POWER TALK SUSTAINABLE PROFITS DEC-JAN 20-21

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Sustainability is the best opportunity for business to drive smarter innovation and profitable growth. Corporate imageand public perception is a real economic force that businesses must deal with and manage. Embedding Sustainability intobusiness is the best way to change the perception of public & build a good corporate image. As per SDG report 2020,India global rank is 117 th with 61.9 score. Sweden topped with global rank 1 st . This is matter of concern forIndia that we slipped two rank below from last year and moving on track in only 4 SDGs (no poverty, cleanwater & sanitation, economic growth, climate action) out of 17 SDGs. is on track in only 4 SDGs. It’s time toaddress Covid-19 negative impacts on Sustainable Development Goals2 18 3 10COVID CLEAN-UP The highest priority of everygovernment must remain the suppression of the pandemic. Therecan be no economic recovery while the pandemic is raging. Yetgovernments need to plan for the post Covid-19 economy.Unemployment will remain very high. Jobs lost in many sectors –retail, office support, construction, tourism, personal services, fossilfuelenergy – will not return, or at least not rapidly and robustly.Budget deficits and financial imbalances will persist. Manyenterprises will go out of business. Non-government aggregatedemand, including private consumption and investment, will mostlikely remain depressed. In the rebuilding phase, governmentsshould support their economic recovery with a strong focus oninfrastructure investments that boost jobs and underpin thetransition to a low-carbon economy, in line with the ParisAgreement.Power Talk l Sustainable Profits
An SDG frameworkpossible short-termlonger-term responses to Covid-19Government Response• Increased role of government in key sectors (economy, health,food, social security).• Re-think global supply chains and dependence for strategicequipment and materials.• Strengthen government capacities to anticipate and manageunforeseen disruptive events.• Strengthen international platforms, exchanges and transparencyamong scientists/researchers (open science).Transformation in Education, Gender, andInequality• Expand and strengthen public social security systems bestsuited to address the consequences of disruptive events.• Further investments in education, digital skills, equity, andlifelong learning.• Further streamline basic health prevention measures in schoolprograms (e.g., hand-washing) and provide adequate suppliesfor good hygiene.• Place women’s needs and leadership at the heart of theresponse to the health and economic crises.Transformation in Health, Wellbeing, andDemography:• Strengthen the role of public health and disease prevention andsurveillance (for both communicable and chronic diseases).• Increase the role of public authorities in the research fortreatment and vaccines, and in providing access to treatment andvaccines.• Accelerate efforts to achieve universal health care.• Strengthen public health emergency preparedness (includingbuilding stocks of essential equipment and increasing flexibility tomobilize staff to respond to emergencies).• Reduce dependence on other countries for keyhealth supplies and equipment.• Expand digital health solutions (e.g., telehealth)to reduce the burden on hospitals and increaseaccess to care.• Increase the quality and timeliness of healthstatistics.• Increase the resilience of health systems torespond to shocks/crises (e.g., increase capacityto build hospitals and other infrastructures inrecord time).Transformation in EnergyDecarbonization andSustainable Industry:• Use the Paris Climate Agreement as the visionfor long-term change and to inform investmentplans and bailouts.• Build on positive short-term prospects due toplummeting industrial output and further the rollout of digital services and e-commerce toaccelerate the transition to climate neutrality..Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey2016 - PRESENTUPL LimitedGlobal Vice PresidentEnvironment & Sustainability2011 - 2016Global In-chargeUnilever Group Engineering Sustainability2006 – 2010Global Environment Tech ExpertSHELLCOVID-19, a litmus testfor corporates thatare truly seriousabout 'low-carboninvestments andadhere to SDGs,and for those that are notwww.powertalkwitharchanna.com 21
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