Recent Resources

Natural Capital Management Accounting (NCMA)
Transparent
Jun 29, 2023
Transparent was an EU LIFE funded project that developed standardized natural capital accounting and valuation principles for business in line with the ambition of the European Green Deal. Outputs included: The overall Natural Capital Management Accounting methodologyGeneral guidelines covering all sectorsSector-specific application guidelinesUpdate of the SHIFT Capitals Toolkit with 30 new... Read More
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Life Cycle Thinking
  This guide from Leyla Acaroglu, editor of Disruptive Design, provides an introduction to lifecycle thinking, identifies lifecycle stages and key components for analysis, and explains how to apply this approach within your own organization. Leyla also provides helpful tools and tips to get you started.
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The Global Climate Finance Architecture
Climate finance remains central to achieving low-carbon, climate resilient development. The global climate finance architecture is complex and always evolving. Funds flow through multilateral channels – both within and outside of the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement financial mechanisms – and increasingly through bilateral, as well as through regional and national climate change channels and funds.... Read More
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Flourishing Business Canvas
Dec 31, 2022
The Flourishing Business Canvas is a new generation of visual collaborative tool to design business models that are fit-for-the-21st Century: socially beneficial, environmentally regenerative and financially viable. 
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions towards Net Zero
Mar 22, 2023
Avoided emissions – emissions savings that occur outside a company's value chain – offer an additional means to accelerate decarbonization through the development of products and services in line with a 1.5°C pathway.  The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its member companies, in collaboration with Carbone4 and its Net Zero Initiative and released the “Guidance on... Read More
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How to Improve the Impact and Scale of Social Programs: Anglo American’s Collaborative Regional Development
Jon Samuel and Mzila Mthenjane discuss how Anglo American, Exxaro and partners have designed and adapted the Collaborative Regional Development (CRD) and Impact Catalyst programs.  
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How to Advance Inclusion and Tackle Inequality Across your Value Chain: Unilever’s Living Wage Initiative
Unilever’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Rebecca Marmot, explains why the business decided to focus on contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world by raising living standards and the steps it has taken to navigate this complex undertaking.
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How to Integrate Sustainability into Finance and Decision-making: Natura’s Integrated Profit & Loss
Natura Co Latin America’s Sustainability Director Denise Hills and Chief Financial Officer Silvia Vilas Boas explain how Natura’s IP&L model creates value across its businesses.
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How to Decarbonize Your Supply Chain: Ørsted’s Path to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
A guided case study on how to decarbonize your supply chain.  Expectations for companies to act on climate change are high and growing. In response, many organizations have stepped up and committed to achieving net-zero emissions across their operations and often large, complex supply chains. Moving from ambition to action and building a clear, credible roadmap remains a challenging task.
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HydroBASINS
HydroBASINS is a series of polygon layers that depict watershed boundaries and sub-basin delineations at a global scale. See the website for more info and to download the dataset.
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Type: Data / List of Values Tools
Natural Capital Measurement Catalogue
The proof-of-concept Natural Capital Measurement Catalogue (NCMC) outlines a comprehensive set of natural capital, production and financial measures to be measured at the property level. It currently focuses on agricultural land use (broad-acre cropping and grazing) with the intent to include other land use types in the future. The NCMC was developed in Phase 1 of the Natural Capital Investment... Read More
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Woodland Benefits Tool
Jan 01, 2016
A tool designed to help investors in new woodland to assess the social, environmental, and economic benefits of their investment.
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Restoration Opportunities Optimization Tool (ROOT)
Jan 01, 2017
ROOT (Restoration Opportunities Optimization Tool) is a tool to perform optimization and tradeoff analysis. It uses information about potential impact of restoration or management change activities together with spatial prioritization or serviceshed maps to identify key areas for ecosystem service provision. Multi-objective analysis allows users to consider how to best manage A tool to perform... Read More
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PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity in Changing Terrestrial Systems)
Jan 01, 2022
The PREDICTS project analyses ecological studies from around the world to understand how human activities - especially those related to land use change and intensification - are changing biodiversity. The PREDICTS project analyses ecological studies from around the world to understand how human activities - especially those related to land use change and intensification - are changing... Read More
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NBN Atlas
Jan 01, 2022
NBN Atlas is a free online tool hosting the UK's largest collection of biodiversity information enabling data to be shared, analysed and researched. Live and searchable database of biodiversity data for areas and species of interest. Gives the threat status but you need to follow the links to see what the main impact drivers are.
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Global Biodiversity Score : update 2021
Jan 01, 2021
See resource here. The GBS is a corporate biodiversity footprint assessment tool: it can be used to evaluate the impact or footprint of companies and investments on biodiversity. The results of assessments conducted with the GBS are expressed in the MSA.km2 unit where MSA is the Mean Species Abundance, a metric expressed in % characterising the intactness of ecosystems.To link activity,... Read More
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Biodiversity Performance Tool (BPT)
Jan 01, 2022
The BPT facilitates the assessment of the potential for functional biodiversity at farm level. The BPT supports farmers and farm assessors to identify the current situation regarding biodiversity on the farm, to operationalize biodiversity criteria and to select effective measures for a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).
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Biodiversity Management Plan Guidance
Jan 01, 2014
The aim of this document is to guide cement companies on how to better manage biodiversity by recommending a methodology and including many sources of information which the companies can use to develop tailored solutions. Linked to the Quarry Rehabilitation Guidelines
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Biodiversity Footprint for Financial Institutions (BFFI)
Jan 01, 2022
 Since 2014, the Biodiversity Footprint for Financial Institutions (BFFI) is used to calculate the bank’s biodiversity footprint and monitor progress towards this objective. The BFFI combines a quantitative footprint calculation and a qualitative analysis. The footprint result is expressed as the number of hectares where all biodiversity is lost. The qualitative analysis focuses on impacts... Read More
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Biodiversity Estimated Impact Value
Jan 01, 2020
The LIFE Methodology for Business and Biodiversity is an instrument that enables a clear and objective analysis of pressure, impacts (positive and negative), risks, dependencies and opportunities in business’ relationship with biodiversity. Reports are freely available. Assessment can be conducted at a cost.
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Fundamentals
Jan 01, 2016
"This document provides guidance for the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities in the oil and gas sector. It sets out a management framework comprised of six interrelated BES management practices along with an overview of tools for application within these practices, examples (case studies) of how these are being applied, and... Read More
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Total Impact Measurement and Management (TIMM) framework
Jan 01, 2017
Business guide to natural capital valuation - it incorporates and values a number of non-financial impacts. It’s a holistic view of what businesses need to understand risk, identify opportunities and maintain a positive impact on society. Method doc for environmental impacts is here and includes guidance, data and models:... Read More
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Biodiversity Impact Metric (BIM)
Jan 01, 2020
See here: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/business/assets/pdf/tool-descriptions/BIM%20summary%20description.pdf
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Biodiversity Net Gain Calculator (BNGC)
"Provides insight in the actual and potential land-use related, biodiversity value of the different spatial units of a company's operational sites by means of a metric built on extent, condition and significance."
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Corporate Biodiversity Footprint (CBF)
Oct 10, 2022
Guide to assess the annual biodiversity impact of Corporates, Financial Institutions and Sovereign issuers. Designed to support the needs of financial actors related to their investment strategies (portfolio or index development, exclusions, risk management), reporting requirements, stewardship, and engagement policies. The CBF is based on the impact of the underlying activities of a Corporate... Read More
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Biodiversity Footprint Methodology (BFM)
Oct 12, 2018
Calculation of the biodiversity footprint of a company or product, both for a current and alternative or future situation, to assess changes in impact and effectiveness of mitigation and pro-biodiversity actions. Includes a simplified calculator. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/biodiversity/business/assets/pdf/tool-descriptions/BFM%20and%20BFC%20summary%20description.pdf
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openLCA
Jan 01, 2022
openLCA is an open source and free software for Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment. Fast and reliable calculation of Sustainability Assessment and/or Life Cycle Assessment. Detailed insights into calculation and analysis results; identify main drivers throughout the life cycle, by process, flow or impact category, visualize results and locate them on a map
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Methodology Impact Statement General Paper
Jan 01, 2021
The Value Balancing Alliance methodology employs a monetary metric to tangibly discern the impact of business models, place it in the local context of the activity, understand the significance and weighting of individual sustainability aspects and, ultimately, better integrate them into corporate management.
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Impact-Weighted Accounts - Harvard Business School
Feb 01, 2022
Impact-weighted accounts are line items on a financial statement, such as an income statement or a balance sheet, which are added to supplement the statement of financial health and performance by reflecting a company’s positive and negative impacts on employees, customers, the environment and the broader society. We develop a methodology to derive comparable and scalable monetized... Read More
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Guidelines for the Valuation of Corporate Ecosystem Services (GVces)
Jan 01, 2015
In the first Guidelines version, six ecosystem services were covered: water provision, water quality regulation, wastewater assimilation, climate regulation, biomass fuel provision, and recreation and tourism. They were analyzed under three different perspectives: business dependencies upon those ecosystem services, the impacts caused on the business due to changes in ecosystem service... Read More
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GIST Impact Intensity Database (GIID)
Jan 01, 2022
"GIST has developed its proprietary methodologies that are aligned to the VBA 0.1 methodology and the Natural Capital Protocol and Social & Human Capital Protocol to enable companies to measure their multi-capital impacts across all four capitals. Additionally, GIST has developed proprietary data crawling tools that help gather publicly disclosed data from annual reports and sustainability... Read More
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BS 8632: Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations
Feb 02, 2021
This British Standard provides specifications and guidance for the process of preparing natural capital accounts for organizations. By combining financial, environmental and socio-economic information, natural capital accounting reveals the value of nature to organizations, and the rest of society, and the value of organizations’ (positive and negative) impacts on nature. The purposeis to... Read More
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The Biodiversity Metric 3.1 - JP039
Jan 01, 2022
Used to calculate biodiversity losses and gains for terrestrial and/or intertidal habitats. Tool includes a calculation tool, a user guide, GIS data import tools and guidance, FAQs, and case studies. Defra is currently working towards a consultation on the principles for marine net gain.
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B£ST (Benefits of Sustainable Drainage Systems)
Jan 01, 2019
Assessing the financial, environmental and social benefits of water management interventions, particularly sustainable drainage and natural flood management. Assesses benefits of biodiversity and ecology, and account for their change in size and type due to the project carried out through local habitat surveys and biodiversity action plans.
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Inicio - Creando Redes
Jun 30, 2022
Combines CICES + MAES indicators + scientifically trustworthy quantitative metrics commonly used in enviromental impact assessment. Metrics are calculated using open source data (mainly Landsat and Sentinel). The methodology considers direct negative impacts on natural capital, differentiating between reversible and irreversible (restorable) impacts. Natural capital net loss is obtained from... Read More
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LANCA
Jan 15, 2016
This application enables the calculation of characterized indicators that describe the effects of processes on the performance of various environmental systems. The LANCA® calculations are based on geoecological classification systems and make use of site-specific input data. The ecosystem functions of erosion resistance, mechanical filtration, physicochemical filtration, formation of new... Read More
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Achieving Abundance: Understanding the Cost of a Sustainable Water Future
Jun 30, 2020
A method paper based on the concept of "mitigation cost" (one of the valuation techniques listed in the Natural Capital Protocol and commonly used for impact valuation). This work was sponsored by Nestle and published in a working paper, associated with a global dataset (at watershed and country level).Explores the costs of actions to meet certain targets for drinking water and sanitation. It... Read More
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Marine Natural Capital Asset and Risk Register
Jun 30, 2020
The methodology can be used to quantify and value (biophysical and/or monetary) the nutrient remediation and carbon sequestration and storage value of coastal marine habitats. A Natural capital risk register can also identify which habitats and ecosystem services are at most risk or degradation from anthropogenic pressures, this can support recovery and restoration activities by businesses. The... Read More
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GEMI Methodology/ READS Tool
Jan 01, 2021
The READS tool is based on the GEMI methodology, which allows for the quantification and valuation of environmental impacts on Natural Capital by following the approach suggested in the Natural Capital Protocol and the NCC Biodiversity Guidance.The READS tool is based on the GEMI methodology, which is aligned with the Natural Capital Protocol, the IPIECA guidelines for Ecosystem Services... Read More
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Urban Nature Atlas
The Urban Nature Atlas, created as part of the NATURVATION H2020 project, is the most comprehensive database of nature-based solutions for cities created to date. The Urban Nature Atlas has been produced as the result of the first systematic survey of NBS interventions in 100 European cities and provides the basis for the analysis of socio-economic and innovation patterns associated with urban... Read More
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ENCORE
ENCORE was developed by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance in partnership with UNEP-WCMC and was financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the MAVA Foundation. The first phase of work was funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the MAVA Foundation. This was undertaken as part of the Advancing Environmental Risk Management project.... Read More
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Sustainable Procurement Tools
Sustainable procurement enables purchasing the most sustainable products from the most sustainable suppliers. As outlined in the white paper, “7 Bold Strokes to Save Our World,” sustainable procurement (Bold Stroke #3) may be the most underused and powerful force that could accelerate us toward a resilient, future-fit socio-economic system. Several tools help organizations justify and implement... Read More
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Advanced Sustainability Assessment Tool
The free, open-source Advanced Sustainability Assessment Tool is intended for use by large, multi-location, multi-national corporations with sustainability professionals on staff. Its companion "Basic Sustainability Assessment Tool" (see its separate posting) is intended for use by SMEs and large companies with minimal / no sustainability staff. Both toolkits assess core sustainability / ESG... Read More
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Basic Sustainability Assessment Tool (BSAT)
Dec 15, 2020
If you are looking for a simple, yet comprehensive, sustainability self-assessment tool, help is at hand. The free, open-source Basic Sustainability Assessment Tool (BSAT) is intended for use by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies with minimal / no sustainability staff. The primary sources of its questions are B Lab’s SDG Action Managerand the Future-Fit Business... Read More
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Business Engagement Solutions
PANORAMA
Business activities are an important driver for the loss of biodiversity, but business also depends on nature and the goods and services it provides to operate. Therefore, business has a responsibility to adopt good practices to reduce their environmental footprint and promote the sustainable use of resources, as well as to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. However, business... Read More
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OP2B Case Studies
One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B)
Case studies for biodiversity.
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Measuring and valuing impact - business examples
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Find out how important it is for business to value its relationship with nature and people. These companies are already leading the way. They are assessing water, biodiversity, GHG emissions, health & safety, employment, training, and more to make better business decisions. 
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Ecosystem Services: Innovation Case Studies
ECOSTAR
Stories and case studies
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The Explorer - the official marketplace for green technology from Norway
The Explorer is a free matchmaking service for connecting global challenges with green solutions. It is Norway's official marketplace for green technology.
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Type: Website Tools
The Ocean Conference Registry of Voluntary Commitments
United Nations
The high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development was convened at United Nations Headquarters from 5 to 9 June 2017. The Conference devoted special attention to the health of our oceans and seas and advance implementation of Sustainable... Read More
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NaturalCapital.community Solutions
MVO Nederland
NaturalCapital.community is the matchmaking platform for entrepreneurs, employees and interested parties to solve their sustainable entrepreneurial questions. Here you will find challenges, solutions, knowledge, events and a motivated network of entrepreneurs.
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Mainstreaming international biodiversity goals for the private sector: Main Report & Case Studies
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Five international goals for biodiversity, which encompass features of multiple Multilateral Environmental Agreements (such as the Convention on Biological Diversity) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), have been established to direct governments and inspire wider society to take steps towards the conservation of biodiversity. The goals represent clear statements about what aspects of... Read More
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From A to W: Water Stewardship
Entreprises pour l’Environnement (EpE)
Mar 01, 2018
The aim of this new booklet is to promote the best practices developed by EpE member companies by disseminating them widely among industrial players so that potential tensions may be alleviated withoutundermining the growth or competitiveness of individual players. On the contrary, most of these measures are profitable, reduce operational risks and improve relations with neighbouring... Read More
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Case Studies on Business and Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity
Case Studies on Business and Biodiversity
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SDG Action Manager
B Corporation
With 10 years left to meet the deadline of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, a new web-based impact management solution for the global business community launches today. Available in five languages, the SDG Action Manager empowers companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world, to take meaningful action and track their progress on the Global Goals. Developed by B Lab and the... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Advancing Circular Systems for Plastics - Closed Loop Partners
A Closed Loop Partners Initiative to Drive Collaboration that Scales Solutions that Stop Plastic Waste and Secure a Safe and Circular Future
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Type: Website Tools
Social Impact Resources
SoPact
May 03, 2020
Help yourself to our collection of social impact-focused best practices, guides.Get in-depth knowledge of social impact management and measurement.* Theory of Change* Social Impact Strategy* Impact Management* Impact Measurement* Monitoring and Evaluation* Social Impact Assessment* Social Return on Investments
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Type: Article Tools
Monitoring and Evaluation Course (Video Training)
SoPact
May 01, 2020
Monitoring, evaluation, and Learning is a combination of data collection and analysis (monitoring) and assessing to what extent a program or intervention has, or has not, met its objectives (evaluation). Is your monitoring and evaluation system working for you? Are you able to provide impact reports or grant reports to your funders on time?  Do you have data sitting across multiple systems that... Read More
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Water Action Hub - Business Projects
The Water Action Hub is a global online collaboration and knowledge sharing platform for water sustainability, developed by the CEO Water Mandate.The Hub helps companies and other organizations address water risk and advance sustainable water management by:Raising awareness of water projects around the world and the organizations administering themAllowing organizations to propose new projects... Read More
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Type: Spatial Mapping / GIS Data Tools
Business For Nature
Business for Nature is a global umbrella coalition calling for action to reverse nature loss and restore the planet’s vital natural systems on which economies, wellbeing and prosperity depend.
