Lecture 5 & 6 Flashcards
human rights risks to business (7)
- production disruption (e.g due to unions, community opposition, protests)
- reputational risk
- financial risks (investor concerns)
- social license (acceptance by broader society)
- NGO and media relations
- legal
- regulations and standards
human rights opportunities to business (5)
- brand recognition and commercial reward
- reputation
- stakeholder relations
- social license (gain social acceptance from community)
- local community’s “preffered partner”
- guiding principles of the UN guiding principles on business and HR
- PROTECT
- RESPECT
- REMEDY
HR due diligence process (5)
- embed responsible business conduct
- identify and assess adverse impacts (throughout the value chain, based on saliency)
- cease, prevent, or mitigate
- track implementation and results
- communicate how impacts are addressed
3 reasons to follow low levels in global material flow?
- high rates of extraction
- ongoing stock build-up
- low levels of end-of-use
processing and cycling
hierarchy in circularity top 3 most important (highest)
SMARTER DESIGN
1. refuse
2. rethink
3. reduce
hierarchy in circularity medium level (5)
EXTENDING USE
1. reuse
2. repair
3. refurbish
4. re-manufacture
5. repurpose
hierarchy in circularity low level (2)
MAKE IT USEFUL
1. recycle
2. recycle
list the hierarchy in circularity (3 main headings)
- SMARTER DESIGN
- EXTENDING USE
- MAKING IT USEFUL
4 circular revenue models
- Pay per use
- Rental
- Sell-buy-back
- lease
pay per use model
The Producer offers the User a service (use of the productplus
maintenance and repair), who only pays for the USE of this
rental
The User rents a product from the Producer and pays for the
AVAILABILITY of this produc
sell-buy back
The Producer sells a product to the User, and the Producer
GUARANTEES to buy back this product. The User has the OPTIONto
sell the product back.
lease
The Producer or User wants FINANCING by a Leasing company for the
product.
reasons for climate change (2)
- natural (natural climate cycle, change in orbit, fluctuation in sun’s energy, volcanic eruptions)
- human (increase in population, fossil fuels, deforestation, increase in greenhouse gas)