GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK ANNUAL REPORT
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Our mission is to help end ecological overshoot by making ecological limits central to decision-making. By promoting data, tools, and analysis linking resource constraints to economics and well-being, Global Footprint Network influences major investments and policy shifts to support global sustainability. Our vision is that all people can live well, within the means of nature.
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WE’VE ENGAGED IN
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TO MAKE ECOLOGICAL LIMITS CENTRAL TO DECISION-MAKING. 3
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National Engagements
AUSTRIA BANGLADESH BHUTAN BRAZIL CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA ECUADOR FINLAND FRANCE GABON GREECE HUNGARY INDIA INDONESIA ITALY JAPAN SOUTH KOREA KUWAIT MEXICO MOROCCO NORWAY PERU PHILIPPINES PORTUGAL QATAR RUSSIA SPAIN SWITZERLAND TUNISIA TURKEY UK UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES
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Research Collaborations with National Governments The Philippines is on track to adopt the Ecological Footprint at the national level — the first country in Southeast Asia to do so — via its National Land Use Act, which is designed to protect areas from haphazard development and improve management of natural resources. 1
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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ECUADOR
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INDONESIA
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The United Arab Emirates has adopted an energy efficiency lighting standard as part of its efforts to reduce its per-person Ecological Footprint.
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Sub-national engagements
City of Calgary Environmental Protection Agency Region 1, USA Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, USA WWF, Hong Kong State of Maryland Province of Ontario State of S達o Paulo
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New subnational relationships
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Engagements with International Organizations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Bank of International Settlements Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on Biological Diversity City Task Force European Union League of Arab States Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environmental Programme
2013 BY THE NUMBERS FINANCE INITIATIVE
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Finance institutions participated
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Finance institutions license
in Phase I of the Environmental Risk in Sovereign Credits (E-RISC) Initiative
and/or use Ecological Footprint data in their investment models
Bank of New Zealand Bank Sarasin Caisse des D茅p么ts Calvert Citi Earth Capital Partners JPMorgan Chase
Bloomberg MSCI Notenstein Privatbank Petercam
KfW Bankengruppe Maplecroft National Australia Bank Quadia Impact Finance Pax World Schroders SNS Asset Management
Pictet Group Bank Sarasin Sustainalytics
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Awards 2013 Prix NATURE Swisscanto Prize The Global Journal “Top 100 NGOs 2013” (for second year in a row) 2013 Global Thinking Award from Our Task (a nonprofit network of youth focused on sustainability)
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Data licenses 8
1 Million Unique users of the Footprint calculator
footprintnetwork.org/calculator
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Academic papers produced
71 PARTNERS IN 28 COUNTRIES
WORKING TO ACHIEVE LARGE-SCALE CHANGE Government Agencies Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative City of Calgary ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability Welsh Assembly Government Zero Waste SA (South Australia)
Consultancies Agenda 21 Consulting Best Foot Forward Centro Nacional de Consultoría Centro de Estudos e Estratégias para a Sustentabilidade DANDELION Environmental Consulting and Service Ltd. Ecolife EcoMark EcoRes Ecossistemas Design Ecológico EcoSTEPS Estudio MC Info Grafik Inc. Libélula Natural Logic, Inc. Paul Wermer Sustainability Consulting Punto 3 Srl RECYCLA Chile The Footprint Company
Educational Institutions Agrocampus Ouest Cardiff University – Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability Sustainability and Society (BRASS) British Columbia Institute of Technology – School of Construction and Environment Centre d’etude et de Recherce Appliquee a la Gestion Charles University Environment Center Corvinus University of Budapest Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Saint-Étienne Gujarat Institute for Development Research Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial Pontifical Catholic University of Peru University of Genoa – Department for the Study of Territory and its Resources University of Siena – Ecodynamics Group
