Sustainability

Ankur Malik PGPM-21-074

Ankita Aishwarya PGPM-21-073
Revanth Krishna PGPM-21-100
 Triple Bottom Line
What is Triple Bottom Line?
• The triple bottom line (TBL) is a business concept where a firm measures its social and environmental impact –
in addition to its financial performance – rather than solely focusing on generating profit, or the standard
“bottom line“
• It basically refers to
Relationship to Community

Impact on Environment Contribution to Economy

 What the 3P’s really mean??
People: The positive and negative impact an organization has on its most important
stakeholders. These include employees, families, customers, suppliers, communities,
and any other person influencing or being affected by the organization

Planet: The positive and negative impact an organization has on its natural
environment. This includes reducing its carbon footprint, usage of natural resources,
toxic materials and so on, but also the active removal of waste, reforestation and
restoration of natural harm done

Profit: The positive and negative impact an organization has on the local, national and
international economy. This includes creating employment, generating innovation,
paying taxes, wealth creation and any other economic impact an organization has

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeroenkraaijenbrink/2019/12/10/what-the-3ps-of-the-triple-bottom-line-really-mean/?sh=71b81c151435
 Sustainability Management System: The Triple Bottom Line
Incorporating Sustainability and measuring business using the Triple Bottom Line is one of the best markers of how sustainable your
business is, and how profitable it really is !!

 Social Sustainability: The Social bottom line measures your business’ profits in human capital, including your position within
your local society. Your social bottom line is increased by having fair and beneficial labour practices and through corporate
community involvement, and can also be measured in the impact of your business activities on the local economy.

 Environmental Sustainability: The Triple Bottom Line approach to sustainability takes the view that the smaller impact your
business has on the environment and the fewer natural resources you consume, the longer and more successful your business
will be. Controlling your Environmental bottom line means managing, monitoring, and reporting your consumption and waste and
emissions. A sustainability committee is often required to communicate your sustainability solution and sustainability goals across
all departments.

 Economic Sustainability: In the Triple Bottom Line approach, economic sustainability is not simply your traditional corporate
capital. Your economic capital under the Triple Bottom Line model should be measured in terms of how much of an impact your
business has on its economic environment. The business that strengthens the economy it is part of is one that will continue
to succeed in the future, since it contributes to the overall economic health of its support networks and community. Of
course, a business needs to be aware of its traditional profits as well, and the Triple Bottom Line accounts for this.

https://www.era-environmental.com/blog/sustainability-management-triple-bottom-line
 Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
Climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists originally thought
Firstly to start, with speaking about Climate Change,
the greenhouse gas emissions which are acting
as blanket to the Earth are trapping the sun’s heat
This leads to global warming and climate change.
The world is now warming faster than at
any point in recorded history.

Effects of Climate Change:

The potential future effects of global climate change
include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of
drought in some regions and an increase in the
number, duration and intensity of tropical storms.

https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
 Carbon Emissions and Climate Change

Future Effects of Climate Change:

Temperatures Will Continue to Rise

Frost-free Season (and Growing Season) will Lengthen

Changes in Precipitation Patterns

More Droughts and Heat Waves

Hurricanes Will Become Stronger and More Intense

Sea Level Will Rise 1-8 feet by 2100

Arctic Likely to Become Ice-Free

https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
 Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
Causes of Climate Change (By humans):
Burning Fossil Fuels:
The largest contribution to man-made GHG emissions comes from power generation and fuel used for transportation. When fossil fuels are
burned, they release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the air. Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere, causing
global warming
Deforestation:
Deforestation is an important factor in global climate change. Climate change is because of a build up of carbon dioxide in out atmosphere and
if we carry on cutting down the main tool we have to diminish this CO2 build up, we can expect the climate of our planet to change dramatically
over the next decades.
Agriculture:
Planting crops and rearing animals releases many different types of greenhouse gases into the air. For example, animals produce
methane, which is 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The nitrous oxide used for fertilisers is ten times
worse and is nearly 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide!
Cement:
Producing cement is another contributor to climate change, causing 2% of our entire carbon dioxide emissions.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate-change/causes-of-climate-change
 Sustainability Development Goals of United Nations

The Sustainable Development Goals set up by United Nations are the blueprint to achieve
a better and more sustainable future for all.
They address the global challenges we face, including poverty,
inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

Out of the 17 Goals setup by UN, below mentioned are directly related to
current climate concerns:

1. Affordable and Clean Energy: Use only energy efficient appliance and light bulbs
And use clean/green energy produced by renewable sources

2. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Instead of using own vehicles, use bike, public
transport or walk if the location is nearby as 9 out of 10 urban cities breath polluted air.
 Information and Communication Technologies - ICT
• ICT, or information and communications technology, is the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing.
• ICT encompasses both the internet-enabled sphere as well as the mobile one powered by
wireless networks. 
• ICT is generally used to represent a broader, more comprehensive list of all components
related to computer and digital technologies than IT. The list of ICT components is exhaustive,
and it continues to grow. 
ICT's societal and economic impact
• ICT is leveraged for economic, societal and interpersonal transactions and interactions. ICT has drastically changed how
people work, communicate, learn and live.
• ICT's importance to economic development and business growth has been so monumental
• ICT also underpins broad shifts in society, as individuals are moving from personal, face-to-face interactions to ones in the
digital space. This new era is frequently termed the Digital Age.
The significance of ICT in enterprises
• For businesses, advances within ICT have brought a slew of cost savings, opportunities and conveniences. 
• They range from highly automated business processes that have cut costs, to the big data revolution where organizations
are turning the vast trove of data generated by ICT into insights that drive new products and services
 Use of ICT in reducing CO2 emissions
• ICT is a key, though often unrecognised enabling infrastructure in the global economy. The sector can
enable smart development opportunities for CO2e reductions and participate in the new sources of
value of low or zero carbon solutions markets at the same time as restricting the growth of its own
carbon footprint.

