Sustainable Resource Management Lecture

•

1 like•1,889 views

ADEC Innovations is an impact investing company that designs ESG solutions related to data management and sustainability. It presented on how life cycle assessment (LCA) can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by evaluating the environmental impacts of products and services throughout their life cycles. The presentation outlined the historical context of unsustainable production, ADEC's vision and mission, SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production, and global guidance principles for LCA databases to increase data consistency and accessibility worldwide.

More Related Content

Sustainable Resource Management Lecture

1. adec-innovations.com ADEC Innovations is an impact investing company that designs, develops and delivers a diverse data management and technology portfolio of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions. Sustainable Resource Management COLLABORATION AND TECHNOLOGY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE SDGS

2. Outline of the Presentation Introduction Historical Context of Unsustainable Production ADEC Innovations: Vision and Mission The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals SDG 12 in Focus: Product Life Cycle Assessment Standards and Guidelines for the Use of LCA in Sustainable Resource Management Conclusion: Recommendations on Making LCAs Global to Achieve the SDGs

5. 82 billion tonnes of raw materials to be used 65 billion tonnes of raw materials used Not much time left to preserve the green earth

6. Environmental relates to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition. Social aspect manages relationship with employees, suppliers, customer and communities where it operates Governance deals with leadership, audits, internal controls, compliance and shareholder rights

8. Knowledge Management Health Information Sustainability Data Management Technology

10. Reduce waste Use resources more efficiently Promote sustainable development Every product should bring in MORE value than what we TAKE from the environment PROFIT in its truest and holistic sense

13. Global water demand will exceed the supply by 40% By Increase in Global Food prices: 70%-90%

14. The positive impact of infrastructure in driving economic growth in cities is increasingly well understood. It has been estimated amongst G20 countries that a one percent GDP increase in infrastructure spending can lead to a multiplier effect of between 1.0 to 2.5 over a three year period in high income countries. The impact is greatest in emerging economies. For example the investment beneﬁt is doubled or more in Brazil, India and China. Source: New Perspectives on Climate Finance for Cities The investment needed in city infrastructure between now and 2030. The scale of the infrastructure challenge

15. Source: New Perspectives on Climate Finance for Cities – 10 Adapted from Long Finance & WWF, 2015

18. 3. DISTRIBUTION MOST PREFERRED 5. END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT 1. MATERIALS EXTRACTION 2. MANUFACTURING 4. USAGE REUSE RECYCLE/COMPOST ENERGY RECOVERY LANDFILL LEAST PREFERRED “Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool for the systematic evaluation of the environmental aspects of a product or service system through all stages of its life cycle. LCA provides an adequate instrument for environmental decision support.” -Definition taken from UNEP website

19. 3. DISTRIBUTION MOST PREFERRED 5. END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT 1. MATERIALS EXTRACTION 2. MANUFACTURING 4. USAGE REUSE RECYCLE/COMPOST ENERGY RECOVERY LANDFILL LEAST PREFERRED ► Enhancing products ► Managing Risks ► Optimizing Processes ► Reducing bottom line cost ► Measuring societal and environmental impact

20. Technical Framework for engaging stakeholder towards Corporate Social Responsibility in assessing the life cycle goods and services DATABASES RESOURCE ACQUISITION MANUFACTURE PACKAGING AND TRANSPORATION USE END-OF-LIFE INTERPRETATION OF LCIA GOAL AND SCOPE LIFE CYCLE INVETORY (LCI) IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LCIA) Defines the principles and framework for life cycle assessments

23. GLOBAL GUIDANCE PRINCIPLES FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT DATABASES: A BASIS FOR GREENER PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS KEY GOALS OF THE DOCUMENT Providing global guidance on the establishment and maintenance of LCA databases, as the basis for future improved dataset consistency and interlinkages of databases worldwide Increasing the credibility of existing LCA data by providing guidance on generating more usable and accessible data Supplementing other data-related initiatives at the national or regional level.

24. Manpower Resource and Training Global coordination among life cycle inventory (LCI) dataset developers and LCA database managers Accessibility of LCA data Global Stakeholder involvement (Public and Private Organizations)

25. Lack of resources Lack of data management expertise Data Storage Digitization Integration of multiple sources of data (Variety) Information Security

26. STRATEGY Government Partnering with the Private Sector to address data growth SOLUTIONS Create Mutually beneficial agreements that would encourage the development and sharing of new solutions SECURITY Global Cooperation with inter-governmental organizations to a address data management security issues and standards. 3 MAIN FOCUS

27. w w w. a d e c - i n n o v a t i o n s . c o m

Sustainable Resource Management Lecture

Related slideshows

More Related Content

Sustainable Resource Management Lecture