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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Deloitte CSR Maturity Assessment
Deloitte
Jan 01, 2016
Deloitte CIS launched its CSR maturity assessment project in 2016 as part of our commitment to making an impact that matters to society and sustainable development. On a pro bono basis, we will model your CSR maturity and provide you with recommendations for development taking into account best practices.
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CDP
CDP
Jan 01, 2017
CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, runs the global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impacts. We have built the most comprehensive collection of self-reported environmental data in the world. Our network of investors and purchasers, representing over $100 trillion, along with policy makers around the globe,... Read More
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Business Sustainability Maturity Model
Cristiano Hugo Cagnin, Denis Loveridge, Jeff Butler
Jan 01, 2005
This conceptual paper in sustainable business research introduces a business sustainability maturity model as an innovative solution to support companies move towards sustainable development. Such model offers the possibility for each firm to individually assess its position regarding five sustainability maturity levels and, as a consequence, build a tailored as well as a common strategy along... Read More
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B-Corp Assessment
B-Corp
B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Full certification requires performance of a minimum verified score of 80 out of 200 on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment measures the practices and policies of a company over the past year, as opposed to what it... Read More
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Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Stars
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Jan 01, 2017
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS®) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
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A Maturity Grid Assessment Tool for Environmentally Conscious Design in the Medical Device Industry
James Moultrie
Jan 01, 2016
The medical device industry is growing increasingly concerned about environmental impact of products. Whilst there are many tools aiming to support environmentally conscious design, they are typically complex to use, demand substantial data collection and are not tailored to the specific needs of the medical device sector. This paper reports on the development of a Maturity Grid to address this... Read More
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Women's Safety in the Workplace
BSR Group, Her Project
Jan 28, 2017
This toolkit is designed to be used in the textile and garment sectors in India but might also be applicable in other export-oriented industries that employ large numbers of low-income female workers, such as call centers, IT, agriculture, and others. Some of the tools and exercises may need to be revised and contextualized before being used in other industries, but the concepts, reference to... Read More
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Project 7: Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Behaviour - State of the Art
Mistra Future Fashion, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
May 30, 2012
Different approaches to studying consumer behavior exist, of which most either follow the internalist or the externalist stream. The motivation-opportunity-ability-behavior model combines both perspectives. Acknowledging that consistency between attitudes and behaviors can only occur under volitional control, the integration of the concepts “ability” and “opportunity” into the model allows the... Read More
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State of the art and current situation: Sustainability study on clothes and their use and handling in the existing health care system
Mistra Future Fashion
Dec 20, 2015
This project has two tasks: one focusing on improving the environmental and sustainability in the use of patient clothing, and a second with a focus on how design and comfort can result in positive psychosocial effects. 
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Collaborative Consumption: Business Model Opportunities and Barriers for Fashion Libraries
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Jan 01, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to explore barriers and opportunities for business models based on the ideas of collaborative consumption within the fashion industry. The analysis is based on a multiple-case study of Scandinavian fashion libraries – a new, clothes-sharing concept that has emerged as a fashion niche within the last decade. It is concluded that fashion libraries offers interesting... Read More
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Business Model Innovation through Second Hand Retailing: A Fashion Industry Case
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Mar 01, 2015
The issue of business model innovation for sustainability is becoming increasingly relevant for fashion companies. This paper investigates how the resell of a fashion brand's own product can facilitate business model adaption towards sustainability. Based on a single revelatory case study the article highlights a premium fashion brand's endeavours in prolonging their products life through... Read More
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FLA Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
Companies that join the FLA commit to ten Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing (and/or Responsible Production) and agree to uphold the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct in their supply chain.  Sourcing principles apply to FLA-affiliated brands and licensees, while production principles apply to FLA-affiliated suppliers and brands' owned production facilities. 
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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Aug 14, 2017
This law amended CPSA in 2008 to provide CPSC with significant new regulatory and enforcement tools. CPSIA addresses, among other things, lead, phthalates, toy safety, third-party testing and certification, imports, ATVs, civil and criminal penalties and SaferProducts.gov. It repeals a funding limitation on the number of CPSC commissioners.
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Sustainability Reporting Standards
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
The GRI Standards are the first global standards for sustainability reporting. They feature a modular, interrelated structure, and represent the global best practice for reporting on a range of economic, environmental and social impacts.
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Guidance on How to Substitute Hazardous Chemicals
The Substitution Support Portal (SUBSPORT)
Substitution is a core action to reduce the risks hazardous chemicals pose to the environment and public health. However finding a safer substitute can be a challenging task – the SUBSPORT web portal is your resource to facilitate this work. SUBSPORT is a free-of-charge, multilingual platform for information exchange on alternative substances and technologies, as well as tools and guidance for... Read More
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Meeting Customers’ Needs for Chemical Data - A guidance document for suppliers
Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3)
Feb 01, 2011
This document is intended primarily for suppliers to product fabricators and formulators. Forward-looking companies working to bring safer products to market need the active engagement of suppliers to provide relevant chemical information. When they cannot obtain this information, many leading-edge firms look to alternative suppliers.This document outlines the reasons companies are seeking... Read More
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GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals v1.3 GreenScreen Benchmarks™
Clean Production Action
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a method for chemical hazard assessment designed to identify chemicals of high concern and safer alternatives. It is used by industry, government and NGOs to support product design and development, materials procurement, and as part of alternatives assessment to meet regulatory requirements. It is used by businesses like Hewlett-Packard, governments like... Read More
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ISO 14040:2006 - Environmental management -- Life cycle assessment -- Principles and framework
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Jul 01, 2006
ISO 14040:2006 describes the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review of the LCA, limitations of the LCA, the relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions... Read More
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2017 Retail Energy Management Leadership Model
Retail Industry Leader's Association (RILA)
Jan 01, 2017
RILA’s Retail Energy Management Leadership Model is a roadmap to help retail energy managers optimize their energy programs. It is intended to identify possible pathways to strong energy management programs in retail. The leading practices are currently only performed by a few companies at most, and not every company can/will achieve every leading practice.
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Future-Fit Business Benchmark, Part 2: Indicators Release 1
Future-Fit Foundation
Apr 29, 2016
This is an in-depth, technical guide, presenting a set of Key Fitness Indicators that aim to help companies assess their progress toward each Future-Fit Goal.
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A new agenda for the board of directors: Adoption and Oversight of Corporate Sustainability
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Jan 01, 2012
United Nations Global Compact - UNGC Contains inspiration and recommendations for Boards of Directors on adoption and oversight of corporate sustainability.Global trends like climate change and population growth, as well as hyper-transparency and growing consumer concern about the social and environmental impact of corporations, are currently profoundly reshaping the business environment. For... Read More
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ANSI/LEO-4000: National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture
New ANSI-approved standard that measures sustainability in agriculture production using all 3 elements of the triple-bottom line.
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ISO 20400:2017
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Sustainability and enterprise risk management: The first step towards integration
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
An organization’s enterprise risk management function plays a critical role in monitoring and managing the risks and opportunities that stem from the internal and external forces that can impact a company’s profitability, success or even survival.Risk management experts across academic and consulting institutions alike perceive that the impact of economic and legal risks on a business and... Read More
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Chemical Footprint Project 2018 Annual Report
The Chemical Footprint Project
Continuous improvement – three years of Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Surveys highlight the growing capacity of business leaders to develop and execute comprehensive chemicals policies, know the chemistry of their products, measure their chemical footprints, and be public about their journeys. See the results of the latest Survey in the 2018 Chemical Footprint Project Report - fill out the... Read More
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND BUILD STRATEGIES FOR CRAFT BREWERS
Brewers Association (BA)
Sustainable Design and Build Strategies for Craft Brewers outlines important considerations both for brewers who are just beginning and need some guidance on how to design a sustainable building for their operations, and for brewers and pub owners who are looking to enhance, expand, or renovate their operations and wish to incorporate green building elements into their designs.See full website:... Read More
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Project ROI: Defining the competitive and financial advantages of corporate responsibility and sustainability
Project ROI
May 31, 2015
Project ROI’s objective is to assess the business case for CR for the benefit of senior executives,boards of directors, and even Wall Street. The research has asked what, if any, potential ROI canCR deliver? We have then assessed:What are the strategies, tactics, and practices likely to create ROI?What lessons should executives and managers take regarding their approach to andmeasurement of CR... Read More
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AccountAbility Standards
AccountAbility
AccountAbility’s AA1000 Series of Standards are principles-based Standards and Frameworks used by a broad spectrum of organizations – global businesses, private enterprises, governments and civil societies – to demonstrate leadership and performance in accountability, responsibility and sustainability.
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Restricted Substance List (RSL)
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
This Restricted Substance List (RSL) is intended to provide apparel and footwear companies with information related to regulations and laws that restrict or ban certain chemicals and substances in finished home textile, apparel, and footwear products around the world.The RSL was developed by a special working group of the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA’s) Environmental Task... Read More
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Restricted Substances List ("RSL")
Levi Strauss & Co.
Oct 01, 2016
LS&CO. is committed to conducting its business in an environmentally sustainable manner that protects consumers, workers, the environment, and the LS&CO. brands. We do so by building principally upon three pillars: (1) the Restricted Substances List (RSL); (2) Environmental Sustainability; and (3) Worker Health and Safety Requirements. These pillars, and all other requirements set out... Read More
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From Resistance to Opportunity-Seeking: Strategic Responses to Institutional Pressures for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Nordic Fashion Industry
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Feb 01, 2013
Using survey responses from 400 fashion companies in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, we examine the diversity of strategic responses to institutional pressures for corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the Nordic fashion industry. We also develop and test a new model of strategic responses to institutional pressures that encompasses both resistance and opportunity-seeking... Read More
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Base Code Guidance: Child Labor
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Jul 02, 2017
This guidance is intended to help businesses understand child labour and the responsibilities of companies to embed the application of ETI’s Base Code Clause 4 in their global supply chains. It aims to frame and understand the complexity of the issues, recognising that each situation is different, and that no ‘one size fits all’ approach is possible. The guidance provides advice to companies on... Read More
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Ethical trade and the SDGs
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Jan 11, 2017
The purpose of this report is:To explain how the SDGs (sustainable development goals) are relevant to ethical trade and workers’ rights, particularly SDG 8 and other key goals. Responsible business conduct and respect for human rights in global supply chains has been identified as one of the most effective ways of advancing sustainable development.To explain the links between the SDGs, the... Read More
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Human Rights Due Diligence Framework
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
May 19, 2016
This tool will help companies to meet their corporate responsibilities to respect human rights in the labour rights context, and report against these obligations. It sets out the critical elements of human rights due diligence and how they relate to one another. It will help companies understand what information is needed to make the right kinds of decisions, who to engage and why. 
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VPEPxchange
Texbase, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
VPEPxchange is a subscription-based collaboration platform that allows suppliers to author and publish Voluntary Product Environmental Profiles (VPEPs). Suppliers can then securely share VPEPs with interested stakeholders such as customers, manufacturers, brands or retailers who download and manage VPEPs in their own document libraries.The Voluntary Product Environmental Profile is a... Read More
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Climate Change: Implications and Strategies for the Luxury Fashion Sector
BSR Group, Kering
Nov 04, 2015
While the report outlines the climate risks facing global luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain where raw materials are produced and where the impact will be significant on the natural and agricultural systems that deliver these materials. Current and future climate risks around six key raw materials—cashmere, cotton, beef... Read More
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Healthcare Delivery in RMG Factories in Bangladesh: What are the Missed Opportunities?
BSR Group, Her Project
Dec 05, 2014
The purpose of this working paper is to present the current gaps identified in healthcare services and facilities inside of factories in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh. Basic healthcare facilities and personnel (nurse, doctor) are required by law in factories employing more than 300 workers. The findings described in this paper will inform the design of upgrading programs... Read More
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Financial Inclusion in the Supply Chain: An Evaluation of the HERfinance Pilot in India
BSR Group, Her Project
Mar 09, 2015
This report details the results of BSR's HERfinance program pilot alongside qualitative case studies and a review of the challenges we faced and the lessons learned as we prepare to scale HERfinance in India and expand it to additional countries. We also highlight the importance of the low-income salaried worker population as employees, as targets for other workplace-based financial capability... Read More
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Transparency, Purpose, and the Empowered Consumer: A New Paradigm for Advertising
BSR Group
Mar 23, 2015
This paper focuses on one central question: Can the advertising industry use principles rooted in CSR to engage consumers, build trust, and secure long-term brand loyalty in today’s volatile media landscape? Our conclusion is that there can be a powerful relationship between corporate responsibility and effective advertising. This paper outlines three opportunities for advertisers to embrace... Read More
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Adapting to Climate Change: A Guide for the Consumer Product Industry
BSR Group
May 22, 2011
In this brief, CP refers to a broad range of consumer goods companies, including brands and retailers of apparel and footwear; cosmetics and personal care products; cleaning, office, and home care supplies; and consumer durables.This primer on climate change adaptation in the consumer products (CP) industry summarizes how CP companies are reporting on climate change risks and opportunities. It... Read More
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Child Labor in Myanmar’s Garment Sector: Challenges and Recommendations
BSR Group
May 16, 2016
This report explains the context of child labor in Myanmar, both across sectors and specifically for garment manufacturing. Because there is no comprehensive data on the role of children in the garment sector, the findings are primarily based on interviews with key industry observers and participants.
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The Paris Agreement: What it Means for Business
We Mean Business, BSG Group, DLA Piper, NewClimate Institute
Jun 28, 2017
This report is the post-Paris counterpart to The Business Brief. After translating the We Mean Business coalition’s policy asks for government negotiators, we now translate the many facets of the Paris outcome for businesses and investors, including where opportunities exist. 
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Ethiopia’s Emerging Apparel Industry: Options for Better Business and Women’s Empowerment in a Frontier Market
BSR Group, Her Project
May 11, 2017
This paper is based on interviews that took place between September 2016 and March 2017 with a number of apparel industry stakeholders including buyers, suppliers, business associations, civil society, freelance consultants, and international donors. We also conducted five focus groups with 44 women workers from factories in Ethiopia’s industrial parks. These interviews and focus groups were... Read More
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Women’s Empowerment in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Business Action to Advance Women’s Health, Rights, and Wellbeing
BSR Group, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Sep 18, 2016
This report aims to help unlock business opportunities that advance the health, rights, and wellbeing of women in global value chains. It highlights the benefits of investing in women along the value chain and provides a framework for action and practical guidance for companies to identify and strengthen value chain investment opportunities that deliver positive returns to business, women, and... Read More
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Women’s Empowerment in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Business Action to Advance Women’s Health, Rights, and Wellbeing
BSR Group, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Mar 07, 2017
This report aims to help unlock business opportunities that advance the health, rights, and wellbeing of women in global value chains. It highlights the benefits of investing in women along the value chain and provides a framework for action and practical guidance for companies to identify and strengthen value chain investment opportunities that deliver positive returns to business, women, and... Read More
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Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for the Apparel Sector
BSR Group
Mar 07, 2017
This brief provides recommendations for apparel companies to advance women’s economic empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This brief was developed alongside the BSR report “Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Business Action,” which seeks to mobilize greater private-sector action to enhance women’s economic empowerment in the region.
