Climate change is the greatest global challenge of our time, and it also presents a great business opportunity for companies providing solutions for cleaner energy, energy efficiency, water treatment, resource efficiency, sustainable transport and logistics and sustainable consumer lifestyles. Presentation at Vigo innovation summit, Helsinki, 11 February 2016

1. Fighting climate change
- A great business
opportunity
11 feb 2016
Kaisa Hernberg
@kaisamirjam

2. Kaisa hernberg
• Entrepreneur,
cleantech investor
• Director @ Cleantech
Finland, Finpro
2013 – 2014
• Board member in
several cleantech
companies and
organizations

3. Our greatest challenge…
Image source: Creative Commons / Freedom House

4. Global cleantech
market 2012
2000
beur
…is also a great opportunity
By
2050
6000
beur

5. Cleantech =
Technology, services, solutios,
process innovations that
help reduce
harmful
enviromental
effects
save energy
and natural
resources
improve our
physical
living
environment

6. Kasvun
ajurit
Growth drivers
• Economic growth &
outsourcing è effects in
developing economies
Industrialization
• Traffic, air and water pollution,
energy, waste management
Urbanization
• Paris 2015 agreement
• Climate leadership brings
competitive advantage
Legislation

7. How is this relevant for finland?
26 beur
Cleantech turnover in
Finland 2013
15 %
Cleantech growth in Finland
2012
90 %
Cleantech companies
planned to hire more
employees 2014 - 2019
53 %
of Cleantech turnover from
exports 2014
Image source: Creative Commons / Janne

8. Business opp0rtunities
Circular economy
• 54 % of waste
not utilized in
any way
• 1.5 – 2.5 BEUR
added value
potential
Industrial solutions
• Energy
efficiency
• Water treatment
• Logistics
• Renewable
energy
• Smart grid
• Energy storage
Built environment
• Buildings use
• about 40% of
global energy,
• 25% of global
water,
• 40% of global
resources,
• and emit
approximately
1/3 of GHG
emissions
Comsumer solutions
• Sharing
economy
• Transport
• Energy
• Food