Mr. James. M. Donovan, CEO of ADEC Innovations, speaks to a group of AIM graduate students about how he grew a small operation providing back office services into a global organization.
1. adec-innovations.com
ADEC Innovations is an impact investing company that designs, develops and delivers a diverse data
management and technology portfolio of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) solutions.
ADEC Innovations:
Where Impact Matters
James M. Donovan
September 21, 2016
at the Asian Institute of Management
2. Presentation Outline
Introduction: Why We Need to Invest in Sustainability
ADEC Innovations: Our Focus on Impact
Sustainability at the Heart of Our Solutions:
How We Do Our Part
Establishing Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
Advice for Business Owners:
Invest in Sustainable Development
5. Environmental
laws &
Regulations
Toxic waste
laws &
Regulations
Climate
Change
Sustainability
Human
rights
Labor rights
Discrimination,
Harassment & Bullying
Child Labor
Health and
Safety
Corporate
Governance
Conflicts
of Interest
Anti-Fraud
Regulatory
Compliance
Anti- money laundering
Anti- corruption
Conflicts of Interest
Child LaborEnvironmental laws & Regulations
Regulatory
ComplianceHealth and Safety
Health and Safety
Toxic waste
laws &
Regulations Regulatory Compliance
Anti- money
laundering
Labor
Anti-Fraud
Environmental
laws & Regulations
Child Labor
Discrimination,
Harassment & Bullying
2016
Child Labor
Toxic waste
laws &
Regulations
Regulatory
ComplianceHealth and Safety
6.
7. The maximum heat index in
Cabanatuan City soared to a
sizzling 52.1 degrees Celsius on
April 14, 2016, while other cities
in the Philippines recorded
blistering heat indexes.
8. El Nino Won’t Stop Record
Water Shortage, Experts Say
International Business Times April 10, 2016
13. Founded in 1996. 5500+ associates.
Philippines
California
New York
Connecticut
Singapore
Malaysia
Kenya
Xiamen
UK
Australia
14. Environmental
relates to the natural world and
the impact of human activity on
its condition.
Social
manages relationship with
employees, suppliers, customer
and communities where it operates.
Governance
deals with leadership, audits,
internal controls, compliance and
shareholder rights.
17. Impact is our Business.
To create value by redefining and delivering
innovative Environmental, Social,
and Governance solutions worldwide.
ADEC Innovations is an impact investing company that designs, develops and
delivers a diverse data management and technology portfolio of Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG) solutions. Ensuring sustainability and long-term
financial viability is the key component of our impact investing framework.
20. Sustainability Workbench (SWB)
FirstCarbon Solutions’(FCS) is ADEC Innovations’ member company focused on sustainability
consulting. FCS’s Sustainability Workbench (SWB) enables users to monitor, manage and report
all their sustainability, energy and supply chain data easily and cost-effectively.
21. FirstCarbon Solutions’ ghgTrack™
The ghgTrack™ is a tool that lets users monitor and
assess the greenhouse gas impact of their
operations, as well as all of their environmental
metrics, including water usage, waste, recycling and
more to reduce costs and report accurately for
indices and consortium initiatives.
22. CDP Insights™
CDP holds the largest collection globally of self reported
climate change, water and forest-risk data. FirstCarbon
Solutions offers a variety of services to maximize CDP
disclosure and help organizations be recognized as a
leading CDP-disclosing company.
23. CDP Services
FCS provides a roadmap,
including a tailored strategy and
specific actions and timelines
for implementation.
24. Carbon FOODprint™
Carbon FOODprint ™ is a unique, web-based tool, powered by
FirstCarbon Solutions, designed to help companies in the food
services industry minimize carbon footprint and environmental
impact and reduce operational costs.
25. Compass Group
Compass Group is the world’s 6th largest employer
and a leader in food and support services
management servicing restaurants, corporate
cafes, hospitals, schools, and more.
26. Ethical Trade
Foxconn is the world’s largest
contract electronics
manufacturer at that time .
Clients include Apple, Sony,
Nintendo, and HP among
others.
27. The 2012 Dhaka Fire and other events
similar to it have led to numerous
reforms in worker’s rights and
numerous reforms in Bangladesh.
Tazreen Fashion Factory is part of The
Tuba group which is a major exporter
of garments from Bangladesh and its
major clients include Walmart , IKEA,
H&M and many other US brands.
Tuba company, according to Walmart,
had been contracted by a supplier
without its knowledge.
Supplier Transparency
28. Supply-LINK
Supply-LINK is an online platform that enables factories
to manage and improve performance related to working
conditions, environmental impacts and operational
efficiency.
GO “BEYOND COMPLIANCE”
• Supply-LINK™ has been developed by ADEC with a
primary goal to help factories improve their performance
and create better conditions for workers
• ADEC recognized that there was an urgent need for a
commercial solution to link industry programs, to go
beyond audit and enable practical solutions.
• Supply-LINK™ is a software platform that allows brands
to view their entire supply chain on a single portal and
produce operational reports on
performance and risk
• Extensively Piloted in 2013/14 and being used by major
Brands and their suppliers e.g.: Tesco, M&Co, Walmart,
Primark, C&A, Debenhams, M&S, Target and Kmart.
29. Benefits for Business and
Workers (BBW) Program
Better Jobs, Better Business (build efficiency,
improve quality, and improve workers’
employment conditions through shorter working
hours, better pay, better benefits, more training,
and more promotion opportunities)
31. What is ?
In 2011, a group of major apparel and footwear brands and
retailers made a shared commitment to help lead the industry
towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020.
Today, these leading brands in the industry are Signatory
Members of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals
Group (ZDHC).
32. Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals’
(ZDHC) Chemical Data Management
FULLY INTEGRATED GLOBAL DATA COLLECTION AND BUSINESS PROCESS
OUTSOURCING SOLUTION www.roadmaptozero.com
Detailed Traceability Data of Chemical Formulations
• Contract awarded by consortium
of 18 apparel brands.
• ADEC developed the industry
standards for hazardous
chemical data to be used
throughout the global textile
industry.
• 2015 Pilot of ADEC IT Platform
& Data bureau to track & phase-
out toxic chemical use, water
pollutants.
• Testing subscription model.
1000+ garment factories
worldwide
• 11 suppliers now running our
system (~30% Nike worldwide
Textile Supply Chain)
34. An alliance to further advance
the development of the
public-private partnerships
(PPP) standards of the
global health sector
• Collaborate on a joint research effort entitled,
Leadership and Governance Research in Public-
Private Partnerships
• Establish the PPP Research Laboratory, which will
study the efficient delivery of SDG-related projects
and how they can have a direct, tangible and positive
impact across the world.
35. The GCEOA is an organization that fosters
multi-stakeholder partnerships, working
together with corporate leaders, government and non-
government organizations, academia, multi-lateral
agencies and individuals who share the same belief that
partnerships and innovation will serve as the driving
mechanism to develop innovative approaches towards
sustainable development.
Global CEO Alliance (GCEOA)
The GCEOA is an enabling platform that
provides a venue for the exchange
of SDG-centric solutions in the form
of expertise, collaboration, resources and
technology in order to address the complexities
of achieving the SDGs.
37. $2.5-Trillion Funding Gap Annually for
Achieving SDGs in Developing Countries
$2.5TRILLION
Source: UNCTAD’s “Investing in the SDGs”
The United Nations in September 2015 launched the 17
Sustainable Development Goals to end extreme poverty,
fight inequality, injustice and combat climate change.
38. Private Sector Role in Pursuing the SDGs
Forms regional SDG investment compacts;
build cross-border, multiparty
infrastructure development plans, and
create and leverage regional value chains.
.
Provide the financial support/capital
means to deliver SDG in other sectors.
Establish a new way to generate
investment and to facilitate the creation
of new strategies, policies and institutions.
Reorient investment incentives
towards delivering SDG objectives
39. Private Sector Role in Pursuing the SDGs
Support new forms of partnerships in SDG
investment, such as SDG-oriented linkages,
multi-agency technical assistance consortia and
public-private partnerships.
Enable innovative financing and
reorienting financial markets by creating
new SDG financing vehicles, and develop
SDG-related impact indicators and
support for ideas such as the Sustainable
Stock Exchanges initiative
Change the global business mindset by
incorporating SDG awareness into business school
curricula and other training programmes.
Provide the technology and innovation
to develop applications and to formulate
solutions that address social and
environmental challenges.
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James M. Donovan
CEO, ADEC Innovations
Sea level rise is caused mainly due to added water from ice melting and the expansion of sea water as it warms. The melting ice would lessen the surface relativity in the oceans and increases the amount of Solar Radiation being absorbed in the atmosphere.
http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/
http://www.climate.org/topics/sea-level/
In 2013, companies believed there was a 45 percent chance that events relating to climate change — such as a major drought, wildfire, hurricane or other weather event — would have an impact on their businesses either immediately or within the next five years. That’s almost double the perceived risk from 2011, when companies believed climate change only had a 26 percent chance of impacting their operations.
The New York utility company, Consolidated Edison, spent more than $431 million to repair damages caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
That same year, Sears Holdings Corp. reported more than $14 million in expenses as a result of repair work and building replacement, describing the costs as “the direct or indirect result of extreme weather.”
Tech retailer Best Buy said that 242 of its stores were impacted negatively in some way by climate change in 2011. Meanwhile, Home Depot said it lost as much as $100,000 per store for each day a location was closed due to a storm.
Wildfires cost natural gas company Sempra Energy more than $1.1 billion in liability insurance coverage in San Diego, and flooding in Thailand ate 7 percent of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s profits in 2011.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/15/companies-cost-climatechange.html
Fortunately, it does seem that change is coming. If you’ve been paying attention to the world of business, you may have noticed a key shift. The way we do business is starting to change. Environmental compliance regulations are being set in place and reinforced around the world. Good Environmental, Social and Governance disclosure—or ESG, for short—is increasingly being recognized by the market as crucial to holistic investment decision-making. And speaking of decision-making, new investor and consumer behaviors are being forged by a combination of revitalized corporate ethics, a more long-term and sustainable framework for profitability, and the increased public accessibility of ESG data. The result is greater corporate accountability. A growing body of evidence continues to show a strong link between ESG issues, profits, business activities and, ultimately, stock prices.
We focus on several key areas such as sustainability, knowledge management, health information, technology services and data management, but everything we do is part of an overarching ESG framework. After years doing of business and diversifying our capabilities, ADEC Innovations has now positioned itself toward the next frontier of ESG solutions and impact investing, believing that businesses can thrive while also being environmentally responsible. This is what we believe in, and this is what we promote and sell through solutions and services to our client organizations.
We focus on several key areas such as sustainability, knowledge management, health information, technology services and data management, but everything we do is part of an overarching ESG framework. After years doing of business and diversifying our capabilities, ADEC Innovations has now positioned itself toward the next frontier of ESG solutions and impact investing, believing that businesses can thrive while also being environmentally responsible. This is what we believe in, and this is what we promote and sell through solutions and services to our client organizations.
I’d like to take the opportunity now, if you don’t mind, to briefly mention in passing our own company, ADEC Innovations, because this is the very space in which we operate. We are an impact investing company that focuses in developing a technology portfolio of ESG solutions. Above all else, we believe in sustainability. We like to think of our company as a place where impact matters.