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Sustainable Economy & DevelopmentThe Good, The Bad & The Truth
March 23, 2015
William G. RussellTransitioning to Green, LLCPresented to NJ Appleseed Policy Forum
Slide2Agenda
Green Business & Building Economics: The Good!
Current Economics of Development: The Bad!
Sustainable Communities: The Ugly Truth!
Slide3Bottom
Line Business Case
Profit could increase by 51-81%
Profit could drop by 16-36%
Slide4Green Buildings: Save Money
World Green Building Council, “The Business Case for Green Buildings,” March 2013.
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Total 20-Year Net Benefit
20-Year Net Present Value
Gregory H. Kats, “Green Building Costs and Financial Benefits,” 2003.
Green Buildings are Good Business
Slide6Green Building Business Cases
World Green Building Council, “The Business Case for Green Buildings,” March 2013.
Slide7Leonia, New Jersey
Today:Church on 1-acre parcelZoned single family$ 0 Property TaxesApproved:37 Units, 4-Story Multi-familyNine zoning variancesChurch contingent sale of land $1.8 million$200,000 estimated property taxes$ Community costs to serve new people?$ Value to developer for $0 in community concessions.
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Slide8Rigged Rules
“Rule-Riggers” in the top 0.1% have direct access to legislators and thousands of lobbyists. They are considered “opinion leaders” because of their personal and corporate philanthropy.
Between 1979 and 2007, incomes of the 1% rose 224%; incomes of the 0.1% rose 360%.
Rule-Riggers, chiefly the leaders of Wall Street-based financial institutions and of the transnational corporations they finance, have changed the rules of the economy to benefit asset owners at the expense of wage earners, and global corporations at the expense of local businesses.
“How The 1% Got To Be That Way, And How The 99% Can Fight Back
,” book
review in
CSRwire
Talkback, April 2012.
Slide999% Awakening
Slide10Consumption & Land Use…
www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/
Slide11Economic SecurityHousehold shelter spending Unemployment rate% Low income people Household debtGovernance & EmpowermentEducation Voter turnoutCity council Public Participation
Environmental QualityWater quality & consumption Green space Solid waste Air quality GHG emission reduction Urban biodiversityInfrastructure & EnergyDensity Green buildings Public transport Cycling Infrastructure Electricity use
Social Well-beingLife satisfaction Mobility Health and access to careMuseums Homelessness
“North American Sustainable Cities Scorecard, Methodology,” Corporate Knights.
Sustainable Communities
Sustainable
Municipality Indicators(27 Indicators)
Slide12Green Economy & Sustainable Development
Produced by the UN RISDwww.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lBwrJcUOk&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
Slide13Be smart! & Get Engaged!
Sustainable Communities, It’s not the economy, but the environment
Society and Business are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Environment
Conclusion
Slide14Thank You!
William G. Russell Principal Transitioning to Green, LLCPhone: 646-345-8836Email: wgrussell@transitioningtogreen.comWebsite: www.transitioningtogreen.com
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