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Big Brands, Big Impact: A Marketer’s Guide to Behavior Change - Full Report
BSR Group, Futerra
May 30, 2017
This report shares the findings and recommendations from an 18-month testing program investigating the effectiveness of different messaging approaches in influencing environmentally sustainable consumer purchasing decisions and behaviors. The report is geared for sustainability and consumer behavior experts who wish to understand the SLFG barrier/benefit theory, testing methodology, case study... Read More
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Gender Equality in Codes of Conduct Guidance
BSR Group
Apr 24, 2017
BSR’s Gender Equality in Codes of Conduct Guidance provides a framework for companies to integrate gender equality considerations into the standards they use to set supply chain ethical requirements. This Guidance is the first of a set of tools that aim at promoting practices and systems in supply chains that empower women.
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Gender Equality in Codes of Conduct Guidance
BSR Group
Apr 24, 2017
This toolkit is designed to be used in the textile and garment sectors in India but might also be applicable in other export-oriented industries that employ large numbers of low-income female workers, such as call centers, IT, agriculture, and others. Some of the tools and exercises may need to be revised and contextualized before being used in other industries, but the concepts, reference to... Read More
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ETI Impact Assessment Part 2b: Findings and recommendations from a case study in Vietnam (garments and footwear)
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
May 08, 2009
This document is relevant to all those involved in monitoring and improving labour conditions in the export garment and footwear sectors in Vietnam, including retailers and brands, agents and suppliers, auditors, NGOs and trade unions. It provides an overview of the impacts of codes of labour practice in garment and footwear factories in Vietnam, and of key labour issues that remain to be... Read More
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Impact Assessment Part 2f: Findings and recommendations from a scoping study in China
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
May 18, 2009
This document is relevant to all those involved in monitoring and improving labour conditions in the export garment industry in China, including retailers, agents and suppliers, auditor s, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade unions. Unlike the other five case studies, the China study was not a full impact assessment. Rather, it was an evaluation of the feasibility of carrying out... Read More
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Lessons from ETI programmes - Tamil Nadu multi-stakeholder programme, southern India
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Dec 17, 2015
This is an ongoing series of briefing notes about the lessons we are learning from our supply chain programme work. It is aimed at practitioners who are doing or planning to do ethical trade or labour rights related work in global supply chains and is designed to share and stimulate learning. In this series, we give a brief description of the programme in question and then focus on the lessons... Read More
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Bangladesh Social Dialogue Programme Executive Summary
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
May 04, 2017
This summary sets out the impact the social dialogue programme has had to date, following a recent independent evaluation. In short, the programme has been shown to:Improve the understanding of rights and responsibilities of all workplace stakeholdersImprove communication between workers and managementImprove worker moraleIncrease the participation of women in workplace processesDecrease labour... Read More
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State of the Art in research on 'Policy for Future Fashion'
Mistra Future Fashion
Jan 01, 2015
The report considers and summarises policy suggestions and proposals that range from specific to broad brush proposals. The material assessed includes academic research, agency and research centre reports and government sponsored work. The purpose is to highlight what is 'on the agenda' in terms of policy for sustainability in the fashion and textile industries. It is import to state early that... Read More
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Future Fashion Alternatives - a social marketing toolbox to promote sustainable fashion alternatives
Mistra Future Fashion, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Jan 01, 2015
The present study aims to change consumer awareness and inspire behavioural change. In particular, we aim to reduce discarding of clothes and extend life of garments among young adults. To overcome the attitude-behaviour-gap we employ a social marketing toolbox. The toolbox is implemented within the ‘WebQuest’ on www.future-fashion-alternatives.com (Figure 1). A WebQuest is a specific type of... Read More
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D7.2 Field report on consumer survey and in-store experiments
Mistra Future Fashion
Dec 20, 2012
Internal drivers and barriers to sustainable consumption – focus point of work package 1 of project 7 - are identified by getting a deeper understanding of how actual consumer behaviour evolves during the phases of purchasing, using and disposing. Data on consumers’ competence has been gathered by a questionnaire on consumer behaviour (habits, knowledge, time and financial resources) as well as... Read More
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D7.2 Field report on consumer survey and in-store experiments
Mistra Future Fashion
Dec 20, 2012
Changing consumers’ lifestyles towards more sustainable choices and behaviours in the fashion domain can be approached by both: removing barriers at the individual and infrastructural level as well as by promoting incentives for more sustainable choices. To identify such internal and external barriers and drivers of sustainable fashion consumption, a mixed method approach of both, quantitative... Read More
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D6.2 FASHION FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR: Sustainability study of new handling system
Mistra Future Fashion
Previous research in the P6 project (Deliverable D6.1) has shown that public procurement in Europe is becoming more regulated, although on a voluntary basis. Environmental requirements are coming higher up on the agenda. From the perspective of introducing new textiles into the Swedish healthcare system as well as sustainability potential of handling of hospital clothing, the following was... Read More
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Project 7: Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Behaviour - State of the Art
Mistra Future Fashion
May 31, 2012
Different approaches to studying consumer behavior exist, of which most either follow the internalist or the externalist stream. The motivation-opportunity-ability-behavior model combines both perspectives. Acknowledging that consistency between attitudes and behaviors can only occur under volitional control, the integration of the concepts “ability” and “opportunity” into the model allows the... Read More
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Acid hydrolysis of cellulosic fibres: Comparison of bleached kraft pulp, dissolving pulps and cotton textile cellulose
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
Oct 08, 2015
The behaviour of different cellulosic fibres during acid hydrolysis has been investigated and the levellingoff degree of polymerisation (LODP) has been determined. The study included a bleached kraft pulp (both never-dried and once-dried) and two dissolving pulps (once-dried). Additionally, cotton cellulose from new cotton sheets and sheets discarded after long-time use was studied.... Read More
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Project 5: Reuse, recycling and end of life issues - Polyester Recycling
Mistra Future Fashion
Within project 5, two recycling methods, physical recycling and chemical recycling, have been tested to recycle polymeric textile waste. In physical recycling, polymeric fiber waste were compounded and then re-spun into fiber by a melt spinning process. In chemical recycling, the polymeric fiber waste (polyester fiber waste) was chemically deploymerized into its monomers, and then the generated... Read More
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Critical aspects in design for fiber-to-fiber recycling of textiles
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Mar 31, 2016
As a part of Mistra Future Fashion Phase 2 critical aspects for increased fiber-to-fiber recycling of textiles were identified from stakeholder's perspectives. The aspects were identified through in-depth interviews with representatives from fashion companies, textile sorters and textile recyclers. The identified aspects were subsequently categorized, grouped and ranked. Differences in... Read More
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Chemical and ultrastructural changes in cotton cellulose induced by laundering and textile use
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
May 15, 2014
The textile industry is currently under pressure to decrease environmental load related to both the manufacture and the use of textiles. Material recycling may be one of many ways to accomplish such a decrease. Age-induced property changes in cotton textiles are important to understand in order to facilitate the recycling of cotton textiles. Consequently, this study investigates ultrastructural... Read More
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Characterization of cellulose in post-consumer cotton textiles
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
Jan 01, 2015
The overall objective of this thesis is to provide a background to the recycling of cotton. Since cotton consists of pure cellulose, it might be possible to include used cotton, in the already existing viscose industry. In this thesis two aspects important to accomplishing this task have been studied; changes that occur in cotton fibres during service life, and comparison between cotton and... Read More
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Properties, performance and associated hazards of state-of-the-art durable water repellent (DWR) chemistry for textile finishing.
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT), Stockholm University, VU University
May 01, 2016
Following the phase-out of long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), the textile industry had to find alternatives for side-chain fluorinated polymer based durable water repellent (DWR) chemistries that incorporated long perfluoroalkyl side chains. This phase-out and subsequent substitution with alternatives has resulted in a market where both fluorinated and non-fluorinated DWRs... Read More
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D4.7 Report: the sustainability toolbox - "Green Textiles Guide"
Mistra Future Fashion
The Green Textiles Guide is a result of the Swedish research programme Mistra Future Fashion, project 4 (P4) called Moving towards eco-efficient textile materials and processes . For more information about Mistra Future Fashion, see the website (http://mistrafuturefashion.com/).This report summarizes the content of the Green Textiles Guide, which is a prototype set of online tools (Deliverable... Read More
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D4.5/D4.6/D2.6 - Report: Consumer behavior on washing
Mistra Future Fashion
For the life cycle assessment (LCA) studies in Mistra Future Fashion (performed in project 2 (P2)), quantitative information about consumer behaviour regarding purchasing, use, including washing of fashion garments and discharge of clothing and home textiles was needed. The available statistics on how textiles in general are washed and dried in Sweden do not distinguish between on the one hand... Read More
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D4.4 Report on washability of developed products
Mistra Future Fashion
In this study, 16 different materials have been evaluated regarding washing performances, including some tests conducted with the non convention CelluNova material prototype. 
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D4.3 Report describing processing windows for production processes of fabrics made of sustainable fibers (e.g. CelluNova fibers).
Mistra Future Fashion
The aim of this report was to evaluate possible sustainable alternatives to cotton. A screening on the market was done for biobased fibers and this report describes existing and future potentially more sustainable fibers. Washing tests have been performed at Swerea IVF on some of the materials described in this report. The results from those tests are presented in the report D4.4 Report on... Read More
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D4.2 Demonstrators: Material performance of CelluNova fabrics or fabrics of other bio based fibers
Mistra Future Fashion
This report documents the different textile demonstrators from bio based materials which were developed and produced within Mistra Future Fashion, Project 4, Moving towards eco-friendly textile materials and processes. The aim of the demonstrators is to show the difference between materials both in appearance, comfort and technical aspects. The processing condition used in the production of the... Read More
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We shape our tools, then they shape us
Textiles Environment Design (TED), University of the Arts London (UAL), Chelsea College of Art & Design
Jan 01, 2013
The artifact is a set of ten cards entitled TED’s TEN, developed by the research group Textiles Environment Design (Chelsea College of Art and Design, UAL), a group of education and practice based design academics investigating sustainability in the textile and fashion industries. When used together, the cards can serve as practical guidelines to examine, survey and highlight the problem of... Read More
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A life cycle assessment (LCA)-based approach to guiding an industry sector towards sustainability: the case of the Swedish apparel sector
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
The environmental challenges associated with consumption of textiles have generally been investigated on product level in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies. For social sustainability aspects, social hotspot analysis has instead been applied on the textile sector level. The aim with the industry sector approach developed by the authors was to enable assessment of different interventions in... Read More
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‘We are Disruptive’: New Practices for Textile/Fashion Designers in the Supply Chain
Textiles Environment Design (TED), Chelsea College of Art & Design
Dec 20, 2015
Whilst some fashion brands limit their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy to monitoring workingconditions in their suppliers’ factories, this project asks how a fashion brand could use an innovation process that brings both economic and social value, outside of the factory walls. While the business model concept being proposed is not new, the method being proposed to develop the... Read More
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Design for Cyclability: Proactive Approaches for Maximising Material Recovery
Mistra Future Fashion
Jan 01, 2014
This paper will introduce lifecycle thinking as a visual framework for design ideation that allows for a deeper understanding of the key issues and barriers to closing the loop on textiles. By mapping the varied routes around and through the lifecycle, we can define new briefs for the designer working towards a more connected material economy.
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Sustainable Textile Design as Bricolage
Textiles Environment Design (TED), University of the Arts London
This paper argues that a bricolage metaphor is a useful framework for understanding a crafts-based textile design practice that includes a values system that supports sustainability, and for making explicit the differences and parallels between a design and science research approach. The first part of the PhD included a literature review of design methodology, sustainability theory and... Read More
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A New ‘T’ for Textiles: Up skilling design researchers to inspire Buying Office staff towards sustainability at Hennes and Mauritz (H&M)
University of the Arts London, Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Apr 17, 2015
The paper addresses the research question: What new skills and capabilities do textile designers need to promote sustainable design innovation in large fashion corporations? Using a framework of traditional textile design practice (Gale & Kaur, 2002) and a vision of practice for sustainable fashion/textile designers (Fletcher & Grose, 2012), the paper argues that skills outside of the... Read More
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Environmental assessment of Swedish fashion consumption: Five garments – sustainable futures
Mistra Future Fashion
Jun 15, 2015
The Mistra Future Fashion research program was created to deliver knowledge and solutions that the Swedish fashion industry and its stakeholders can use to improve the fashion sector’s environmental performance and strengthen its global competitiveness. Within the program, Project 2, called “Clarifying sustainable fashion”, aimed to clarify what sustainable fashion means for the Swedish fashion... Read More
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DESIGN THINKING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A CASE STUDY OF A RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN HENNES & MAURITZ AND TEXTILES ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
Copenhagen Business School (CBS), University of the Arts London
Jun 18, 2014
In this paper we fuse design thinking and the sociology of translation, particularly Callon’s four momentsof translation (1986), creating an analytical framework to explore organizational barriers to changetowards sustainability in the textile and fashion industry. Drawing on design thinking we propose to add afifth moment to Callon’s framework to highlight the value of iterations or “overlaps”... Read More
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Textile Toolbox
Textiles Environment Design, Mistra Future Fashion, University of Arts London
Textile Toolbox is TED’s web platform project for MISTRA Future Fashion. The research consortium aims to create systemic and profitable change within the fashion industry through ‘interconnected design thinking and processes for sustainable textiles and fashion’. This open website is a platform for designers and experts to engage with new design ideas.To date this site has been used to help... Read More
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Is Unbleached Cotton Better Than Bleached? Exploring the Limits of Life-Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
Mar 15, 2017
The applicability of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for the textile industry is discussed with a special focus on environmental impact from chemicals. Together with issues of water depletion and energy use, the use of chemicals and their emissions are important environmental considerations for textile products. However, accounting for chemicals is a weak point in LCA methodology and practice. Two... Read More
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Is Unbleached Cotton Better Than Bleached? Exploring the Limits of Life-Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
Mar 15, 2017
The applicability of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for the textile industry is discussed with a special focus on environmental impact from chemicals. Together with issues of water depletion and energy use, the use of chemicals and their emissions are important environmental considerations for textile products. However, accounting for chemicals is a weak point in LCA methodology and practice. Two... Read More
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Review of methods addressing freshwater use in life cycle inventory and impact assessment
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Oct 27, 2017
In recent years, several methods have been developed which propose different freshwater use inventory schemes and impact assessment characterization models considering various cause–effect chain relationships. This work reviewed a multitude of methods and indicators for freshwater use potentially applicable in life cycle assessment (LCA). This review is used as a basis to identify the key... Read More
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Towards Sustainable Use of Chemicals in the Textile Industry: How life cycle assessment can contribute
Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)
Jan 01, 2015
The research presented in the thesis and the two papers intends to improve LCA methodology and practice so that use and emissions of textile chemicals can be included in LCA studies of textile products, and the results thereof can provide useful guidance to decision makers in the textile industry. Three research questions are answered: 1) if the toxicity impact potential of textile chemicals is... Read More
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Greening street-level procurement practice in highly decentralised systems: the case of Sweden
Mistra Future Fashion
This article investigates the every-day street-level practice of green public procurement (GPP) in Sweden, a country with one of the most decentralised systems of public administration within the European Union (EU). The street-level procurement officers in Swedish local and regional government are in charge of purchases estimated to represent between 10 and 15 per cent of Sweden’s GDP. This... Read More
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Sustainability innovators and anchor draggers: a global expert study on sustainable fashion
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Jan 01, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to explore current barriers and opportunities for sustainability in the fashion industry. The paper is based on a study among 36 fashion experts from academia, industry, and non-governmental organizations, who took part in an online study on sustainable fashion. The results from the study indicates that the fashion industry faces immense social and environmental... Read More
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Post-retail responsibility of garments – a fashion industry perspective
Dec 29, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to study the reuse and recycling of garments from the fashion industry's perspective. Through multiple case studies the paper maps the emerging organizational field of post-retail responsibility of garments, describing how and why several fashion companies have engaged with reuse and recycling practices and which opportunities and challenges they face.
