Scaling Up Business Action

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1 The World Business Council for Sustainable Development Scaling Up Business Action Peter White Chief Operating Officer Smart City Event, Amsterdam, 4 June

2 We need bold action on climate, now

3 How it works

4 WBCSD Business Solutions for a Sustainable World 200 members, 24 sectors, 19m employees and $9tn aggregate revenue 4

5 WBCSD Global Network 67 partners around the world 5

6 Vision billion people All living well Within the boundaries of the planet 6

7 Action 2020: 6 clusters Social Impact Sustainable Lifestyles Climate & Energy Water Ecosystems & Landscape Management Safe & Sustainable Materials Sustainable Buildings and Cities 7

8 THE URBAN WORLD 7 BILLION CITY DWELLERS BY % OF GLOBAL RESOURCE USE & EMISSIONS Date

9 Business Solutions Improve Business Case Improve business case

10 Business solutions BUSINESS IS A KEY SOLUTIONS PROVIDER INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, FINANCE, INTEGRATION Date

11 WBCSD Sustainable Cities projects Urban Infrastructure Initiative Sustainable Mobility Zero Emissions Cities Energy Efficiency in Buildings 11

12 The Urban Infrastructure Initiative - UII ( )

13 The importance of early engagement between cities and business

14 UII Partner cities ( )

15 Michael A. Nutter Mayor of Philadelphia In order to build capacity for urban sustainability solutions and accelerate their adoption, we simply must work collaboratively. the Urban Infrastructure Initiative engagement allowed us to do just this.

16 Zero Emissions Cities

17 Zero Emissions Cities Energy Demand Intelligence Energy Supply High efficiency electrification in buildings E- Mobility Industrial efficiency* * Excluding production processes consuming sectors Smart grids Virtually managed power plants Renewables Clean fossil power plants High efficiency transmission and distribution BEHAVIOUR CHANGE BY ALL URBAN ENERGY USERS

18 20 city roadmaps towards zero emissions Catalyze implementation Provide tools and guidance for cities to work with business 1. Leading cities that will set the agenda for low carbon urban transformation 2015: Amsterdam, Birmingham 2. New city development in emerging economies - zero emissions from the start 2015: Thane/Mumbai Active WBCSD members include:

19 Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0 Project Overview Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0

20 Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0: Overview Universal access to safe and low carbon mobility 15 Crosssectorial companies 6 Showcase cities 20

21 Comfort and pleasure 22 mobility Indicators Estimated for Brussels Security Affordability Accessability for deficiency groups Air pollution MOBILITY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE QUALITY OF LIFE Occupancy Noise ECONOMIC SUCCESS Intermodal integration Intermodal connectivity Safety Access to mobility services GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT Resilience to social/ecologic disruptions Quality of public area Opportunity for active mobility Functional diversity Energy efficiency Travel time Congestion Economic opportunity GHG Public finance Space Usage Scale from 0 to 10, where 10 is more sustainable 13

22 Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2.0 Scale up implementation

23 Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB 2.0) Raise awareness on the shared value of investing in EEB Identify market barriers and solutions Unlock financially viable energy efficiency investments Co-Chairs: Core Group: Partners:

24 Engage the full value chain to unlock action Energy utilities Local authorities

25 EEB 2.0: 9 market-specific action plans Pilot Ongoing engagements: US, China, Poland, India (Bangalore), Brazil, Benelux, In preparation: India (Jaipur), Indonesia/ Malaysia/Singapore

26 Awareness Value to stakeholders, business case, multiple benefits Action framework Workforce capacity Skills, holistic approach $ Finance & Investing Including verification of value (M&V), transparency, data Policy & Regulation Codes, labelling, incentives 26

27 A Call to Action

28 LCTPi Low Carbon Technology Partnership initiative

29 Key lessons Business engagement Early and Strategic Can provide Innovative solutions Integrated approaches Financing & implementation Development of local green economy Date 29

30 Our ask. For cities: 1. Work with business as a key stakeholder 2. Enhance stakeholder engagement and consultation processes 3. Clarify scope for early business engagement under local regulatory frameworks. 4. Consider removing barriers to business engagement that are not in the public interest. 5. Strengthen cross-departmental coordination to enable integrated solutions to urban sustainability challenges. Date

31 Our ask For business: 5. Pursue opportunities for sustainability strategy partnerships with cities. 6. Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate - with other businesses and professional experts For international organizations, NGOs and urban professional associations: 7. Support and facilitate strategic engagement between cities and business as an effective tool for driving urban sustainability. Date

32 Business Solutions Improve Business Case Improve business case