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New Models for Sustainable Procurement
Feb 01, 2018
This paper explores recent developments and best practices in supply chain transparency, supplier engagement, and responses to shifts in trade and globalization.
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Natural Capital Protocol - DOWNLOAD
The Natural Capital Protocol is a decision making framework that enables organizations to identify, measure and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital. All organizations, to varying degrees, are dependent on the health of the natural world, and often these organizations likewise impact on nature’s ability to underpin their success. Understanding the complex... Read More
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The Path Towards the NATURAL CAPITAL PROTOCOL a Primer for Business
This is a short introduction to the Natural Capital Protocol and accompanying sector guides. It sets out why applying the Protocol and including natural capital in your considerations will improve your decision making.
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Track Fisheries - MSC Fisheries
The MSC is partnering with sustainable fisheries across the globe, from large-scale industrial fisheries to small artisanal fisheries, to drive the market for sustainable seafood.
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Supplier Directory by the Marine Stewardship Council
Find businesses around the world with MSC chain of custody certificates that can supply you with the certified sustainable seafood that you need. For businesses, find suppliers of sustainable seafood and fish. For consumers, find sustainable seafood products as well as dining places that serve sustainable seafood.
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ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure)
Natural Capital Finance Alliance
Apr 28, 2019
ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) is a tool to help users better understand and visualise the impact of environmental change on the economy. By focusing on the goods and services that nature provides to enable economic production, it guides users in understanding how businesses across all sectors of the economy depend on nature, and how these dependencies... Read More
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The MSC Chain of Custody Standard
Between the ocean and your plate, fish and seafood products may pass through many stages. Supply chains can be very complicated. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody Standard ensures that fish and seafood products from MSC certified sustainable fisheries are traceable and separated from non-certified products.
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Smart Water Navigator
Because water is essential for nearly every human endeavor, all businesses are in the water business. With climate change, economic growth and population growth putting pressure on global water resources, companies are looking for ways to build resilience and manage water-related risk. Although corporate water goals are important, they are not enough. Since every place is different – some have... Read More
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Zero Waste – Supply Chain Solutions Center
Waste is a product of inefficiency, and inefficiency is costly. Attention to waste generated across the supply chain is growing. Simply put, waste is a product of inefficiency, and inefficiency produces environmental and business costs. Every year, nearly half of food in the U.S. goes uneaten. The majority (85 percent) of this waste occurs downstream by the consumer, businesses, and homes.... Read More
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Sustainable Energy – Supply Chain Solutions Center
Tackle energy use the smart way: Strategic Energy Management As energy demand has grown exponentially over the past few centuries, so have carbon emissions and their concentration in our atmosphere. Globally, energy-related carbon emissions account for two-thirds of all greenhouse gas emissions.Wherever your company is on the sustainability journey, there’s no doubt you’ve already considered... Read More
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Safer Chemicals – Supply Chain Solutions Center
Behind the Label: a blueprint for safer chemicals We need a new marketplace paradigm.The chemicals used in your products and packaging have a direct impact on the health of consumers, the environment and workers; yet, this impact is seldom mentioned in sustainability discussions. Over the last several decades, we have begun to learn that many of the chemicals we rely on today are linked to... Read More
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Green Freight – Supply Chain Solutions Center
Reduce emissions and improve efficiency Freight movement accounts for 8 percent of all corporate greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the largest carbon footprint contributors. The emissions come directly from all the trucks, trains, ships and planes that carry goods between each node of the supply chain. There are huge financial incentives for reducing the environmental impact from... Read More
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Sustainable Agriculture – Supply Chain Solutions Center
A growing population = more food, more water and more strain on the environment The modern supply chain is responsible for 60 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, 80 percent of all water use and 66 percent of all tropical deforestation. Take a closer look and you’ll find that agriculture contributes to all of these impacts. A growing population demands more food and water, leading to a... Read More
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Thriving Forests – Supply Chain Solutions Center
Thriving Forests are vital for a thriving planet. Forests are a critical component of a healthy planet. Slowing deforestation and restoring damaged forests could deliver a quarter or more of the carbon reductions needed by 2030 to avert dangerous climate change. Trees act as a massive carbon sink, provide natural habitat for millions of species of plants and animals, and protect watersheds by... Read More
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Supply Chain Solutions Center
With the Supply Chain Solutions Center, you can take sustainability from ideas to actions – for the good of your business, for the good of our planet. The Supply Chain Solutions Center is a digital hub for sustainability resources, best practices, thought leadership and news – filtered to help you solve your specific needs. New resources are continuously being added from our ever-growing... Read More
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Carbon Catalogue
CoClear
CoClear brings you the first ever side-by-side carbon footprints of 866 products from 145 companies in 28 countries. Select from one of your favorite companies, hover your mouse on a product, and explore the many ingenious ways to make better products with less emissions. Companies can make improvements anywhere along the value chain: Upstream, such as buying more sustainable raw materials, in... Read More
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The EU Eco Factsheet for Footwear products
This factsheet and checklist assessment can provide guidance about key considerations in footwear sustainability. Give your footwear products a credible sign of environmental excellence.
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Disclose what matters: Bridging the Gap Between Investor Needs and Company Disclosures on Sustainability
Aug 15, 2018
Disclose What Matters analyzes the sustainability disclosures of the world's largest companies and finds that most companies are using comparable and industry-wide disclosure frameworks for reporting sustainability risks and opportunities. However, the analysis finds that only a small percentage of companies disclose the business relevance of these risks and opportunities, and only a handful... Read More
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Type: Report Tools
Implementing the TCFD Recommendations for Oil and Gas Methane Disclosure
Oct 17, 2018
This report by Ceres, EDF and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) provides actionable guidance for the oil and gas industry to implement the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in regards to methane emissions.
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Measure the Chain: Tools for Assessing GHG Emissions in Agricultural Supply Chains
Agricultural emissions are driven by complex interactions between natural and human processes, and estimating these emissions with any accuracy requires data on agricultural management, soil, and climatic factors at the site of production. For a company producing multiple products and sourcing from potentially thousands of producers, collecting such data can be daunting. This report provides an... Read More
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The Land App
In short, The Land App is for anyone who manages land. Our customers range from farmers and surveyors to government departments.
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Type: Spatial Mapping / GIS Data Tools
Natural Capital Protocol Food & Beverage Sector Guide
This sector guide defines the food and beverage sector to encompass all businesses operating in the production, processing, or retailing of food and beverage products, excluding the hospitality/foodservice sector which is beyond the scope of this guide. Farmers, traders, wholesalers, food manufacturing companies, and retailers together make up the world’s largest sector, generating an... Read More
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Human Rights: The Foundation of Sustainable Business
Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and builds upon the UN Global Compact Progress Report. The report highlights insight and initiatives by Global Compact Local Networks around the world, presents snapshots of good practice from companies participating in the UN Global Compact and showcases initiatives that are advancing the UN Guiding Principles... Read More
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The Business Case for Investing in Soil Health
Dec 05, 2018
The WBCSD is a CEO-led organization of forward-thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for bus
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Business Call to Action Impact Lab
Business Call to Action
Sep 28, 2018
The Impact Lab helps you identify, measure and manage your company’s impact aligned with the SDGs to support your business decisions. 
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Actionable Impact Management
Sopact
Oct 01, 2017
Social impact measurement framework allows a mission-driven organization to provide a step by step approach to a clear impact thesis, impact map between partners, data capacity, data collection and demonstrate impact effectively. The social impact assessment process should start with volume one: Groundwork will facilitate the necessary discussions and documentation for your organization to... Read More
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SPOTT
ZSL
Nov 06, 2018
SPOTT – Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit – is a free, online platform supporting sustainable commodity production and trade. By tracking transparency, SPOTT incentivises the implementation of corporate best practice.SPOTT assesses commodity producers and traders on the public disclosure of their policies, operations and commitments related to environmental, social and governance (ESG)... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
Oppla
Oppla is a new knowledge marketplace; a place where the latest thinking on ecosystem services, natural capital and nature-based solutions is brought together.
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Type: Website Tools
Impact Management Project
Impact Management Project
The Impact Management Project is facilitating a network of leading standard-setting organisations to coordinate specific impact measurement and management efforts, so that enterprises and investors have complete rules of the road.
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Type: Website Tools
The London Benchmarking Group Framework
The London Benchmarking Group
The LBG Framework is a robust measurement standard that any company can apply to understand the difference their contributions make to business and society. It offers companies a consistent and credible approach to measurement which enables them to benchmark against others and strategically assess their community programs.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Measuring impact of responsible sourcing on workers - Worker Well-Being Assessment Tool (version 1.0)
AIM-PROGRESS & Sedex
Oct 22, 2018
This is a joint project between AIM-PROGRESS and Sedex, and supported by Impactt Ltd, to measure the impact on workers of companies' responsible sourcing programmes. The tool helps obtain insights into three main areas:Do workers feels safe at their place of work?Do they feel respected?Is there a sense of income security & progression?It differs from an audit in that it goes beyond... Read More
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Global Opportunity Explorer
Welcome to the world’s largest collection of vetted and verified sustainable solutions. New solutions are added every day. You can either search for sustainable alternatives, browse what’s trending or learn what is happening in new markets. We also invite you to submit your own solutions to be vetted by our network of leading experts (it’s free). Rooted in over five years of research involving... Read More
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Biodiversity Footprint Tool
This tool enables a business to measure its impact on biodiversity based on the two major pressure factors ‘Land use’ (type of management and number of hectares) and ‘Greenhouse gas emissions’ (in tons CO2). The impact of selected products is measured for the suppliers/raw materials and for the production process itself. The tool uses existing cause-effect relations from the GLOBIO3... Read More
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ecoGenomics Biodiversity Assessment Tool
As Technical Advisors to the Natural Capital Protocol, we're interested in how to best support your business whilst balancing the needs of the natural environment. This requires an in-depth understanding of your business’ impacts and/or dependencies on local biodiversity.  We have developed tools that provide a comprehensive, rapid and reliable means to account for the state of biodiversity and... Read More
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Environmental Prices Handbook 2017 | Methods and numbers for valuation of environmental impacts
Environmental Prices, also called shadow prices, are prices for environmental goods. In our societies, prices are used to express value and guide decision making. Environmental Prices give the value to society for emissions that harm the environment. Using a peer reviewed methodology that combines valuation techniques with lifecycle analysis, a system has been developed that establishes the... Read More
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LIFE Methodology
LIFE Methodology aims to establish the minimum performance that each organization/producer must achieve in biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation actions, considering its size and impact.  This document applies to organizations and producers who want to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services and require a support tool to assess and monitor their impacts... Read More
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Supplier toolkit - full (English)
AIM-PROGRESS
Mar 20, 2018
AIM-PROGRESS has launched a business toolkit for suppliers, explaining in simple terms how good management practices, which our members require through their responsible sourcing policies, are an essential part of ensuring a sustainable and resilient business model. This publication was put together by Partner Africa, in collaboration with AB-Inbev, Diageo and The Coca-Cola Company, on behalf... Read More
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RIVM Sustainability method selection tool
RIVM helps you find the best method for answering your sustainability question. There is a growing need to measure the effectiveness of efforts to realise a biobased and circular economy. A wide range of methods for measuring sustainability is yet available, for a variety of scopes and timescales. Methods cover a broad spectrum of issues, as large as global climate change or as little as an... Read More
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Statutory Nuisance from Insects and Artificial Light
This guidance is part of a series on legislation & powers affected by the the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. Guidance on the following topics is also available; • Nuisance and Abandoned Vehicles • Litter and Refuse • Defacement Removal Notices • Waste • Noise • Fixed Penalty Notices • Abandoned Shopping and Luggage trolleys All parts of the guidance can be downloaded from... Read More
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Light Pollution
“The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago . . . had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.” — Havelock Ell
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The Promise and Challenge of LED Lighting: A Practical Guide
The light-emitting diode (LED) is transforming the way we light our cities and towns, offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to radically improve how we use energy and our outdoor spaces at night. With this opportunity comes an obligation to manage these changes responsibly and sustainably. The stakes are high and the potential rewards great, but outcomes depend critically on policymakers and the... Read More
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Good Practice on Quiet Areas
Noise pollution is a growing problem for Europe’s environment. Transport and industry are the main sources of concern and long term exposure can damage human health and adversely affect ecosystems. European legislation aims to reduce noise pollution and also highlights the need to preserve areas that are currently unaffected. These so called quiet areas may be found, not only in rural areas,... Read More
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Good Practice Guide on Noise Exposure and Potential Health Effects
This guide is intended to assist policy makers and competent authorities in understanding and fulfilling the action planning requirements of Directive 2002/49/EC. This good practice guide is intended to assist policymakers, competent authorities and any other interested parties in understanding and fulfilling Prefacethe requirements of the directive by making recommendations on linking action... Read More
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WaterWorld
Provides information on and access to spatial modelling and mapping tools for mapping ecosystem services, water resources and the impacts of climate and land use change upon them, including the effects of policy interventions. WaterWorld is a fully distributed, process-based hydrological model that utilises remotely sensed and globally available datasets  to support hydrological analysis and... Read More
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WaterStat Database
WaterStat is the world’s most comprehensive water footprint database. All datasets included come from peer-reviewed research and are based on the Global Water Footprint Assessment Standard. Water footprint statistics can be used to inform public policies or company business strategies, to raise awareness, or as input to research projects. Water footprint statistics have many uses – in Water... Read More
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Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard
Tool available here:  http://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/interactive-tools/water-footprint-assessment-tool/The Global Water Footprint Assessment Standard is the internationally accepted methodology for conducting a Water Footprint Assessment (WFA). WFA provides comparable quantification of water consumption and pollution and robust analytics that can be used to understand water dependencies... Read More
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The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR)
The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) IS a structured methodology that helps managers proactively develop strategies to manage business risks and opportunities arising from their company's dependence and impact on ecosystems. It is a tool for strategy development, not just for environmental assessment. Businesses can either conduct an Ecosystem Services Review as a stand-alone process... Read More
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Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES)
In response to the need for incorporating quantified and spatially explicit measures of social values into ecosystem service assessments, the geographic information system (GIS) application, Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES), was developed. SolVES is designed to assess, map, and quantify the perceived social values of ecosystem services. Social values, the perceived, nonmarket... Read More
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RSB Green House Gas Calculator
The GHG Calculator assesses the level of reduction of GHG emissions from bio-based products such as biofuels and bioplastics against a fossil fuel baseline.  The tool uses RSB's own methodology which was developed for global application by RSB members (industry, NGOs, UN organisations, universities, and farmers).  The tools was designed for industry and farmers to demonstrate their level of GHG... Read More
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The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool
The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool (PA-BAT) has been developed to help collate information on the full range of values from protected areas and the current and potential benefits (both economic and intrinsic) of individual protected areas from ecosystem services using a participatory approach.
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Product Biodiversity Footprint
Crossing LCA analysis and biodiversity impacts of products, the PBF project aims to answer the lack of specific tool to assess their impact on biodiversity.
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LCA software │ MiLCA
MiLCA is a life cycle assessment (LCA) support system. The default database supports users to quantify an amount of water and other abiotic resources use and emissions (e.g. CO2 and SOx). These resource use and emissions can be converted to monetary value by using LIME2 method.