Corporations Bank Sarasin Barilla Pictet Group Portfolio 21 Investments, Inc. NGOs Agir21 ALISOS – Alianzas para la Sostenibilidad BioRegional Development Group Confederation of Indian Industry Dutch Footprint Group – Werkgroep Voetafdruk Nederland Earth Day Network Ecological Footprint Japan Eco-Norfolk Foundation Emirates Environmental Group Emirates Wildlife Society / WWF Foundation for Global Sustainability Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza Fundación Neotrópica – Costa Rica Innovation for Sustainable Development Association
Instituto Jatobás Instituto Ricerche Economiche e Sociali del Piemonte Korea Institute Center for Sustainable Development KÖVET Association for Sustainable Economies New Economics Foundation One Earth Initiative Plattform Footprint Population Matters Pronatura Mexico Sentido Verde Sustainable Europe Research Institute The Natural Step International The Sustainable Scale Project The Web of Hope Utah Population and Environment Coalition Water Footprint Network WWF – International WWF – Japan
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS RECEIVED JANUARY 1, 2013 – DECEMBER 31, 2013 Foundations Avina Stiftung Barr Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Flora Family Foundation Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund Lawrence Foundation MAVA Stiftung Pittsburgh Foundation Procare Foundation V. Kann Rassmussen Foundation Rockefeller Foundation San Francisco Foundation Skoll Foundation Trio Foundation UsitawiNetwork Foundation Georg Waechter Memorial Foundation Winslow Foundation Government Agencies Die Bundesversammlung – Das Schweizer Parlament Institut de la Francophonie Pour Le Développement Durable Regierung Basel-Stadt Wallonie-Bruxelles International 10
Educational Institutions Ball State University University of Basel Corporations Baumann & Cie: Banquiers Basel Burkhard Consulting Services EnviroPartners Pty Ltd. INFRAS Knecht & Müller AG Maar Consulting Portfolio 21 RVR Service AG Schwank Earthpartner AG Stein Design Zanotelli AG NGOs Arastadero Preserve Project Bioregional Development Group Building Foundation for International Organizations Heinz Center L’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature Maximo T. Kalaw Institute for Sustainable Development OeKU
Individuals Ronna Abramson Kelly Beverly Ainscow Donald Aitken Douglas G. Alexander Vinit Allen Peter Andres Anonymous Tom Athanasiou Kurt Aufdereggen Victoria Ayres Frank Balmer-Leupold Jennifer Barnes John Barnes Edwin Barry Eugene Bazan Sandra Beaton Warren Bell John Bermingham Markus Bider Eduardo Bigornia Chela Blitt Oscar Bloch Nina Bohlen Christopher Booth Jeanne Bragdon Carlos Brandao Julie Brewer Michael Burkhard Vicki Burkhard Rosmarie Burkhard- Schindler Dieter Burckhardt Sue Burckhardt Urs Burckhardt
Miles C. Burns Susan Burns Perry Burr Max Büsser Kathleen Callahan Fritjof Capra Joan Carlin François Cellier Donald Chisholm Yo-Han Choi Edward Church John B. Cobb Jr. Kristin Cobble Aline Colomb Jill Connaway David Cook Rachel Cotroneo Julie Curry Randall Curtis Edmund Davey Nona Dennis Martin Desvaux Michael Deutmeyer Bob Dinetz Fred Dolder Annemarie Dolder- Vonder Mühll Sean Donovan Faye Duchin Sharon Ede Paul and Anne Ehrlich Melissa Eisenband Mohamed and Patricia El-Ashry Melita Elmore
James Espinas Pamela J. Evans Robert Ewing Sarah Fisk Regula Flückiger Daniel Francis Henry M. Frechette Jr. Nicole Freeling René Frey Victoria Frothingham Michael Frothingham Andreas Fuchs Antoinette Gelzer- Miescher Christiane Gelzer- Sarasin Ursula Gelzer-Vischer Michael Gerber David Gibson Michael Gill Lianna and Robert Gilman Robert Gilman Emma Gimon Shepherdson Louis Ginsberg Edith Glaser-Henzer Ursula Gloor-Roessiger Paula Gonzalez Richard Grossman Beat Guggisberg Shan Gupta Daniel Hajdu Margaret Haley Elizabeth Hardy
Betsy Hardy Ruth Hartman Madeleine Hediger Madeleine Hediger-Joder Fran Heller Robert A. Herendeen R. Anthony Hodge Jürg Hofer Alfred Hoffmann Deborah Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann Luc Hoffmann Chris Hwang Chiara Issenmann Daniel Janssen Robert Jarrett Eugen Jenni Simon Jensen David M. Johns Robert Johnston Peter Kälin Martin Kärcher Stefan Kessler Peter Kilkus Cara Kirkpatrick Michael Kisel Dominik Koechlin Eva Konigsberg Frances Korten Joseph Kresse Jane Kroll Max Kuhn Sarosh Kumana Harald Lamotte Louisa W. Leavitt Cynthia and Benjamin Leslie-Bole Carlos Eduardo Lessa Brandão Flavio Lewgoy Steve Lewis
