Aron Cramer, President and CEO of BSR, highlighted three areas critical for both business and planetary survival in a reset world:

• Innovation
• System redesign (with the first test of whether we can adequately reshape global systems to be determined in Copenhagen in just a few short weeks)
• Leveraging the power of networks

Ernst Ligteringen, Chief Executive of the Global Reporting Initiative, added his own thoughts on the challenge of reshaping systems and economies. He stated that creating a business case for action can be very difficult, as it requires that we justify a transition to a new economy based on current economic fundamentals… something akin to trying to explain quantum physics using Newtonian principles.

Finally, an audience member highlighted the fact that over the past several decades, we have been using what was abundant (natural resources) while trying to squeeze maximum productivity from sometimes limited manpower. With the world population exploding to 9 billion in this century, the equation is reversed, creating another opportunity for systemic change in how we approach resource use and the concept of gainful employment.