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Land Use Change Improved (LUCI) - LCA Method - DIRECT DOWNLOAD
The Land Use Change Improved (LUCI)-LCA method presents advances for Life Cycle Assessment that integrate spatially explicit modelling of land change and ecosystem services. LUCI-LCA applies globally available, spatial data and newly accessible tools for ecosystem services to predictive modelling of large-scale changes in agricultural systems through LCA. It substitutes key elements of life... Read More
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InVEST
Dec 31, 2008
InVEST is a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life.  If properly managed, ecosystems yield a flow of services that are vital to humanity, including the production of goods (e.g., food), life-support processes (e.g., water purification), and life-fulfilling conditions (e.g., beauty, opportunities for... Read More
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India Water Tool
India Water Tool is the first country-specific tool developed to support businesses in assessing Water risks at their sites in India , planning Water management actions and reporting on Water-related indicators of key reporting initiatives. The tool is a GIS-web application, freely available for use at www.indiawatertool.in. It is an India-customisation of WBCSD’s Global Water Tool that... Read More
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Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation
The CSI Guidelines on Quarry Rehabilitation contain a clear set of recommendations for the development and implementation of a quarry rehabilitation plan. Their main objectives are: - Supporting the process of quarry rehabilitation across member companies to improve the standard of rehabilitation projects for existing and new sites. - Ensuring that CSI members have a common understanding of the... Read More
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Guidelines
The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has developed these guidelines to guide the preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) – replacing the previous guidelines published in 2005. The document’s main objective is to guide users through the successive stages of the ESIA process in accordance with international good practice. It offers a practical guide for both... Read More
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Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation
This first-of-its-kind framework enables companies to consider the actual benefits and value of the ecosystem services they depend upon and impact, giving them new information and insights to include in business planning and financial analysis. This will support improved business decision-making by creating more alignment between the financial, ecological and societal objectives of companies.... Read More
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Environmental Value Look-Up (EVL) Tool
The Environmental Value Look-Up (EVL) Tool is a searchable database which contains indicative monetary values for a range of environmental impacts. The unit values in the tool are based on a review of over 350 UK valuation studies that have been conducted since 2000. The tool was developed by eftec (Economics for the Environment Consultancy) for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural... Read More
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EVRI
The Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory is a searchable storehouse of empirical studies on the economic value of environmental assets and human health effects.    Over the past decades, the volume of published literature on the economic value of ecological goods and services has significantly expanded, and environmental considerations are being increasingly integrated into business and... Read More
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Ecosystem Review for Impact Assessment
Jun 29, 2013
The ESR for IA is a step-by-step method for projects to identify, assess and mitigate their impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services.It is promoted by IFC as a tool to meet PS6 (https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/a359a380498007e9a1b7f3336b93d75f/Updated_GN6-2012.pdf?MOD=AJPERES)
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Environmental P&L | Kering
The Environmental Profit & Loss account (EP&L) enables a company to evaluate its impacts on natural capital, by attributing a monetary value to the consequences on society from a company’s environmental impacts throughout its supply chain. The goal is to provide business with a tool to help fully understand the environmental impacts of their activities and subsequently take effective... Read More
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Cool Farm Tool | An online greenhouse gas, water, and biodiversity calculator
The Cool Farm Tool enables farmers to measure the on-farm environmental efficiencies of their production systems. It reports environmental impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, water use efficiency and biodiversity score for the farm. The Cool Farm Tool is globally applicable, and has modules designed for arable and livestock (including dairy) systems. The Cool Farm Tool is owned and run by the... Read More
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Common Guidance for the identification of High Conservation Values
Oct 01, 2017
The Common Guidance is a tool to help HCV practicioners and other interested parties implement the HCV approach in a consistent way across different natural resource sectors or geographies. The Common Guidance aims to widen the scope of use of HCV to other ecosystems and to provide guidance on the updated HCV definitions, as well as examples from practical field experience. Other languages... Read More
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Coastal Capital: Economic Valuation of Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean
The Coastal Capital series was launched in 2005 and aims to provide decision-makers in the Caribbean with information and tools that link the health of coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches with the attainment of economic and social goals. WRI and its local partners have conducted economic valuation studies of coral reefs and mangroves at national and subnational... Read More
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Business Guide to Water Valuation
Aug 30, 2015
This Business Guide to Water Valuation provides business-specific guidance on the main concepts and techniques associated with water valuation. The intention is to arm business managers with the knowledge and critical eye needed to work with valuation specialists. This will help managers commission, manage and review water valuation studies, as well as make the best use of the findings.The... Read More
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Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP)
The BMP Guidance applies primarily to quarries, but the principles can be applied to any mining site. The primary audience for this document is therefore environmental officers and operations managers, because a basic understanding of natural resources provides a good foundation for interpreting and acting on the information in the guidance. The secondary audience is quarry managers, with whom... Read More
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Forest Products Sector Guide to the Social Capital Protocol
This sector guide to the Social Capital Protocol supports sustainability practitioners from companies in the forest value chain in measuring and valuing their social impacts.
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Sustainable Forest Products
The purpose of this Guide is to assist sustainability officers and business procurement managers to develop and implement their wood and paper-based procurement policies. This Guide identifies and reviews issues central to procurement of wood and paper-based products, and highlights resources that can be of help.
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SDG Sector Roadmaps
WBCSD has developed a set of guidelines which provide a structured framework and approach that companies can follow as they embark upon SDG road-mapping for their sector. This framework leads companies through a process of establishing their sector’s current level of interaction with the SDGs throughout the value chain; identifying the sector’s most significant opportunities for impact; and... Read More
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition - Higg MSI
The Higg MSI is a cradle-to-gate material scoring tool that: Helps companies compare their materials against others Makes environmental data available to the public Can be used to empower product development teams to make more sustainable choices during materials selection
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Threading the Needle
Weaving the Sustainable Development Goals into the textile, retail, and apparel industry. The report offers SDG guidance to apparel, retail and textile suppliers, brands and retailers on business considerations and opportunities for shared value, an SDG engagement model, best practices and multi-stakeholder initiatives, and considerations for top sourcing countries. The proposed “SDG engagement... Read More
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Forest Products Sector Guide
The Forest Products Sector Guide was developed by WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) on behalf of the Natural Capital Coalition, with technical support from PwC.  It offers a standardized decision-making framework to support businesses along the forest products value chain in identifying, measuring, and valuing their impacts and dependencies on natural capital. Like the Natural Capital... Read More
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Reporting Landscape Map
The Corporate Reporting Landscape Map provides a snapshot of corporate reporting initiatives and is intended to be a simple navigational tool. Users of the map should consult source documents for complete framework or standard details and implementation requirements.
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Biodiversity Footprint Calculator
This tool calculates the biodiversity impact of your company's supply chain, production process and transport that can be related to one or more products. With the calculator it is possible to calculate the biodiversity footprint for multiple scenarios. It is recommended to use the first scenario to describe the current situation and to use subsequent scenarios to describe all kinds of... Read More
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Chemical Sector SDG Roadmap
The Chemical Sector SDG Roadmap (Roadmap) is an initiative led by a selection of leading chemical companies and industry associations, convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), to explore, articulate and help realize the potential of the chemical sector to leverage its influence and innovation to contribute to the SDG agenda. The Roadmap offers a unique and... Read More
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SDG Compass – A Guide for Business Action to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals
The SDG Compass provides guidance for companies on how they can align their strategies as well as measure and manage their contribution to the realization of the SDGs.
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Integrating the SDGs Into Corporate Reporting: A Practical Guide
Transparency of business conduct has long been a primary engine of improvement and will remain critical as stakeholders across the world continue to advance the shared goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Businesses – big and small – are essential actors in the journey to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is the moment to take sustainability reporting to... Read More
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Maximize Your Impact
The Maximise Your Impact guide was developed within “Know Your Impact: Social Impact Management Tools for Young Social Entrepreneurs” by Estonian Social Enterprise Network, Koç University Social Impact Forum, Mikado Sustainable Development Consulting and Social Value UK. The “Know Your Impact: Social Impact Management Tools for Young Social Entrepreneurs” is funded by Erasmus + programme of the... Read More
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Winning Climate Strategies: Practical solutions and building blocks for asset owners from beginner to best practice
ShareAction
Jun 13, 2018
This AODP guide explores the best practice landscape of financially material climate investment risk management by asset owners, identifies common barriers, and presents a framework of ten building blocks for all asset owners, wherever they are on the road to climate leadership and TCFD-aligned disclosure.
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AODP Global Climate Index 2018 - Got It Covered - Insurance in a Changing Climate
ShareAction
May 24, 2018
The latest report by the AODP assesses the insurance sector response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and features an index of the world’s 80 largest insurers rated on their approach to climate-related risks and opportunities.
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Environment Data - Tool
akaryon GmbH
Jan 01, 2016
The environmental data tool is perfect forsustainability reporting according to GRIenvironmental management according to ISO 14001,environmental management and environmental audits according to EMAS Eco Management and Audit Schemethe creation of waste management concepts (important for companies with 21 or more employees who do not already apply for EMAS)reporting according to the European NFI... Read More
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Total Societal Impact: A New Lens for Strategy
Every company has positive and negative economic, social, and environmental e ects on the world. We refer to the aggregate of these as its total societal impact. TSI is a collection of measures and assessments, not a single metric. Companies should use TSI to help shape strategy.A company’s TSI includes the impact of its products and services, its operations, and its corporate social... Read More
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S-Ray - Arabesque
Welcome to Arabesque S-Ray™, our unique tool that allows anyone to monitor the sustainability of over 7,000 of the world’s largest corporations. Smart and simple to use, Arabesque S-Ray™ looks beneath a company’s surface by assessing its extra financial performance, helping us to better understand its value to society. Through machine learning and big data, Arabesque S-Ray™ systematically... Read More
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TCFD Knowledge Hub
The Hub hosts a range of resources that can help you identify, analyze and report climate-related financial information. The platform has been created to support the adoption of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations and the development of high-quality, consistent and comparable climate-related financial disclosures.   On the platform, you will be able to... Read More
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P2OASys
P2OASys allows companies to assess the potential environmental, worker, and public health impacts of alternative technologies aimed at reducing toxics use. The goal is more comprehensive and systematic thinking about the potential hazards posed by current and alternative processes identified during the TUR planning process. The tool can assist companies to systematically examine the potential... Read More
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Reaching deep in low-income markets
Research finds for-profit enterprises successfully serving low-income markets, achieving economic sustainability and scalability at the bottom of the pyramid.Analysis: Depth of reach into the bottom of the pyramid, critical variables, and success factors.Enterprises seeking to achieve both impact and financial returns have worked hard for many years to deliver critical goods and services to... Read More
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VENTURE PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTMENT
The goal of this practical guide is to assist start-up or early-stage VPO/SIs in Europe by providing an insight into ‘what works’ in a European context, keeping in mind the diversity existing at individual country level. At the end of the document, there is a glossary that provides definitions of the key terms mentioned in the report. 
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SOCIAL IMPACT NAVIGATOR
THE PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ORGANIZATIONS TARGETING BETTER RESULTS
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A Practical Guide to Measuring and Managing Impact
What’s Impact Measurement for? Ask a social purpose organisation (SPO), and they’ll tell you it helps them prove that what they do makes an impact, gives funders reassurance that their money is well-spent, and provides the stories and case studies they need for further fundraising. They might add at the end that the data helps them refine and improve their programmes, and inform their... Read More
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Geo-RSPO | RSPO - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
RSPO will transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm. Use this tool to: Advance the production, procurement, finance and use of sustainable palm oil products Develop, implement, verify, assure and periodically review credible global standards for the entire supply chain of sustainable palm oil Monitor and evaluate the economic, environmental and social impacts of the uptake of... Read More
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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative: Aggregate Confusion
A research project on the quality of sustainability ratings.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Reports | CSR Ratings
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR) ratings on over 18,019 of the world’s largest public and private companies.
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Morningstar Sustainability Rating
The Morningstar Sustainability Rating for funds allows investors to evaluate how well the companies in a fund’s portfolio are managing the environmental, social, and governance investing factors relevant to their industries.
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Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Since the launch of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) series in 1999, RobecoSAM has develope a series of sustainability indices, primarily targeted at the the asset management industry.
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Integrated Reporting
This website provides information about "integrated reporting", which aims to help generate periodic integrated reports by an organization about value creation over time and related communications regarding aspects of value creation. An integrated report is a concise communication about how an organization’s strategy, governance, performance and prospects, in the context of its external... Read More
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Download link to SASB Sustainability Accounting Standards
This resource provides an overview about the SASB sustainability accounting standards.
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Sinzer - Software & consulting for impact management
An software and consulting organization that helps implementing the social return on investment (SROI) for NGO and for profit projects and organizations. Social Impact Management Solutions & Services. Define or use standardized metrics, collect data, improve your impact & report results.
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Start the B Impact Assessment | B Impact Assessment
Currently probably one of the leading online impact measurement tools (in terms of number of customers and public visibility) in the category of impact measurements that a.) result in a score and b.) cover all major sustainability dimensions. The tool distinguishes between impact assessment, impact benchmark (where the results are compared to other, similar businesses) and improvement. Initial... Read More
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IRIS metrics online database
IRIS is an industry-recognized and curated catalog of metrics that provides a starting point for measuring your social and environmental results.  This resource provides direct access to the metrics database
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GVE 2.0
A crowd sourced, searchable database holding major outcomes, Indicators and (some) financial valuations of these indicators.A helpful, practical tool during the impact measurement process. This database includes IRIS metrics.On the website, scroll down to the field browse GVE to start searching for indicators.Discover your value. Measuring and managing social value is more accessible,... Read More
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Setting Science-based Targets
Over 300 companies have committed to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets that are in line with climate science and over 70 have already set these targets. A transition to a low carbon economy is critical to future proof against the impacts of climate change. This curriculum provides a step by step explanation to setting a science based target.
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Some principles for Science-Based Target setting
A short document with five inspiring and very clear thoughts about how to set (emissions) targets (and how not to set them).
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SASB Materiality Map™
SASB’s Materiality Map identifies likely material sustainability issues on an industry-by-industry basis. Click on a highlighted cell at the sector-level and then on any highlighted cell at the industry-level to see suggested accounting metrics and additional information for each issue This map serves as a snapshot of likely material sustainability issues at the time of our initial analysis and... Read More
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Stakeholder identification and changes (Lean Impact Measurement Webinar part 3)
Mar 27, 2018
This video helps you to understand who benefits/suffers from your activities, what changes you achieve for these stakeholders and how to select the three most important ones. The video is part of a webinar series explaining the Lean Impact Measurement tool of startup impact benchmark.  
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02 Status quo solution and business model differences (Lean Impact Measurement Webinar part 2) - YouTube
Mar 27, 2018
This video helps you understand the perspective of how your business model "adds" sustainability compared to the status quo solution. The video is part of a webinar series explaining the Lean Impact Measurement tool of startup impact benchmark.
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Understand, measure, forecast and communicate your impact!
This website provides access to tools and research relevant for understanding, measuring, forecasting and communicating sustainability impact from startups.
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Start here for a quick overview (Lean Impact Measurement Webinar Part 1)
Mar 27, 2017
This short video provides a 3:30 min overview the "Lean Impact Measurement" approach developed explicitly for the needs of startups.The video is part of a webinar series guiding you through the impact measurement tool of Startup Impact Benchmark.
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Measuring Impact in Impact Investing
This document provides a valuable overview about different methods for impact assessment from the investor's perspective.
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SRS - Social Reporting Standard self-guided training for theory of change
The social reporting standard provides and interactive learning module around the development of a theory of change.
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Video: Measuring your social impact: Theory of Change
Feb 04, 2014
An 2:25 min introduction into the theory of change for impact measurement for organizations, providing a good first overview.
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The Impact Compass
This website allows measuring impact potential of an organization using six impact dimensions. A total score is calculated, a visual representation of the 6 dimensions is shown and further information is provided, including a link to the methodology.
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Beyond Organizational Scale: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Systems Change
May 01, 2017
This document shows the importance of a systems view tackling sustainability aspects and ways how you can achieve large impact, without scaling an enterprise. Often we think in impact measurement as "scaling" a venture that solves social or environmental problems. This is one very important way to achieve impact. However, this document shows that "changing" a system can be done in ways that do... Read More
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Overview about impact management
This website covers many topics around impact management and provides relevant resources. The link provided here leads to 5 dimensions of social impact.
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The Impact Compass - White paper
This document describes six impact dimensions that are helpful to assess the the impact potential of an organization.
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Manual for the sustainability assessment of start-ups
A practical tool for start-up teams, investors and funding organizations aiming to assess the sustainability impact of a startup. This Pdf manual covers the aspects a.) business context, b.) startup team c.) business concept and d.) product and services and allows creating an overall score. It allows for flexibility to be adapted to the needs of the user (startup, investor).
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SASB Implementation Guide for Companies - Excerpt Review
Jan 06, 2016
The SASB Implementation Guide is a reference document for issuers who are in the process of integrating the use of SASB standards into their existing 10-K or 20-F disclosure processes. SASB standards are a cost-effective way for issuers to communicate their material sustainability impacts to investors in a decision-useful format that satisfies the requirements of Regulation S-K.*Note that this... Read More
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Climate Action Planning Resource Centre
C40's Climate Action Planning Resource Centre brings together a wide range of resources and tools to support city climate planners in the process of  delivering action consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. New resources and tools will be added as they become available. In 2016, nations ratified a global agreement on climate change, the Paris Agreement, committing to ambitious... Read More
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Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
This website provides resources on the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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CEE Program Resources | CEE—Consortium for Energy Efficiency
The initiatives and initiative resources listed in each unfolding panel below are the result of CEE members analyzing business prospects, identifying energy efficient products and services, and engaging manufacturers and other market stakeholders to develop credible approaches for encouraging market uptake and achieving verifiable energy savings. To be consistent with the breadth and scale... Read More
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Resource Guides | Building Energy Codes Program
Energy code compliance often requires more than a list of basic requirements. In many cases, additional information is needed to better understand the intent of and need for energy code provisions. This critical need for information can help clarify the code intent, empowering those who effectively design and construct buildings to meet code, as well as those who conduct plan reviews and... Read More
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A Study of Electricity Procurement Strategies
Oct 01, 2013
Our study evaluated the performance of six energy purchasing strategies over a 10-year period to determine which approaches would have helped customers manage both budget volatility risk and energy cost over time.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
New Energy Opportunities (NEO) Network
New Energy Opportunities (NEO) Network, a market intelligence community for renewable energy.
