaders to explore the biggest sustainability challenges. Cross-sector Up-to-date We survey thousands of sustainable development experts and practitioners from the following sectors: Corporate Government (including multi-lateral institutions) NGOs Institutional (e.g., academics) Service (e.g., consultants, media) We publish two reports each year, and provide a regularly updated expert perspective on a range of timely topics. Each publication is supported by a global interactive webinar where we invite the foremost thinkers to contribute to our panels. The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 4

5 Survey Methodology 907 qualified sustainability experts completed the online questionnaire from March 2rd to April 21st, 201. Experience Geography Sectors Respondents have the following experience working on sustainability issues: Experts surveyed span 4 countries in the following regions: Respondents were drawn from the following sectors: 0% 2% 11% More Than 10 Years 5 to 10 Years * to 4 Years 2 North America 79 Europe 10 Asia 55 Government 121 NGO 25 Corporate * Respondents with fewer than three years experience have been excluded from the results 105 Latin America 40 Africa 9 Oceania 192 Academic & Research 240 Service & Media 4 Other The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 5

6 Institutional Leaders & Progress Over Two Decades

7 Non-State Actors Dominate Rankings of Past Performance Good performance (4+5) NGOs Social entrepreneurs Independent research & academic organizations Citizen-led mass social change movements Multi-sectoral partnerships The United Nations City / local governments Private sector Multi-lateral organizations International financial institutions National governments Question How would you rate the performance of each of the following types of organizations in terms of its contribution to progress on sustainable development since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 7

8 Expectations for Future Leadership Target Government and Business % of Total Mentions, Prompted National governments Private sector Multi-sectoral partnerships & collaborations The United Nations City / local governments Citizen-led mass social change movements NGOs Social entrepreneurs Multi-lateral organizations International financial institutions Independent research & academic organizations Question In your opinion, who should lead the sustainable development agenda over the next twenty years? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey

9 Should be leading (mentions) An Expectations-Performance Gap Persists All Respondents Should Lead Low Performance Should Lead High Performance 2.2 National governments Financial institutions Private sector Municipal governments Should Not Lead Low Performance MLOs Partnerships & collaborations UN Social entrepreneurs Mass social change movements Research & academia Should Not Lead High Performance NGOs Leading Institutions.9 Question How would you rate the performance of each of the following types of organizations in terms of its contribution to progress on sustainable development since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio? Question Question: In your opinion, who should lead the sustainable development agenda over the next 20 years? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 9

10 Institutional Leadership: Summary Comments The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 10

11 Today s Corporate Leaders

12 Unilever Remains in the Lead % of Experts Unilever Patagonia Interface IKEA Tesla Nestlé Natura Marks & Spencer General Electric Google Coca-Cola BASF Nike Question What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 12

13 But Corporate Champions Have Changed Since 1997 Ranked Top 5 Companies, Dow Unilever Monsanto Patagonia M Interface DuPont IKEA Shell Tesla Question BP GE Body Shop Natura Novo Nordisk M&S Toyota Walmart What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 1

14 Regional Experts Agree on Global Leaders All Respondents, by Region Asia Africa Europe Unilever 7 Unilever Unilever 4 Nestlé 9 Nestlé 1 Patagonia 1 Patagonia Patagonia 10 IKEA 14 Interface Interface 10 Interface 9 Shell Triodos Bank M&S 9 North America Oceania Latin America Unilever 4 Unilever 1 Natura 5 Patagonia 22 Patagonia 2 Unilever 4 Question Interface IKEA IKEA Interface 1 10 Patagonia Tesla 14 7 What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? Walmart Westpac Interface Please enter a maximum of companies in the spaces provided. The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 14

15 And Regions Have Local Leaders of Their Own % of Experts, by Region Asia Africa Europe Tata Unilever 4 Nestlé 2 Interface 2 10 Woolworths Unilever SABMiller Coca-Cola Unilever IKEA M&S Nestlé BMW 4 BASF Ecover H&M North America Latin America Patagonia Nike Interface Walmart Vancity Tesla Coca-cola Starbucks Natura Itaú 10 Unilever SABMiller 2 47 Question What specific companies that are headquartered in your region do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability into their business strategy? The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 15

16 The Key Attributes: Values, Purpose, Business Model, Metrics % of Experts, Prompted Sustainability strategy is closely aligned with internal culture / values Purpose integrated into core business via common brand promise 7 Pursuing business breakthrough model that drives net positive benefit Applying ambitious goals and measures of performance Leadership is vocally committed to sustainability Expression of sustainability strategy through products Collaborating with other organizations for system-level changes Using brand to shift consumer behavior Articulating vision for company's SD development Clear commitment to transparency Advocating for regulation/legislation to advance sustainability Question Please select the top reasons that explain why you consider the company to be a leader and rank them in order of importance. The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 1

17 Today s Corporate Leaders: Summary Comments The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 17

18 NGO & Government Leaders

19 WWF Widens the Lead in Global NGO Ranking % of Experts World Wildlife Fund Greenpeace Oxfam World Resources Institute (WRI) Ceres WBCSD United Nations Nature Conservancy Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Forum for the Future Question What specific NGOs do you think are leaders in advancing sustainable development? Please enter a maximum of NGOs. The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 19

20 Nordic & German Governments Outpace Peers on Policy % of Experts Sweden Germany Denmark Norway Netherlands UK Costa Rica USA Canada Question What specific national governments do you think are leaders in advancing sustainable development? Please enter a maximum of national governments. The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 20

21 NGO & Government Leadership: Summary Comments The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 21

22 Q&A If you have a question for the presenters during the webinar, please submit it via the Q&A section in the control panel Chris Coulter chris.coulter@globescan.com Mark Lee lee@sustainability.com Erin Meezan VP Sustainability, Interface The 201 Sustainability Leaders A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey 22

23 THANK YOU