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15 jun 2012 - 09:00
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Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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Philips makes a strong plea for sustainable development at Rio+20
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June 15, 2012
Philips makes a strong plea for sustainable development at Rio+20
Innovation and multistakeholder initiatives will catalyze the transition towards an equitable and sustainable society
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Starting today, 15 June 2012, Philips is actively contributing to the international sustainable development debate at several high-level events during the United Nations Conference, Rio+20. Throughout the conference Philips will make a strong plea for advancing sustainable development through innovation and multistakeholder dialogue that can drive the transition towards an equitable and sustainable society.
“Today, the life of every 4th person on earth (1.7 billion people) is touched by Philips products that directly improve their health or helps to reduce the ecological footprint”, said Harry Hendriks, Global Head of Public and Government Affairs at Philips International. We as business must innovate to deliver meaningful technologies and solutions. However, business also needs to closely collaborate with governments, civil society and scientists to ensure our innovations effectively address the challenges we will meet during our transition towards an equitable and sustainable society.
Philips believes that by motivating and rewarding front runners, stimulating green public procurement or financing solutions and by introducing performance standards such as on energy efficiency to phase out inefficient products, governments can expedite this transition. For example, when facing the challenge of energy, we know that global energy consumption is projected to grow by some 35 percent by 2035. Innovations in new LED lighting technology could provide energy savings of up to 80 percent in many applications and the switch to LED could cut energy consumption by 40 percent on average globally. Philips is working with The Climate Group and others to make the case for a swift, massive scale-up of clean technology. Key findings of ‘Lighting the Clean
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