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Type: Website Tools
Coastal Resilience Decision Support Tool
Jan 01, 2008
Coastal Resilience examines natures role in reducing coastal community risk, through four critical steps: 1) Assess risk and vulnerability; 2) Identify solutions; 3) Take action; 4) Measure effectiveness. The online mapping tool supports planners, government officials, and communities to develop risk reduction, restoration and resilience strategies. It includes a data-viewing platform and suite... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
BioScope
Platform BEE's BioScope provides businesses with a simple and fast indication of the most important impacts on biodiversity arising from their supply chain. The results brought by BioScope are aimed at helping you to formulate meaningful actions to further assess and reduce the impact of your business on biodiversity. It not only indicates the potential impact of the commodity you purchase, but... Read More
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Type: App Tools
Resource Investment Optimization System (RIOS)
The Resource Investment Optimization System (RIOS) supports the design of cost-effective investments in watershed services, providing a standardized, science-based approach to watershed management in contexts throughout the world. It combines biophysical, social, and economic data to help users identify the best locations for protection and restoration activities to maximize the ecological... Read More
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Type: App Tools
DevTreks
Open source, cloud computing, software that carries out social budgeting.
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Corporate Natural Capital Accounts
Jan 01, 2015
This study develops a methodology for corporate natural capital accounting. The study is structured around three main phases of work: Constructing a methodological framework for corporate natural capital accounting; Developing pilot natural capital accounts; Preparing 'generic' corporate natural capital framework and guidance. The framework establishes a system for measuring and valuing... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
OPAL (Offset Portfolio Analyzer and Locator)
Jan 01, 2016
OPAL is a tool for quantifying the impacts of development and the value of potential protection or restoration activities to biodiversity and ecosystem services.  OPAL helps identify mitigation options that can restore ecosystem service benefits back to the same people affected by a development project and tracks the amount of mitigation needed to meet biodiversity and ecosystem service... Read More
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Type: App Tools
Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-Based Assessment (TESSA)
Dec 31, 2012
The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) is a rapid, low-cost, participatory valuation tool designed to be used by non-experts for assessing the benefits that people get from nature (ecosystem services). It was created to make ecosystem service assessment more accessible and straightforward. It aims to promote better land use planning decisions by providing guidance and... Read More
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ELD Initiative: Practitioner's Guide: Principles of economic valuation for sustainable land management based on the Massive Open Online Course "The Economics of Land Degradation"
Jan 01, 2014
This Practitioner’s Guide reaches out to provide practitioners and decision-makers with the skills necessary to make an economic case for preventing or reversing land degradation and to adopt more sustainable land management options. It is intended for individuals who engage in activities that ultimately determine land use and practices. This includes business owners, managers, students and... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
ELD Initiative: User Guide - A 6+1 step approach to assess the economics of land management
Jan 01, 2015
The 6+1 step approach is the analysis method that has been adopted by the ELD Initiative to guide users through the process of establishing scientifically sound cost-benefit analyses to inform decision-making processes. Table 1 shows a summary of each step and which aspect of the process it targets. Each step will then be discussed in detail, with practical examples from the work of the ELD... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Biodiversity Indicators for Monitoring Impacts and Conservation Actions
Jan 01, 2003
The Energy & Biodiversity Initiative's "Biodiversity Indicators for Monitoring Impacts and Conservation Actions" guide provides guidance for integrating biodiversity conservation into upstream oil and gas development. In particular this document outlines a methodology for developing site-level indicators to monitor significant positive and negative biodiversity impacts and company-level... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
ELD Land Materiality Screening Tool
Jan 01, 2016
The ELD Land Materiality Screening Tool is a tool designed to enable companies to better assess the significance of land to their business. The objectives of the tool are to create awareness of the importance of land degradation and catalyze actions toward the implementation of sustainable land management projects. It was specifically designed to not require an intensive data collection effort... Read More
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Type: Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet Tools
Co$ting Nature
Jan 01, 2009
Provides information on and access to spatial modelling and mapping tools for mapping ecosystem services, water resources and the impacts of climate and land use change upon them, including the effects of policy interventions.
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Local Ecological Footprinting Tool (LEFT)
Jan 01, 2016
LEFT is a web-based decision support tool to help industry evaluate patterns of relative ecological value across a landscape to inform land use planning and minimize environmental impact. Users choose an area of interest from a global web-based map and receive a series of high-quality datasets using standard published algorithms to produce maps at 30m resolution of land cover class, numbers of... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
IBAT
Dec 30, 2004
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) provides access to globally authoritative information on Protected Areas, Key Biodiversity Areas and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to inform science-based decision-making and manage potential biodiversity risk and impacts. Developed through a ground-breaking partnership of global conservation leaders including BirdLife International,... Read More
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Type: App Tools
ESII Tool
Jan 01, 2016
Ecosystem Services Identification & Inventory (ESII) Tool lets people understand the benefits that nature provides and incorporate the value of nature into decision making. The ESII Tool (pronounced “easy”), was developed in collaboration by The Dow Chemical Company, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and EcoMetrix Solutions Group (ESG).  ESII is a free assessment tool that provides information... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Natural Capital Assessments at the National and Sub-national Level
Mar 01, 2016
Natural Capital Assessments at the National and Sub-national Level presents a stepwise guidance document to conducting a natural capital assessment. The steps presented in the guide are designed around sets of key questions, together with practical checklists of actions. The assessment process set out is designed to provide an evidence base for understanding and mapping the distribution of... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
The SPC's Centralized Study on Availability of Recycling
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Jun 19, 2017
The SPC’s Centralized Study on Availability of RecyclingResults from a study of the national availability of recycling programs have been released today, an industry collaborative announced. The study examined the prevalence of consumer recycling programs across the United States and the acceptance of 49 types of packaging in those programs, which provides substantiation data for packaging... Read More
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Chemical Recycling: Making Fiber-To-Fiber Recycling A Reality for Polyester Textiles
Oct 23, 2017
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)* is one of the most commercially significant polymers in the global materials economy. People are most familiar with their daily use of PET for rigid containers such as beverage bottles, pre-washed salad tubs, deli take-out containers, etc. Use of PET for various packaging applications has increased dramatically in the last 20 years, and compared to other... Read More
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Decision-Making for Sustainability
Feb 27, 2012
Managers make many decisions daily, ranging from whether to turn off lights to what benefits to give employees. How can they choose among options to get to the most sustainable outcome?This guide helps you: Understand how sustainability decisions are – and aren’t – like other decisions.Identify the decisions that are most susceptible to biases.Translate decisions into actions.Create more... Read More
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Engage Your Community Stakeholders: An Introductory Guide for Businesses
Sep 14, 2012
The growing expectation that companies should engage with their communities needn’t be a burden. There are some simple, step-by-step guidelines that all businesses – regardless of size or sector – can follow, as well as practical tools to help at each stage. A systematic approach like the one outlined in this guide can bring genuine business benefits.
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Executive Report: Innovating for Sustainability
Dec 16, 2012
What's Included in this ReportA three-stage framework for sustainability innovation. Business leaders can use the framework to identify their current approach to sustainability innovation within their team, within their division or across their entire organization.38 practices for driving innovation across the three stages.Case studies from leading organizations, large and small, that are... Read More
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Executive Report: Driving Social Change
Jan 09, 2013
Organizations have the resources and market influence to effect positive change. Through product labeling, supply chain management, cause marketing, corporate philanthropy, employee volunteerism and NGO (non-government organization) partnerships, companies are helping society get active, eat healthy foods, dispose of products properly, use less energy and generally live more sustainable... Read More
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Executive Report: Sustainability through Partnerships
Dec 02, 2013
Collaboration is one of the keys to sustainability. Leaders from all sectors agree: solving environmental and social challenges requires unparalleled cooperation, and no single organization can do it alone. Which best practices enable firms to collaborate with other organizations to advance sustainable business? With help from the NBS Leadership Council, this report, Sustainability through... Read More
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Business Briefing: Civic Dialogues on Sustainability
Mar 10, 2014
When Canadian business leaders gathered to share their top sustainability priorities, they wanted to change the system.Many said they have “picked all the low-hanging fruit” with respect to their organizations’ environmental and social impacts. These companies are looking beyond the boundaries of their own organizations to advance sustainable business practice. They want to know: How can we... Read More
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Measuring and Valuing Social Capital
Jan 21, 2015
“It’s not what you know but who you know.” People have always recognized the importance of relationships.The integrated reporting movement asked that businesses make relationships part of their reporting. International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) guidance suggests that a company’s public report should include information about six forms of “capital,” including social capital, which... Read More
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Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term World
Feb 24, 2015
Is your firm stuck in a rut of hasty decision-making, short-term goal setting, and poor future planning?Driving firm value requires the right mix of short- and long-term actions. Though both are necessary for firms to thrive, most unfortunately place greater emphasis on short-term goals without much consideration for the future.This guide will help your organization find the right combination... Read More
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Executive Report: Strategic Planning
Jun 23, 2015
What does the future have in store for us? How do we respond? How can we help shape this future? This report addresses these fundamental questions for business strategists.Planning for the future is an essential part of business leadership. Traditional approaches to strategic planning have limits, particularly when assessing long-term risks from issues such as climate change. Increasing change... Read More
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Executive Guide: CEO Decision-Making for Sustainability
May 04, 2016
CEOs can play a crucial role in fostering an environment that supports embedding social and environmental sustainability into the strategies and day-today decisions of their organisations. Based on findings from interviews and an extensive review of research, this guide responds to the question: Why do some CEOs make the shift to incorporate sustainability into their decision-making—and what... Read More
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Assessment Tool: How to Collaborate with Your Competitor
Sep 01, 2016
Collaborations can be tense and complex. Based on interviews and an extensive review of research, this tool responds to the question: How can managers improve competitor collaboration to advance sustainability?
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Executive Guide: Business Models for Shared Value
Nov 28, 2016
Shared value is the idea that by addressing society’s needs and challenges, companies can create economic value in a way that also benefits society. Shared value seems promising, but many managers struggle to make it happen.This executive guide provides a new approach to pursuing shared value by focusing on business models. Prepared by researchers Lorenzo Massa, Florian Lüdeke-Freund, and Nancy... Read More
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Collaborative Community Development: A Guide for Managers
Jan 09, 2017
What's Included in this GuideThis guide draws on extensive research to help you chart your journey with collaborative community development. The guide explains when collaborative community development is appropriate, and provides detailed guidance on how to implement it. Case studies of other companies' experience illustrate the concepts.Who Should Read this GuideThis approach is particularly... Read More
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Resource Watch
Monitoring the Planet’s Pulse. Resource Watch provides trusted and timely data for a sustainable future. More data are available today than ever before. Yet too often policymakers, business leaders, and analysts cannot access the data they need to make informed decisions about the environment and human well-being. That’s why WRI and over 30 partners built Resource Watch, a dynamic platform that... Read More
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Type: Data / List of Values Tools
CSR, Sustainability, Workplace Giving & Charity Research & Stats
Feb 02, 2018
This is a handy reference library of cited and categorised information useful for CSR managers, nonprofit employees and other sustainability professionals:CHARITY FOCUSED Fundraising & Donations Charities, NFPs and NGOs Kindness, Altruism & Generosity Volunteering BUSINESS FOCUSED Cause Marketing Collective Impact & Shared Value Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Employee... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
AFIRM Supplier Toolkit
Mar 17, 2017
In response to feedback received from members of its global supply chain, The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Working Group has developed this revised and updated Supplier RSL Toolkit as part of its continuing mission “to reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain.” The Toolkit is specifically geared toward the needs of the... Read More
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GreenBlue | Helping people use wisely, eliminate toxicity & recover more
GreenBlue is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society. We bring together a diversity of stakeholders to encourage innovation and best practices to promote the creation of a more sustainable materials economy.
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The Composting Collaborative
The Composting Collaborative unites composters, consumer-facing businesses, and policymakers to share best practices and resources, as well as generate innovative solutions to shared challenges.
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Type: Website Tools
Database – CleanGredients
CleanGredients is a database of chemical ingredients used primarily to formulate residential, institutional, industrial, and janitorial cleaning products that have been pre-approved to meet the U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice Standard. CleanGredients is an indispensable purchasing resource for formulators who are seeking suppliers of chemical ingredients that will help them to obtain the Safer Choice... Read More
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Type: App Tools
EPAT
The Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT) is an innovative platform for buyers and sellers of paper products to share supplychain data and facilitate discussions on sustainable paper procurement. By providing a consistent framework and metrics, EPAT creates the opportunity for informed discussion about the environmental attributes and trade-offs involved in paper purchasing decisions. EPAT... Read More
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Type: App Tools
SIMAP™ (Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform)
University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute
Nov 06, 2017
SIMAP™ (Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform) is a carbon and nitrogen-accounting platform that can track, analyze, and improve your campus-wide sustainability. Our proven algorithms will help you:Create a baselineBenchmark your performanceCreate reportsSet goalsAnalyze your progress year over yearThe redesigned and expanded SIMAP will offer campuses a simple,... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Green Power Labs
At Green Power Labs we clearly see the opportunities and challenges of creating a smart energy future. We understand a secure, resilient, diversified energy future demands integrated, adept and robust predictive analytics.
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Type: App Tools
Biopharma Sustainability Roundtable 2018
Biopharma Sustainability Roundtable 2018 - Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | Wednesday, April 11, 2018 hosted by F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel. The 6th annual Biopharma Sustainability Roundtable brings our industry-focused discussion of sustainability challenges and opportunities to Europe for the first time, broadening our network of colleagues.  The Roundtable is a unique event that addresses... Read More
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Type: Event Tools
X-Degree Compatibility Climate Metric
The X-Degree Compatibility ("XDC") is a science-based climate metric which enables climate to be treated and assessed as a specific risk category.The XDC estimates how many °C the Earth would warm by 2050 if all companies were to operate as emissions-intensive as the individual company /industry / investment portfolio, under consideration.As an example, if a company has an XDC of 2.7 that would... Read More
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Thomas Scheiwiller
Center for Corporate Reporting
Mar 21, 2018
The Center for Corporate Reporting (CCR) is an independent center of excellence for corporate reporting and the central point of contact for all key players in the corporate reporting community. CCR’s activities include the Geschäftsberichte-Symposium, topic-specific Events, the trade publication «The Reporting Times» and exclusive services for corporate members.CCR focuses not only on... Read More
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Type: Other Tools
Sustainability is a team sport: How to build a winning Green Team
Jan 01, 2018
The idea of a green team has been around for a while, yet so few service businesses have an active and effective group focused on corporate responsibility and sustainability. This is a course and toolkit designed to walk through through steps to get the team together and work on initial projects such as a sustainable purchasing audit. It's really about change management and leadership to set... Read More
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Type: Course Tools
NABERS
NABERS
Jan 01, 1998
NABERS is the national Australian rating system measuring environmental performance of buildings, tenancies and homes. NABERS is a government initiative.
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The Value of Compostable Packaging
Jun 01, 2017
While food waste is hardly a new phenomenon, the private and public sectors alike have only recently emphasized food waste as a critical material to manage for both waste diversion and greenhouse gas reduction. In 2015, the US EPA underscored this important reality by releasing the first national food waste reduction goal to halve the quantity of food waste by 2030. As the largest portion of... Read More
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Environmental Gearing
Links finance and sustainability. Improves environmental efficiency.
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Chemical Footprint Project
Practical means for organizations to set and measure progress towards safer chemicals. Also, note that a new GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Guidance was just released (v 1.4) -- https://www.greenscreenchemicals.org/learn/full-greenscreen-method
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Back to Basics: How to Make Stakeholder Engagement Meaningful for Your Company
Jan 01, 2012
Thought leaders and influencers from government, civil society, and the private sector play an important role in creating and maintaining business value. As their influence evolves, companies must take a strategic and structured approach to stakeholder relations. BSR has developed a five-step approach to show how corporations can initiate and sustain constructive relationships over time and... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
X-Degree Compatibility (XDC)
right.based on science
Mar 14, 2018
The X-Degree Compatibility (“XDC”) The X-Degree Compatibility (“XDC”) is a science-based climate metric, designed for managing climate risks derived from the quantification of a company’s contribution to global warming. The XDC measures this contribution to global warming by expressing how many °C the earth would warm up to 2050 if all companies were as emission-intensive as the company under... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Datamaran - AI Driven Global Business Intelligence. Instantly
Datamaran is the world’s leading NLP business intelligence tool. ESG risks, materiality assessment, trends and benchmarking in seconds. Try it free now.