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D4.1/D2.1 - State of the art
Mistra Future Fashion
Mar 01, 2013
eco-efficient textile materials and process and the sustainability of cotton.    The world white cotton production has reached a point called Peak cotton. Global production has stagnated. Farmland area cannot increase any more and the prices of food and raw materials are rising significantly. Synthetic fiber cannot meet expectations regarding comfort and moisture that the natural ones can... Read More
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Towards Understanding Sustainable Textile Waste Management: Environmental impacts and social indicators
Jan 01, 2014
Global population growth and rising living standards have increased apparel consumption, and thegeneration of textile and clothing waste. This has raised concerns about lost resources and theenvironmental damage associated with these flows. The sustainable development of textile wastemanagement from both environmental and social perspectives is explored in this thesis.The first part of this... Read More
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EXPLORING THE SHARING ECONOMY
Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Jan 01, 2016
Despite the growing interest on the part of proponents and opponents - ranging from business,civil society, media, to policy-makers alike - there is still limited knowledge about the workingmechanisms of the sharing economy. The thesis is dedicated to explore this understudiedphenomenon and to provide a more nuanced understanding of the micro- and macro-leveltensions that characterize the... Read More
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The SocioLog.dx Experience: A Global Expert Study on Sustainable Fashion
Mistra Future Fashion
Nov 01, 2013
In May 2013, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), in collaboration with GfK (Growth from Knowledge), conducted a global expert study on sustainable fashion, which is essentially about improving the social, environmental and economic footprint of the entire fashion supply chain (design, manufacturing, transport, consumption, etc.).1 During the five−day event, an online forum (Sociolog.dx) was... Read More
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Selling Sustainability - Primer for Marketers
Sustainable Lifestyles Frontier Group (SLFG), BSR Group, Futerra Sustainability Communications
Jan 01, 2015
This guide was designed for the sustainability, brand and marketing teams of our Sustainability LifestyleS Frontier Group (SLFG) member companies. The insights are based on brand workshops held in the USA, Europe and Asia over two years.
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BIG BRANDS, BIG IMPACT - A Marketer’s Guide to Behavior Change - Pitch Deck
Sustainable Lifestyles Frontier Group (SLFG), BSR Group, Futerra
May 30, 2017
Mainstream consumers are starting to look for products with environmental and social benefits, in addition to traditional benefits linked to functionality and brand. Businesses are beginning to adapt to this shift in consumer preferences. At the same time, people are increasingly engaging in behaviors such as recycling,conserving energy, paying more attention to healthy habits, and changing... Read More
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Fair Wear Foundation Code of Labour Practices
Fair Wear Foundation (FWF)
The Code of Labour Practices is based on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. In the text below, references are made to specific conventions. Where clarifications of ILO Conventions are required, FWF follows ILO Recommendations and existing jurisprudence.
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Social Accountability 8000 International Standard
Social Accountability International (SAI)
Jun 01, 2014
The intent of SA8000 is to provide an auditable, voluntary standard, based on the UN Declaration of Human Rights, ILO and other international human rights and labour norms and national labour laws, to empower and protect all personnel within an organisation’s control and influence who provide products or services for that organisation, including personnel employed by the organisation itself and... Read More
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ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY CITIZENSHIP COALITION® CODE OF CONDUCT
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
Jan 01, 2016
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition ® (EICC® ) Code of Conduct establishes standards to ensure that working conditions in the electronics industry supply chain are safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity, and that business operations are environmentally responsible and conducted ethically.
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Outdoor Industry Association Fair Labor Code of Conduct
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
 In order to make an impact and promote socially acceptable production conditions, Outdoor IndustryAssociation (OIA) participants (“Participants”) have adopted this Fair Labor Code of Conduct. To adopt the Code and become a Participant, a company shall declare its support for the OIA Fair LaborCode of Conduct and seek to conform to the Code and its standards. The Code of Conduct outlines... Read More
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Empowering Female Workers in the Apparel Industry: Three Areas for Business Action
BSR Group
Jun 01, 2017
This document, prepared by BSR, summarizes and highlights key findings from in-depth researchconducted by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) for the apparel sector community.This analysis proposes three areas where apparel companies should invest to drive improvements inoutcomes for women workers and promote women’s economic empowerment around the world. Theanalysis and the... Read More
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EPA SmartWay Shippers
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA’s SmartWay program helps companies advance supply chain sustainability by measuring, benchmarking, and freight transportation efficiency. Launched in 2004, this voluntary public-private program:provides a comprehensive and well-recognized system for tracking, documenting and sharing information about fuel use and freight emissions across supply chainshelps companies identify and select more... Read More
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Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
United Nations (UN)
This document describes the classification criteria and the hazard communication elements by type of hazard (e.g. acute toxicity; flammability). In addition, decision logics for each hazard have been developed. Some examples of classification of chemicals in the text, as well as in Annex 8, illustrates how to apply the criteria. There is also some discussion about issues that were raised during... Read More
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Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation: An Evaluation of its Provisions, Administration, and Impact, 1998
The Council of State Governments
Jan 01, 1998
In 1990, the Coalition of Northeastern Governors presented to the Northeastern states Model Legislation designed to phase out the use of mercury, lead, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium in packaging within four years following enactment of the legislation. The Model Legislation attracted immediate attention from state officials in the Northeast and in other regions because it responded to public... Read More
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Tools for Green Chemistry & Engineering
ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
The innovative green chemistry tools on this page have been developed by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable and made available to the greater community. These tools are the unique output of the Roundtable’s collaboration among member companies and represent hundreds of hours of work. 
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Design Principles for Sustainable Green Chemistry & Engineering
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute
This new booklet describes the many design principles of green chemistry and engineering in a visually compelling format.
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Design Principles for Sustainable Green Chemistry & Engineering
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute
This new booklet describes the many design principles of green chemistry and engineering in a visually compelling format.
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Design Principles for Sustainable Green Chemistry & Engineering
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute
This document is a collection of design principles that various individuals and groups have proposed over time to answer that question. Most people stop at 12 principles, and most separate chemistry from engineering as if it were possible to do green chemistry in the absence of engineering. I’ve never found a way to do that and I firmly believe that there are no two disciplines, and no two... Read More
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WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical Hazards
World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 01, 2010
The purpose of the WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit: Chemical Hazards is to provide its users with guidance to identify, acquire and use the information needed to assess chemical hazards, exposures and the corresponding health risks in their given health risk assessment contexts at local and/or national levels. The Toolkit provides road maps for conducting a human health risk... Read More
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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Aug 14, 2008
This law amended CPSA in 2008 to provide CPSC with significant new regulatory and enforcement tools. CPSIA addresses, among other things, lead, phthalates, toy safety, third-party testing and certification, imports, ATVs, civil and criminal penalties and SaferProducts.gov. It repeals a funding limitation on the number of CPSC commissioners.
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Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
European Chemicals Agency
Jun 01, 2007
 REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals.
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The Sin List
ChemSec
In 2007 the EU chemicals regulation REACH entered into force. Within REACH the most hazardous chemicals are defined as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and subsequently placed on the Candidate List. EU member states have decided that the use of these substances should be strictly limited. However the process of actually regulating specific chemicals within the scope of REACH has up until... Read More
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The Guide to Safer Chemicals - Implementing the BizNGO Principles for Safer Chemicals
BizNGO, Clean Production Action
Dec 01, 2012
The BizNGO Guide to Safer Chemicals—call it “The Guide” for short—is a unique resource for downstream users of chemicals. It is a hands-on guide that charts pathways to safer chemicals in products and supply chains for brand name companies, product manufacturers, architects and designers, retailers, and health care organizations.
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ISO 14040:2006 - Life cycle assessment
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Jun 30, 2006
ISO 14040:2006 describes the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review of the LCA, limitations of the LCA, the relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions... Read More
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Chemical Guidance Document
AFIRM Group
In order to comply with brand requirements and government regulations, suppliers of textile and leather products must be able to identify the potential negative impacts their chemical processes may have on the environment, workers’ health, and consumer safety. It can be a difficult and confusing task to quantify these impacts – especially for suppliers that “finish” textile and leather products... Read More
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Chemicals of High Concern – List of Lists (“Red List of Lists”)
Clean Production Action, Healthy Building Network
Jan 01, 2009
Chemicals of High Concern are a select group of chemicals that are the highest priority toeliminate from usage. “Chemicals of High Concern – List of Lists” or “Red List” for short, is an aggregated list of authoritative chemical lists developed by a body established by one or more government entities addressing any one of the hazard endpoints listed below, excepting neurotoxicants, vPTs, vBTs... Read More
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Carbon Productivity Tool
The Carbon Productivity Consortium
Jul 23, 2017
The Carbon Productivity Tool is a prototype designed to help businesses identify how to measure carbon productivity, improve their performance by generating more value from less fossil fuel carbon, and collaborate with other companies in product value chains. It identifies nine levers for change across a product’s value chain and life cycle.Carbon productivity measures the return on carbon... Read More
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GreenScreen List Translator Version 1.3 (2e) Specified Lists
Clean Production Action
Feb 01, 2017
The GreenScreen List Translator® provides a “list of lists” approach to quickly identify chemicals of high concern. It does this by scoring chemicals based on information from over 40 hazard lists developed by authoritative scientific bodies convened by international, national and state governmental agencies, intergovernmental agencies and NGOs. These GreenScreen Specified Lists include REACH... Read More
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Helping Boards Face Climate Change
Ceres
Jul 19, 2017
Corporate secretaries and boards need to work together to ensure companies address climate change and other risks effectively. 
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GreenScreen Version 1.3 (2e) Hazard Criteria
Clean Production Action
Feb 01, 2017
The data and expert judgement are used to classify the hazard level for each of 18 human health and environmental endpoints according to the GreenScreen Hazard Criteria. Hazard levels range from Very High (vH) to Very Low (vL) and a data gap is only assigned after an exhaustive search has been completed and no hazard classification can be made, even through modeling approaches. GreenScreen also... Read More
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Life Cycle Assessment: Principles and Practice
Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
May 30, 2016
The following document provides an introductory overview of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and describes the general uses and major components of LCA. This document is an update and merger of two previous EPA documents on LCA (“Life Cycle Assessment: Inventory Guidelines and Principles,” EPA/600/R-92/245, and “LCA101” from the LCAccess, website, http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/lcaccess). It presents... Read More
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Product Category Rule Guidance
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
Feb 28, 2013
This guidance was developed through a consensus process by the SAC’s Metrics Working Group, and conforms to international standards (the ISO 14040 and 14020 series). It is intended to guide  the creation of more specific Product Category Rules (PCRs). These PCRs are in turn intended to support increased value chain transparency through Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). To the greatest... Read More
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LCA benchmarking study on textiles made of cotton, polyester, nylon, acryl, or elastane
Natascha M. van der Velden & Martin K. Patel & Joost G. Vogtländer INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT 19(2): 331-356.
Jul 05, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to provide an improved (up-to-date) insight into the environmental burden of textiles made of the base materials cotton, polyester (PET), nylon, acryl, and elastane. The research question is: Which base material and which life cycle stage (cradle-to-gate as well as cradle-to-grave) have the biggest impact on the environment? Methods Life cycle inventory (LCI) data... Read More
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Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator can help you understand just that, translating abstract measurements into concrete terms you can understand, such as the annual emissions from cars, households, or power plants.This calculator may be useful in communicating your greenhouse gas reduction strategy, reduction targets, or other initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton Fiber & Fabric: Full Report
Cotton Incorporated
The study is a holistic and comprehensive view of the life cycle of cotton textile products. The LCI is a collection of data sets that quantify relevant energy and material inputs and environmental release data associated with the production of cotton from cradle to- gate (fiber), and manufacturing from gate-to-gate (fabric). The associated LCA draws on the LCI data to model the environmental... Read More
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Global resource extraction by material category
Administrated by SERI (Sustainable Europe Research Institute) and WU Vienna (University of Economics and Business)
In the past 20 years, the concept of material flow accounting and analysis (MFA) has developed into one of the most successful and influential approaches within the area of environmental accounting on the national and international level. A large number of economy-wide material flow studies have been published for industrialized, transition and developing countries and for coalitions of states... Read More
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Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant supply chains: A global life cycle assessment
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
This report presents a life cycle analysis of the GHG emissions arising from ruminant supply chains around the year 2005. This  first comprehensive and dis- aggregated global assessment of emissions enables the understanding of emission pathways and hotspots. This is a fundamental and initial step to identify mitigation strategies and inform public debate.
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Management options to reduce carbon footprint of livestock products
University of Aarhus
Dec 21, 2014
Livestock products carry a large carbon footprint compared with other foods, and thus there is a need to focus on how to reduce it. The major contributing factors are emissions related to feed use and manure handling as well as the nature of the land required to produce the feed in question. We can conclude that the most important mitigation options include:better feed conversion at the system... Read More
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Material flows in the life cycle of leather
Joseph, K. and N. Nithya Journal of Cleaner Production
This paper presents a study on the resource and environmental profile of leather for communicating to the consumers about the environmental burdens of leather products. The results indicate that significant environmental impacts were caused during the tanning and finishing of leather as well as the electricity production and transportation required in the life cycle. The use of fossil fuels in... Read More
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Sustainability in the leather supply chain
Ernst & Young MVO Nederland
In this research report Ernst & Young assesses the sustainability issues in the leather supply chain with a focus on the effects/risks and relevant trade flows from Dutch companies. The research consists of three parts. Part one addresses the main trade flows and trends in the leather supply chain. Part two describes the main processes used in the different phases of the supply chain and... Read More
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Cutting Water Use in the Textile Industry
SARA PETERS - The New York Times
Jul 19, 2009
The process of making textiles can require several dozen gallons of water for each pound of clothing, especially during the dyeing process. Amid tightening environmental regulations and a push to save money, companies are working to reduce the waste.
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Business Alliance for Water and Climate Companies Sustainably Managing Water Resources 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Launched in 2015, the “Business Alliance for Water and Climate”  initiative demonstrates the crucial role of companies, through concrete  commitments, in addressing the issue of sustainable management of water  resources in the context of a changing climate. The long-term monitoring of commitments is ensured through the endorsement of the ‘CEO Water  Mandate’ and reporting to CDP Water.
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GEN: The Global Ecolabelling Network
GEN: The Global Ecolabelling Network
The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance recognition, certification and labelling organizations founded in 1994 to improve, promote, and develop the ecolabelling of products and services. Only environmentally friendly products and services proven to have lower environmental impact may carry a GEN member ecolabel.Please note: a... Read More
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TOWARDS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY Opportunities for the consumer goods sector
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
In January 2012, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched a report on the business and economic rationale for a circular economy. Given the complexityof the topic, it offered an introduction to an alternative to the linear ‘take – make – dispose’ model of consumption. The report showed that this linear model is facing competition from a pattern of resource deployment that is circular by design:... Read More
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Towards the Circular Economy: Accelerating the Scale-Up Across Global Supply Chains
World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company
Business leaders, consumers and governments alike have discovered that continued wealth generation requires a new industrial model that is less dependent on primary energy and materials inputs, and ultimately able to regenerate our natural capital. In its recent reports, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has focused on the economic and business benefits of such a circular model of growth.In this... Read More
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Circular Economy Business Toolkit
National Zero Waste Council
The guide draws on a wide range of existing resources and research to define key terms, outline how businesses can benefit, and present case studies from around the world. References adapted for each chapter of the toolkit are listed at the back; additional resources are provided in each chapter. The toolkit covers three key areas:• Business strategy: how to develop a circular business... Read More
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Circular Advantage
Accenture
Companies face a rapidly increasing challenge, and opportunity, to grow their businesses and create value amidst volatile and scarce supply of natural resources and environmental concerns, driving up prices and uncertainty. Circular Economy – an alternative model decoupling growth from scarce resource use – provides the key to managing this challenge at both the macro and micro level, allowing... Read More
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Circular Economy Toolbox - Getting Started in Circularity
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
May 22, 2017
This web-site helps the sustainability professional follow some proposed steps  to brainstorm on how too carry out a  successful circular program.
