This document outlines Finland's vision to become a responsible leader in the intelligent natural resource economy by 2050. It proposes that Finland utilizes natural resources with high efficiency to reduce emissions and waste while ensuring local production and security of supply. The document also identifies key areas for change, such as responsible management of natural resource policies and anticipating future solutions, and provides initial steps toward implementing the vision over the coming years and decades.
2. Natural Resources Report(Dec 2010)Submitted to the Parliamentby the FinnishGovernment How can Finland act strategically, agilely, responsibly and in a forward position ? 31/05/2011
3. YetanotherStrategy… Or…. ? ALL RESOURCES 31/05/2011 NATIONAL AND GLOBAL INSIGHT ALL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
5. 31/05/2011 ”By 2050 Finland willbe a responsibleforerunner in the intelligentnaturalresourceeconomy” The naturalresourceeconomy and the relatedexpertise and servicesform a significantsource of addedvalueand well-being Naturalresourcesareutilisedwithhighmaterial and energyefficiency, striving to createclosedmaterialcyclesthatwillreducegreenhousegasemissions, wastes and the threathsfacingecosystemservices Finland’ssecurity of supplyof criticalnaturalresources is assured, withlocalproductionsolutionscreatinglocalwellbeing 4. Finland is respectedinternationally for itsexpertise and influence on naturalresourceissues
Sitra's mission is to build a successful Finland for tomorrow. Sitra's responsibilities are regulated by law. Although the basic mission has remained unchanged throughout Sitra's history, the ways of implementing the mission have varied depending on how Sitra has best been able to promote Finland's success at the time.-> For example, Sitra investigated alternative power sources in connection with the 1970s energy crisis, and in the 1980s started to promote gene technology research and introduced venture capital investment in Finland. At the turn of the millennium, Sitra worked intensively, for example, on issues related to globalisation and the European Union. Currently, we are focusing on promoting the profound and extensive, that is to say, systemic changes in areas deemed to be important. Sitra was initially a substantial investment in the future on the part of the Finnish State. The original investment of FIM 100 million corresponds to EUR 150 million today. Sitra is independent and autonomous -> operations are funded with the profits of the endowment capital and returns from capital investments. In 2009, Sitra's budget was approximately EUR 54 million. Sitra is managed by MikkoKosonen, its President