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Why the business case for Responsible Business and Sustainability is just common sense The Role of the Investor in driving business sustainability The Role of the United Nations Global Compact
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Chris HarropApril 2014April 2014
The Business Case ‘Unusual’ for a
Sustainable and Successful Future
Me
Why are we here ?( today)( today)
Personal Values …
Our Challenge
Some Personal Questions
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
di tl... directly or indirectly
l demployed children who
k d f 14worked for 14 hours a day?
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
... accepted that slave labour was thelabour was the cultural norm
in someso ecountries from where it purchased goods?t pu c ased goods
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
... blamed sub-contractors when
human rights abuses were publicly
identified in its supply chain?
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
i diff t... was indifferent about violence
i tagainst women and girls in the
k l ?workplace?
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
cut corners to... cut corners to save money and keep profits highkeep profits high
but whose actions resulted inresulted in massive
environmentalenvironmental disaster?
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
accepted that... accepted that bribery and
corruption wascorruption was acceptable - as long as you gotlong as you got
away with it?
Would you want to buy from, or work for a company thatwork for, a company that ...
... employed ‘sharp’ or unfair practices with
staff and customers …
So ….
Knowing Our Values …
British Values
Universal Values
Business ValuesMarshallsMarshalls
What Do OurStakeholders Think ?Stakeholders Think ?
Employees ?
Employees
Investors ?
Do Investors Care ?
Do Investors Care ?
What do Shareholders Want ?
What do Shareholders Want ?
What do Shareholders Want ?
What do Shareholders Want ?
Customers ?
Sustainability Is NORMAL businessIs NORMAL business
Consumers20132013
The Business Case ?
Does it Work ?
The UN Global Compact
UN Global CompactFrameworksFrameworks
The UNGC ‘Architects of a Better World’Architects of a Better World
The Post 2015 Sustainable Development GoalsDevelopment Goals
Thank you