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1 Antwerp-ITCCO Action Learning for Glocalising Sustainability Duurzaam ketenbeheer strategisch verbinden met het Smart City -concept en de 17 VN-duurzame onwikkelingsdoelen Peter Wollaert, Fellow UNITAR MVO Forum, Antwerpen,

2 UNITAR & GLOBAL CIFAL NETWORK 2

3 UNITAR 3 UNITAR website UNITAR film introducing UNITAR

4 ACTION LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: FINANCIAL SECTOR 4

5 ACTION LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: DIAMOND SECTOR 5

6 ACTION LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: FASHION INDUSTRY 6

7 ACTION LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: PORT OF ANTWERP 7

8 ACTION LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: PILOT PROJECT INDIA 8

9 CELEBRATING FIRST FLANDERS UN DAY IN OCTOBER

10 3 MAIN QUESTIONS What is the business of business? Is business part of the problem or part of the solution? How to future proof your business? 10

11 SDG INDUSTRY MATRIX: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION 11

12 STARTING POINT 12

13 INDICATORS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BELGIUM INDICATORS.BE 13

14 Behaviour Change Social Innovation Technological Innovation

15 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL INNOVATION 15

16 1. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Social Business & New Business Models 2. Smart Cities

17 1. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Social Business & New Business Models 2. Smart Cities

18 MDGs & SDGs 18 The Guardian: Sustainable Development Goals: changing the world in 17 steps

19 TIMELINE SDGs 19 Global Forum for Media Development: Timeline UN Post-2015 Agenda

20 1. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Social Business & New Business Models 2. Smart Cities

21 WORLD POPULATION

22 22

23 URBAN SDG: BY 2050, 75% OF THE WORLD S POPULATION WILL BE URBAN 23 The UN predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050, with 90% of growth taking place in the global south Urban SDG

24 2015: 100 MAYORS ADOPT SEOUL DECLARATION FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES Mayors adopt Seoul Declaration for sustainable cities

25 EU SMART CITY MODEL 25 EU Smart Cities Model

26 SMART CITIES 26

27 EU MARKETPLACE SMART CITIES & COMMUNITIES 27 Market Place of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities

28 McKINSEY: DUURZAME STAD VERDIENT ZICHTZELF SNEL TERUG 28 McKinsey: Duurzame stad verdient zichzelf snel terug

29 Dirk HOLEMANS (red.) (BE) 2012: Mensen maken de stad 29

30 DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY 30

31 C.K. PARAHALAD (India) & Stuart HART (USA) 2002: Base Of the Pyramid 31 Access to Energy for the Base of the Pyramid Solar Cooking

32 1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 3. New Business Models 2. Social Business

33 Management and Board Finance Human Resource Management Production and Logistics Public Affairs Research and Development Facilities Marketing and Communication

34 1. Corporate Governance 2. Market Policy 3. Leadership 1. Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 2. Fair tax 3. Accounting 1. Diversity 2. Lifelong Learning 3. Work Travel 4. Health and Safety 5. Work-Life Balance 6. Bonus Policy 7. Wage tension Human Resource Management Management and Board Finance Production and Logistics 1. Environtmental Policy 2. CO 2 Policy 3. Circular Economy 4. Animal Welfare 5. Biodiversity 6. Transport 7. Responsible Products and Services Public Affairs Research and Development 1. Stakeholder Management 2. Corporate Citizenship Facilities Marketing and Communication 1. Sustainable Business Case 2. Innovation 3. Ecodesign 1. Location and implantation 2. Suistainable building and renovation 3. Procurement Policy 4. Catering 5. Events 1. Consumer Interests 2. Sustainability Reporting 3. Sustainable Marketing Mix 4. Open communication

35 35

36 ISO 26000: TOSHIBA 36 Toshiba based on ISO CSR at Toshiba

37 SDG INDUSTRY MATRIX: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION 37

38 TOOL: STANDARDSMAP.ORG 38 Standards Map provides information on over 170 standards, codes of conduct and audit protocols adressing sustainability hotspots in global supply chain Standards Map

39 TOOL: ECOLABELINDEX.COM 39 Ecolabel Index is the largest global directory of ecolabels currently tracking 459 ecolabels in 197 countries, and 25 industry sectors Ecolabel Index

40 SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURS 40

41 1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 3. New Business Models 2. Social Business

42 ASHOKA 42 Worldwide network of social innovators. CEO and founder Bill Drayton

43 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASHOKA FELLOWS IN FLANDERS Tobias Leenaert, EVA: Thursday Veggie Day Arnoud Raskin, Mobile School & Streetwize: Mobile School

44 WEBSITE: SOCIALEINNOVATIEFABRIEK.BE 44

45 Pol BRACKE & Tom VAN WASSENHOVE (BE) 2015: Impactgedreven ondernemen 45

46 BASE OF THE PYRAMID 46

47 CLOSE THE GAP WORLDLOOP RECUPEL UMICORE 47

48 1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 3. New Business Models 2. Social Business

49 Jan JONKER (NL) 2014: Nieuwe Business Modellen 49

50 50

51 CRADLE TO CRADLE - CIRCULAR ECONOMY William McDonough & Michael Brauntgart 51

52 CRADLE TO CRADLE - CIRCULAR ECONOMY 52

53 THE BLUE ECONOMY 53

54 CAFFUNGI 54

55 Michael PORTER (USA, 1947) 2011: Creating Shared Value (CSV) 55

56 1. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Social Business & New Business Models 2. Smart Cities

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