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Circular Economy Toolbox - Measuring Circular Economy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
There is no single accepted framework exists to enable organizations to assess and report their “circularity.”  This website explains the metrics presented in the Circular Economy Toolbox projects proposed by the Circular Economy Toolbox's expert staff. 
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EarthSmart Life Cycle Assessment Software
EarthShift Global LLC
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.EarthSmart provides built-in parametric modeling and over 8,000 internationally verified datasets covering common materials, processes and energy inputs, plus tutorials and models that... Read More
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BS OHSAS 18001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHS)
British Standards Institute (BSI)
BS OHSAS 18001 is a framework for an occupational health and safety (ohs) management system and is a part of the OHSAS 18000 (sometimes incorrectly identified as ISO 18000) series of standards, along with OHSAS 18002. It can help you put in place the policies, procedures and controls needed for your organization to achieve the best possible working conditions and workplace health and safety,... Read More
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Thredup
Thredup
thredUP is the easiest way to shop and sell high-quality secondhand clothes.ShopShop the brands you love at up to 90% off every day. Experience the thrill of the find with thousands of like-new arrivals every minute.Clean OutOrder a Clean Out Bag and refresh your wardrobe. Fill it up with like-new women’s and kids’ clothes. Earn a little cash or credit.
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Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)
Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)
PaCT is playing a leading role in driving the long-term competitiveness and environmental sustainability of the textile wet processing sector, by addressing high water, energy, and chemical use through the adoption of best practices in the textile sector. These best practices lead to declining resource consumption, soaring profits, and an enhanced image in the global apparel market.Led by the... Read More
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Space Between
Massey University’s School of Design
Space Between is a new green business model for fashion design which acts as a platform for social innovation and enterprise. Developed by Massey University's School of Design, New Zealand we will address sustainability issues such as resource depletion, consumption and production by connecting university research and external partners.Space Between is a bridging mechanism for students pre and... Read More
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Sustainable Threads
Sustainable Threads
Sustainable Threads was born from our collective professional experience and personal interest in rural development, entrepreneurship and social justice. Among the various options, we chose to leverage our relationships in the development sector and start a fair trade wholesale enterprise. Our brief profiles are shared below. We currently work with over 10 artisan groups in India, with the goal... Read More
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U.S. Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred program - Training and Education Resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the goal of the BioPreferred program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The BioPreferred program was created by the 2002 Farm Bill and reauthorized and expanded as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). The program's purpose is to spur economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets... Read More
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WeAre SpinDye: new dyeing technology
SpinDye®
SpinDye® is an ingredient brand that offers a technically innovative color system. We deliver a clean, traceable coloring method of textiles with an unparalleled performance and long term awesomeness.
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iVN Certified Supplier Data Bank
International Association of Natural Textile Industry ( iVN)
Here are contacts to companies that have certified as IVN BEST or NATURLEDER. The individual quality seal logo displayed under each entry delineates which certification the company has. The list covers all production stages.
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Purchasing guide - Mail order companies/ online shops
International Association of Natural Textile Industry ( iVN)
This list includes member firms which offer products for mail order. Links direct you to members' online shops.
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Purchasing guide - Retail outlets
International Association of Natural Textile Industry ( iVN)
This list includes stores specializing in natural textiles, supermarkets, retailers for sustainable goods, fashion boutiques as well as factory outlets. The list includes which type of products and which brands are available in each.
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NATURLEDER IVN certified - Leather Standard
International Association of Natural Textile Industry ( iVN)
Mar 01, 2012
iVN has been involved in developing a standard for sustainable leather since 2001. The quality seal NATURLEDER IVN ZERTIFIZIERT certifies a high level of ecology and quality for the labeled product.
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Naturtextil iVN certified Best
International Association of Natural Textile Industry ( iVN)
This quality standard, known primarily within Europe, currently defines the highest level of textile sustainability by applying the maximum currently achievable parameters to production and product.
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EU Ecolabel Textiles and footwear / Textile products
European Commission
EU Ecolabel Textiles products meet criteria that guarantee:       ✓ Limited use of substances harmful to health and environment       ✓ Reduction in water and air pollution       ✓ Colour resistance to perspiration, washing, wet and dry rubbing and light exposure 
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EU Ecolabel Textiles and Footwear / Footwear
European Commission
EU Ecolabel Footwear products meet criteria that guarantee:       ✓ Limited water pollution during production       ✓ A reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds during production       ✓ The exclusion of substances harmful for the environment and health       ✓ Limited residues of metals and formaldehyde in the final product 
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Material Health Certificate Standard
Cradle to Cradle Certified
The official scope of the Material Health Certificate standard, as it relates to the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard.
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Material Health Certificate
Cradle to Cradle Certified
The Material Health Certificate uses the acclaimed material health assessment methodology of the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard to provide manufacturers with a trusted way to communicate their work towards chemically optimized products. It supports growing industry and consumer interest in:Knowing more about chemicals in products and supply chainsAvoiding chemicals of concern and... Read More
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Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard Guidance Document
Cradle to Cradle Certified
This guidance document is a supplement to the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard, containing important interpretations and clarifications.
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Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard
Cradle to Cradle Certified
This version of the Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM Product Standard (Version 3.1) represents a minor revision of Version 3.0.In December 2014 the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute’s Certification Standards Board approved the development of version 3.1 of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard.Version 3.1 differs from version 3.0 as follows:  - The cyclability assessment has... Read More
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Cradle to Cradle Certified™
Cradle to Cradle Certified
The Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard guides designers and manufacturers through a continual improvement process that looks at a product through five quality categories — material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. A product receives an achievement level in each category — Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, or... Read More
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The Cradle to Cradle Case for Good Business Executive Summary
Cradle to Cradle Certified
While the increasing number of companies embracing the Cradle to Cradle concept and the fast-growing number of certified products are important measures of success, until now the actual impact of optimizing and certifying products has not been independently tested on a large and uniform scale. The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute commissioned Trucost, a leading global... Read More
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The Cradle to Cradle Case for Good Business
Cradle to Cradle Certified
The purpose of the research presented was to:Develop a framework suitable for use by the Institute and stakeholders, to determine the impacts of the pursuit of Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM products. This should be designed to measure the environmental, social and business benefit of pursuing initial product certification and subsequent optimization towards higher levels of achievement.’
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Environmental Benchmark for Fibres
Made-By
The Fibre Benchmark compares the environmental impact of the most commonly used fibres in the garment industry, supporting you to shift to more sustainable alternatives.Our Benchmark is used by brands from G-Star to H&M and is based on robust Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data that has been independently verified by our partner Brown and Wilmanns Environment (BWE LLC).
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Made-By
Made-By
A European nonprofit committed to improving environmental and social conditions in the fashion industry, has created benchmarks to evaluate the sustainability of textiles into classes, from least environmental impact to greatest.
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Social Responsibility Toolkit
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
Apr 30, 2014
The Social Responsibility Toolkit is a guidebook with tools and resources ranging from basic to advanced that can be adapted to suit any company or supplier to create and continuously improve their Social Responsibility Program, with the ultimate goal of improving working conditions and labor rights in the Outdoor Industry’s supply chains.
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FSP FairTrace
ChainPoint
As the single certifier for Fairtrade, FLOCERT supports all facets of Fairtrade, including the Fairtrade Sourcing Programs. For supporting the Fairtrade Cotton Program, ChainPoint delivered “FSP FairTrace” to FLOCERT, a traceability system built on ChainPoint technology.
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GoodWeave
GoodWeave International
Feb 03, 2016
GoodWeave aims to redefine the term “transparency” with the Supply Unchained initiative. In collaboration with USAID and co-funded by the Skoll Foundation, the ChainPoint platform will offer real-time supply chain maps and data down to the most remote production sites.Established in 1995, GoodWeave is a USAID partner organization that successfully penetrates and remediates this dirty end of the... Read More
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The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
The Better Cotton initiative aims to improve the livelihood and economic development in cotton producing areas, reduce the environmental impact of cotton production and secure the future of the sector. 
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Leather Trader Protocol
Leather Working Group
The LWG Assessment Protocol for Traders has been developed and refined over two years as the natural progression to allow Trader LWG members to fully engage in the LWG Programme.  The purpose of the tannery auditing protocol is to evaluate the environmental performance of tannery operations. This document provides a supplementary (stand-alone) system (in line with the latest tannery auditing... Read More
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CHEM-IQ℠
VF Corporation, University of Leeds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
CHEM-IQ℠ is VF's innovative chemical management program. It provides a simple, cost-effective and scalable method for identifying and eliminating unwanted chemistries before they enter our manufacturing process. 
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Canopy- CanopyStyle Audit
Canopy and the Rainforest Alliance
May 21, 2017
The first ever comprehensive, third party audits of a global viscose and rayon producer to assess their risk of sourcing from the world’s endangered forests. Conducted by Rainforest Alliance, the CanopyStyle Audits were developed by Canopy and approved by the CanopyStyle Leaders for Forest Conservation. They are a requirement of the 100 CanopyStyle brands and retailers as they look to avoid... Read More
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Solution paper: From cotton to counter
ChainPoint
An overview of the cotton market and the solutions available to improve sustainability. A step-by-step approach to building a more sustainable textile supply chain. We will offer you ideas on:*Transparency through the Supply Chain*Objectives, hot spots and partnerships*Feasibility checks*The role of IT in your Supply Chain
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Recycled Content Standard, V7.0 - Environmental Certification Services
SCS Global Services
Jan 01, 2014
The purpose of the Standard is to describe the requirements for third-party substantiation of the recycled content claims asserted by companies with regard to specific products. This Standard allows a company to demonstrate that: Its product contain materials that are classified using definitions based on ISO 14021:1999(E) Environmental labels and declarations – Self-declared environmental... Read More
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Wastewater Quality
Road Map to Zero
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme is a collaboration of brands, value chain affiliates and associates committed to eliminating hazardous chemicals from the textile and footwear value chain. These organizations are committed to advancing towards zero discharge of  hazardous chemicals in the value chain to improve the environment and people’s well being, understanding... Read More
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Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL)
Road Map to Zero
The ZDHC MRSL V1.1 is a list of chemical substances banned from intentional use in facilities that process textile materials and trim parts in apparel and footwear. The MRSL establishes acceptable concentration limits for substances in chemical formulations used within manufacturing facilities.
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme
Road Map to Zero
The ZDHC Programme has identified four key areas and two cross-cutting areas which are critical towards eliminating hazardous chemicals from the global textile, leather and footwear industries.Our four focus areas are MRSL & Conformance Guidance, Wastewater Quality, Audit Protocol and Research. Our two cross-cutting areas are Data & Disclosure and Training.
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MSI Package
Brown and Wilmanns Environmental
Our MSI Data Submission Support Package includes: BWE Insider's Guide to the MSI: Cradle-to-Gate Guidance for Data Preparation and Submission 2 hours of BWE consulting services for your submittal
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bluesign® blueguide
Bluesign
The easily comprehensible database for brands and retailers contains data of bluesign® approved fabrics. Textiles manufactured from bluesign® approved fabrics meet highest criteria with regard to resource efficiency and environmental impact. In addition, bluesign® blueguide offers you detailed information about the environment, occupational health and safety as well as consumer... Read More
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bluesign® bluefinder
bluesign
The advanced search engine for textile manufacturers contains data of bluesign® approved chemical products meeting the bluesign® criteria. Moreover, it contains all the information necessary for you to implement those products in compliance with bluesign® system. Benefit from the fact that the always most up-to-date search engine provides you the latest easily comprehensible textile-relevant... Read More
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bluesign certification
bluesign
The bluesign® system is the solution for a sustainable textile production. It eliminates harmful substances right from the beginning of the manufacturing process and sets and controls standards for an environmentally friendly and safe production. This not only ensures that the final textile product meets very stringent consumer safety requirements worldwide but also provides confidence to the... Read More
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Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) Toolkit - Sourcing for brands and retailers
Textile Exchange
Content:01. Why RWS?02. Creating a StrategyA. Make a CommitmentB. Read and Understand the RWSC. Set Targets and TimelinesD. Choose Supply Chain PartnersE. Plan for SuccessF. Initiate Certification of the Supply ChainG. Request Transaction CertificatesH.Communicate03. Cost04. Resources
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Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) Toolkit Supply Chain Certification
Textile Exchange
The Responsible Wool Standard requires that each stage of wool production is certified against the requirements of the Content Claim Standard (CCS), up to the seller in the last business-to-business transaction. This toolkit provides information on certification process for the RWS, the chain of custody for the CCS, how to ensure compliance and information on costs. Content01. Why RWS?02. RWS... Read More
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Responsible Wool Standard - Implementation Manual 1.0
Textile Exchange
The RWS Implementation Manual provides interpretations and clarifications for the  Responsible Wool Standard (RWS). All guidance given in the manual shall be considered  binding to Certification Bodies (CB) working with, and Organizations certified to, the  Responsible Wool Standard.  
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Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) - Farmer Guidebok
Textile Exchange
The RWS Farmer Guidebook is intended to support farmers in the implementation of the  Responsible Wool Standard. This is a separate document from the Responsible Wool  Standard document.
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Responsible Wool Standard - Kick Start program
Textile Exchange
Take a look at what you are required to contribute and how you will benefit from becoming a “Kick Starter.” The best part is that your contributions will not only make you a leader in sustainability, it will benefit the entire supply chain from farmer to consumer!Kick Starter Contributions:1.) Make a public commitment to the RWS2.) Send the demand signal down your supply chain3.) Contribute to... Read More
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Responsible Down Standard - Training Tools (Supplier toolkit)
Textile Exchange
1. Read and understand the Responsible Down Standard. 2. Understand the requirements of your customer/s. 3. Determine the regions and the supply chains from which you will source the RDS down. 4. Decide who will pay for the certification. 5. Apply for certification at the certification body. 6. Sign contract with the certification body. 7. Coordinate with your customer’s requirements. 8.... Read More
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Responsible Down Standard - Training Tools (Brand toolkit)
Textile Exchange
1. Read and understand the Responsible Down Standard 2. Identify types of down and feathers for RDS 3. Identify top tier down supplier/s4. Determine sourcing region/s5. Create strategy for RDS application6. Identify what is already certified7. Establish training and certification plan8. Set clear expectations with down supplier/s9. Certify your full supply chain 10. Support the Process 
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Rainforest Action Network (RAN) - “Out of Fashion”
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
RAN’s Out of Fashion campaign works closely with front line communities in Indonesia, concerned consumers in the U.S., and business leaders across the world to demand that the fashion industry commits to getting rain forest destruction and human rights abuses out of our clothing.