• The sector has a unique ability to make energy consumption and GHG emissions visible through its
products and services.

• The ICT sector can enable emission reductions in a number of ways

• In total, ICTs could deliver approximately 7.8 GtCO2e of emissions savings in 2020. This represents
15% of emissions in 2020 based on a BAU estimation.

• ICT’s largest influence will be by enabling energy efficiencies in other sectors, an opportunity that
could deliver carbon savings five times larger than the total emissions from the entire ICT sector in
2020
 The enabling effect
• The ICT sector has a powerful role to play in tackling climate change by enabling other sectors

• Although the ICT sector’s own emissions will rise as global demand for products and services
increases, these are estimated to be five times less than the emissions that can be reduced through the
“enabling effect.”

• We have five major opportunities for reducing emissions – dematerialization, smart motor systems,
smart logistics, smart buildings and smart grids – and in each case identifies the role for ICT and the
hurdles to be overcome if the full potential is to be realized.

• Savings from avoided electricity and fuel consumption would reach ¤600 billion ($946.5 billion).

• To realize this opportunity will require a radical transformation of current infrastructure: companies
will need to identify and monitor energy use and employ the data obtained to become more efficient
and ultimately transform the way they operate throughout value chains, cities, regions and whole
countries. ICT underpins many of these mechanisms.
 Dematerialization
• Dematerialization – the substitution of high carbon products and activities with low carbon alternatives
• Dematerialization could also reduce emissions indirectly by influencing employees’ behavior, building
greater awareness of climate change and creating a low carbon culture throughout businesses

• First adopters could enable the cultural shifts necessary for ICT-enabled energy efficiency to take hold
in the broader economy

• In today’s time, the carbon emission reduction opportunity that dematerialization offers is relatively
small compared with the mitigation opportunities to be found in applications that cover larger
emissions bases for enabling greater efficiency in other industrial sectors.

• The opportunity for dematerialization to reduce carbon emissions could be substantial – 500 MtCO2e
in 2020 – but its effectiveness depends on behavioral changes, which makes it hard to assess how
quickly its true potential will be realized
 SMART motor systems

ICT could play a significant role in mitigating global carbon emissions from motor systems and industrial
process optimisation, up to 970 MtCO2e in 2020

A motor is “smart” when it can be controlled to adjust its power usage to a required output, usually
through a VSD(variable speed drivers) and intelligent motor controller (IMC), a piece of hardware
controlling the VSD.

Energy Smart Business Program states that properly sized, energy efficient motors with electronic VSD
and improved gears, belts, bearings and lubricants use only 40% as much energy as standard systems
and, in financial terms, with a four-year payback project, VSD installations for the control of conveyors
and combustion and ventilation fans can deliver energy savings upwards of AUS$120 million (¤73
million/$115 million) a year

Simulation software is required to help improve plant and manufacturing process design. Wireless
networks that allow inter-machine and system communication, would improve efficiency across an
entire factory
SMART logistics
“smart logistics” comprise a range of software and
hardware tools that monitor, optimise and manage
operations, which helps reduce the storage needed for
inventory, fuel consumption, kilometres driven and
frequency of vehicles travelling empty or partially loaded

These include software to improve the design of

transport networks, allow the running of centralised
distribution networks and run management systems that
can facilitate flexible home delivery services.

Specific levers include intermodal shift, or moving to the

most efficient type of transport, eco-driving, route
optimisation and inventory reduction
SMART buildings
‘smart buildings’ describes a suite of technologies
used to make the design, construction and operation
of buildings more efficient, applicable to both
existing and newbuild properties.

These might include building management systems

(BMS) that run heating and cooling systems
according to occupants’ needs or software that
switches off all PCs and monitors after everyone has
gone home

Energy consumption in buildings is driven by two

factors – energy intensity and surface area

CT-based monitoring, feedback and optimisation

tools can be used to reduce both at every stage of a
building’s life cycle, from design and construction to
use and demolition
SMART grids

A “smart grid” is a set of software

‘SMART grids Current centralised
and hardware tools that enable
energy distribution networks are often
generators to route power more
huge, inefficient grids that lose power
efficiently, reducing the need for
in transmission, require an overcapacity
excess capacity and allowing two-
of generating capability to cope with
way, real time information
unexpected surges in energy use and
exchange with their customers for
allow one-way communication only –
real time demand side
from provider to customer
management (DSM)
 The SMART 2020 transformation
• The ICT sector must not only seek new partnerships but also act to slow the growth of the carbon footprint
from its own products and services.

• The companies within the ICT sector should first apply this framework to their own operations, products and
services:
Standardize: Develop protocols to enable smart systems to interact
Monitor: Make energy and carbon missions visible
Account: Link monitoring to accountability and organizational decision making
Rethink: Optimize for energy efficiency and find alternatives to high carbon growth
Transform: Implement low carbon infrastructure solutions across all sectors at scale.

• SMART ICT-based infrastructure is to have the impact that the report identifies, the sector itself must comply
with the highest efficiency and innovation standards for its own products and services

• Development and adoption of IT architectural paradigm shifts E.g. virtualization/5G/IOT across all ICT assets
has the potential to radically change current expectations of energy efficiency.
 References

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeroenkraaijenbrink/2019/12/10/what-the-3ps-of-the-triple-bottom-line-really-mean/?sh=71b81c151435
https://www.era-environmental.com/blog/sustainability-management-triple-bottom-line
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate-change/causes-of-climate-change
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
PDF: smart2020
Pictures: Google images
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