Sustainability
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I advise designers and innovators around sustainability, and everyone always says to me, "Oh Leyla, I just want the eco-materials."
And the thing is that we have to find ways if we're actually going to address
sustainability
of interlocking those complex systems and making better choices that result in net environmental gains.
It's used a lot in marketing, and it's used a lot, I think, in our conversation when we're talking about sustainability, and that's the word biodegradability.
These kinds of approaches are not hard, but understanding the system and then looking for viable, market-driven consumer demand alternatives is how we can start radically altering the
sustainability
agenda, because I hate to break it to you all: Consumption is the biggest problem.
But in the regards to using
sustainability
as a parameter, as a criteria for fueling systems-based solutions, because as I've just demonstrated with these simple products, they're participating in these major problems.
I said, "How come you're not doing
sustainability?
And he said, "Well, recently I pitched a
sustainability
project to a client, and turned and he said to me, 'I know it's going to cost less, I know it's going to sell more, but we're not pioneers, because pioneers have arrows in their backs.'"
The world is changing in some really profound ways, and I worry that investors aren't paying enough attention to some of the biggest drivers of change, especially when it comes to
sustainability.
And by sustainability, I mean the really juicy things, like environmental and social issues and corporate governance.
And here's something that may surprise you: the balance of power to really influence
sustainability
rests with institutional investors, the large investors like pension funds, foundations and endowments.
But ESG is the measure of sustainability, and sustainable investing incorporates ESG factors with financial factors into the investment process.
So if
sustainability
matters financially today, and all signs indicate more tomorrow, is the private sector paying attention?
They started to see
sustainability
not just as important but crucial to business success.
About 80 percent of global CEOs see
sustainability
as the root to growth in innovation and leading to competitive advantage in their industries.
There's tremendous opportunity in
sustainability.
Do companies that take
sustainability
into account really do well financially?
They don't have indefinite social obligations, and prudent investing and finance theory aren't subordinate to
sustainability.
But institutional investors are the x-factor in
sustainability.
Now a fair question might be, what if all this
sustainability
risk stuff is exaggerated, overstated, it's not urgent, something for virtuous consumers or lifestyle choice?
Synthetic cell technologies will power the next industrial revolution and transform industries and economies in ways that address global
sustainability
challenges.
It's in ecological
sustainability.
The LEED is the system to measure, of course, the
sustainability
of a building.
Prisons can be the source of innovation and sustainability, repopulating endangered species and environmental restoration.
The second case is how design can contribute to
sustainability.
So with the right design,
sustainability
is nothing but the rigorous use of common sense.
Danone was so inspired by this model that combines economic efficiency and social sustainability, they are planning to roll it out in other parts of the world as well.
So this approach works really great for drawing how to make toast, but what if you wanted to draw something more relevant or pressing, like your organizational vision, or customer experience, or long-term
sustainability?
But also, it's the driest location on the planet, and that makes it extremely interesting to build our project, because suddenly,
sustainability
is something we have to explore fully.
These people have been living there for a very long time and can be considered experts in sustainability, and so I'm very interested to see what we can learn from them, and have an input of indigenous knowledge into space exploration.
When we began valuing sustainability, more people began to recycle.
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