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Fashion for Good
Fashion for Good
Plug and Play–Fashion for Good is a 12-week startup accelerator based in Amsterdam focused on social and environmental impact within the fashion industry.The accelerator is a joint venture between Fashion for Good (with C&A Foundation as the founding partner) and Plug and Play (largest accelerator in the world). Its core objective is to find, invest in, and accelerate startups that... Read More
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The Business of Fashion
The Business of Fashion
The Business of Fashion has gained a global following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It is frequently described as “indispensable,” “required reading” and “an addiction.”Founded in 2007 by Imran Amed, a fashion business advisor, writer and digital entrepreneur, The Business of Fashion began as a project of passion,... Read More
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Cotton 2040
Forum of the Future
The Cotton 2040 initiative is a unique cross-industry partnership, including leading brands and retailers, cotton standards, producers and industry initiatives. It aims to maximize and accelerate current sustainability initiatives in the global cotton industry and drive more sustainable cotton firmly into the mainstream. By bringing industry stakeholders together, and aligning efforts in... Read More
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Advancing life cycle assessment of textile products to include textile chemicals. Inventory data and toxicity impact assessment
Sandra Roos
Textile products are used by almost everybody throughout the world, fulfilling basic human needs such as keeping us warm and contributing to our social position. Every year the global textile industry delivers close to 100 million metric tonnes of new products to the market. The volume of products gives a hint also to the magnitude of the environmental burden of the textile industry.The major... Read More
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Mistra Future Fashion
Mistra
Mistra future fashion is a research program on circular economy and serves for a future positive fashion industry it holds uniquely a system perspective and operates cross disciplinary in a consortium with over 40 partners. Mistra Future Fashion is a cross-disciplinary research program, initiated and primarily funded by Mistra. It holds a total budget of SEK 110 millions and stretches over 8... Read More
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Global Fashion Agenda
Danish Fashion Institute (DAFI)
Global Fashion Agenda is a global leadership forum on fashion sustainability founded in 2016 and anchored around Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world’s principal event on sustainability in fashion for industry decision-makers. Global Fashion Agenda advances a year- round mission to mobilize the international fashion industry to transform the way we produce and consume fashion, for a world... Read More
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Danish Fashion Institute (DAFI)
Danish Fashion Institute (DAFI)
Danish Fashion Institute (DAFI) is a network organization established by the Danish fashion industry in 2005. The purpose of DAFI is to develop, strengthen and promote Copenhagen and Denmark as a destination for responsible fashion and societal solutions. DAFI wishes to contribute to innovative solutions, to strengthen the business understanding in the Danish and global fashion industry and to... Read More
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Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI)
Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI)
The Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI) is a business-driven initiative supporting retailers, importers and brands to improve environmental performance in supplying factories worldwide.
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The global apparel value chain, trade and the crisis: challenges and opportunities for developing countries
World Bank
Apr 01, 2010
This paper examines the impact of two crises on the global apparel value chain: the World Trade Organization phase-out of the quota system for textiles and apparel in 2005, which provided access for many poor and small export-oriented economies to the markets of industrialized countries, and the current economic recession that has lowered demand for apparel exports and led to massive... Read More
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Manufacturing-focused emissions reductions in footwear production
Journal of Cleaner Production
Nov 01, 2012
What is the burden upon your feet? With sales of running and jogging shoes in the world averaging a nontrivial 25 billion shoes per year, or 34 million per day, the impact of the footwear industry represents a significant portion of the apparel sector's environmental burden. A single shoe can contain 65 discrete parts that require 360 processing steps for assembly. While brand name companies... Read More
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Footwear Consumer 2030: Incorporating Global Trends to Foresight Footwear Market
World Footwear
A study reflecting on the main global consumer trends with special attention to the key changes for the footwear industry and the foreseeable impacts on companies, brands and consumers.
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Future Trends in the World Leather and Leather Products Industry and Trade
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Jan 01, 2010
This report assesses the worldwide prospects of the leather and leather products industry in the coming decade. It examines the major underlying trends of recent years and how they are expected to evolve in the short to medium term. In its attempt to provide a thorough picture of the leather sector, the report covers its various aspects: the availability of raw material, the tanning industry,... Read More
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Project Seal of Approval
Project Just
The Seal tells you that company or brand you are buying has been awarded Project JUST’s stamp of approval, based on extensive research into both its supply chain practices, as well as its style and aesthetic.The brands are selected and released through guides, which are organized by apparel categories like denim, athleisure or work. The Project JUST team and our expert committee work to... Read More
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Guidelines for Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment of the Environmental Performance of Wool Textiles
International Wool Textile Organization
Mar 31, 2016
These Guidelines for assessing the environmental performance of wool textiles using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach have been developed by the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) with the support of members of the IWTO Sustainable Practices Working Group under the leadership of Dr Paul Swan and Angus Ireland from AWI.
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Good Ridding
Zady
We’ve discussed the notion that clothing isn’t a static object that just hangs in our closet, but rather a dynamic one with a life cycle that includes a beginning, middle, and end. Here, we’ll examine the end stage of the clothing life cycle by answering this question: where does our clothing go when we no longer want it?Landfills overflowingDonations flooding developing countriesGood Ridding:... Read More
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Care for our Clothes
Zady
It’s easy to think of clothing as a static object—a beautiful dress hanging in our closet or a pair of jeans in a window display. But the reality is that a piece of clothing has a life cycle- a beginning, a middle, and an end, and each stage in this life cycle has an impact. The beginning stage of a piece of clothing is concerned with the type of material used, where that material comes from,... Read More
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Designing for Sustainability
Zady
As we rethink our relationship with fashion, a big part of the evolution involves considering the many features of a piece of clothing beyond how it looks. The future of fashion requires us to shift our thinking from wanting quantity, to valuing quality. From needing it fast, to slowing down. From buying into trends that fade, to buying garments that last. To achieve all of this, to rewire the... Read More
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Closed Loop, A Primer
Zady
Now let’s think about an assembly line. First of all, notice the shape: we’ve got a line, not a loop. Think about the first assembly line, invented for the model T Ford. It began with materials, mostly steel, and ended with a car. What happened after the car was driven off the lot wasn’t really thought about. Of course, that was fine back when there were a ton of people and so few cars. But... Read More
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Fashion x Toxicity
Zady
Have you ever thought about the relationship between food and fashion? We’re not talking here about the fact that they can both be dictated by trends (hello, cronut!). Nor are we referring to the artistic renderings of fruit that populate our fashion-related social media feeds, however enjoyable those may be. The fact is, substantively, food and fashion share a lot in common, and we think it’s... Read More
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Fashion x Soil
Zady
When was the last time you thought about the soil while shopping? We’ll assume it’s been a while. But lurking in our closets, hidden in our cotton t-shirts, wool sweaters, and leather handbags, is one of the most important elements to life: soil. How does our soil makes its way into our closets? Let’s start from the ground up.What does the soil do? The soil and climate changeOur garments and... Read More
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Fashion x Animals
Zady
Clothing comes from many difference sources, as we discussed here. Included in that is clothing from animals.There are important considerations to consider regarding animal welfare, and for those people looking for alternatives to animals all together, such as “vegan leather,” there are also important considerations to know about regarding the environmental impact of leather... Read More
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Fashion x Corruption
Zady
In 2013 over 1,100 fashion workers were killed as the building they were forced to stay in despite visible cracks in the foundation collapsed with the workers inside.We’re not writing this for shock value, we’re writing about it because it highlights one of the biggest issues the industry must face: corruption, and with it, the limits of a tool that is widely used by the industry—auditing.
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Fashion x Forests
Zady
When we think about our wood consumption, paper is often the main product that comes to mind. Yet, we find wood in many places beyond our desks, including, of course, our closets, where wood pulp is disguised in our silky fibers. Our journey through the linkages between the clothes we wear and the world we live in brings us to a new ecosystem: the forest.What are wood-based fibers?Fibers and... Read More
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Fashion x Water
Zady
We often think of our clothes using water when they’re in the washing machine. Yet washing our clothes represents only one of the many ways our clothes connect to our water supply. In fact, the fashion industry is both a major consumer and a major polluter of water. In the face of a changing climate, and growing water constraints around the world, we think it’s time to bring the impacts of... Read More
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Fashion x Climate Change
Zady
Of course, at this stage, we are all aware of the concept of global warming. The association we usually have is of gas guzzling cars and oil fields. But did you know that our clothing is basically the equivalent of driving around a monstrous SUV? We know about our cars, we know about oil, but what fast fashion brands will not tell you is that our clothing is a big chunk of all the emissions and... Read More
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Polyester Standard
Zady
When we think of plastic, images of plastic bottles, grocery bags, and food containers instantly come to mind. While those are perhaps the most recognizable forms of plastic in our daily lives, our use of plastic extends to a less obvious area: our closets. There, soft plastic fibers known as polyester, acrylic, and nylon, disguise themselves in our clothes.*What is polyester?*Synthetics in... Read More
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The Truth About Cashmere
Zady
Woven into the soft luxury of a cashmere sweater is a harsh tale involving climate change, capitalism and consumption. As we think more and more about how our clothes affect the planet and the people we share it with, the story of cashmere offers a lesson on the far-reaching impacts of our sartorial selections.*What is cashmere?*History*The environmental and social cost of cashmere*Alternatives
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Getting to Know Alpaca
Zady
High in the Andes Mountains of South America live one of our favorite animal species, alpaca. What is alpaca?HistoryWhy is alpaca sustainable?Beyond the environment: alpaca in Peru’s modern social landscape
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Getting to Know Linen
Zady
Few things get us more excited than a great, sustainable fabric. Fabric is the building block of our wardrobes and an important measure of the quality, durability, and value of the clothing we buy. And in a world where the majority of our clothes are made from plastic, [1],[2] we feel it’s more important than ever to look closely at the materials we are wearing and to listen to the stories our... Read More
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Getting to Know Wool
Zady
One of the seasonal changes we eagerly welcome as the last days of summer fade into the first few of fall is the opportunity to greet the chill in the air with a warm sweater. Since there’s a good chance that sweater will be made of wool, it’s time we got better acquainted with this warm winter fiber.*What is wool?*Sheep and the environment: Overgrazing & Methane Emissions*Animal welfare... Read More
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Getting to Know Cotton
Zady
Historian Sven Beckert has written of cotton that it “is as familiar as it is unknown.” [1] Indeed, cotton is all around us, and yet what do we really know about it? Let’s take a closer look.*What is cotton?*History*Cotton and the environment: Contribution to water scarcity, Use of synthetic agrochemical & Reliance on unhealthy farming methods for soil*Cotton’s human touch*Conscious cotton
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Mapping Materials
Zady
Before we joined the slow fashion movement, we hardly ever looked to see what our clothes were made of. If we liked the style, and if the price was right, that was enough for us to buy something. Made of polyester? 100% linen? Grown using pesticides? We reluctantly admit these considerations never crossed our minds. Those days are happily behind us and now, we could never imagine buying... Read More
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MODE Tracker
Made-By
MODE Tracker is a holistic, transparent and verified progress tracking tool to support fashion brands and retailers in improving their sustainability performance through measuring and communicating year-on-year progress. Six brands – G-Star, Haikure, Just Brands, Ted Baker, VIVOBAREFOOT and WE Fashion have published their MODE Tracker results.MODE Tracker enables fashion brands and retailers to... Read More
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Made-by DETOX package
Made-By
MADE-BY’s Detox package supports you to proactively address the issue of hazardous chemicals within your supply chain.Over 2,000 different chemicals are used by the fashion and textile industry. In recent years the risk that chemical usage poses to both human health and the environment has become increasingly apparent with industry being urged to eliminate its use of hazardous chemicals.
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Wet Processing Tool
Made-By
Our Guide to Textile Wet Processing Standards provides an objective and comparative overview of many of the industry certifications related to wet processing. The tool helps you to navigate the numerous standards and supporting you to select ones that best fit your individual goals, whether that might be energy reduction, hazardous chemical reduction, support in environmental management,... Read More
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Global Efluent Guidelines
Levi Strauss & Co.
Untreated wastewater discharged from garment operations directly to the environment—such as to rivers, lakes, and creeks—may harm ecosystems, as well as cause health and safety problems for the surrounding communities. The purpose of this section is to describe Levi Strauss & Co.’s Global Efluent Guidelines program, which aims to reduce environmental, health and safety impacts of untreated... Read More
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Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Audit Protocol
Road Map to Zero
The ZDHC Audit Protocol provides brands with the capability to initiate and self-assess safe handling of chemicals with objectives at foundational, progressive and aspirational levels.The ZDHC Audit Protocol work is supported by the ZDHC Chemical Management System (CMS) Guidance Manual and the ZDHC Audit Tool Package. The CMS Guidance manual is available on our website and the Audit Protocol... Read More
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The Content Claim Standard
Textile Exchange
The Goal of the Content Claim Standard (CCS) is to ensure the accuracy of content claims. The CCS accomplishes this goal by verifying the presence and amount of a given raw material in a final product. It provides a strong chain of custody system from the source to the final product and is certified by an accredited third party Certification Body. It allows for transparent, consistent, and... Read More
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The Global Recycled Standard
Textile Exchange
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for third -party certification of Recycled Content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions. The goal of the GRS is to increase use of Recycled materials in products and reduce/eliminate the harm caused by its production.The objectives of the... Read More
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The Recycled Claim Standard
Textile Exchange
Jun 29, 0201
The Recycled ClaimStandard (RCS) is an international, voluntarystandard that sets requirements for third-party certification of Recycledinput and chain of custody.The goal of the RCS is to increase the use of Recycled materials.The objectives of the RCSare:• Alignment of Recycled definitions across multiple applications.• Track and trace Recycled input materials.• Provide consumers (both brands... Read More
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Material World
Selfridges&Co
What on Earth are you wearing? We invite you to unravel the stories behind your clothes and their effect on the world. Film by Sara Andreasson and Anna Ginsburg.
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An Entrepreneur's Guide to Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations
Abigail Barnes
This guide serves as a comprehensive tool for those deciding whether (or how and when) to become a Certified B Corp and/or a Benefit Corporation. It is telling that the author, Abigail Barnes, first undertook this project while thinking through these questions for her own start-up. Now she shares with other entrepreneurs the clarity she initially sought for herself. 
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BS 8001:2017 Circular Economy Standard - Framework
British Standards Institute (BSI)
Framework for implementing the principles of the circular economy in organizations. 
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BS8001 Circular Economy Standard
British Standards Institute (BSI)
In contrast to the ‘take, make, dispose’ model of the linear economy – the circular economy concept looks for materials to be repeatedly recovered and reused for as long as possible. It’s a concept that’s gaining growing international attention, so in response BSI has produced a first circular economy standard providing a practical framework to help organizations adopt circular economy... Read More
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Circularity Indicators - An Approach to Measuring Circularity: Non-Technical Case Studies
Ellen MacArthur Foundation & Granta Design
This document describes illustrative case studies on how the Circularity Indicators developed in the Circularity Indicators Project can be used. Due to the commercial sensitivity of the data it has not been possible to disclose results for actual products. However, the following cases have been developed to give examples of possible uses, and are inspired by actual examples and real world cases... Read More
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Circularity Indicators Methodology
May 01, 2015
This paper describes a methodology for calculating a Material Circularity Indicator for manufactured products and companies. The prime purpose of this paper is to describe the thinking behind the methodology, alongside a derivation of the equations that lead to the calculation of the Material Circularity Indicator.In addition to this methodology, a Circularity Indicators tool has been developed... Read More
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CIRCULARITY INDICATORS. An Approach to Measuring Circularity: Project Overview
Ellen MacArthur Foundation & Granta Design
The Circularity Indicators Project provides companies with a methodology and tools to assess how well a product or company performs in the context of a circular economy, allowing companies to estimate how advanced they are on their journey from linear to circular.