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Type: App Tools
Gray to Green (G2G): Tools for Transitioning to Vegetation-Based Stormwater Management
Oct 02, 2017
The Gray to Green (G2G) decision support tool is a GIS-based toolkit that guides users in transitioning to vegetation-based (green) stormwater management systems designed to slow, spread, soak, and manage stormwater as a valuable resource for people and the environment. G2G utilizes GIS to help users identify potential areas for protecting and restoring green infrastructure and siting 11 low... Read More
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Type: Suite of Tools Tools
Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership
Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
To foster collaboration and break down barriers to larger savings, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) invite landlords and tenants across the U.S. to join the Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership. ​
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Type: Website Tools
Hudson's Bay Does the Math on Energy Buying
Greenbiz
Jul 15, 2016
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Type: Article Tools
Lessons from Cole Haan on Making Sustainability Fit
Greenbiz
Jul 08, 2016
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Type: Article Tools
Lessons from REI on Financing an Energy Agenda
Jul 06, 2016
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Type: Article Tools
Finance 101 Training
Learn how sustainability and energy projects are often well ​aligned with business objectives, how to think like a finance professional, and how to best team with the finance organization. Apply these learnings to case studies on project analysis and portfolio planning.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Retail Energy Workflow and Approval Process Guide
Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)
Retail energy managers must navigate internal competition for funds, short- and long-term budget cycles, and cross-departmental buy-in as they seek to move projects forward. The Workflow and Approval Process helps retail energy professionals think more strategically about the project proposal and budgeting process.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
External Financing Guide
Learn more about funding options when internal capital is hard to access: Green Bonds, Tax Incremental Financing (TIF), Energy Performance Contracts (EPC), Energy Service Agreements (ESA), Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), and  On-Bill Financing/Repayment (OBR/OBF)
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Internal Financing Guide
Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)
Learn more about policies, fund structures, and process changes that improve access to internal capital.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
7 Keys to Collaborating with Your Finance Team
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
2011 Product Supplier Engagement Report
Jan 01, 2011
In an effort to be strategic and proactive, retailers are developing infrastructures that promote continuous improvement in product supply chain costs, risks, safety, quality, and innovation. This report documents the retailer programs and trends for engaging product suppliers on sustainability.
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2017 Retail Sustainability Management Report
The 2017 Retail Sustainability Management Report summarizes retailers' current progress along the RILA's Retail Sustainability Management Leadership Model. For each dimension of the Model, we report not only retailers' current progress, but also the retailers' outlook for 2019. This year's report introduces an additional element—the Retail Industry's Materiality Assessment—to help hone the most... Read More
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2017 Retail Energy Management Report
The Retail Energy Management Report portrays a high level view of the industry’s adoption of various energy management practices. Specifically, we asked the largest retail companies about their teams and operations as well as the level of maturity at which their companies operate for twenty-three energy dimensions.
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Chemicals and Toxics in Retail and its Supply Chain
​Retailers and their supply chains "face common challenges in gathering information on chemicals, interpreting this information, identifying safer alternatives to chemicals of concern, and pushing the marketplace to produce safer chemicals and products."
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The Value of Sustainability for Corporate Communications in Retail
The priorities of the corporate communications and sustainability departments are tightly connected. Important priorities for communications—increasing employee engagement and building loyalty—are advanced in companies that have strong sustainability programs. ​
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The Value of Sustainability for HR in Retail
A company’s sustainability program helps ensure its products, services, and operations have a positive impact on people and the environment—from the raw materials it uses, practices at its suppliers’ sites, modes of transportation, the use of its products by consumers, and the eventual disposal of waste or spent product. Today, employees expect this of the companies they work for. Fifty percent... Read More
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The Value of Sustainability in Retail Marketing
A company’s sustainability program helps ensure its products have a positive impact on people and the environment—from the raw materials it uses, practices at its suppliers’ sites, modes of transportation, use by consumers, and eventual disposal. Sustainability programs echo with consumers’ demand as well. Ninety-three percent of global consumers expect more of the brands they use to support... Read More
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The Value of Sustainability in Retail Merchandising
Over three-quarters of the total environmental impact from products on retail shelves occurs deep in the supply chain, including greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, manufacturing, transport, and refrigeration; the destruction of forests to grow crops and raise animals for food, apparel, and personal care products; chemical exposures and discharges from agricultural practices and the... Read More
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Sustainability Reporting Platforms
Retailers are sometimes asked by internal and external stakeholders to report on their sustainability efforts and accomplishments. This matrix provides an initial overview of the platforms most often used and referenced in the industry, with links to learn more.
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Retail Sustainability Recognition Opportunities
Retailer sustainability initiatives are some of the most impressive across industries. This matrix summarizes a variety of recognition opportunities available through third parties to showcase leadership in a variety of areas, ranging from operations to consumer engagement, with links to learn more.
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Retail Sustainability Resource Library
RILA's Retail Sustainability Management Resource Library is organized around the Retail Sustainability Management Leadership Model, a roadmap to help retail sustainability executives optimize their sustainability programs.  Retailers can refer to the Resource Library for specific tools, case studies, and further opportunities to help them progress the maturity of their programs.
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Retail Energy Management Resource Library
RILA's Retail Energy Management Program's Resource Library is organized around the Retail Energy Management Leadership Model, a roadmap to help retail energy managers optimize their energy programs.  Retailers can refer to the Resource Library for specific tools, case studies, and further opportunities to help them progress the maturity of their programs.
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The Home Depot Implementation Model - Renewables Strategy
Jan 01, 2018
The Home Depot needed a low cost solution to meet its renewable and alternative energy targets. The retailer leveraged financing options like Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and community solar. In 2017, Home Depot procured a total of about 475,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable and alternative electricity from fuel cells, solar panels, offsite wind, and community solar and has committed to... Read More
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Type: Case Study Tools
Whole Foods Implementation Model - Solar Rollouts
The Solar Foundation
Sep 01, 2016
Whole Foods Market drew on lessons learned from past ad hoc rooftop solar installations to develop a roll-out plan for around 100 new systems covering 25% of stores and warehouses. They will be financed using third-party Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
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Type: Case Study Tools
Regency Centers-Trader Joe's Implementation Model - Landlord PPAs
Aug 01, 2015
Regency Centers partnered with Trader Joe's to install a 253 KW solar photovoltaic system that offsets more than 65% of the store's energy use, at no installation or maintenance cost to Trader Joe's.
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Type: Case Study Tools
Food Lion Implementation Model - Project Planning
Dec 01, 2017
Food Lion's Energy Team has built a trusting relationship with finance and other departments. By incorporating long and short-term considerations with stakeholder engagement, the value of energy management is recognized and realized.
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Type: Case Study Tools
Best Buy Implementation Model - Load Analysis
Apr 01, 2017
Best Buy used a leading practice load analysis process to understand their plug load current energy use, operational context, and opportunities for energy savings, identifying process changes and new technologies that could save the company up to $3 million per year in energy expense.
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Type: Case Study Tools
Belk Implementation Model - Senior Executive Engagement
Jan 31, 2017
Belk reduced its in-store energy consumption at a single location by more than 27% after retrofitting the lighting system with LED lights. After seeing the project firsthand, executives approved a redesign of Belk’s entire lighting infrastructure.
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adidas Group Implementation Model - Venture Capital Energy Fund
Jul 31, 2017
adidas Group established a dedicated "greenENERGY" fund to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to overcome existing project financing hurdles. Between June 2012 and December 2016, $10.8 million has been spent on 61 projects with a forecast​ed IRR of 29%.​
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Type: Case Study Tools
Mapping Public Water Management by Harmonizing and Sharing Corporate Water Risk Information
Mar 07, 2018
In response to water crises across the globe, data on biophysical conditions associated with water risk have increasingly been collected and understood. However, a complete assessment of water risk also requires an understanding of public water management. Currently there is a lack of global comparable data on public water management, leading to incomplete assessments of risk and suboptimal... Read More
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Corporate Sustainability Software
Our corporate sustainability software solutions simplify reporting, risk management, audits, strategy and resource optimization across your entire organization.Sustainability Reporting and ManagementEHS ManagementEnergy ManagementBuilding Portfolio ManagementSoFi TS Enterprise
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Product Sustainability Software Suites
Bring more sustainable products to market faster with sustainability software that helps you evaluate products for environmental impact and collaborate more efficiently.Product Design and InnovationProduct and Portfolio ReportingProduct ComplianceGaBi Life Cycle Engineering
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Carbon Footprint of Natural Gas Transport
Apr 06, 2017
In 2016/2017, thinkstep compared the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of natural gas imports to Europe provided by Nord Stream 2 pipeline and LNG import alternatives.Due to the decreasing domestic natural gas production in the future, the European Union will face a substantial natural gas supply gap in the next 30 years. Consequently, additional natural gas has to be imported to Europe to satisfy... Read More
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The Environmental Product Declaration 2.0 concept
Building products manufacturers increasingly use LCA based information for their environmental communication.ISO 14025 consistent Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) provide an ideal format and verification structure, to deliver unbiased information transparently. The EPDs themselves are on the one hand side used in marketing and communication and demonstrate a company’s responsibility for... Read More
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LCA in construction: status, impact, and limitations
The white paper provides concise information about Life Cycle Assessment, the role of LCA in codes, standards and rating programs, and the recommended application of LCA in the manufacturing sector and in design practice.Lead authors Steve Baer and Christoph Koffler (thinkstep) and Jennifer O’Connor and Jamie Meil (Athena Institute) are thought-leaders in the field of LCA who share the... Read More
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Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint - what it is and how to measure it.Climate change is of high concern, driving growing demand for carbon footprint information.This white paper is designed to help your organisation get started with an efficient and effective approach to address this topic, building on existing international standards and European reference data.
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Life Cycle Assessment - An Executive Overview
Rising demands from customers and regulators for improved environmental performance and increased transparency are driving a surge in interest Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a tool for improvement and innovation while avoiding burden shifting and unintended consequences.Read this executive overview to find out why the strategic use of LCA and life cycle thinking will become table stakes at... Read More
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GaBi Life Cycle Engineering Suite
Succeed sustainably with thinkstep software solutions, data & servicesCombines the world’s leading LCA modelling and reporting software, content databases with intuitive data collection and reporting tools. We enable LCA professionals to affect business results by helping to save money, reduce risk, communicate product benefits and increase revenue. Use GaBi to assess every raw material and... Read More
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SoFi Sustainability Reporting & Management Suite
The thinkstep Sustainability Reporting and Management Suite enables fast sustainability reporting and advanced performance management.Disclosing sustainability information involves a lot of time collecting and analysing data from many different sources. At the same time, there are a multitude of new disclosure standards to track and respond to. Many businesses also lack transparency of their... Read More
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From Environmental Management to Sustainability. Carnival’s sustainability management system leads to GHG reporting and recognition.
Carnival Corporation & plc, a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world, wished to demonstrate its environmental leadership by improving its internal processes for sustainability data collection and reporting. Carnival also wanted to measure its continual improvement progress across seven of its Operating Lines
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Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to guide their sustainability journey
Interface obtains Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all its carpet product.Interface, the worldwide leader in design, production and sales of environmentally responsible modular carpet, uses GaBi life cycle assessment software to understand its products’ environmental footprints, improve their performance, innovate products, reduce risks and succeed in the marketplace.
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Life Cycle Thinking: Driving Product Development, Innovation and Marketing
thinkstep worked with Johnson & Johnson to develop their proprietary Earthwards® process comprised of a product evaluation scorecard, governance system, and third party assurance process. Today, Earthwards® recognized products lead by example. They compete favorably in the market, successfully address consumer preference for environmentally thoughtful products and transparent, relevant... Read More
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Growing water risk resilience: An investor guide on agricultural supply chains
Mar 05, 2018
The document outlines why and how investors engage with companies on agricultural supply chain water risk.
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The Product Success Platform. Model any attribute across value chains.
Makersite is a lightning-fast data platform to analyze and improve product compositions. Get started in minutes and model every attribute, such as eco-impacts, costs, health, risk, and compliance across value chains. Add your products to sell more, buy smarter and be sustainable.
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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is a nonprofit organization that drives the global energy transition from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables using market-based solutions. We know that profit does not have to be pitted against our planet, and that this transition can be made economically and made now, regardless of the policy environment. We are nonpartisan and independent, and we work... Read More
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New Buildings Institute
New Buildings Institute
New Buildings Institute (NBI) is a nonprofit organization driving better energy performance in commercial buildings. We work collaboratively with industry market players—governments, utilities, energy efficiency advocates and building professionals—to promote advanced design practices, innovative technologies, public policies and programs that improve energy efficiency. We also develop and... Read More
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Architecture 2030 Challenge
Architecture 2030
Architecture 2030 is a non-profit organization established in response to the climate change crisis by architect Edward Mazria in 2002. Architecture 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the global built environment from the major contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to a central part of the solution to the climate crisis.Architecture 2030 pursues two primary objectives:to achieve the... Read More
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Scope 3 GHG Measurement & Offsetting Tools
Green Gas
Mar 01, 2018
Green Gas, a nonprofit partner of MIT Solve Initiative, is a leading provider of innovative GHG measurement and offsetting tools for companies and individuals.Green Gas CSR is an employee fuel card program that automatically tracks, reports, and offsets the carbon footprint of your employees’ car travel.   This is the industry's first and only tool that simplifies the complexity of Scope 3... Read More
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Kyle Kornack
Green Gas
Mar 01, 2018
Green Gas, a nonprofit partner of MIT Solve Initiative, is a leading provider of innovative GHG measurement and offsetting tools for companies and individuals.Green Gas CSR is an employee fuel card program that automatically tracks, reports, and offsets the carbon footprint of your employees'  travel.   This is the industry's first and only tool that simplifies the complexity of Scope 3... Read More
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Kyle Kornack
Green Gas
Mar 01, 2018
Green Gas, a nonprofit partner of MIT Solve Initiative, is a leading provider of innovative GHG measurement and offsetting tools for companies and individuals.Green Gas CSR is an employee fuel card program that automatically tracks, reports, and offsets the carbon footprint of your employees’ car travel.   This is the industry's first and only tool that simplifies the complexity of Scope 3... Read More
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GISR | Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings
Launched in June 2011 as a joint project of Ceres and Tellus Institute, both non-profit research and educational entities, the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) is a public benefit organization aimed at making financial markets agents of, rather than impediments to, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and broader global sustainability agenda. As a multi-stakeholder... Read More
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CSR & Sustainability Research Library
Benojo
Dec 03, 2017
A handy list of cited research to help non-profit and business professionals build their case for investing social sustainability, CSR, SDGs and corporate partnerships.Charity-focusedFundraising & DonationsCharities, NFPs and NGOsKindness, Altruism & GenerosityVolunteeringBusiness-focusedCause MarketingCollective Impact & Shared ValueCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Employee... Read More
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Benojo Social Philanthropy
Benojo
Benojo helps organisations and individuals connect and contribute to the charitable causes they care about.Through class-leading technology and professional guidance, we make workplace giving, fundraising, volunteering and ticketed events simple and cost-effective - and as a social enterprise it's free for charities.
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The How2Recycle Label
Sustainable Packaging Coalition, a part of GreenBlue
Jan 01, 2012
The How2Recycle label empowers people to recycle more and better, and influences brands to change their packaging to be more recyclable.How2Recycle® is the first and only comprehensive recycling labeling system for packaging in the US, designed specifically for consumers. The label can be applied to any product, any packaging material, any format. Today, the How2Recycle program boasts over 80... Read More
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Fashion Takes Action
Changing the way we create and consume fashion.  Fashion Takes Action advances sustainability in the entire fashion system through education, awareness and collaboration.
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Improving Community Relations
Oct 30, 2017
Research shows companies can engage community groups in three main ways. This guide is based on more than 200 studies and is designed to help small...
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Farmers Edge | Grow. More. Precisely.
Our approach to farm management begins with field-centric data. Field-by-field, zone-by-zone, we collect, transfer, manage and analyze your data safely and securely. Combining all the tools you need and more into one easy-to-use solution, we’ve done the heavy lifting so you can focus on  making effective decisions.
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Supply Chain Mapping
Supply chain mapping software that enables companies to trace products to the source – tracking social, financial, and environmental risks every step of the way
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AgriFood Tech Startup Resources Tool
Feb 20, 2018
A global database of resources for agriculture and food startups to identify sources of funding, business advice, and technical expertise from around the world. Search and filter over 150 accelerators, incubators, prizes, and more.
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Building a Better Business Case for Investments in Sustainability Online Curriculum
Builds skill and capabilities to enables any organization to make better, more sustainable business decisions
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CAO Grievance Mechanism Toolkit
Compliance Advisor Ombudsman
Jan 01, 2016
Effective grievance mechanisms are an essential part of accountability and provide initial access to potential redress. They are important for communities impacted by private sector operations, and important for companies in every sector and local context. If your company has committed to positive and respectful engagement with the communities impacted by your operations, then functioning and... Read More
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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
The CHRB is a public benchmark which assesses the largest global companies on their human rights performance. It allows all interested stakeholders to see how well-known brands and companies are doing when it comes to implementing the UNGPs, and it allows companies to compare themselves to, and learn from, their international peers.
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Green Entrepreneurship Training Materials
According to a recent benchmarking survey this is the only tool that helps an entrepreneur to develop her green business canvas. The method is based on life cycle or Circular Economy thinking.
