RUSSIA’S GREEN AGENDA: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO DRIVE RUSSIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

RUSSIA’S GREEN AGENDA: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO DRIVE RUSSIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

22 June, 10:00–11:15


‘Going green’ is increasingly being viewed less as a social responsibility or a carbon issue and more of a mainstream investment and productivity priority for corporations. The efficient use of resources, mitigating risks associated with polluting outputs, and sustainable production and operations are money-making propositions that can drive productivity and efficiency across multiple sectors. What ‘Green’ regulatory policies and management techniques should Russian companies adopt to enhance productivity and competitiveness?
















Key moments

In the West, we see that many businesses are moving toward environmentally friendly production, and not just to comply with the law, but because this helps them maintain their competitive niche, as consumers are now demanding that companies operate according to completely different standards.
Andrei Elinson
Global green energy is beginning to shift from the developed world to the developing world, and increasingly in the next decade this is going to be a developing market story.
James Rosenfield
An important new area that really needs our support is the development of energy service companies, which can earn a return on their investments through savings in energy consumption.
Natalia Khanjenkova
Russia is emerging now into this world, into this clean and renewable energy world, where it plays a very small role but has a very high potential.р
James Rosenfield
Еhe diversity and abundance of our natural resources allows us to have an impact on global processes, including environmental protection.
Sergei Donskoy