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Retail Sustainability Leadership Model
Center for Retail Compliance and Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
The Retail Sustainability Leadership Model is a tool for retail sustainability execu​​tives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and sustainability performance. It represents the collective knowledge of man​y industry experts, and numerous retailers.​
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Circular Economy Toolbox - Glossary
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
Glossary on Circular Economy terms.
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Circular Economy Toolbox
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
This web-based toolbox to help the private sector incorporate circularity into their core principles and business practices. The toolbox assists companies at any stage of the circular economy to develop programs and practices that are critical to capitalizing on the business value of the circular economy. By bringing the circular economy out of the theoretical and into the practical, it will... Read More
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SA8000 Standard
Social Accountability International (SAI)
This is the fourth issue of SA8000, a voluntary standard for auditable third-party verification, setting out the requirements to be met by organizations, including the establishment or improvement of workers’ rights, workplace conditions and an effective management system. However, certification is only available per specific work site.The foundational elements of this Standard are based on the... Read More
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An Ethical Framework for Cross-Boder Labor Recriuitment: an Industry Stakeholder Collaboration to Reduce the Risks of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking.
Verité & ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup and Verité are working together to mobilize a new, pragmatic, multi-stakeholder effort to combat forced labor and human trafficking in the cross-border movement of workers.Our Ethical Framework for Cross Border Labor Recruitment offers a set of specific operational practices (“Standards of Ethical Practice”) for recruitment  firms that operate across borders. These practices are... Read More
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Fair Hiring Toolkit
Verité
Sustainability Begins With Fair HiringWhether you are a brand, supplier, government, investor, anti-slavery or labor-rights organization, social auditor, or certifier, your approach to protecting migrant workers is not complete unless it includes a focus on the path that workers take to get a job in the global economy. This Fair Hiring Toolkit offers tools, guidance, and approaches to support... Read More
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Social Fingerprint
Social Accountability International (SAI)
Social Fingerprint® is a program of ratings, training, and toolkits designed to help companies understand and measure their social impact now, and then learn how to improve it.Companies can pick and choose from the Social Fingerprint Program components to enhance their existing corporate code of conduct program, or they can use the program to evaluate their own social performance or that of... Read More
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HER Project Toolbuilder
BSR
The HERproject Tool builder is an online tool to help public health professionals build accurate and culturally relevant training materials for different health topics.BSR’s HERproject is a collaborative initiative that strives to empower low-income women working in global supply chains. Bringing together global brands, their suppliers, and local NGOs, HERproject drives impact for women and... Read More
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Fire Code
International Code Council (ICC)
The International Fire Code, in this 2015 edition, is designed to meet these needs through model code regulations that safeguard the public health and safety in all communities, large and small.This comprehensive fire code establishes minimum regulations for fire prevention and fire protection systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions. It is founded on broad-based principles... Read More
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Building Code
International Code Council (ICC)
The International Building Code (IBC) is the foundation of the complete Family of International Codes®. It is an essential tool to preserve public health and safety that provides safeguards from hazards associated with the built environment. It addresses design and installation of innovative materials that meet or exceed public health and safety goals.
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Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Code of Conduct
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
The EICC Code of Conduct is a set of standards on social, environmental and ethical issues in the electronics industry supply chain. The standards set out in the Code of Conduct reference international norms and standards including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ILO International Labor Standards, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, ISO and SA standards, and many more. The... Read More
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California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, SB 657
California State Legislature
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which was signed into law in October 2010 and went into effect in January 2012, requires certain companies to report on their specific actions to eradicate slavery and human trafficking in their supply chains.  Aimed at mid-size and large retailers and manufacturing companies with worldwide annual revenues of $100 million or more, the law’s... Read More
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Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (Entry into force: 17 Jan 1959)
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Forced Labour Convention, 1930
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (Entry into force: 01 May 1932)
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How to use the GRI G4 Guidelines and ISO 26000 in conjunction
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Jan 27, 2014
This publication helps to relate the social responsibility guidance given in ISO 26000 to the reporting guidance provided by GRI. In particular, this publication provides cross-references between the two documents, which can be useful for all organizations to take advantage of the synergies and complementarities of the two initiatives, for those organizations that have used the ISO 26000... Read More
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ISO 26000 and the International Integrated Reporting (IR) Framework
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Jan 01, 2015
Both ISO 26000 and the International Integrated Reporting <IR>  encourage organizations to consider how their strategy, operations and governance work together to create outcomes that are valuable to the business, society and other stake- holders. By promoting ‘ integrated thinking ’, both ISO 26000 and the International Integrated Reporting <IR>   help organizations improve their... Read More
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ISO 26000 and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Learn how ISO 26000 contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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ISO 26000 - Social responsibility
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO 26000:2010 provides guidance rather than requirements, so it cannot be certified to unlike some other well-known ISO standards. Instead, it helps clarify what social responsibility is, helps businesses and organizations translate principles into effective actions and shares best practices relating to social responsibility, globally. It is aimed at all types of organizations regardless of... Read More
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Children's Rights and Business Principles
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights represent a milestone in the business and human rights discussion. However, recognizing the need for stronger visibility of children’s rights, Save the Children, the United Nations Global Compact and UNICEF joined forces to develop the Children’s Rights and Business Principles released in 2012, to give business a clear idea of... Read More
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UNEP Guidleines for Social Lifecycle Assessment of Products
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
It is a social impact (and potential impact) assessment technique that aims to assess the social and socioeconomic aspects of products and their potential positive and negative impacts along their full life cycle, including extraction and processing of raw materials; manufacturing; distribution; use; reuse, maintenance; recycling and final disposal. S-LCA complements Environmental LCA with... Read More
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Trade Standard: Apparel and Home Goods
Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)
Apr 30, 2017
Fair Trade USA seeks to improve labor conditions in the production of apparel and home goods by engaging: 1) manufacturing facilities, 2) consumers, and 3) the buyers and companies that source and sell these products. The premise of our work in this industry is similar to that of our impactful work in the agriculture sector. Traditional sourcing practices can be very disadvantageous to laborers... Read More
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Compliance Criteria for the Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods
Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)
Mar 06, 2014
In the following pages, each standard is followed by a table with its corresponding Compliance Criteria, against which factories are audited. 
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Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods
Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)
This document contains the requirements that comprise the Fair Trade USA Factory Standard for Apparel and Home Goods and defines the rules for participation of Apparel and Home Goods category manufacturers in Fair Trade certification. The Fair Trade USA Factory Standard serves workers in facilities that produce apparel and home goods. The objective of the standard is to increase empowerment,... Read More
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A Bold Experiment in Ethical Clothing: Fair Trade Certified Apparel & Linens Pilot Lessons Learned 2010-2012
The Fair Trade USA (FTUSA)
Nov 02, 2012
The Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) Pilot Program for Fair Trade Certified Apparel is the  first global program to certify facilities making clothing, accessories, and linens with a consumer label to signal social and environmental sustainability. It is also the  first time that a Fair Trade program is attempting to deliver direct economic benefit in the form of a Fair Trade Premium at two different... Read More
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Flo-Cert
Flocert
Flocert independently certifies Fair trade products worldwide.Our mission is about one thing: assuring fairness. We help producers, traders and brands spread fair practices across supply chains. 
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Brand Performance Check Guide 2016
Fair Wear Standard (FWF)
Feb 01, 2016
Fair Wear Standard's (FWF) Brand Performance Check is a tool to evaluate and report on the activities of FWF’s member companies. The checks examine and publicly report on how the management practices of member companies support the FWF Code of Labor Practices (CoLP) at apparel factories engaged in activities that take place after the production of fabric. Most brands source clothing from many... Read More
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Ethical Trading Initiative Code
Ethical Trading Initiative
The ETI Base Code is founded on the conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and is an internationally recognized code of labor practice.
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Fair Labor Association Workplace Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
The FLA Workplace Code of Conduct defines labor standards that aim to achieve decent and humane working conditions. The Code’s standards are based on International Labor Organization standards and internationally accepted good labor practices.
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Fair Labor Association Foundational Fire Safety Competencies
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
Thousands of workers have faced a scenario like this and have not survived. Every year, people die in apparel factory fires. Most of these deaths could have been prevented if only factory managers and workers had been provided with the right knowledge and training.FLA has begun working with Master Trainers in Bangladesh, China, and India to empower workers to advocate for strong awareness of... Read More
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Fair Labor Association Accreditation Process
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
FLA Participating Companies and Participating Suppliers commit to promoting and complying with international labor standards throughout their supply chains. When Participating Companies and Participating Suppliers sign on, they agree to a two- or three-year implementation schedule, during which they work toward bringing their supply chains into substantial compliance with the FLA Workplace Code... Read More
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GSCP - Social Reference Code
The Consumer Goods Forum and Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)
The GSCP Reference Tools compile best corporate practices for managing sustainable supply chains.This tool, the GSCP Reference Code, sets out best industry codes of conduct for social and environmental compliance. It is the starting point for building harmonized requirements and processes.The GSCP Reference tools provide a common interpretation of working and environmental requirements and... Read More
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Bangladesh Fire and work safety initiatives - The Alliance
Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety
The Alliance is committed to providing regular updates on the initiative’s progress and activities, and to seeking external evaluation of the effectiveness—and areas for future work—of its core programs. The Alliance is working with worker organizations, factory owners, NGOs, civil society, technical and engineering consultants, industry associations, educational and training institutions, and... Read More
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Bangladesh Fire and work safety initiatives - The Accord
Accord on Fire and Building Safety In Bangladesh
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the Accord) was signed on May 15th 2013. It is a five year independent, legally binding agreement between global brands and retailers and trade unions designed to build a safe and healthy Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment (RMG) Industry. The agreement was created in the immediate aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse that led to the... Read More
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Better Work
International Labour Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Better Work – a collaboration between the United Nation’s International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group – is a comprehensive program bringing together all levels of the garment industry to improve working conditions and respect of labor rights for workers, and boost the competitiveness of apparel businesses.As a result... Read More
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Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing and Production
Fair Labor Association (FLA)
Companies that join the FLA commit to ten Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing (and/or Responsible Production) and agree to uphold the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct in their supply chain.  Sourcing principles apply to FLA-affiliated brands and licensees, while production principles apply to FLA-affiliated suppliers and brands' owned production facilities.  At the February 2015 FLA... Read More
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C-ROADS Climate Change Policy Simulator
Climate Interactive
C-ROADS is a free, award-winning computer simulator that helps people understand the long-term climate impacts of actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. You can use it to rapidly test strategies for tackling climate change.Translates climate mitigation scenarios into emissions, concentrations, temperature, and per-capita emissions outcomes.Offers ability to quickly run real-time policy... Read More
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Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
Foreign Trade Association - Belgium
BSCI “2.0” is the implementation system of the BSCI Code of Conduct. It aims at fostering improved working conditions in the global supply chain by supporting strong internal management systems that include responsible business practices and management of expectations all along the supply chain.Two Core ConceptsTwo main concepts underpin BSCI 2.0 implementation and enable participants to... Read More
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SEDEX
SEDEX
Sedex is a global not-for-profit membership organization. We are home to the world’s largest collaborative platform for sharing responsible sourcing data on supply chains.
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Textiles, Apparel, Footwear and Luxury Goods Table
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Apr 30, 2013
This table shows a list of topics identified as relevant by different stakeholder groups. They can be considered as stakeholders’ suggestions or requests for topics to be monitored or disclosed by organizations.Manufacturers of apparel, accessories & luxury goods. Includes companies primarily producing designer handbags, wallets, luggage, jewelry and watches. Manufacturers of footwear.... Read More
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Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)
The Consumer Goods Forum and Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP)
Variations in social compliance and environmental compliance standards, audit process and methodology as well as requirements for auditing competence make it difficult for Organizations to recognize and accept audit reports coming from other social / environmental compliance schemes. The GSCP Equivalence Process will help companies and initiatives overcome this by allowing them to benchmark... Read More
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Resources for Embedding Sustainability
Embedding Project
The Embedding Project has prepared a curated selection of the most relevant tools and resources to help you better embed sustainability into your company. You can view a list of their latest resources or explore the wheel for resources specific to a practice.Click on a practice or pathway in the wheel to explore the resources.
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Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Natural Capital Coalition
The Natural Capital Protocol is a framework designed to help generate trusted, credible, and actionable information for business managers to inform decisions.The Protocol aims to support better decisions by including how we interact with nature, or more specifically natural capital.
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Engage the Chain: An Investor Guide on Agricultural Supply Chain Risk
Ceres
Jun 23, 2017
Engage the Chain overviews the environmental and social risks and impacts of 8 commonly sourced agricultural commodities: beef, corn, dairy, fiber-based packaging, palm oil, soybeans, sugarcane and wheat. These commonly sourced commodities are among the most prominent drivers of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and water depletion and pollution. The interactive report also clarifies... Read More
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ISO 14001:2015
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO 14001:2015 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified to. It maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective environmental management system. It can be used by any organization regardless of its activity or sector.
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Greenhouse Gas Protocol - PDF DOWNLOAD
World Resources Institute (WRI), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard provides requirements and guidance for companies and other organizations preparing a corporate-level GHG emissions inventory.The standard covers the accounting and reporting of seven greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons... Read More
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CDP Climate Change
CDP
CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, runs the global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impacts. We have built the most comprehensive collection of self-reported environmental data in the world. Our network of investors and purchasers, representing over $100 trillion, along with policy makers around the globe,... Read More
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Product Category Rules - Environmental Product Declaration - Textile yarn and thread
EPD® System
To be able to fulfill high market expectations for a number of practical applications, EPDs (Environmental Product Declaration) have to meet and comply with specific and strict methodological prerequisites. These expectations include the possibility to add up LCA-based information in the supply chain and to compare different EPDs. To achieve this goal, common and harmonized calculation rules... Read More
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Hazard Assessment Protocol
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
Mar 01, 2013
Chemical hazard assessment to identify and prioritize chemical substances for possible replacement with safer alternatives is increasingly required by retailers, brands, and material suppliers in response to both consumer pressure and regulatory requirements.
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Chemistry for Any Weather Supplemental Report
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Chemicals Management Working Group
Jun 13, 2013
This report was commissioned by Outdoor Industry Association to serve as a reference document to provide OIA members, and any other interested stakeholders, with context to help them understand and interpret the findings contained in the “Chemistry for Any Weather” report released by Greenpeace in October 2012 on the use of PFC’s in outdoor apparel.
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CSR Benchmarking Survey Reports
American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)
The AAFA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Benchmarking Survey Report provides AAFA member companies with a barometer of how its company's CSR programs compare to the rest of the apparel and footwear industry.
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Restricted Substances List
American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)
This restricted substances list by the American Apparel and Footwear Association is intended to provide apparel and footwear companies with information related to regulations and laws that restrict or ban certain chemicals and substances in finished home textile, apparel, and footwear products around the world.
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Meeting Customers’ Needs for Chemical Data
Green Chemistry & Commerce Council
Jan 31, 2011
Business-to-business communication of chemical data, such as chemical identity and health and safety impacts, along supply chains is critically important to product manufacturers' efforts to make informed decisions on the health and environmental impacts of the products that they put on the market. Forward looking companies working to bring safer products to market need the active engagement of... Read More
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The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group Supplier Toolkit
The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group
The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group has developed this Restricted Substances List (RSL) Toolkit as part of its mission, “to reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain.” This RSL Toolkit provides an overview of basic information on how to begin to implement an RSL program, which is a highly customized process that... Read More
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Introduction to the Chemicals Management Module
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
The Chemicals Management Module (CMM), developed by the OIA Chemicals Management Working Group, is organized around seven primary objectives; three levels of performance (foundational, progressive, and aspirational); and with content specific to stakeholder groups (brands, retails, chemical suppliers and other suppliers). The CMM bolsters the chemicals management component of the Higg Index,... Read More
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Substitution Support Portal Textile
SUBSPORT - Substitution Support Portal
Textile-specific case stories from enterprises and literature with descriptions of alternative substances and technologies .