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Closing the Gap: Scaling up sustainable supply chains
Scaling up sustainable supply chain practicesThe number of companies forging ahead with an industry-leading approach to tackling emissions in the supply chain has doubled in a year, according to CDP’s Global Supply Chain Report 2018. But despite a high awareness of climate-related risks, this leadership is not yet spurring widescale action down the supply chain, leading to missed opportunities... Read More
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ECO-OS Sustainability Platform
ECO-OS
Jan 03, 2017
ECO-OS is a cloud-based one-stop-shop for corporate sustainability programs, creating a single point of reference for regulatory, voluntary and strategic tasks. We focus on state-of-the-art user experience and advanced analytics, to maximize engagement and provide flexibility for ever-evolving programs while minimizing training and implementation costs. ECO-OS hosts various EMS and reporting... Read More
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Investing sustainably at LGT
As an intermediary between investors and businesses and other organizations that need finance, financial institutions can act to ensure that capital is invested sustainably from both an environmental and a social perspective. LGT endeavors, as an investor and investment adviser, to combine good financial performance with its environmental and social objectives while taking into account the... Read More
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LGT Sustainability
Our society is facing major challenges, not just where the environment is concerned, but also from a social, technological and political perspective. We must all fulfill our social and corporate responsibility and contribute to a livable future. LGT does this in various areas. To overcome these many and varied challenges, we not only need a strong political system that will put in place the... Read More
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Lean Six Sigma and the Environment - Free Online Course
Business Performance Improvement
Jul 31, 2016
Free online course showing how Lean and Six Sigma can help businesses and organizations reduce their environmental impact. In this course, you will learn:How organizations have applied these concepts to their organization (videos)What is Sustainability and how it relates to financesWhat is Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six SigmaHow the Lean 7 forms of waste have a negative impact on the... Read More
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Lean Six Sigma for Good
Business Performance Improvement
Jul 31, 2016
Case studies, articles, videos and podcasts compiled from the internet related to Lean and Six Sigma applied to nonprofits and not-for-profit organizations, including government. Helping people apply their improvement skills for social good. Download a free e-book and audiobook of the same name.
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The Athena Project
The Athena Project offers businesses a powerful solution for staying ahead of the corporate social responsibility risks associated with their mineral supply chain. Clients will now have access to our continually updated knowledge base of CSR risks from mines, refineries and smelters for over 20 different minerals. Businesses can receive customized CSR reports complete with data analysis on... Read More
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Climate CoLab
Collaborate with people all over the world to win contests on what to do about climate change.
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Measuring and Valuing Environmental Impacts
Apr 28, 2011
A Systematic Review of Existing Methodologies for measuring and valuing environmental impacts.Humans caused $6.6 trillion in environmental damage in 2008. But it’s hard to manage what you can’t measure. How can you measure and value your organization’s the environmental impacts?
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Project Gigaton - Walmart Sustainability
The Walmart Sustainability Hub is a resource for Walmart suppliers to gain resources and learn about opportunities to collaborate with Walmart, join initiatives or access case studies and best practices to inspire your company to take the next step of your sustainability journey.
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Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE): Helping Cities Use Energy Efficiently
This is another carbon calculator developed by an Energy team at the World Bank. It is similar to CURB in ways, but differs mainly in its level of granularity, target setting, and financial analytics.
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Mitigation Action Assessment Protocol
This is a climate action planning framework that serves to guide decision makers in identifying indicators, setting targets, etc. It’s more of a process framework than a calculator.
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EDGE Buildings
This tool assesses climate and energy benefits of new building developments and was developed by the IFC arm of the World Bank Group (they liaise mainly with the private sector). The tool has transformed building investments and planning projects within the IFC. CURB’s algorithms for the building sector were adapted from the EDGE tool.EDGE green building certification makes it faster and easier... Read More
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International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) is the world's leading professional association of sustainability professionals. We work to make sustainability standard practice through empowering professionals to advance sustainability in organizations and communities around the globe. As a professional association, ISSP improves the skills of sustainability practitioners... Read More
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A Guide to Traceability: A Practical Approach to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains
Apr 09, 2014
This guide provides an overview of the importance of traceability for sustainability purposes, outlines the global opportunities and challenges it represents, and summarizes practical steps for implementing traceability programs within companies. Research for this guide revealed that traceability is a tremendously impactful tool for advancing sustainability objectives, but it still has a long... Read More
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Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard
The GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (referred to as the Product Standard) provides requirements and guidance for companies and other organizations to quantify and publicly report an inventory of GHG emissions and removals2 associated with a speci c product. The primary goal of this standard is to provide a general framework for companies to make informed... Read More
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Reporting matters: Striking a balance between disclosure and engagement
This publication marks our fifth edition of Reporting matters. Our research has confirmed that many organizations find it challenging to meet the increasing number of disclosure requirements in a robust manner. At the same time, they are expected to engage with a greater variety of stakeholders in a meaningful way. Therefore, the theme of this report looks at striking the right balance between... Read More
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The 3% Solution
Jun 18, 2013
Many of the world’s leading companies have made major strides in addressing climate change over the last decade. By establishing climate targets, they pushed themselves to look harder at energy waste and found money lying on their factory floors. These success stories have been celebrated, but far more needs to be done to avoid the dangerous and irreversible risks to society and businesses from... Read More
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Is your nonfinancial performance revealing the true value of your business to investors?
EY member fi rms are able to conclude from several years of research of ESG reporting that there is a global trend toward increased interest in nonfi nancial information on the part of investment professionals. But the question we continue to seek to answer is whether ESG information is, ultimately, infl uencing investor decisions. In each of the last three years, research undertaken by EY has... Read More
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Wage Fairness: It’s not just about the money
Mar 09, 2011
Dimensions of wage fairness are explored. Most corporate social responsibility work on wages has focused on whether a workplace meets a certain level of compensation, usually the legal minimum wage. But fairness of wages and, crucially, perception of wage fairness, are more complex than that. Even if a factory pays workers the national minimum wage and meets other legal requirements (e.g. pay... Read More
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Recycled Polyester
We began making recycled polyester from plastic soda bottles in 1993–the first outdoor clothing manufacturer to transform trash into fleece. It was a positive step toward a more sustainable system–one that uses fewer resources, discards less and better protects people’s health. Today, we recycle used soda bottles, unusable manufacturing waste and worn-out garments (including our own) into... Read More
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Polyester Recycling
Although it is a common assumption that textiles made from natural materials such as cotton and silk are more environmentally friendly than textiles made from man-made materials, the case for polyester fibre proves this to be incorrect. Polyester is made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource that creates damaging environmental impacts during the extraction process. However, when considering... Read More
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Managing and Transforming Waste Streams Tool
A tool by the EPA for managing and transforming waste streams.  This resource provides ideas for and examples of waste management taking into consideration sectors, materials, diversion potential, upstream impacts, receptivity and other factors.
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GHG calculator for solid waste
Sep 01, 2013
This simulation provides a simple spreadsheet model for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from all the existing waste management practices (transportation, mix waste landfilling,composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment, recycling, incineration and open burning) in developing Asia. In addition, this simulation is useful to estimate GHG emission/reductions from the... Read More
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Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET)
Oct 01, 2017
The Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET) is an Excel-based tool that quantifies emissions of methane, black carbon, and other pollutants from sources in the municipal solid waste sector. The tool provides emissions and emissions reduction estimates at the project-, source-, and municipality-level. Cities can use this information for multiple purposes, including establishing a baseline... Read More
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Teck Strategy for Sustainability Case Study
This case provides a detailed look at the development of Teck's strategy for sustainability. It gives insight into the rationale behind the strategy, the engagement of senior and mid-level management in the development of the strategy, as well as some key challenges and lessons learned from this experience.
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Storytelling for Sustainability
When people in organizations communicate, they often do it through stories. Our “Storytelling for Sustainability” guidebook was developed through the Embedding Project's Community of Practice process. It blends research with stories from practitioners in organizations working to embed sustainability to help you:Understand what storytelling looks like in practice, and reflect on this in the... Read More
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An Introduction to the Embedding Framework
Proactive companies are working to embed sustainability across their operations and into their decision-making. This guide is a practical starting point to help you understand what embedding looks like, how to assess your company’s progress, and how to prioritize your efforts.
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Embedding Sustainability Self-Assessment
Interested in understanding your own company's journey? Consider undertaking this free, preliminary practices self-assessment.
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Being an Effective Change Agent
We asked CEOs, board members, and sustainability executives from a range of global companies to describe the characteristics of effective sustainability change agents. After over 100 interviews and a review of prior academic research on CEO decision-making, we developed these resources to share insights on how corporate change agents can help influence CEO thinking on sustainabilityIn our... Read More
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C40 Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Cities Interactive Dashboard
C40 is proud to release a first-of-its kind dashboard allowing deeper exploration of the historical greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data of C40 cities reported in line with the Global Protocol for Community-scale GHG Emission Inventories (GPC). Launched in December 2014, the GPC is the international best practice standard for city-level GHG emissions inventories. Consistent with IPCC Guidelines,... Read More
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Focused acceleration: A strategic approach to climate action in cities to 2030
Nov 01, 2017
This report identifies 12 opportunities that have the greatest potential in most global cities to curb emissions and put cities on a 1.5°C pathway through 2030.
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C40 Resources
C40 Research, Measurement and Planning C40 Research, Measurement and Planning leverages our unprecedented database of city actions, extensive network of partnerships, and unique organisational insight to demonstrate the power of cities to address climate change. C40’s Research analyses key trends, identify opportunities for further action across the global C40 network, and help prioritize C40... Read More
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Environmental Maps - Green Supply Chain Map
The green supply chain map is a leadership initiative dedicated to showcasing brands’ commitment to supply chain transparency and environmental management. It openly links brands' supplier lists to publicly-available environmental data, including real-time data for air emissions and wastewater discharge.Brands that voluntarily join the map demonstrate leadership by going transparent toward... Read More
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Case Study: Aiming for Portfolio-Level Water Neutrality
Tracking Progress: ACTIAM's Water Footprint Methodology To measure progress towards this goal, ACTIAM has calculated the water footprint of its investment funds. The portfolio water footprint currently measures total water use in high-risk areas by all of ACTIAM's portfolio companies. High-Stress Water Use refers to the aggregate amount of the water consumed by portfolio companies in High... Read More
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MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative: Sustainability Certificate
A rich program that provides essential knowledge, experience, and community for innovative leaders in sustainability.
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Cities, Climate Change and Green Growth
Cities are home to over half of the world’s population. Cities characterise many of today’s global economic and environmental challenges and deliver cost-effective policy responses. Latest news: Policy Perspectives on Cities and Climate Change.
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San Francisco Climate Action Strategy
Oct 21, 2013
San Francisco has long been a leader in environmental, social, and economic prosperity. Today we confront what may prove to be the greatest challenge of our era—climate change.  Over the past two decades, San Francisco’s local government, businesses, and private citizens have made tremendous progress, reducing the citywide carbon footprint by 14.5% while building the economy and improving... Read More
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Carbon neutral operations - City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne operations became certified carbon-neutral to reach zero net emissions target.
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Offsets in Public-Sector Procurement: Tools for Economic Development or Avenues for Corruption?
Jun 01, 2017
Offsets represent a valuable tool for success in international markets: (i) buyers see them as opportunity to use the offsets to either “jump start” or develop specific industries (mainly those dependent on technology and innovation); (ii) buyers use the offsets as tool for the large investments required for infrastructure and defence upgrades. From a seller’s perspective, offsets help... Read More
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Jacob Malthouse-Ogilvie
.eco
Jan 19, 2018
What is .eco?.eco is a new web address ending—known as a top-level domain—for those committed to positive change for the planet. .eco web addresses are available to any business, government, non-profit or individual working toward a sustainable future. The .eco domain is backed by more than 50 organizations including Conservation International, WWF and United Nations Global Compact.Can I get a... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Jacob Malthouse-Ogilvie
.eco
Jan 19, 2018
What is .eco?.eco is a new web address ending—known as a top-level domain—for those committed to positive change for the planet. .eco web addresses are available to any business, government, non-profit or individual working toward a sustainable future. The .eco domain is backed by more than 50 organizations including Conservation International, WWF and United Nations Global Compact.Who is .eco... Read More
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Mining and Metals Sector Disclosures
Dec 10, 2013
The Mining and Metals Sector Disclosures document contains a set of disclosures for use by all organizations in the Mining and Metals sector. The disclosures cover key aspects of sustainability performance that are meaningful and relevant to the Mining and Metals sector and which are not sufficiently covered in the G4 Guidelines.The Mining and Metals Sector Disclosures should be used by all... Read More
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CO2 Recovery System Saves Brewers Money
CO2 recovery systems for brewers. Pioneer Energy’s CO2 Craft Brewery Recovery System can recapture about five tons of carbon dioxide per month, enough for a brewery that generates up to about 60,000 barrels per year, and units can be stacked to increase that capacity.
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A Review of Methods for Measuring Willingness-to-Pay
Jun 01, 2006
Knowledge about a product’s willingness-to-pay on behalf of its (potential) customers plays a crucial role in many areas of marketing management like pricing decisions or new product development. Numerous approaches to measure willingness-to-pay with differential conceptual foundations and methodological implications have been presented in the relevant literature so far. This article provides... Read More
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The CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability
Urban areas have a key part to play in combating climate change. The CURB interactive tool helps cities take action on climate by allowing them to map out different action plans and evaluate their cost, feasibility, and impact.
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ILO-IOE Child Labour Guidance Tool for Business
Jan 01, 1916
Provides an overview on how to do business with respect for childrens right to be free from child labour. The guidelines aim to improve global supply chain governance, due diligence and remediation processes to advance the progressive elimination of child labour.
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Guide to TRUE Zero Waste Certification
Sep 01, 2017
Overview of the TRUE Zero Waste certification process, including eligibility and fees (PDF). Download and review this free document to determine your project’s eligibility, if all requirements can be achieved and which credits may be earned by current activities or by implementing new policies and practices.
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Zero Waste Rating System
Oct 12, 2017
TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste certification is used by facilities to define, pursue and achieve their zero waste goals, cutting their carbon footprint and supporting public health.  The TRUE Zero Waste rating system applies to physical facilities and their operations.
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Toolkit: Reducing the Food Wastage Footprint
Feb 01, 2013
The aim of the Toolkit is to showcase concrete examples of good practices for food loss and waste reduction, while pointing to information sources, guidelines and pledges favoring food wastage reduction. The inspirational examples featured throughout this Toolkit demonstrate that everyone, from individual households and producers, through governments, to large food industries, can make choices... Read More
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Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
EPA created the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) to help solid waste planners and organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from several different waste management practices. WARM calculates and totals GHG emissions of baseline and alternative waste management practices—source reduction, recycling, anaerobic digestion, combustion, composting and landfilling.
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Voluntary principles for networked devices
These principles have been developed under the G20 Energy Efficiency Action Plan in 2015 by the Networked Devices Task Group. These voluntary principles comprise are one initiative of the Connected Devices Alliance presented to G20 Energy Ministers, and include: Design Principles to provide guidance on the key features of energy efficient networked devices, networks and communication protocols... Read More
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Corporate Clean Energy Procurement Index: State Leadership & Rankings
Jan 15, 2017
The Corporate Clean Energy Procurement Index: State Leadership & Rankings was created to guide members of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and others in their efforts to boost renewable energy (RE) usage across their operations in the United States. 
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Midwest Row Crop Collaborative
The Collaborative strives to meet the challenge of producing enough food, fiber, and fuel for a rapidly growing population expected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, while also conserving and improving natural resources and ensuring the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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How to Do Better: an Exploration of Better Practices Within the Footwear Industry
Dec 01, 2017
Change Your Shoes is a pan European and global campaign which calls on shoe companies to intensify their efforts to systematically assess the risks in their business operations to ensure labour and human rights are respected globally. This report aims to highlight better practices within the shoe and leather industry in relation to both environmental and labour issues. It is designed primarily... Read More
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Fieldprint Platform
This tool has been developed for corn, cotton, rice, wheat, potatoes and soybean growers to better understand and communicate how management choices affect overall sustainability performance and operational efficiency. We work to empower brands, retailers, suppliers and farmers at every stage in their sustainability journey with our pioneering assessment framework.
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Nathalie Figueroa
NESsT
Oct 02, 2017
By introducing environmental management practices and reducing your negative environmental impact overall, your business can profit from cost savings through efficiency and productivity gains.The Idea2Entrepreneur Inventing Green Tool is an online self-assessment, which will help you identify areas where you can improve your social enterprise's environmental practices.Process1. Take the... Read More
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Nathalie Figueroa
NESsT
Oct 02, 2017
The Idea2Entrepreneur Talent Tool is an online self-assessment and guided action plan for growing your entrepreneurial leadership skills and capabilities. The tool is designed to guide you through a discovery process with support from a mentor -- ensuring you are ready to take the necessary steps to develop your team and build your social enterprise for greater impact.  The I2E Talent Tool is... Read More
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PackageSmart
EarthShift Global
A simplified LCA software that speaks the language of Packaging Designers and allows them to easily compare design as well as material decisions during the conception phase when the cost of change is still low.
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Type: App Tools
EarthSmart
EarthShift Global
EarthSmart is a flexible, web-based tool for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - evaluating the environmental impacts of a product or service across its entire life cycle, from raw materials to disposal and recycling.
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Type: App Tools
Product Design Concepts
Product Design Products can have lower environmental impacts by cleverly using less energy and materials. Learn or teach sustainability in product design & engineering. Autodesk® Sustainability Workshop offers free online resources that teach the principles and practice of sustainability in engineering and design.  This site was created to help educators teach and students and professionals... Read More
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Shift Project - Business and Human Rights
We shift mindsets and practices through direct dialogue and capacity building. We are a team that works directly with companies, governments, civil society, investors and others on business and human rights.
