The Sustainability Paradox

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1 Company ipsa LOGO The Sustainability Paradox The ConocoPhillips IRIS Seminar September 17, 2015 By: Marcel Latouche

2 The Centre s Activities Effective Aboriginal Engagement Establishing & Maintaining a strong social license to operate Developing effective policies on issues impacting the environment, society and economy Delimiting financial and Accounting structures related to land, water, and air impact. Measuring and maintaining progress on carbon Emissions and footprint. Effective development of corporate social responsibility.

3 Stakeholders Context Aboriginal Issues Sustainability Environmental Protection Economics

4 Definitions 1. Oxford Dictionary 2. Gro Harlem Brundtland s report 3. The Public Sector Accounting Board

5 Aboriginal Issues Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Past Wrongs No consensus Aboriginal engagement Mistrust

6 Highest Income Gap Ratio: Chiefs vs Members Reserve Chief s Members Paul. Alberta $357,288 $21,331 Cote First Nation. Saskatchewan $354,629 $21,651 Esgenoopetlj First Nation N.B $192,543 $14,215 Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation N.L $257,571 $23,415 Fort McKay First Nation. Alberta $304,800 $64,832 Source: Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Department

7 Lowest Income Gap Ratio: Chiefs vs Members Reserve Chief s Members Old Massett Village Council B.C $25,873 $19,219 Fort Good Hope NWT $39,670 $31,749 O- Pipon-Na- Piwin Cree Nation Man. $18,301 $15,696 Tsartlip B.C $26,485 $22,888 Tsleil-Waututh Nation. B.C $58,657 $50,812 Source: Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Department

8 Gro Harlem Brundtland s 1987 report defined sustainable development as: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

9 Environmental Issues Green House Gas Failed Treaties Price on Carbon NIMBY

10 The Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB ) SORP 4 defines fiscal sustainability as : "the degree to which a government can maintain existing programs and meet creditor requirements without increasing the debt load on the economy."

11 Economics Balance Bloated Public Sector Environment and Economy Not just Financial solutions

12 Growing Government Debt by McKinsey Global Institute Rise in total global debt since 2007 Increase in global government debt since 2007 Compound annual growth rate of global gov t debt since 2007 Countries with debt to GDP ratio up more than 50% since 2007 No. of advanced countries who have lowered Debt to GDP ratio since the Great Recession Units $57 T $25 T 9.7% 14 0

13 WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID: We ve run out of money, and now we need to use our brains. Let s look for some solutions

14 Solutions 1. Education 2. Infrastructure 3. Financing/Funding

15 Aboriginal Engagement More than 1.4 million people in Canada who identify as First Nations, Inuit or Metis Engaging the aboriginal communities Location of the value chain of energy, forestry, quarrying, mining Governments pass the task to companies Access to traditional knowledge about the environment Potential advantages of a local pool of skilled labour Joint venture between the Atikamekw Council of Obedjiwan and Resolute Forest Products = 80 jobs and $20 million

16 Benjamin Disraeli Upon education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends

17 Education There are 518 schools on First Nations reserves in Canada. First Nation schools on reserves are the responsibility of the federal government $71.1 billion will be added to Canada s economy if Aboriginal people attain the same educational levels as other Canadians 41 per cent of First Nations youth living off reserves do not complete their secondary education In , the Government of Canada provided $1.62 billion to support First Nations elementary and secondary education. An additional, approximately $226 million was provided to First Nations for construction and maintenance of education facilities on reserve. Hopefully to be addressed in the Reconciliation Canada s 2016 IRIS presentation Source: ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/canada

18 David Carlson, director of the World Meteorological Organization s World Climate Research program said: We are working on a different planet and we fully do not understand the new patterns emerging.

19 Environmental Solutions The oil sands contribute about 8.5% of Canada s GHG, or 0.12 % of global annual emissions Innovation and alternatives sources of energy Athabasca River, and Other companies have reduced their withdrawals and recycling water. Suncor s withdrawals declined by about 57 per cent since 2007 Use gas instead of coal for electricity production Encana s Water Resource Hub near Dawson Creek, BC Columbia, uses saline water to meet around 75% of the company's water requirements Corporate responsibility for remediation The myths of cap and trade The Government of Canada has proposed a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030

20 Economic Solutions Increase Transparency and Accountability Funding to First Nations should be subject to the same accounting rules as any other governments Increase Public/Private Partnerships Remove provincial trade barriers Rethink Infrastructure funding Provide incentives rather than increase taxation Too may regulations have negative economic impact The debt conundrum Recognize the difference between needs and wants of Industrialized and third world nations

21 The UN estimates the world is expected to add another billion people within the next 15 years, bringing the total global population from 7.3 billion in mid-2015 to 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion by 2100

22 New Approach Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 LEARN ADAPT TRUST & AGREE

23 Albert Einstein said The challenge is that we can t solve current problems using the same thinking that brought us to where we are.

24 CONCLUSION We examined three definitions with a common theme: maintain the status quo What is required is flexibility, adaptability, the promotion of innovation, and the creation of incentives not only penalties to reach common goals Instead of name calling, demagoguery and alienation we need collaboration and consensus to make a better place for all of us