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Restricted and Priority Substances Database
SUBSPORT - Substitution Support Portal
This database contains 34 lists of substances that are legally or voluntarily restricted or are recommended for restriction due to their hazards. Lists are grouped in five categories: international agreements, EU regulatory lists, governmental lists, NGO and trade union lists as well as company lists. The Restricted and Priority Substances Database is a tool to check whether a substance is... Read More
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BizNGOs Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol
BizNGO
Apr 10, 2012
The BizNGO Chemical Alternatives Assessment Protocol is a decision framework for substituting chemicals of concern to human health or the environment with safer alternatives. It describes a process for identifying alternatives to a chemical of concern, screening out equally hazardous alternatives, and selecting an alternative that is technically and economically viable and does not have the... Read More
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Prefered Substances List
Levis Strauss & Company
Oct 01, 2016
Concerning Materials, Parts, Chemicals, Components, Packaging and Other Goods (including Sundries)The objectives of the LS&CO. RSL (2016) are to:Ensure that Materials, Chemicals and Other Goods, used or supplied for the fabrication, manufacture or processing of LS&CO. labeled and/or distributed products, comply with the applicable chemical content and chemical exposure laws of every... Read More
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List of Regulated Substances under the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule provides a List of Regulated Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. This includes their synonyms and threshold quantities (in pounds) to help assess if a process is subject to the RMP rule. Where the Clean Air Act Section 112(r) program has been delegated to a state, that state may have additional requirements for the federally listed... Read More
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OECD Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Tool Selector
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Tool Selector is designed to provide information on tools that can be used in conducting chemical substitutions or alternatives assessments. The filters below may be used to identify tools of greatest relevance to your substitution or alternatives assessment goals. You may also view more in-depth information on each tool, or a side-by-side comparison of a set of tools, by selecting two or... Read More
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Product Stewardship Conference
Product Stewardship Society
The Product Stewardship conference, now considered a “must attend” event for product stewardship professionals, offers an experience like no other by bringing together professionals from over a dozen different industry sectors and throughout the value chain.
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Innovating Sustainable Lifestyles Cluster
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Our Innovating Sustainable Lifestyles work stream is investigating what combination of products and services will enable a sustainable lifestyle.Sustainable lifestyles can’t be enabled by one company on its own. They won’t be made possible by lighter packaging or fuel-efficient vehicles. Companies need to collaborate, combining their areas of expertise to address the impacts of their products... Read More
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Planet Textiles
Planet Textiles
The Planet Textiles annual event on sustainability was first launched in Hong Kong in 2009. The issues of water availability, water conservation in wet processing, wastewater discharge, the circular economy and the rise of environmental awareness in India will dominate this year’s (2017) Planet Textiles Summit in Bangalore India.
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Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)
Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART)
Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) is a research and development centre, located at Loughborough University, formed in 2004. Its remit is to advance technologies related to sustainable manufacture and to promote effective end-of-life product retirement strategies in the wake of European legislation and corporate social responsibility. Professor Shahin Rahimifard leads... Read More
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Plan A 2025 Commitments: An ambitious customer focused sustainability Plan
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
 Our customers’ world is changing fast. They are living through a period of great political, social and technological disruption. They’re looking for organizations they can trust to o er leadership, now and in the future. Marks & Spencer has been at the forefront of social change for 133 years, and we’re determined to play a leading role in the years ahead: helping to build a sustainable... Read More
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Bring It campaign
H&M
Bring garments you no longer want, from any brand and in any condition. We’ll make sure they get a new life.
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Ocean Plastic Materials
parley
From trash to premium. Together with leading experts, labs and material innovators we give plastic trash a new life and turn it into yarn and fabric for the fashion and luxury industry, polymers for beauty products, or raw materials for use in packaging and construction.
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Ghostnet Retrieval
parley
Discarded fishing nets continuously kill sea life when left in the oceans, but they become impactful messengers for the cause when recycled. After being retrieved from high seas and shorelines, the former ghostnets get upcycled to create signature products. Has had previous partnerships with addidas and Stella McCartney.
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A.I.R. Strategy - Parley Corporate Partner Guidelines
parley
We see the key to the solution in collaboration. Nobody can end this problem alone. We need to approach it from different angles and in a collaborative and multidisciplinary way. The responsibility lies with the creative industries, followed by major brands, environmentalists, and finally by consumers.With every corporate partner who joins the Parley Ocean Plastic Program, we collaboratively... Read More
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Better Mills Initiative in China
Solidaridad, H&M
The Better Mill Initiative (BMI) aims to improve the sustainability performance of wet processing in the textile supply chain in China. The program, initiated by Solidaridad and H&M, is a partnership between Solidaridad, brands and 60-75 textile wet processing mills (dyeing and laundry) in China, in the textile clusters of the Yangtze and the Pearl River Delta regions. Up until August 2014... Read More
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Textile Sustainability Platform
Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)
PaCT is the first program in Bangladesh to establish a dialogue platform, called Textile Sustainability Platform (TSP), at the national level to address issues pertaining to water, energy and chemical. The aim of the platform is to engage sector/national-level stakeholders, specifically bringing together industry (brands, factories), Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association... Read More
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PaCT Advantage
Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)
PaCT enables textile factories to gain sustainability in their businesses by setting up an in-house resource management diagnostic tool called PaCT Advantage. PaCT Advantage is not a technical audit; it is a resource management program that focuses on developing an effective and continuous management system for water, energy and chemicals.
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Textile Technology Business Center
Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)
Identifying the need for a credible knowledge center, PaCT has established in partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh's first ever Textile Technology Business Center (TTBC). A one-stop resource center located on BGMEA premises, TTBC is paving the way towards becoming the country's leading knowledge hub for the textile industry. The... Read More
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Love Your Clothes (LYC)
WRAP
Love Your Clothes (LYC) has been developed with industry to raise awareness of the value of clothes and the benefits of re-using and recycling them. It helps people make the most of their clothes and reduce the environmental impact of laundry through simple tips and advice. For example, WRAP helped removals company Pickfords work with Clothes Aid to encourage people to donate clothing on... Read More
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Valuing our Clothes
WRAP
May 02, 2016
Valuing our clothes is a summary of the key findings of a major technical report published by WRAP. It presents estimates of the carbon, water and waste footprints of clothing throughout its life-cycle for one year for the UK as a whole, plus evidence from a major new survey of consumer behaviour involving 7,950 UK adults aged 16+. It seeks to highlight opportunities across the clothing value... Read More
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Sustainable clothing: A practical guide to enhancing clothing durability and quality
WRAP
The Sustainable Clothing Guide is a practical guide to help brands and retailers to enhance the durability and quality of the clothing they produce.
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Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) 2020 Commitment
WRAP
The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) 2020 Commitment is avoluntary agreement targeting every stage of the clothing journey. It brings together retailers, brands, re-use and recycling organizations, charities and NGOs, who collectively represent over 40% of UK sales of clothing, to make change happen. WRAP will also extend this work with partners internationally to deliver improvements in... Read More
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Well dressed?
Julian M Allwood, Søren Ellebæk Laursen, Cecilia Malvido de Rodríguez and Nancy M P Bocken. University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing
Our clothes are getting cheaper, they follow fashion more rapidly and we’re buying more and more of them. At the same time, we hear more about poor working conditions in clothing factories, the greenhouse effect is becoming more threatening and the UK is facing a crisis in disposing of its waste. What should we do?This report aims to help answer that question, by looking at what might happen if... Read More
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Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry (2016)
Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable, Ceres, World Resources Institute
Aug 30, 2016
Primary Functions:Guide and inspire companies to continually improve on matters related to water stewardshipOutline water stewardship essentials for the beverage industryLook to how water stewardship practices and expectations might evolve in coming yearsBeverage companies are in a unique position to catalyze global water stewardship by influencing their many stakeholders, including suppliers,... Read More
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Water Stewardship in Sustainable Agriculture (2013)
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform
Jun 29, 2013
Primary Functions:Learn about and implement effective water stewardship actions specific to agricultureSAI Platform, the global initiative helping food and drink companies to achieve sustainable agriculture practices, has created a new Water Stewardship report for food and drink companies and their agricultural supply chains. The report has been developed by SAI Platform’s Water and Agriculture... Read More
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Water Stewardship in Colombia: How Cooperation Improves Water Governance of the Paramo de Santurban (2015)
Strategic Alliance for Water Stewardship (STA), International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP), GIZ
Jul 30, 2015
Primary Functions:Strengthen your collective action practice by learning about real-life examples of collaboration from Colombia
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Water Scarcity Solutions (2015)
2030 Water Resources Group
Primary Functions:Learn about existing water risk solutions to inform your own approachesIn collaboration with Arup, WRG has developed a new web tool that compiles and displays several examples of water scarcity challenges throughout the world and the approaches taken to address them. This site allows users to search through a variety of case studies, filtering by region, sector, intervention,... Read More
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Water Risk Monetizer (2014)
ECOLAB USA INC.®
Primary Functions:Access actionable information to help businesses understand and quantify water-related risks in financial termsThe Water Risk Monetizer estimates the value of water scarcity in monetary terms. It looks at the amount of water available at a specific location, the amount of water used/needed by a facility, additional demands on the supply of water and the impact of a facility’s... Read More
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Water Impact Index – WIIX (2012)
Veolia Water, Growing Blue
Primary Functions:Quantify the impact of companies’ water use and wastewater discharge on local water resources in terms of quality, quantity, and scarcity/stress.Given the technical nature of the tool, use of the WIIX requires some understanding of current conditions and expected changes in quality and quantity use.Water Impact Index (WIIX) is a free, online tool developed by Veolia that... Read More
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Water Footprint Assessment (2012)
Water Footprint Network
Jun 29, 2012
Primary Functions:Inform “big picture” strategic planningIdentify at what stage within the value chain the water footprint is in a hotspotBuild awareness among public
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Water Efficiency Toolkit (2014)
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), AT&T, Global Environmental Management Institute (GEMI)
Primary Functions:Build your own program to reduce water and energy use in buildings—and save money in the processAssess your company’s water efficiency and create visibility for water performance at facilitiesEstimate water and financial savings from cooling tower or free-air cooling improvementsDefine the unique water profile of your buildingsEnvironmental Defense Fund (EDF), AT&T and the... Read More
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Water Disclosure 2.0 (2009)
CEO Water Mandate
Feb 26, 2009
Primary Functions:Understand early corporate water disclosure practiceThis Mandate study compiles and analyzes the water-related information provided in the Corporate Responsibility (CR) reports of 110 companies representing 11 industry sectors that are either water-intensive in their operations or have significant leverage with which to influence water development, policy, or management. It... Read More
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Water and Human Rights: Exploring the Roles and Responsibilities of Business (2009)
CEO Water Mandate, Institute for Human Rights and Business
Feb 27, 2009
Primary Functions:Understanding early underpinnings of the Mandate’s guidance on respecting the human rights to water and sanitationThe authors of this paper take the position that access to water is a human right, and explores what it would mean to apply to water the human rights framework developed by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights, John... Read More
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Water Action Hub (2013)
CEO Water Mandate
May 30, 2013
Primary Functions:Put your water projects on the mapIdentify and connect with potential collective action partnersLearn about water stewardship projects
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WASH in the Workplace Self-Assessment Tool (2014) - DOWNLOAD (.XLSX)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
May 29, 2014
Primary Functions:Assess the current status of access to safe WASH at the workplace in a given facilitySupport decision-making regarding investments and priority actionsThe Self-Assessment Tool complements these resources and represents a method of assessing the current status of access to safe WASH at the workplace in a given facility of the company, in order to identify potential gaps to... Read More
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Understanding “Sufficiency” in Water-Related Collective Action (2014)
CEO Water Mandate, The Nature Conservancy, CDP
Sep 29, 2014
Primary Functions:Assess river basin “sufficiency” so as to understand how much and what type of collective action is neededMore information at website:  http://ceowatermandate.org/sufficiency/
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The Water Network (2015)
AquaSPE
Primary Functions:Connect and share knowledge with water professionals from 185 countriesThe Water Network is a neutral platform for multi-stakeholders to share content, best practices, policies, and technologies. The site accommodates both professionals and the public at large by providing dedicated areas for professional engagement and public education on general water issues.
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The IPIECA Water Management Framework for Onshore Oil and Gas Activities (2013)
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
Aug 29, 2013
Primary Functions:Learn good water management practices specific to the Oil & Gas industryIPIECA’s framework for water management in onshore oil and gas activities has been developed to help the oil and gas sector respond to broader global concerns about water availability and quality to enhance the industry’s efforts to achieve sustainable water management. The framework is a cyclical... Read More
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The Business Case for Responsible Corporate Adaptation: Strengthening Private Sector and Community Resilience (2015)
CDP, ND-GAIN, OXFAM, Rainforest Alliance, UNEP, DTU Partnerships, UNEP, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNGC
May 30, 2015
Primary Functions:Learn how companies can adapt to climate change through a collection of case examples, including some related to waterHighlights the benefits for businesses of implementing adaptation activities that contribute to increasing societal resilience and attaining the SDGs. The report shares lessons learned and provides actionable guidance for both the public and private sector.
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Southeast Asia Apparel Water Action – Summary Report (2011)
CEO Water Mandate, UN Environment Programme
Sep 29, 2012
Primary Functions:Learn good practices for water management in the apparel sector
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South African Mine Water Atlas (2017)
South African Water Research Commission
Primary Functions:Shows the critical interplay between mining and water resources in South AfricaThe South African Mine Water Atlas is a comprehensive reference on the vulnerability of water resources to mining activity in South Africa. It shows the critical interplay between mining and water resources and is the most extensive set of documents of its kind.The multi-layered set of maps spans... Read More
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Shared Water Challenges and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management (2013)
CEO Water Mandate, WWF
May 29, 2014
Primary Functions:Learn more about the possible role of the private sector in advancing sustainable water management
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SDG Compass (2015) by UNGC, GRI, WBCSD
UN Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Dec 30, 2014
Primary Functions:Learn how you can align your strategies as well as measure and manage your contribution to the realization of the SDGs.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.Our planet faces massive economic, social and environmental challenges. To combat these, the... Read More
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Global Water Tool for Oil and Gas
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
Aug 30, 2011
This customized version of the WBCSD Global Water Tool, which has been piloted by 15 global oil and gas companies, has been developed by IPIECA in collaboration with WBCSD and led by CH2M HILL. The tool will allow oil and gas companies to map their water use and assess risks for their overall global portfolio of sites considering each part of the oil and gas value chain. The tool will allow... Read More
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Review of Water Risk Tools. Guidance Document for the Oil and Gas Industry (2013)
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
Apr 08, 2016
Primary Functions:Select the most appropriate water risk tools for your oil and gas company’s business needsThis guidance document provides a summary and explanation of several water risk tools, including the IPIECA Global Water Tool for Oil and Gas, a customized version of the WBCSD Global Water Tool, and the GEMI Local Water Tool™ for Oil and Gas. The guidance aims to provide companies with a... Read More
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Private sector and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (2015)
Overseas Development Institute
Sep 28, 2015
Primary Functions:Learn how your company can engage in support of universal access to and use of WASHIdentify actionable to encourage catalytic forms of engagement between private sector organizations and institutions working on WASH
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Post-2015 Agenda and Related Sustainable Development Goals Issue Focus: Water & Sanitation and the Role of Business (2014)
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Dec 30, 2013
Primary Functions:Gain insight into the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the role of business in advancing core policy goals related to water and sanitationThis issue brief describes the UN Global Compact’s and CEO Water Mandate’s input into the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the role of business in advancing core policy goals related to water. This brief reflects much of the thinking and... Read More
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Performance in Watershed Context for the Beverage Industry (2015)
Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)
Feb 28, 2015
Primary Functions:Measure beverage facility water performance in the context of local watershed conditionsWith this release, BIER is building momentum towards creating a consistent and transparent process that will help businesses and watershed-level partners make more informed decisions with regards to water stewardship investments and actions. With increasing pressure internally and... Read More
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Project Just Wiki
Project Just
Curious about how, where and by whom your clothes are made? We’ve got you covered. Get the scoop on all your favorite brands via the Project JUST Wiki.