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Type: Website Tools
Doing Business With Respect for Human Rights
If you need to understand what it means to do business with respect for human rights, look no further than this guide.‘Doing Business With Respect for Human Rights’ is a comprehensive guide designed for companies of all sizes, sectors and geographies. It is intended to equip readers with practical advice and real-life examples that help to translate the high-level expectations in the UN Guiding... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Investor Water Toolkit
Nov 29, 2017
The Investor Water Toolkit is the first-ever comprehensive resource to evaluate and act on water risks in investment portfolios. This ‘how-to’ guide includes links to resources, databases, case studies and other tools for all investors to use, from pension funds to endowments to asset managers. The Toolkit was developed in collaboration with more than 40 institutional investors from across the... Read More
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Mobilizing Women to Lead on the SDGs
Dec 13, 2017
A webinar conversation with GlobeScan, Business & Sustainable Development Commission, and Unilever on how business can invest in women to lead on the SDGs.
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Type: Other Tools
Estimating petroleum industry value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions
IPIECA has developed this Overview of methodologies for estimating petroleum industry value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions to provide information on approaches used by oil and gas companies.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidance: Direct Fugitive Emissions from Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Fire Suppression, and Industrial Gases
Nov 01, 2014
Four methods with varying levels of accuracy and data collection required are outlined in this guidance to calculate GHG emissions. Organizations may calculate fugitive GHG emissions from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, fire suppression systems, or purchased industrial gases with one of the following methods. This guidance document addresses the following: • Emissions from users... Read More
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GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Hazard Assessment Guidance
Jan 15, 2018
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a method for comparative chemical hazard assessment that builds on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for Environment (DfE) approach and other national and international precedents including but not limited to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canada Domestic Substances List Methodology, the International Joint... Read More
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CEO Guide to Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Dec 11, 2017
CEO Guide to climate-related financial disclosures. The TCFD’s objectives are to develop climate-related disclosure recommendations that: Provide information for investors so as to promote more informed investment, credit and insurance underwriting decisions; Enable stakeholders to understand the financial system’s exposure to climate-related risks particularly affecting organizations most... Read More
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Global Climate Action Playbook 2018
The Global Climate Action Playbook 2018 is a practical toolkit for business outlining high-level policy updates, outlook on key climate actions and the arc of ambition, and snapshot of country-level analysis on Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals. The Playbook is designed for business and Governments to work together to enhance country level ambition and action... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Climate Initiatives Platform
The Climate Initiatives Platform (CIP) is being hosted by UN Environment and the UNEP DTU Partnership, through a project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. The platform contains a comprehensive collection of information on international climate initiatives (ICIs). Those intiatives were primarily launched by so-called non-state actors. The latest Emission Gap... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development
The Natural Step
Apr 29, 1989
The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development embodies three decades of research and practice on global sustainability initiated by The Natural Step in collaboration with an international network of scientists, business and political decision-makers. It is both an open-source planning and decision-making framework and an engagement process to guide action toward sustainability in a... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier
Dec 30, 2017
At Root Capital, leaders are using ideas from mainstream financial analysis to calibrate the role that subsidies play in their investing practice.
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Type: Article Tools
Good Jobs Diagnostic
The Good Jobs Strategy Diagnostic is a survey that identifies which elements of the Good Jobs Strategy your company already practices and where you can improve. It is intended for CEOs, senior executives, and frontline managers. Ideally, the assessment should be done individually and then discussed in a group. The survey has seven sections: an intro section and six sections corresponding to the... Read More
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Good Jobs Scorecard
The Good Jobs Scorecard shows how well your company is delivering value to customers, employees, and investors. You can use this scorecard to clarify financial, competitive, and moral reasons for change. You can also use it to set goals and targets and to track progress. Once you determine your performance gaps, the Good Jobs Diagnostic will help you identify what you need to change.The Good... Read More
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Type: Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet Tools
CDP’s Climate Questionnaire
Climate change information request Climate change questionnaire for companies disclosing to this year's investor request.  
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Type: Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet Tools
Waste Calculator
Use this calculator to figure out the volume of waste that your building will generate. See how reducing waste generation, increasing waste diversion and using volume reduction equipment can reduce storage requirements.Read more about the Waste Calculator here.
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Zero Waste Design Guidelines
Design Strategies and Case Studies for a Zero-Waste City The Zero Waste Design Guidelines address the crucial role that design plays in achieving NYC’s ambitious goal, outlined in OneNYC, to send zero waste to landfills by 2030. The Guidelines were developed through a collaborative process starting in November 2016. More than 100 collaborators—including architects, planners, developers, city... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
CDP Disclosure Guidance for Companies
Companies can disclose in response to a request from an investor, a customer, or both. This page will cover the basics of the information request and show some of the guidance that is available. A full suite of support, guidance documents and webinars can be accessed through your dashboard when you log in and activate your questionnaire(s).
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Type: Website Tools
Science Based Targets Step-by-step Guide
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Join some of the world’s biggest companies by aligning your company’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions with climate science. Follow this four step process and for additional information on each stage please read the Call To Action Guidelines.Driving ambitious corporate climate action
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Type: Website Tools
Center for Corporate Climate Leadership Supply Chain Guidance
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Information for organizations interested in reducing their supply chain emissions.
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Type: Website Tools
Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles Resources
A group of large energy buyers developed the Buyers’ Principles to spur progress on renewable energy and to add their perspective to the future of the U.S. energy and electricity system. WWF and WRI facilitated their efforts.
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Type: Website Tools
Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
The Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard allows companies to assess their entire value chain emissions impact and identify where to focus reduction activities.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance
The Scope 2 Guidance standardizes how corporations measure emissions from purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat and cooling (called “scope 2 emissions”). The guidance includes: New requirements for accounting for emissions from energy contracts and instruments (such as renewable energy credits) in GHG inventories Eight Scope 2 Quality Criteria that all contractual instruments must... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management
The 43-page ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management contains a step-by-step road map for continuous improvement, based on best practices from the nation's leaders in energy management. The document is broken out into the guidelines' seven main steps: STEP 1: Make Commitment STEP 2: Assess Performance STEP 3: Set Goals STEP 4: Create Action Plan STEP 5: Implement Action Plan STEP 6:... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
We Mean Business Coalition
The We Mean Business coalition is catalyzing business action and driving policy ambition to accelerate the low-carbon transition.
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Type: Website Tools
Social and Labor Module
The Facility Social and Labor Module (still in Beta testing phase) is appropriate for any tier of manufacturing. It measures facility-level social impacts and the efficacy of social management programs. This tool assesses: Facility workforce standards and those of value chain partners External engagement on social-labor issues with other facilities or organizations, Community engagement
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Type: App Tools
Higg Design and Development Module (Higg DDM)
The Higg Design and Development Module (Higg DDM) offers designers quick and simple guidance to reduce a product’s impact. This tool is meant to be used in the earliest stages of the product creation process, before samples are generated, to gain the maximum reduction in negative environmental impact.
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Type: App Tools
Energy Use & GHG – Higg Index Training & Support
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Energy Use & Greehouse Gas Introduction Energy production and energy use are the largest man-made sources of air pollution and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The operational, environmental, and financial impacts of energy are key issues for facility operations. Driving energy efficiency and use of renewable energy throughout facility operations is an important area of focus for all... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
Environmental Management System (EMS) – Higg Index Training & Support
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Environmental Management System (EMS) An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a holistic strategy and process to identify, track and manage the environmental impacts of your facility over time. While it’s possible to make incremental environmental improvements at your facility without a comprehensive plan, your facility can only maximize environmental performance by setting a long-term... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
GHG Emissions Calculation Tools
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Our tools enable companies to develop comprehensive and reliable inventories of their GHG emissions. Calculating emissions is a multi-step process. An accurate and useful inventory can only be developed after careful attention to quality control issues and to the activity data required. Only then should emissions be estimated. The GHG Protocol’s Corporate Standard provides guidance on the... Read More
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A Review of Climate Science Based GHG Target Setting Methodologies for Companies
CDP
Apr 01, 2015
Full-text (PDF) | Most companies are currently not setting the emissions targets necessary to meet the global goal of a 2⁰C temperature increase from pre-indust...
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Scenarios and projections
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Various climate scenarios and projections by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This looks at different scenarios like 2, 4, and 6  degrees celsius.
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Emissions Scenarios
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
In 1992 the IPCC released emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. The so-called IS92 scenarios were pathbreaking. They were the first global scenarios to provide estimates for the full suite of greenhouse gases. Much has changed since then in our understanding of possible future greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.... Read More
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Breaking Through Gridlock: The Power of Conversation in a Polarized World
Breaking Through Gridlock
May 22, 2017
Jason Jay & Gabriel Grant share clear-cut and actionable pathways for having difficult conversations about polarizing issues in pursuit of a better world.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Science-based Target Setting Manual
Science Based Targets Initiative
Jul 19, 2017
This manual provides step-wise guidance and recommendations on setting SBTs. It covers the main phases in setting an SBT, from understanding the business benefits of setting SBTs to communicating progress against established SBTs.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Science Based Targets
Science Based Targets Initiative
The Science Based Targets initiative is a partnership between CDP, UN Global Compact, WRI and WWF, which helps companies determine how much they must cut emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
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Type: Website Tools
New Carbon Economy Consortium: Building Research Programs to Support 21st Century Economic Opportunity
Center for Carbon Removal
Jun 06, 2017
What if we could turn a pollutant—CO2 in the atmosphere—into a valuable resource that can fuel our economy?   A new carbon economy is urgently needed to develop new businesses and reinvent the industries that powered the last industrial revolution—like manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and forestry—to create a strong, healthy and resilient economy and environment for communities around the... Read More
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New Business Models Blueprint
Reporting 3.0
Mar 01, 2016
Information and reporting demands for new business models. A green & inclusive economy requires the emergence of new business models that are fit-for-purpose in regenerative capitalism. What are the information and reporting needs of those new business model innovators that disrupt business-as-usual and existing industries? Considering the context of business model innovation, they need... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Data Blueprint
Reporting 3.0
May 30, 2017
The Data Blueprint proposes a general specification for data architecture and information systems to accurately measure progress toward financial, economic, social and environmental sustainability via dynamic interlinkages between the individual company (micro), industry (meso), and environmental, social, and economic systems (macro) levels in order to spur the emergence of a truly green,... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Accounting Blueprint
Reporting 3.0
Feb 29, 2016
How can accounting and corporate finance be transformed to serve a new purpose? How can it serve a multi-capital green and inclusive economy definition of success and value-creation in a circular economic setting? How can accounting be redefined as being not only about recording financial transactions, but about tracking of both financial and extra-financial data and their forward-looking... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Ecosphere+
Ecosphere+
On a mission to scale up climate action and transform landscapes and livelihoods by placing a value on the ecosystem services that support our planet and creating a demand for the amazing benefits they provide
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Type: Website Tools
Green Infrastructure Support Tool (GIST)
The Earth Genome
The Premier Big Data Translator For Decision Making on a Changing Planet.Water is a key input to nearly everything made on the planet.So we co-created the initial Earth Genome tool — The Green Infrastructure Support Tool, or GIST, focused on revealing options for corporate decisions on water use — by engaging with seven global corporations (under the auspices of WBCSD) for whom water is... Read More
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Type: App Tools
SPOT: The source for product sustainability information.
UL
The source for product sustainability information. Detailed Product Information. Sustainable building credits information. Master Format product coding.
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Type: Website Tools
The MultiCapital Scorecard
Center for Sustainable Organizations (CSO)
The MultiCapital Scorecard - Rethinking Organizational Performance
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Type: Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet Tools
Corporate Water Gauge
Center for Sustainable Organizations (CSO)
Oct 30, 2016
A context-based metric for assessing the ecological sustainability of an organization’s water use.Based on the context-based approach to sustainability measurement and reporting developed by the Center for Sustainable Organizations (www.sustainableorganizations.org)Consumption is measured against an allocation of available renewable supplies at the facility levelA watershed-centric... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
Diversity and Inclusion Index | ESG Data
Thomson Reuters
Index and ESG data that cover measures of diversity, inclusion and people development for 5000+ publicly listed companies.
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Type: Data / List of Values Tools
Pivot Goals
Pivot Goals
PivotGoals is a database of the environmental, social, and governance targets set by the world's largest companies (primarily the Fortune Global 250). The database is searchable by a number of criteria available to the left. Click on the down arrows next to each search element to see the full list. For the last three categories, you can click on "What These Mean" to understand your options... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
Climate Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook draws together a wide range of knowledge and expertise on the concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) to better guide policy makers, programme managers, sectoral experts, academics, extensionists, as well as practitioners to make the agricultural sectors (crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) more sustainable and productive, while responding to... Read More
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Type: Suite of Tools Tools
MarketplaceHUB
WBCSD
Oct 10, 2016
The MarketplaceHUB is a tool for businesses and policymakers to establish a network of circular economy practitioners.  It allows users to find a marketplace according to one’s location or by material category. The Hub also aims at facilitatingknowledge exchange through case studies and encourages users to contribute to the website by submitting new marketplaces, best practice and other insights.
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Type: Website Tools
CEO Guide to the Circular Economy
WBCSD
Jun 05, 2017
The Guide – developed in cooperation with Accenture and signed by 14 CEOs from companies including Unilever, Danone and Tata – aims to give CEOs and business leaders the tools they need to implement circular economy principles.The Guide outlines five business models and three disruptive technologies companies can explore and implement in order to seize the USD$ 4.5 trillion opportunity the... Read More
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8 Business Cases for the Circular Economy
WBCSD
Jul 20, 2017
The macro-opportunities associated with implementing the circular economy are clear. Now, companies need to know how circularity will impact their business as well as specific industry or sector opportunities.Summarizing the results of over 100 interviews and survey responses, WBCSD identified eight business cases managers can use to justify circular economy practices across the board:Gener8:... Read More
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Practitioner's Guide to the Circular Economy
WBCSD
Jun 26, 2017
The Practitioner Guide is designed to help you accelerate your transition towards the circular economy. It's a free, living resource that provides over 75 strategies to the circular economy categorized across six organizational functions. The Guide also includes a glossary of over 125 terms, more than 100 resources and tools and over 30 case examples.
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Type: Website Tools
The Reporting Exchange
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The challengeThe reporting world is complex. Understanding what, where and how to report sustainability information, while keeping up with the latest developments, is tough and time consuming. The Reporting Exchange helps make things simpler. It is a free online platform that connects you to reliable, comparable information on sustainability reporting requirements and resources. It provides... Read More
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Business Guide to Circular Water Management
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Jun 07, 2017
Business guide to circular water management: spotlight on reduce, reuse and recycle
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Type: Book / Report Tools
The Road to Context - Contextualising your Strategy & Goals
Embedding Project
May 01, 2017
Since the beginning of the sustainability context conversation, we have seen the introduction of various methodologies, frameworks, tools, and ideas that aim to support the embedding of context into sustainability performance. There is little doubt that resources and initiatives such as Planetary Boundaries, The Doughnut of Planetary Boundaries and Social Foundations, the MultiCapital... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
The Circular Design Guide
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, IDEO
What if you could redesign everything? The Circular Design Guide is a collaboration between IDEO and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. It's an action-oriented set of methods, mindsets and thought starters to help innovators design circular solutions that are fit for the future.
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Type: Website Tools
Climate Policy Tracker
Climate Policy Tracker
Climate Policy Tracker - For Business (version 1.0)Explore how the Paris Agreement is impacting your business. Search climate regulation based on industry or country.The policies resulting from the Paris Agreement on climate change are reshaping national economies, development paths and value chains for companies. This tracker helps position businesses for success by providing up-to-date... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
SFTool - Sustainable Facilities Tool - GSA Sustainable Facilites Tool
General Services Administration (GSA)
Welcome to the Sustainable Facilities Tool! You’re here because you care about efficient, healthy buildings and environmentally-responsible purchasing. Whether you’re a facility manager, purchasing agent, designer, tenant, or just curious, SFTool can help you take action to green your buildings, purchases, and operations.
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Type: Website Tools
Sustainable Portfolio Management Guide
Solvay
Mar 12, 2017
This SPM Reference Guide is an easy-to-use guide for applying the SPM tool, improving your sustainability performance and creating more value for your business.  The SPM global and systematic assessment helps alert the business to sustainability market signals, even weak ones, to anticipate their impact and develop the right answers in a timely way. It enables value to be captured in emerging... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5)
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) -  Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Gender inequality persists worldwide, depriving women and girls of their basic rights and opportunities. Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will require more vigorous efforts, including legal frameworks, to counter deeply rooted gender-based discrimination that often... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
The Poverty Footprint – A People-centred Approach to Assessing Business Impacts on Sustainable Development
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), OXFAM
Sep 01, 2015
An assessment tool that enables companies and civil society partners to understand corporate impacts on multi-dimensional poverty. As a tool to help implement the SDGs, the Poverty Footprint provides a comprehensive overview of factors that influence poverty, and it emphasizes stakeholder engagement and partnership between companies and civil society as a means for establishing pro-poor... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
SDG Resource Center
RELX Group
The SDG Resource Centre showcases the latest in science, law, business, events and more that can help drive forward the SDGs, drawing on content from across the whole of our company and from key partners as well. The aim is to support the UN in implementing the SDGs and to broaden awareness and understanding of the SDGS for our customers, governments, researchers, companies, NGOs and individuals.
