Session A4 Climate & Urbanism Francisca Quinn, Quinn & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

session a4 climate urbanism
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Session A4 Climate & Urbanism Francisca Quinn, Quinn & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Session A4 Climate & Urbanism Francisca Quinn, Quinn & Partners Inc. May 10, 2016 TRUSTED ADVISOR IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY Quinn & Partners is a sustainability strategy and integration advisory


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Session A4 – Climate & Urbanism

Francisca Quinn, Quinn & Partners Inc.

May 10, 2016

slide-2
SLIDE 2

TRUSTED ADVISOR IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

  • Quinn & Partners is a sustainability strategy and integration

advisory firm

  • We work with organizations to design and execute

sustainability leadership strategies to strengthen our clients’ position with customers, investors, employees and broader stakeholders

  • Our support helps companies identify business opportunities,

enhance reputation, manage risks, realize efficiencies and ultimately create more resilient, future-oriented businesses

2

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Climate should be at the top of developers’ agenda

Recognized as top risk by global economic authorities

  • World Economic Forum (WEF) - “failure of climate change mitigation and adaption”

top 5 risk 2014-2016

  • IFC - $4 trillion value at risk
  • OECD - $3 trillion of assets at risk from climate change in port cities

Leading global cities taking action

  • 80% of GDP from cities
  • 207 cities report climate risks
  • 108 cities report carbon emissions to CDP

Cities can regulate developers or developers can proactively take action

  • City of Tonto Green Standard
  • Waterfront Toronto Sustainability and Resiliency Framework

Climate change can be incorporated early in the development process

  • Leaders have sustainable design standards that covers development lifecycle
  • Ecology, energy, carbon, water, materials, infrastructure, etc.– all important for

mitigation and adaptation (resilience)

3

KEY POINTS

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Climate change is connected to other global risks

  • Climate change at top for

impact and likelihood

  • Interconnected with other

global risks

  • Environmental, social,

economic and governance issue

4 Source; World Economic Forum ‘The Global Risks Report” 2016.

WEF GLOBAL RISK LANDSCAPE 2016

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Urban areas have a strong business case to take action

5 Source: CDP, “Protecting Our Capital”, 2014.

CDP CITIES DISCLOSURE

slide-6
SLIDE 6

Cities are lagging on risk recognition and adaptation

6

CDP CITIES DISCLOSURE

Source: CDP, “Protecting Our Capital”, 2014.

slide-7
SLIDE 7

U.K. case study #1

  • Guidance for each development step
  • Requirements to embed in contracts

and train contractors

  • KPI targets for project design,

construction phase and post-

  • ccupancy performance

Materials

Water

Waste

Ecology

Transport

Community

Energy/carbon

Etc.

  • Mandatory reporting and post-project

evaluation

  • Verification

7 Source: The Crown Estate, “Urban Portfolio Development Sustainability Principles”, 2015.

DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES

slide-8
SLIDE 8

U.K. case study #2

8

SUSTAINABILITY BRIEF FOR DEVELOPMENTS

slide-9
SLIDE 9

Francisca Quinn

Quinn & Partners Inc.

  • t. +1 416 477 2591
  • e. francisca@quinnandpartners.com

@franciscaquinn

9