BUSINESS LEADERSHIP TOWARD THE WORLD WE WANT

SDGs Threats Science Future-Fit Business Goals Categories of Initiatives SDGs

Systemic 8 System 8 Break-Even
17 SDGs Threats Conditions Principles 21 Necessary, Science-based, 5 Categories of 17 SDGs
for the sustainable to achieving the In the sustainable society that to avoid breaching the Cause-No-Harm, Break-Even Goals Sustainability Initiatives for the sustainable
society that we want society that we want we want System Conditions for a sustainable business that accomplish the Goals society that we want

Structural nature is not subject to Energy is from renewable sources

unemployment
systematically increasing
concentrations of substances
extracted from the Earth's crust
Food crisis
(e.g. heavy metals, fossil fuels)
Health crisis
nature is not subject to
systematically increasing
Education crisis
concentrations of substances
produced by society
Human rights (e.g. plastics, dioxins, PCBs)
violations
nature is not subject to
Fresh water systematically increasing
crisis degradation by physical means
(e.g. destroying habitats,
Energy crisis overfishing, over-harvesting)
Access to
people are not subject to
materials
structural obstacles to health
(e.g. access to shelter, healthcare,
Infrastructure water, nutrition, safety)
crisis
Financial
people are not subject to
inequality
structural obstacles to influence
(e.g. voice, participatory
Social
processes, respect)
instability
The business eliminates Security of Supply Initiatives:
its contribution to Water is used in an environmentally Projects that protect and restore
pollution from mined renewable and non-renewable resources
responsible and socially equitable way
substances (i.e. materials, water) and protect
ecosystem services on which the
Materials derive from sources that respect the
welfare of ecosystems, people and animals company and its value chain depend
The business eliminates (i.e. reduce / eliminate polluting waste)
its contribution to Operational emissions do not harm
people or the environment
pollution from
substances produced
by society Operations emit no greenhouse gases
Climate Stability Initiatives:
Operational by-products are repurposed
The business eliminates Projects that reduce or eliminate the
its contribution to company's carbon footprint by reducing
Operations do not encroach on
environmental ecosystems or communities
its dependency on fossil fuels for its
degradation energy, and prepare the companys value
chain for a climate-destabilized world.
by physical means Products do not harm
people or the environment
Products emit no greenhouse gases
The business ensures it
in no way puts the
health of its Products can be repurposed Customer Wellbeing Initiatives:
stakeholders at risk Projects that ensure customers' overall
Customers are informed about any aspect health is not compromised by the
of products that may cause harm company's products and that they are
well informed about possible
The business ensures it Customer concerns are actively solicited,
environmental and human impacts of the
in no way prevents its impartially judged and transparently addressed
product's use and post-use disposal.
stakeholders from
having a voice Employee health is safeguarded
Employees are paid at least a living wage

Ecosystem The business ensures it

people are not subject to Employees are subject to Employee Wellbeing Initiatives:
in no way undermines
degradation structural obstacles to competence
the opportunity for its
fair employment terms Projects that provide decent, well-paying
(e.g. access to education, right to work and safe, healthy, respectful
stakeholders to Employees are not subject
Climate know, learning, growing) working conditions for all employees in
learn and grow to discrimination
destabilization the companys own operations and
throughout its value chain.
Employee concerns are actively solicited,
The business ensures it
Ocean people are not subject to impartially judged and transparently addressed
in no way prevents its
acidification structural obstacles to impartiality
stakeholders Community concerns are actively solicited,
(e.g. non-discrimination,
from being impartially judged and transparently addressed
equity, justice)
Biodiversity treated impartially
crisis Business is conducted ethically Society Wellbeing initiatives:
Projects that ensure the company does
people are not subject to The business ensures it The right tax is paid in the not compromise, and instead improves,
Governance structural obstacles to in no way prevents its These goals right place at the right time the wellbeing of the local communities
failure meaning-making stakeholders align with
throughout its value chain and in
all Business
(e.g. making sense of their role and from creating Principles Lobbying does not undermine society-at-large.
Erosion of trust place in the world, values) meaning in their lives the pursuit of future-fitness

Sources: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Source: The Natural Step, Source: Future-Fit Business Benchmark, Release 1, Sources: Sustainability ROI Workbook, sustainabilityadvantage.org
sustainabledevelopment.un.org thenaturalstep.org futurefitbusiness.org and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainabledevelopment.un.org
and WEF Global Risks 20xx, weforum.org

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