William Lidicker Rob Lilley Kirsten Liske Thomas Lovejoy Christoph Lüthi Tamas Makray Michelle Maloney Noah Manduke Peter Martin Roland Matter Manfred Max-Neef Sheridan Mayo David McCandless Darlene McCray Mary F McDaniel Charles McNeill Daniel Cardozo and Aimee Merrill Paul Messerli Don Miller Börje Per Olof Müller Dane Nichols Gilles Nicollier- Serment Ditlev Nissen Caroline Noller Jørgen Nørgård Sandra Olliges Jennifer Pahlka Mark Parnes William Parrish Maximiliano Pavon Rod Perry Kaja Peterson Arlene Plevin Sid Pomper Roy Porter David M. Potts Matthias Preiswerk Roger Pritchard Thomas Richle Sue Riddlestone
Kathy Riklin Eric Rimmer Marci Rinkoff Norman Robbins Sixto K. Roxas Jeanne Roy Richard Roy Ursina Rüegg David Russell Raymond Santiago Jürg Schaufelberger Bertram Schefold Peter Schiess Christian Schlatter Daniela Schlettwein-Gsell Eva Schmidlin Julien Schoenlaub Aletta Schubert-Vischer Othmar Schwank Anton Schwegler-Donat Peggy Sebera Lynn Sedar Sean Seefried Peter Seidel Christine Senn-Werthemann Brian Shepard Luzia Siegwart Sophie Simon Michael L. Simpson David Smernoff John Smith Karen Smokorowski Scott Soder Jaime Solis Guzman Wolfgang Somary Colin Soskolne Elisabeth Staehelin Michael Madden and V.M. Stark Matthew and Josie Stein Dieter Steiner-Hamel
Jürg Stöcklin Muriel Strand Randall Stratton Tobias Straumann Maureen Stubblefield Ekkehard Stürmer Irene Sury Shino Tanikawa-Oglesby Allan S. Taylor Dianne Theil Don Thompson Pierre Thompson Teodora Tomasevic Buck Jeanne Trombly Geoffrey Trotter Laura Vais Isabelle Van Notten John Vann Michael Vasey Terry and Mary Vogt Georg von der Mühll Lage von Dissen Susanne Von Rosenberg Beat von Scarpatetti Peter Vonder Mühll Karen Vondissen Jørgen Vos Steven Vromman Dietrich Waack Paul Wack Caroline Wackernagel Isabelle Wackernagel Mathis Wackernagel Rick and Betsy Wackernagel Tobias Wackernagel Marie-Christine Wackernagel-Burckhardt Elin Wackernagel Slotten Liz Walker Steven Webb
David Weckler Marc Weidmann Alan Whitehead Junious Williams Jerelyn and Alexander Wilson Sebastian Winkler Gary Wolff Bart Wright Geiger Yount J. David Yount Laura Yuenger Roland Zanotelli Ir D. Zijp Dirk Zijp Markus Zimmermann Mathias Zimmermann Iris Zschokke
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WHO WE ARE Board of Directors Susan Burns, Founder and CEO, Global Footprint Network Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd. H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary General, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi Sarosh Kumana, Investor, President, Pacific Capital Management Rob Lilley, Investor, Member, Terra Global Capital Lynda Mansson, Director General, MAVA Foundation Louis de Montpellier, Deputy Head of Banking Department, Bank for International Settlements Terry Vogt, Board Chair, Global Footprint Network; Managing Director, Terra Global Capital Mathis Wackernagel, Co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and President, Global Footprint Network 12
Science and Policy Advisory Council Terry A’Hearn, CEO, Environment Agency of Northern Ireland Emeritus John Balbach, Founder Oscar Arias, Former and Managing Partner, President, Costa Rica Adapt Capital Lester Brown, Founder and Kristin Cobble, Co-founder, President, Earth Policy Institute Groupaya Herman Daly, Bob Doppelt, Director, Intellectual father of Resource Innovation Group Ecological Economics Eric Frothingham, Corporate Fabio Feldmann, Former attorney, business executive, Minister of Environment, and Founder and Chief São Paulo Business Officer, Eric Garcetti, Mayor, Lifelaunchr Inc. Los Angeles Ann Hancock, Executive Director, Climate Stephen Groff, Vice President, Asia Protection Campaign Development Bank, Tony Long, Director, Southeast Asia/Pacific European Policy Office, Tom Lovejoy, H. John WWF Heinz III Center Haroldo Mattos de Lemos, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, President, Brazilian Director General, IUCN Committee for the UNEP, Manfred Max-Neef, and Professor of Environmental Engineering, Economist, recipient of Right Livelihood Award Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Michael Meacher, Former Minister of Environment, Elizabeth McNamee, Member of Parliament, UK CEO, Greener Cleaners Cara Pike, Executive Director, Rhodri Morgan, Former First Minister for Wales Social Capital Strategies Norman Myers, Leading Michael Saalfeld, Investor environmental scientist Honorary Chair André Hoffmann, Swiss entrepreneur and investor
Daniel Pauly, Leading marine ecologist Jorgen Randers, Former President, Norwegian School of Management Peter Raven, Former President, AAAS William E. Rees, Co-creator of the Ecological Footprint Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Founder, The Natural Step Emil Salim, Former Indonesian Minister of State James Gustave Speth, Former Dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Will Steffen, Executive Director, Australian National University, Climate Change Institute David Suzuki, Award- winning scientist and broadcaster M.S. Swaminathan, India’s leading scientist on sustainable food security Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Founder, Wuppertal Institute Dominique Voynet, Former Environment Minister, France, and Former Mayor, Montreuil E.O. Wilson, Distinguished biologist, Harvard University
