׉?4ׁB!בCטRR{u׉׉ 7cassandra://Fj1vyw1VsDeXeeCnQZOB6DljbZtqIhQS-2FzmAvjpUA`D׉ 7cassandra://CiIFS9A31uD9fNOsBbgN4x4DBImpga5u7O6jNIePPYMMX`#׉ 7cassandra://iu38CQGjLc8_M0Ciuq8OXY8fhOLW26cK8BfWX_zrTYc?`̛׉ 7cassandra://0ipLpIcix3cC21qwpQ-715DPb3KT0J_i-e55983m6Dw͈V͠5\I&d봙טR{u׈׈E\I&dg׉EMobility Public space Buildings Energy Waste and Circularity Water and Greenery Community Hello Zuidas Green Business Club Zuidas Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office VII2018 Sustainability report ׉ 7cassandra://iu38CQGjLc8_M0Ciuq8OXY8fhOLW26cK8BfWX_zrTYc?`̛\I&dh\I&dg{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://DnUWVsFpZeG4h66OoGnT_5r-rO-XsXgvCMuFHvaM5gs`s%׉ 7cassandra://JWCj2Fv05ovTMCKWtbtE7yjazeJkl3fu6lFmILOkDsg;`F׉ 7cassandra://oPZyO1-w7ICaxEplXyTSXVEsTBqmACXBDZHA1_jb4ok=`6׉ 7cassandra://-C2meKRuIWaz5KzXYSDyTGJxKhrLRQvuW_uFBdmrUz8bP)͠j\J&d봜׉E׉ 7cassandra://oPZyO1-w7ICaxEplXyTSXVEsTBqmACXBDZHA1_jb4ok=`6\I&di׉E3 Foreword What does art in public spaces and a locally brewed beer have to do with sustainability? Somebody asked this question at the presentation of last year’s edition of this report. A valid question. The relationship between sustainability and the ‘nicer’ things, quality of life, can be problematic. To live more sustainably, we need to make concessions. Give up the fast company car, choose meals more carefully, consume less and adhere to stricter (building) rules: sustainability requires work, and sometimes, it even hurts a little. Photo: Anne Imfeld Nevertheless, we believe that sustainability and quality of life can go hand in hand, and can even reinforce each other. Even more so, one cannot be without the other, as sustainability also means future-proof, and in the domain of urban development, this can only be achieved if space is given to human development, a pleasant, attractive living and work environment with social cohesion. For this reason this Zuidas sustainably report includes initiatives and activities that strengthen liveability and liveliness. Therefore, aside from the latest developments on energy savings and mobility, you will also find, for example, an electric delivery van that Zuidas companies have donated to the food bank (Voedselbank), as well as the ‘Get Lost’ art route and other cultural subjects. In the domain of more ‘serious’ sustainability, Zuidas made strong progress in the last year. Zuidas Amsterdam Development Office has issued ‘building envelopes’ for developers, with guidelines for nature, water and sustainability. For example, new developments must include high-quality green on roofs, the electricity network has been worked on extensively, as we want to move Zuidas away from the reliance on natural gas, and we also worked intensively on intelligent city logistics to reduce the constant inflow of deliveries in the area. These measures, combined with the ‘soft measures’ mentioned earlier, have made Zuidas a more pleasant and more liveable place in 2018. Sustainability can hurt sometimes, but it makes life better in the end. Eline Kik Programme director Green Business Club Zuidas David van Traa Director Zuidas Municipality of Amsterdam Olivier Otten Director Hello Zuidas Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 \I&dj\I&di{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://Nn-6wf38ocKvOQAH3mq_VGiviDCfCtpJOScLN1bboBw`s%׉ 7cassandra://opgXZI9Doxt_nLevzWHS5q-ghrYgFRElu_HuAvCS53A͊]`F׉ 7cassandra://Tx835id2I0VkHqzomdFFdTPGanXEQIu7FE4kT5B3kgk0`6׉ 7cassandra://PH3FZ6_0L8g3wYUYWYFD1bY3LokWisvHeZ6kh3xdmfkm+̾͠j\L&d봤׉EContents Foreword Editorial 1 Mobility & Logistics 2 Public spaces 3 Buildings 4 Energy 5 Waste & Circularity 6 Water & Greenery 7 Community Colophon 3 5 6 14 20 28 32 36 40 46 ׉ 7cassandra://Tx835id2I0VkHqzomdFFdTPGanXEQIu7FE4kT5B3kgk0`6\I&dk׉E5 Beyond the business case Working in Zuidas, I often see people pitching creative, clever and sustainable