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Thanks
for the opportunity to speak to you this evening, and thank you for taking
the time to come out tonight. We have a great subject to talk about tonight,
how big business in the US is addressing sustainable development.
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I want
to start by saying that most of the people working for companies across the
US want to do sustainable development, whether they call it that or not. They
just don’t know how.
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Lets
test that right away. Let me ask you each to pull out a piece of paper and
jot down a few words describing what you would like the Puget Sound region to
be like in 50 years. There are too many here to read all the answers, but I
have done this exercise in many other locations and among many different and
diverse audiences around the country. And it’s always the same:
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üHealthy and strong population and ecosystem
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üExcellent educational opportunities
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üVibrant economy
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üNo pollution
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To name
a few. . . Most people wants the same things for the future, their children
and grandchildren.
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So if
you buy that premise, then you should
also be open to my statement that most people working for companies want
sustainability. The problem is they don’t know how to get there. They want to
know the system for getting there?
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There
are many that lead in this direction: Six Sigma, Game changer, Lean
Manufacturing. And others that I will
talk about tonight.
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But let
me first introduce you to the US Business Council for Sustainable
Development, its
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structure,
get to projects, partnerships and challenges and then Q&A. I promise not
to talk too long.
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