Staff Sandra Browne Susan Burns Jill Connaway Julie Curry Emily Daniel Oscar Fornoza Alessandro Galli, Ph.D. Nicole Grunewald, Ph.D. Martin Halle Ingrid Heinrich Katsunori Iha Kamila Kennedy Haley Smith Kingsland Leena Launay Iyengar Elias Lazarus Drew Lisac Scott Mattoon Juan Carlos Morales, Ph.D. Dan Moran, Ph.D. Bessma Mourad Chris Nelder Dharashree Panda Sophia Perez Pati Poblete Firesenai Sereke, Ph.D. Geoff Trotter Ryan Van Lenning Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D. Sebastian Winkler Golnar Zokai
WHO WE ARE Interns Drew Chapman Lisa Danish Erica Hann Angelina Leva Juliana Linder Priya Parbhakar Elizabeth Paulukonis Rapichan Phurisamban Ari Saliva Ladina Schubert Habteab Teklehaimanot Cyrus Woo Research affiliates Willy De Backer Gemma Cranston Steven Goldfinger Martin Kärcher Justin Kitzes Joy Larson Dan Moran Bonnie McBain Juan Carlos Morales Alfonso Peña Yoshihiko Wada Paul Wermer
CLIENTS Government agencies Australian Agency for International Development Barcelona Regional City of Calgary Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ecuador Ministry of the Environment Environment Agency Abu Dhabi Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Indonesia Ministry of Public Works Kuwait Environmental Public Authority Lake Macquarie City Council Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production Sustainable Jersey United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme
Educational institutions Charles University Environment Center Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Saint Étienne ETH Sustainability Henri Fayol Institute Stockholm Environment Institute at York
Corporations Bank Sarasin Industrielle Werke Basel Ingersoll Rand Inter-American Development Bank Pearson Canada
Consultancies BAK Basel Economics Ecossistemas Design Ecológico Futures Group Net Balance Management Group Studio Fieschi & Soci
Advice and services Youness Belfqih Richard Binkoff Brooking Gatewood Cosmetto Sarah Cox Lisa Danish Bob Dinetz Design Earth Economics Melissa Fondakowski Cheryl D. Hicks Michelle Jaeger Maddox Design James Martin-Jones Sean McGuire David G. Moore Dan Moran Nicolo Passeri Pathwise Leadership Pongo Interactive Charles F. Porcari Renaissance Consulting Savvy Tax, Inc. Andre Schneider
NGOs Denkwerk Zukunft GRID-Arendal Health Promotion Switzerland Population Matters Society for Biology WWF-Colombia WWF-European Policy Office WWF-Hong Kong WWF-International WWF-Japan WWF-Russia Zentrum für gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt
CONTRIBUTORS
Brian Shira Techsoup Jennifer Thelen Tink Tank Studio Kevin Welch Patricia Wintroath, CPA Cyrus Woo Yippa Donated goods and services Chef’s Warehouse Cooley LLP Nicholas Hammond, H2 Media Labs Hansen Good Coffee Picán Twirl Management Wine on Piedmont
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FINANCIALS INCOME | JANUARY 1, 2013 – DECEMBER 31, 2013
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1 -Foundations Foundations 1. 2 -Fee Feefor forServices Services 2.
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Income
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$1,852,865 $1,852,865 $510,650 $510,650
3 Individual - IndividualContributions Contributions $315,096 3. $315,096 4 - License Fees $67,861 4. License Fees $67,861 5 - In-kind Contributions $65,423 5. In-kind Contributions $65,423 6 - Interest, Dividends, Unrealized Gains $49,374 6. Interest, Dividends, Unrealized Gains $49,374 7 - Speaking Honoraria $33,326 7. Speaking Honoraria $33,326 8 - Reimbursed Expenses $7,178 8. Reimbursed Expenses $7,178 9 - Royalties $458 9. Royalties $458
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ALL VALUES SHOWN IN U.S. DOLLARS
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TotalIncome Income Total
$2,902,231 $2,902,233
FINANCIALS EXPENSES | JANUARY 1, 2013 – DECEMBER 31, 2013
ALL VALUES SHOWN IN U.S. DOLLARS
- Payroll&&Personnel PersonnelExpenses Expenses $1,566,995 $1,566,995 1.1 Payroll
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2 Operations - Operations 2. 3 Professional - ProfessionalFees Fees 3.
$308,446 $308,446 $253,877 $253,877
4 Program - ProgramExpenses Expenses 4. 5 - Computer-Related Expense 5. Computer-Related Expense 6 - Travel 6. Travel
TotalExpense Expense Total
$79,645 $79,645 $42,423 $42,423 $32,441 $32,441
2,283,827 $ $2,283,827
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