projects to companies. Most of these start-ups construct a logical narrative – starting with a problem, ending with its solution – all supported by a proper business case. That business case is provided to convince companies to participate or invest. The start-up proposes a win-win scenario: its product or service is environmentally friendly and the potential investor saves money or stands to earn more money: everybody is happy. There are a lot of opportunities for smart and innovative companies during this energy transition, also in Zuidas. But for now, more than anything, the transition will cost a lot of money. Yet, the more we spend now, the less it will cost us in the future. In its bi-annual risk analysis the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) warns about the financial consequences of waiting too long before executing a radical climate policy. “Delay increases the risk that ‘abrupt’ measures will be necessary, which could lead to ‘heavy losses’ for the Dutch financial sector” (NRC, 18 October 2018). The Dutch National Bank thereafter presents four possible scenarios in which far-reaching climate policy, increased CO2 prices and linked energy prices cause from 48 up to 159 billion Euros of losses; ‘only’ 48 billion if we act quickly and accurately now, 159 billion in the worst scenario, if we wait too long. And these losses don’t even include actual investments in solutions, we’re talking about pure devaluation of assets. We cannot avoid that the measures we need to take, will affect the economy; companies and personal finances, regardless of income level. Therefor the question ‘What’s in it for me?’ is no longer relevant, definitely not in the long term. ‘You should approach it as you would a child’ a friend of mine said in discussion, ‘You invest a lot of energy in raising them, but you don’t ask yourself what your profits will be, do you?’ Good point. Efforts in climate change should be made with that logic: well thought out, but unconditionally. For, as long as people keep asking ‘What do I get out of it?’ we will not get anywhere at all. And that question is easy to answer anyway. How about clean air, less natural disasters, anyone? I am reminded of an old advertisement for a credit card company: ‘Heavy investment in climate change policy? 159 billion Euro. A liveable world? Priceless…’ The climate conference in Poland held in December 2018 concluded that we need to work more intensely to protect our planet from further global warming. This conclusion was based on the IPCC report (the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change) published earlier that year. In the report a significant difference in consequences is described between 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming and 2 degrees Celsius. With “only” 1.5 degrees, weather will be less extreme, as will the damage to our ecosystem, sea levels will rise 10 centimetre less by 2100 and developing countries will have a significantly reduced chance of suffering from food and water scarcity. In addition, a global rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius as opposed to 2, will cost three to four times less, despite any economic slowdown resulting from strict laws and guidelines. Half a degree, one cannot even feel that difference in air temperature. However, that half degree will save us billions and billions in damages, and more so: nature, a more stable political environment, less drought. In other words, a liveable world. All that for just half a degree. If that is not a good business case, I do not know what is. Maartje Oome Editor-in-Chief Photo: Lotte Gottschal Sustainability report Zuidas 2018 \I&dl\I&dk{בCט{u׉׉ 7cassandra://eGCR5CVFvpjTC83JG7Il2PK2CEkJ7WHaAUpR5viubww`s%׉ 7cassandra://X4YVb6x9hevrEuRyVCNoriraZf0vzXTD9gsHOTQ1zPIͷ)`F׉ 7cassandra://ZUyIUg5XH63XGiSiZbc_4YK_D6Svm0f4BbwHjXUSojc