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Type: Website Tools
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES)
Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE)
The Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) is a single entry point for data and information on biodiversity supporting the implementation of the EU strategy and the Aichi targets in Europe.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Deforestation-free Supply Chains: Financial Impact for Brazilian Beef Production
NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
Oct 12, 2017
Humanity has an urgent need to fight climate change, and businesses can play a key role in doing so. But we recognize that, in many businesses, resources are often allocated according to short-term, bottom-line pressures. We thus wanted to figure out a way to help executives quantify the financial benefits of reducing their firm’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.We chose Brazil’s beef industry... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain: A Guide for Customers and Suppliers
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Jun 02, 2016
Outlines common supply chain corruption scenarios and provides a framework and set of tools for addressing them. This resource was updated in 2016.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Supply Chain Sustainability - A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement, Second Edition
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), BSR
Jun 01, 2015
Illustrates how Global Compact signatories can implement the ten principles throughout their supply chains and integrate sustainability into procurement strategies. In 2015, the guide was revised to ensure the inclusion of and alignment with relevant standards and initiatives, and also to reflect current and emerging trends within this area. It includes several updated and new company examples.... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Private Sector Investment and Sustainable Development
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Jun 01, 2015
Provides an overview of the current and potential role of institutional investors, companies, banks and foundations in the design and implementation of a financing strategy for global sustainability.
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Value Driver Model: A Tool for Communicating the Value of Business Sustainability
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Dec 30, 2013
Utilizes key business metrics to determine the return on investment of corporate sustainability activities. The Model & Toolkit offer companies a simple and direct approach to assess and communicate the financial impact of their sustainability strategies. Likewise, the toolkit helps investors to effectively integrate sustainability data into their existing investment processes.See more info... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Sustainability Reporting Playbook
Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)
Oct 12, 2017
Use this report if you are a: Sustainability manager wanting to improve your organization’s sustainability reporting process and outcomes, and to put sustainability on your company’s strategic agenda. Business leader interested in understanding how sustainability reporting can support strategy implementation and better business practices. Public relations/communications manager looking to... Read More
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Comply Chain: Business Tools for Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Sep 20, 2017
Child and forced labor in supply chains present serious and material risks to companies and industries. To help mitigate these risks, the U.S. Department of Labor presents Comply Chain: Business Tools for Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains.
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Type: App Tools
Joining Forces: Collaboration and Leadership for Sustainability
Sloan Management Review (SMR)
Jan 15, 2015
Explores how sustainability pressures are transforming the ways we all work, live, and compete. As a part of the annual study by MIT Sloan Management Review's Sustainability & Innovation project, the 2014 research focused on the critical role of sustainability collaborations that address systemic issues, and on the role of the board of directors in guiding their companies’ sustainability... Read More
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Business Solutions for Sustainable Development: Case examples from Global Compact LEAD Companies
United Nations Global Compact
Showcases core business solutions to address global challenges. This compilation of case examples features Global Compact LEAD companies that have taken action to advance sustainable development
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Type: Case Study Tools
Executive Guide to Carbon Pricing Leadership
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Jan 01, 2015
Guides the hundreds of individuals who are now completing due diligence on carbon pricing of behalf of their companies. It has been shaped by input from dozens of such companies, as well as other experts who are implementing carbon pricing programmes within companies and/or advocating for government policies in countries around the world. Experiences and insights from others will help more... Read More
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Type: Book / Report Tools
Engaging Employees at All Levels
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Oct 06, 2017
Learn to develop a successful employee engagement strategy building initiatives based on the varying interests, motivations, and constraints of your workforce.
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Type: Article Tools
The Business Case for the Current SEC Shareholder Proposal Process
Ceres
Apr 24, 2017
This paper provides an investor perspective on the value to investors and companies of the current shareholder proposal process under SEC Rule 14a-8. It was prepared by Ceres investor program staff with major contributions from numerous investor members of the Ceres, ICCR and US SIF investor networks, who have been active in filing shareholder proposals as part of their corporate engagement and... Read More
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Reporting Guidance for Responsible Palm
Ceres
Jan 24, 2017
The Reporting Guidance for Responsible Palm (bahasa indonesia version or Clic aquí para leer la Guía de Reporte para Palma Responsable en español) is a set of shared expectations for corporate reporting on company commitments towards responsible palm oil sourcing and production.
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Lead From the Top - Building Sustainability Competence On Corporate Boards
Ceres
Sep 14, 2017
Environmental and social issues are disruptive forces that companies—led by their boards—must keep at the forefront when assessing their business strategy. Today’s directors shoulder a new set of tasks. They need to be able to determine which sustainability risks are the most material to the companies they lead. They also need to help direct their companies to capitalize on the market... Read More
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Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The aim of this module is to assist forest managers, forest policymakers and decision-makers, urban planners, urban foresters, arborists, private landowners and other stakeholders in assessing, planning and sustainably managing trees and forests in and around cities. The module presents common issues and challenges associated with urban and peri-urban forestry and provides strategies and tools... Read More
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Type: Website Tools
Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Sep 23, 2017
Agriculture is expected to face increasing water risks that will impact production, markets, trade and food security - risks that can be mitigated with targeted policy actions on water hotspots. This report develops the hotspot approach, provides an application at the global scale, and presents a mitigation policy action plan. The People’s Republic of China, India and the United States are... Read More
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USGS Water Data Portal (2016)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Provides real-time and historical data, including surface water, groundwater, water quality, water use data, and flood and drought conditions.
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Type: App Tools
Sustainability Science in a Global Landscape
Elsevier, SciDevNet
Aug 01, 2015
As the first of a series of activities that aim to provide valuable insights into the global research landscape surrounding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this report, conducted by Elsevier in collaboration with SciDev.Net, contributes to the understanding of sustainability science as a research field and the dialogue between science and society in sustainable development. In... Read More
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Changing Fashion - The Clothing and Textile Industry at the Brink of Radical Transformation Environmental Rating and Innovation Report 2017
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Sep 27, 2017
This report shows how frontrunners are improving the environmental performance of their value chain, and how they are adopting innovative business models which could reduce the sector’s impact on the environment drastically.These innovations, in combination with disruptive global mega-trends such as digitalization, indicate that the clothing and textile industry is at the brink of radical... Read More
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NSF/ANSI 426 - 2017 - Environmental Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility Assessment of Servers
NSF International Standard / American National Standard
Aug 01, 2017
The purpose of this Standard for servers is to establish product environmental performance criteria and corporate performance metrics that exemplify environmental leadership and corporate social responsibility in the market. These performance criteria are intended to form the basis of conformity assessment programs, such as third-party certification or registration. 
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Type: Other Tools
Level(s) – A common EU framework of core sustainability indicators for office and residential buildings
European Commission
Aug 01, 2017
Developed as an EU-wide framework of core sustainability indicators for office and residential buildings, Level(s) is an Assessment Framework Aiming to Transform the Building Sector by providing a set of indicators and common metrics for measuring the environmental performance of buildings throughout their life cycle. Beyond measuring environmental performance, Level(s) enables the measurement... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
NSF/ANSI 336 – 2011: Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric
Association for Contract Textiles (ACT)
Apr 30, 2011
The Definitive Sustainability Certification Program for Commercial TextilesFacts was developed to recognize contract textiles that conform to the rigors of the multi-attribute standard NSF/ANSI 336 and are third-party certified. A Facts sustainability rating indicates a textile has been evaluated for environmental, economic and social aspects across its life cycle.To purchase the full standard,... Read More
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
International WELL Building Institute
International Well Building Institute
WELL is the leading tool for advancing health and well-being in buildings globally. Register your office, building or other space to leverage WELL’s flexible framework for improving health and human experience through design.
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Type: Article Tools
China – Sustainability Credentials & Economic Rate of Return at SISSC Marina – ‘BREEAM Excellent’
BREEAM
Shanghai International Shipping Service Center’s (SISSC) development on the Huangpu River in Shanghai aims to set a new standard in China for green, low carbon, smart and highly efficient buildings. The development has pioneered the use of BREEAM1, the world’s leading design and assessment method for sustainable buildings, in the Chinese market in order to achieve these aspirations. The... Read More
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World Benchmarking Alliance – Benchmarking Companies as a Driver for Change
World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
The SDGs cannot be achieved without the firm commitment of the private sector to work with government and civil society to come up with the solutions and investments needed to achieve them. To this end, Aviva, the UN Foundation, BSDC, and Index Initiative are investigating the idea of establishing the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) to develop, fund, house and safeguard free, publicly... Read More
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SWP Toolkit: Improving Water Security
Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP)
This series of toolkits presents an effective and efficient process to address water risks, including long-term water stresses that constrain social and economic development and sudden shocks that can quickly jeopardize the health and livelihoods of vulnerable populations.
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Type: Framework / Guidelines Tools
Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights
John Ruggie
Apr 06, 2008
Responding to the invitation by the Human Rights Council for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises to submit his views and recommendations for its consideration, this report presents a conceptual and policy framework to anchor the business and human rights debate, and to help guide all... Read More
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ARIES - ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services
ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES)
ARIES redefines ecosystem services assessment and valuation in decision-making. The ARIES approach to mapping benefits, beneficiaries, and service flows is a powerful new way to visualize, value, and manage the ecosystems on which the human economy and well-being depend.
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Type: App Tools
Business Reporting on the SDGs: An Analysis of the Goals and Targets
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Sep 19, 2017
This report is a first step towards a uniform mechanism for business to report on their contribution to and impact on the SDGs in an effective and comparable way. It contains a list of existing and established disclosures that businesses can use to report, and identifies relevant gaps, where disclosures are not available. It also lists illustrative actions that businesses can take to make... Read More
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Sustainable Procurement Requires Perseverance
MIT Sloan Management Review (SMR)
Jul 26, 2017
Your company’s commitment to sustainability depends on finding sustainable suppliers. What if there aren’t any? Meeting your sustainability commitments requires long-term thinking and strategy. 
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Business Guide to Natural Capital Valuation
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
https://www.pwc.co.uk/sustainability-climate-change/assets/pdf/pwc-environmental-valuation-methodologies.pdf   The guide describes how to value the environmental impacts typically associated with business activities: air pollution, greenhouse gases, land use, solid waste, water consumption, and water pollution. Developed by PwC’s Total Impact Measurement and Management (TIMM) team the guide is... Read More
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Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Sep 21, 2017
The Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector, or geography — to take leading action in support of the achievement of the SDGs. It illustrates how the five leadership qualities of Ambition, Collaboration, Accountability, Consistency, and Intentional can be applied to a business' strategy, business model, products, supply chain,... Read More
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Greening Blue Jeans: Insights from a New Competitor Collaboration
Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)
Jun 22, 2017
A team of rivals is making the denim industry more sustainable. NBS research guides their collaboration.
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Type: Article Tools
The Breakthrough Pitch
Project Breakthrough
Stretch the sustainability ambitions of your executive team. The Breakthrough Pitch is designed to help you stretch the sustainability ambitions of your company. Its purpose is to empower you to be an effective champion of the Sustainable Development Goals, by showing how companies can use the Goals as a springboard for success in tomorrow’s markets.The guide includes a fully customizable pitch... Read More
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Digital Coast Home
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The Digital Coast was developed to meet the unique needs of the coastal management community. The website provides not only coastal data, but also the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful. Content comes from many sources, all of which are vetted by NOAA. Data sets range from economic data to satellite imagery. The site contains visualization tools, predictive... Read More
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Use this framework to discover and document climate hazards, then develop workable solutions to lower climate-related risks.Looking for climate data? Need to compile a Climate Vulnerability Assessment or Adaptation Plan? Our catalog of more than 200 digital tools can help you take steps to build resilience, from engaging a community to developing a climate action plan. 
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Type: Website Tools
Green Values Stormwater Toolbox
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)
The Green Values Stormwater Toolbox aims to help people evaluate sustainable design opportunities. It is based on extensive research into the long-term costs and effectiveness of green infrastructure approaches. Its results are still approximations based on research-based assumptions of green infrastructure performance, soil types, cost ranges, and other key factors.
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Corporate Carbon Pricing Tool
Trucost
Carbon pricing is set to feature prominently in global efforts to address climate change, with carbon prices already implemented in many countries and regions. To help companies understand their exposure, Trucost has quantified current pricing schemes in over 130 regions together with potential future carbon pricing scenarios required to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. Business... Read More
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Type: App Tools
Water Risk and Action Framework
CEO Water Mandate
The WRAF was first developed by IWaSP in 2013 and has since been updated with international best practices and lessons learnt from projects implemented at the community level.  It guides practitioners in forming and executing water stewardship partnerships. The proven five-phase process increases the quality of partnerships that deliver accelerated and sustainable results to achieve water... Read More
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REFOCUS
REFOCUS
Founded on the principle that sustainability offers a more complete management lens with the potential to significantly advance how well organizations perform, REFOCUS uniquely delivers a complete roadmap for overcoming organizational barriers and operationalizing a transformational sustainability program. Rather than simply depicting an ideal end state, REFOCUS provides a flexible, iterative... Read More
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Social Progress Index
The Social Progress Imperative
The Social Progress Index is an aggregate index of social and environmental indicators that capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. The 2017 Social Progress Index includes data from 128 countries on 50 indicators.
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Water Calculation Tool for the Textile Wet Processing Sector
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), DNV GL
UNIDO and DNV GL - Business Assurance have joined forces to develop and implement projects in the field of water footprint measurement and promotion of water management best practices.Foreseen projects include developing a water footprint self-assessment tool to assist small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries to evaluate their water footprint in restricted stages of a... Read More
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Type: Calculator / Equations / Formula Tools
WBCSD Vision 2050 Roadmap - PDF DOWNLOAD
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Sep 05, 2012
Vision 2050 outlines a pathway to reach a sustainable global society by 2050, in which the earth’s 9 billion people live well and within the limits of the planet. The pathway is broken up into 9 elements: People’s Values, Human Development, Economy, Agriculture, Forests, Energy and Power, Buildings, Mobility and Materials.
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UNGC Water Maturity Progression
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Consider our Water Stewardship Maturity Progression in assessing where you are on your water management journey and to chart a course for the future.
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UNGC Roadmap for Sustainability
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Jan 01, 2015
The UNGC Roadmap provides guidance for companies on how to integrate sustainability-related goals and strategies across the organization. Best practices are illustrated and the value that can be created across five stages of sustainability integration is highlighted.
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UNGC Life Cycle Management Maturity Project
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), The Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Dec 31, 2012
The Capability Maturity Model or Framework is about communication and training on organization of life cycle management in global value chains.
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The Sustainability Consortium Toolkits
The Sustainability Consortium
The toolkits are designed to facilitate decision-making by retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers along the value chain, with an emphasis on impact and improving product sustainability. The toolkits are science-based and stakeholder-informed, including input by companies, academics, civil society organizations, and government agencies.
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The Natural Capital Protocol
Natural Capital Coalition (NCC)
Dec 30, 2015
The Natural Capital Protocol is a framework designed to help business managers identify, measure, and value impacts and dependencies on natural capital. The Protocol Framework (figure 0.1) covers four stages, “Why”, “What”, “How”, and “What Next”. Protocol Stages are further broken down into nine Steps, which contain specific questions to be answered when carrying out a natural capital assessment.
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Sustainability Scorecard
Gib Hedstrom
Jan 01, 2014
The Sustainability Scorecard™ is a comprehensive assessment and planning tool. Executives use the Scorecard to answer three simple questions: 1) How do we stack up today (on a one-to-four maturity scale) vis-à-vis sustainability – compared with: a) Competitors and other peer companies? Best practices today? Where we think leaders are heading? 2) Where do we want to be tomorrow – given… a) The... Read More
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Smart Cities Maturity Model and Self-Assessment Tool
The Scottish Government
Dec 31, 2013
The Scottish Government, working in conjunction with the Scottish Cities Alliance and on behalf of Scotland’s Cities, has commissioned consultants to jointly develop a Smart Cities Maturity Model and Self-Assessment Tool that will help Scotland’s cities:Assess where you currently are on the journey to being a smart city;Decide where you want to be by 2020 aligned to your strategic... Read More
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Making Sustainability Stick
Kevin Wilhelm
Jan 01, 2013
To realize the enormous financial, social, and environmental benefits of sustainability, you need to integrate it into everything your company does. Many companies have set out to do this, but few have fully achieved success. This book helps you transform sustainability from “something the company does” to a core source of value creation and innovation for the business--one that everyone can... Read More
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Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma
The key to successful implementation of Lean Six Sigma lies in knowing where the organization needs to be in the future. At the same time, it is equally important that leaders know the current state of their business. A Lean Six Sigma maturity assessment shows leaders how advanced their organization is in terms of Lean Six Sigma perspective, its strengths, weakness and improvement opportunities.
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Higg Index
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Dec 25, 2014
The Higg Index is the core driver of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). This groundbreaking suite of self-assessment tools empowers brands, retailers and facilities of all sizes, at every stage in their sustainability journey, to measure their environmental and social and labor impacts and identify areas for improvement.
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Green IT Maturity Model
Flskze Ckzil
Jan 01, 2011
This paper introduces a green IT maturity model for assessment of green IT services.
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Essensus Tool
Essensus
We support companies to mature sustainability integration into their core business, product development and related processes. By understanding their current maturity, ambition levels are accurately translated into feasible and structured roadmaps and action plans.
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Type: Other Tools
EPRI Maturity Model
EPRI
Jan 01, 2014
This report details the initial phase of development of the Electric Power Sustainability Maturity Model (EPSMM). This phase of development defined the structure of the model, identified methods for implementation, and built four specific domains: Water Availability, Greenhouse Gases, Affordability, and Reliability.
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