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This is an overview of the of some issues on different companies’ Corporate Responsibility
radars to s;mulate discussion
Context Emerging CR Issues
Key Resource Constraints
Lease Everything Less Energy
Richer Poorer
Less Variety
Water Management
Almost Zero Waste
Local Foods
Migra@on Magnets
Social NGOs
Data Security
Planetary Stress
Net Posi@ve Impact
Privacy Backlash
Cri@cal Dependency Ra@os Healthcare vs Sickcare
We will see economic, physical and poli;cal shortages of key materials that will result in major changes in perspec;ves – of
governments, companies and many an individual
Key Resource Constraints Emerging CR Issues
Escala;ng waste produc;on and new aFtudes, approaches, regula;on and business models lead many to aim for an almost zero waste society by increasingly seeing waste as a key resource
Almost Zero Waste
Emerging CR Issues
All consumers are incen;vised to use significantly less energy as escala;ng growth in carbon emissions
forces leading suppliers to change their business models
Less Energy Emerging CR Issues
Advanced water purifica;on, irriga;on and desalina;on all combine to help communi;es and companies to beLer
manage the escala;ng supply / demand imbalance
Water Management
Emerging CR Issues
Widening differences in wealth between and within urban and rural communi;es extends the gap between rich and poor -‐ but they increasingly need each other
Richer Poorer Emerging CR Issues
Rising sustainability impera;ves, new business models and increasing cost of ownership shiQ the balance from
ownership to access and we all prefer to rent than buy
Lease Everything Emerging CR Issues
The future is one of reduced choice but not less interest as retailers provide an increasingly edited porRolio of products
through more efficient and personalised channels
Less Variety Emerging CR Issues
Increased transparency on food availability, eco-‐literacy and concerns around security and land use accelerate mass
consump;on of locally grown and processed foods
Local Foods Emerging CR Issues
As sickcare dominates healthcare budgets, some companies shiQ from simply encouraging employee wellness to having to directly cover the cost of their employees lifestyle driven chronic diseases
Healthcare vs. Sickcare Emerging CR Issues
50% plus dependency ra;os hit key markets and force major realignment of some government financing priori;es towards
greater healthcare and less infrastructure investment
Cri;cal Dependency Ra;os Emerging CR Issues
Immigra;on is part of economic development strategies and, especially in low fer;lity economies, na;ons posi;on
themselves to aLract the most beneficial migrants
Migra;on Magnets Emerging CR Issues
Mayors lead bold ini;a;ves to place their ci;es at the forefront ahead of many countries and the C400 becomes more influen;al
than the G20 as City States set the global standards
Mega City States
Emerging CR Issues
Increased loss of faith in ins;tu;ons to drive change coupled with social networking leads to rapid mobilisa;on of people around specific issues and the rise of new, more influen;al Social NGOs
Social NGOs Emerging CR Issues
All data held electronically will be treated as being in the public domain -‐ the wise CEO will retain control of the company’s vital
data and key discussions will be one-‐on-‐one and in person
Data Security Emerging CR Issues
In a smarter, more connected world, responsibili;es for data management will blur between the individual, companies and
society as privacy boundaries are consistently pushed
Privacy Backlash Emerging CR Issues
As more planetary boundaries are evidently exceeded the irreversible shiQ of the overall ecosystem at last acts as the
catalyst for change -‐ but not via global coordina;on
Planetary Stress Emerging CR Issues
Making an overall posi;ve impact on society and the environment becomes a dis;nc;ve capability for many and a
source of consumer facing differen;a;on for some
Net Posi;ve Impact Emerging CR Issues