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Blekinge Inst. of Tech.
SE-371 79 Karlskrona
+46 455 38 50 00
www.bth.se/eng
Sustainable Pharmaceuticals
- More about competence than values –
Prof. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
The Natural Step
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Real Change, Chairman
Uppsala, 10 Nov 2009
Blekinge Inst. of Tech.
SE-371 79 Karlskrona
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The Real Change founding partners
Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH)
Lund Institute of Technology (LTH)
The Natural Step International (TNSI)
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Real Change - International Research Program
CORE
…Only Unifying Framework
…Largest and longest process
…Core refines framework, and elaborates tools for analyses, decision support, planning and monitoring.
…Multi-stakeholder base funding including Swedish EPA, Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova, Formas, Nutec
…Petals are thematic programs from across the globe.
…10 Million USD funding/year
(over and above actions and education from all participants)
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Individuals Groups
Systems thinking
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Threats Forests Agriculture Fisheries Ground water Climate Metals Chemicals Global justice Trust Stories of meaning
Sustainability is a dynamic challenge
Opportunities Largest financial potential Resource costs Waste management costs Tax, legislation, insurance, loans International agreements Innovation/design/new markets Brand
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So, what’s the problem?
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Reductionism
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Structuredoverview
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Backcasting!
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Sustainable Vision
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Sounds complicated but is the opposite!
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SE-371 79 Karlskrona
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Just ask three magic questions:
Do you have a definition of sustainability?
What is your gap?
How do you bridge it?
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From System: Society in Biosphere…
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In the Sustainable Society, Nature is not subject to systematically increasing...
* …concentrations of substances
* …degradation by physical means.
and
* … erosion of trust.
…to principles designed for this purpose
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IKEA ElectroluxScandic Hilton Sv. McDonalds…
From action in some Swedish business…
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...to spread to 11 countries...
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Blekinge Inst. of Tech.
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SuppliersClientsStakeholder dialogues
…to value chains…
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Hydro Polymers
• Concentrations of substances
• Physical encroaching
• Erosion of trust
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SE-371 79 Karlskrona
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Sustainability Evaluation of PVC using TNS Framework
Addressed by a leading environmental authority in the UK and chaired by J Porritt of the PVC Coordination Group
Forum for the Future – licensee of TNS Framework in the UK
What would it take to make PVC fully sustainable?
2020 Vision Exercise - Involving 36 stakeholders at Tesco
headquarters, UK
Report Produced in July 2000- Based on TNS methodology- Interviews with Industry and Greenpeace- Identifies 5 key sustainability challenges
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No more fossil carbon to atmosphere
Closed loop recycling
No accumulation from emissions
No accumulation from additives
Challenging the whole value chain…
5 Hydro Polymer Challenges
Five challenges
Co-creation of distance learning- throughout value chain -
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Distance learning, 10 credits FSSD
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Blekinge Inst. of Tech.
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Strategic Partnerships The Natural Step ©, 2009
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Present
Future
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AgricultureForestryEnergyTrafficMaterials…
…to sectors…
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- The ”Clinical conference” -
… to municipalities and cities…
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Time
ÖvertorneåSEKO (70 local gov’s)WhistlerCalgaryFCMPortlandAPAEU Round TableChequamegon BayMadison W IPortsmouth NHLawrence NJPittsburgh/VandergriftEvanston ILDuluth MNJefferson County WICorvallis ORDublin…
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WHISTLER2020 & The Natural Step Integrating Sustainability Across our Community
Aug. 30th,2007
Ken Melamed
Mayor,Resort Municipality of Whistler
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Creativity within Constraints
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“This simple, science- and systems-based framework is the best out there. It needs to become part of a new common language, as well understood worldwide as the rules of soccer”.
Ken MelamedMayorWhistler, Canada
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ISO14001
Triple bottom line
Sustainable growthFaktor 4
Cleaner Production
Life Cycle
AnalysisZero
EmissionRenewables
RMA
Ecological Footprinting
Sustainability analysis
Ecoliteracy
Factor 10
Hannover Principles
CSR NaturalCapitalism
Miljömålen
EM
AS
EECA
LCA
Ecoeffici
encyAgenda
21
Sustainability
…to tools and concepts
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System Overview
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Backcasting from principles(like chess)Organization X
ISO 14001IndicatorsLCAEcological footprintsFactor 10Zero EmissionNatural Capitalism…
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…greatest opportunity ever for leadership and team work.
…experts mostly amateurs on leading big organizations.
…departures from principled definition.
…sees each investment as part-goal.
…evaluates trade-offs as stepping stones, not choices between evils.
…ensures parallel development of stakeholders.
…is good regardless what others do.
Conclusion, strategic S.D…
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Focusing pharmaceutics
Concentration-increases of substancesAntibiotics e.g. chinolones and hormones, Hg in vaccines,emissions e.g. dioxins, chemicals/metals for processing, transport, energy systems…Physical EncroachingTransport, infrastructure, waste…TrustLabor, supply chain…
Serving Society at largeFundamental position of pharmaceutics!Pandemics/disease in South - poverty, sanitation, nutrition...Sourcing i.e. biodiversity, e.g. coral reefs, deforestation…North-spread of diseases e.g. malaria, bilharzias, TBE…Self-protection i.e. pandemics, terrorism, geopolitical...New green deal…