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Fashion Transparency Index 2017
Fashion Revolution
Jan 01, 2017
A review of 100 of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impact. 
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PFC Revolution in Outdoor Sector: Sounding the alarm on PFCs
Greenpeace
Since the beginning of its Detox campaign in  2011, Greenpeace has been calling on the  clothing industry to eliminate all hazardous  chemicals from its supply chain by 2020,  highlighting per- and polyfluorinated chemicals  (PFCs) as one of the priority hazardous  chemical groups to eliminate. PFCs are used  in many industrial processes and consumer  products, and are well known for their use... Read More
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After the Binge, the Hangover: International Fashion Consumption Survey
Greenpeace
Apr 01, 2017
A new survey, commissioned by Greenpeace, of the shopping habits of people in Europe and Asia finds that regularly buying too many clothes, shoes, bags and accessories has become an international phenomenon. This is especially striking in China and Hong Kong, but is also widespread in Europe, with up to half of consumers buying more clothes than they need and use. Consumers are no longer... Read More
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Closing and Slowing the Loop
Greenpeace
Jun 30, 2016
Innovative business models in the textile sector – an overview This summary does not attempt to present an exhaustive list of examples, but focuses instead on giving an overview of the various models that currently exist – some of them well-known, others less so. The field appears to be developing rapidly with many fashion houses re-thinking and developing their current activities in response... Read More
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Detox Catwalk 2016 – Performance Results of Selected Apparel Companies
Greenpeace
Jul 31, 2016
Document providing further detail on companies analyzed and their performance in detoxing their apparel and footwear products.  Companies covered include Adidas, Levis, Inditex (Zara), Nike, Puma, C&A, H&M, and others.
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The Detox Catwalk 2016
Greenpeace
Greenpeace launched its “Detox My Fashion” campaign in July 2011 to address this problem, asking the textile industry to urgently take responsibility for its contribution to toxic pollution. . This is the third edition of the Detox Catwalk, which assesses the steps taken by fashion brands to fulfill their commitments. This year the focus is on implementation; brands are evaluated from the point... Read More
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EcoMetrics for Textiles
Colour Connections
An online tool that measures the EDUs (environmental damage units) of textiles. Eco-metrics is a simple tool devised to calculate the environmental impact of the different textile types and different production methods. It looks at the total life-cycle of a product and considers the impact on water, energy, use of non-renewable resources and pollution — and calculates and overall score for a... Read More
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Responsible usage of Fluoromaterials
Gore-tex
Gore Fabrics’ Goal and Roadmap for Eliminating PFCs of Environmental Concern.
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Understanding the environmental impacts of wool: A review of Life Cycle Assessment studies
Australian Wool Innovation, International Wool Textile Organisation
May 13, 2012
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly being used as a tool to report on the environmental impacts of products, and LCA impact categories are being used individually or in combination to compare the environmental credentials of alternative products. This paper reviews available LCA studies for wool and wool products, and describes the data and methods used as a basis for discussing the... Read More
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State of the Apparel Sector Report on Water
Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA), The Sustainable Business Group for the Sustainable Fashion Academy (SFA)
Jul 30, 2015
A report for the global leadership award in sustainable apparel.There is an urgent environmental, human and business case for accelerating water management improvements in the apparel sector in light of an increasingly water constrained world. This report provides a state of the sector overview of water stress for apparel and textiles.
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Out of Fashion - Stop Fashion from grinding up forests to make clothes
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Stand with RAN as we demand the fashion industry address the growing global threat to forests, animals and Indigenous communities of dissolving pulp.  Rain-forests are destroyed to create a huge array of products, including rayon, viscose, and other textiles. These products are complicit in the resulting deforestation and human rights abuses.  Fashion companies must take action to eliminate... Read More
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Forest-Friendly Alternative Fabrics
Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
RAN looked into a number of different fabrics and  found that there are also a few fabrics that are gentler on the earth.  Examples include:  Hemp, Ramie, Jute, Linen, Organic Cotton, Bamboo, Recycled Polyester, and Soy .
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EcoChic Design Award
REDRESS
The EcoChic Design Award is a sustainable fashion design competition organized by Redress, inspiring emerging fashion designers and students to create mainstream clothing with minimal textile waste. Each competition cycle takes designers on an education and design journey lasting several theory and design-packed months. Firstly, we educate designers about the fashion industry’s negative... Read More
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The 13 ‘muka buttons’ for ethical & environmental practice
Muka kids
To be accredited a clothing brand needs to earn a certain number of ‘muka buttons’ – each button is for a specific ethical & sustainable practice. A brand that is awarded buttons for being ‘Fully Ethical’ AND ‘Fully Organic’ earns muka accreditation for just those two buttons, a brand that is EITHER ‘Fully Ethical’ OR ‘Fully Organic’ needs ONE other button to be accredited, and other brands... Read More
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Factory 45 - Clothing Company Accelerator
Factory 45
FACTORY45 is an online accelerator program that helps aspiring entrepreneurs launch clothing companies that are sustainably and ethically made in the USA. Factory45 is an online accelerator program that takes sustainable apparel companies from idea to launch.
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Wet Processing Benchmark
Made-By
The MADE-BY Wet Processing Benchmark, developed in cooperation with Systainable Solutions, uses actual data to bring transparency and drive change. Using field data from factories around the world, it illustrates the sustainability of common wet processing techniques and applications in terms of water use, energy use, and potential chemical or safety hazards. Because many factors can vary... Read More
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CO - Common Objective
CO - Common Objective
At CO, our mission is simple. We're dedicated to supporting fashion people to do better business. Better for people, better for profits and better for the planet. That's our Common Objective - and we've created the CO platform to achieve it.The CO process:1. Specify your needs. Input your details and CO builds you an intelligent profile that tailors your experience.2. Get matched. CO matches... Read More
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Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA)
Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA)
Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body working collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) companies to ensure their Australian supply chains are transparent and legally compliant.
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Earthlink Apparel Turns Used Textiles into Fashion Items
Earthlink Apparel
The initial pilot project, largely focused on the recovery of end-of-life New Zealand Post and Kiwibank uniforms, resulted in over 40,000 garments being recovered – Saving some 40 tonnes of textiles from being disposed of offshore or in landfills.Earthlink expects to re purpose or recycle a total of 100 tonnes of corporate apparel by April 2017.
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2017 Ethical Fashion Report
Baptist World Aid Australia
The Ethical Fashion Report sheds light on what the industry and individual companies are doing to address forced labour, child labour and exploitation. Each report – since the launch of the first in 2013 – has tracked the progress within the industry. The change since 2013 has been significant. In this edition we have assessed 106 companies, awarding each a grade from A to F based on the... Read More
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Ethical Fashion Guide - Behind the Barcode Report
Baptist World Aid Australia
The Ethical Fashion Guide is a companion to the 2017 Ethical Fashion Report. Use it to help you make everyday, ethical purchasing decisions. Take it with you when you shop and buy your clothes from the companies doing more to protect their workers. Vote with your wallet and encourage more companies to end exploitation in their supply chains.
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Fixing Fashion Framework
Jess Berentson-Shaw - huffingtonpost
Drawing on this model from health we can propose a framework for fixing fashion - a framework where solutions to achieve a sustainable fashion industry (both those that are in practice and some that are not yet in popular usage) are arranged by both the individual effort they require (for consumers and designers) and the size of the impact they are likely to have in terms of sustainable fashion... Read More
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ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group
The ZDHC Programme is creating a new standard in wastewater discharge that goes beyond regulatory compliance to ensure wastewater discharge does not adversely affect the environment and surrounding communities.  As a first step towards this, the programme published a literature review of current wastewater discharge standards applicable to the textile industry.This study established a baseline... Read More
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Manufacturing Restricted Substances List
Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group
The ZDHC MRSL V1.1 is a list of chemical substances banned from intentional use in facilities that process textile materials and trim parts in apparel and footwear. The MRSL establishes acceptable concentration limits for substances in chemical formulations used within manufacturing facilities.
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Fairtrade Textile Standard
Fairtrade
The Fairtrade Textile Standard is one component of the greater Fairtrade Textile Programme to facilitate change in textile supply chains and related business practices. This comprehensive approach engages manufacturers and workers in the supply chain to bring about better wages and working conditions, and engages brands to commit to fair terms of trade.
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The Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI)
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
The Higg MSI is a cradle-to-gate material scoring tool that: Enables companies to compare their materials against others Makes comparable environmental data available to the public Can be used to empower product development teams to make more sustainable choices during materials selection The Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) provides access to a large amount of relevant information... Read More
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Yerdle Recommerce
Yerdle
We provide brands with the technology and logistics to develop white-label resale channels that take back control of the secondary market, deepening customer engagement and increasing profits. By taking advantage of resale, brands take control of the growing secondary retail market – increasing profits, deepening customer engagement, and lowering their environmental impact. We bring the resale... Read More
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CRAiLAR Fiber Technologies
Fiber Technologies International, Inc
Natural fiber producer CRAiLAR Fiber Technologies launched a groundbreaking new policy in which it pledges to only source agricultural residues to create next-generation fabrics. The move opens up new opportunities for brands and retailers seeking sustainable alternatives to fabrics currently derived from ancient and endangered forests.
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LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
The LEATHER STANDARD by OEKO-TEX® is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for leather and leather articles of all levels of production. Examples of articles that can be certified are: semifinished leather products (e.g. Wet-blue, Wet-white, Crust etc.), finished leather, leather fiber material, ready made articles (garments of all types, accessories, leather... Read More
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DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX® is a comprehensive verification and reporting system that prepares facilities along the textile chain for the requirements requested by the Detox campaign of Greenpeace. DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX® continuously screens and offers you a transparent solution to meet the Detox goals.The DETOX TO ZERO system is fully integrated and harmonized with the OEKO-TEX® portfolio.... Read More
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MySTeP by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
MySTeP by OEKO-TEX® is a database strengthening your textile supply community. The database can be accessed worldwide from any location. As the central database of OEKO-TEX®, MySTeP offers a number of services to registered partners, such as:*A customized supply chain mapping system for brands, retailers, and manufacturers in the textile chain*Targeted analysis based on scoring of STeP... Read More
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MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® is an independent textile label for highlighting consumer products and semi-finished products at all levels of the textile chain that are made from materials tested for harmful substances and that have been manufactured by using environmentally friendly processes and under safe and socially responsible working conditions.Basically, any finished textile items and... Read More
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STeP by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by OEKO-TEX® is a certification system for brands, retail companies and manufacturers from the textile chain who want to communicate their achievements regarding sustainable manufacturing processes to the public in a transparent, credible and clear manner.Certification is possible for production facilities of all processing stages from fibre production,... Read More
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STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
OEKO-TEX®
The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished, and finished textile products at all processing levels, as well as accessory materials used. Examples of articles that can be certified: raw and dyed/finished yarns, woven and knitted fabrics, accessories, such as buttons, zip fasteners, sewing threads or labels,... Read More
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Responsible Wool Standard
Textile Exchange
The Responsible Wool Standard is a voluntary global standard that addresses the welfare of sheep and of the land they graze on. The RWS is a tool to ensure that wool comes from sheep that have been raised with  respect to their Five Freedoms1, that the land has been managed responsibly, and to  provide a robust chain of custody system to validate the source of the material for all  product... Read More
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The Organic Content Standard
Textile Exchange
The Goal of the Organic Content Standard (OCS) is to ensure trust in organic content claims. The  OCS  accomplishes  this  goal  by  verifying  the  presence  and  amount  of  Organic  Material  in  a  final  product.    It  provides  a  strong  chain  of  custody  system  from  the  source  of  the  organic  raw  material  to  the  final  product  through  certification.  It  allows  for ... Read More
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Responsible Down Standard - Communication Tools
Textile Exchange
Help on how to communicate about your use of the Responsible Down Standard.
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Critical aspects in design for fiber-to-fiber recycling of textiles
Maria Elander & Hanna Ljungkvist
This report outlines critical aspects found for increased fiber-to-fiber recycling from a stakeholder’s perspective. The interviewed stakeholders from the fashion companies, textile sorters and textile recyclers generally stress the importance of investigating the barriers to fiber-to-fiber recycling. The current situation does in their view not offer possibilities to handle used textiles in an... Read More
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Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation
Cornell University
The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University established the Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation (CIFFI) in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design (FSAD) to advance knowledge and foster collaborations between academia and industry in the areas of fashion design, marketing and culture, fiber science, technology, and materials testing.  Particular focus is the... Read More
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Academic Leaders' Round Table
Danish Fashion Institute
Academic Leaders' Round Table sought to convene the most influential decision-makers from across fashion education, industry and non-governmental organizations for an intimate discussion informing the development of sustainability in global fashion. The aim is to explore visions of a transformed fashion education and business system through a sustainability lens and to look at ways to increase... Read More
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Educator's Summit
Danish Fashion Institute
The Educators Summit is a platform for teachers to exchange ideas and experiences on how to effectively teach sustainability and to build a strong international network around it. The mission is to bring industry and academia together in order to unlock their interactive potential and to help overcome the challenges facing fashion. The Educators Summit provided teachers of design, communication... Read More
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Youth Fashion Summit
Danish Fashion Institute
Youth Fashion Summit (YFS) is a platform that gathers students from around the world to discuss and engage in driving Sustainable Fashion forward. By dreaming the future, sharing curiosity, and critical perspectives, these up-and-coming designers will make an impact and influence the industry.The mission of the YFS is to give young people in the industry – the next generation of leaders in... Read More
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Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Danish Fashion Institute
Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the world's most important conference on sustainability in fashion. It is a nonprofit biennial mega-event organized by Danish Fashion Institute.
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Making of Making Powered by NIKE MSI
Nike, Inc. Designed by Dave Cobban, Jana Panfilio, Molly Conroy and Howard Lichter of Nike Inc
Dec 08, 2016
MAKING is a tool to inspire designers and creators to make better choices in the materials they use. We know that every decision a designer makes in the product creation process has an impact on the environment. But given the range of options that exist, making informed choices can be a challenge. That is why MAKING matters.Powered by the Nike Materials Sustainability Index, MAKING provides the... Read More
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It's time for a Fashion Revolution
Fashion Revolution
This white paper is for people who don’t know that much about the human rights and environmental issues behind fashion but want to know more. It is for those who may have participated in the #whomademyclothes hashtag campaign but want to dig a bit deeper. This paper is intended to be diagnostic, setting out why a fashion revolution is needed now. This paper aims to contextualize Fashion... Read More
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Textile Calculator
Brown and Wilmanns Environmental
The Brown and Wilmanns Environmental Textile Environmental Calculator (BWE TEC) helps textile, apparel, and footwear companies deliver environmental performance to their customers through better decisions about the materials in their products. The tool gauges environmental impact performance for a wide range of fibers and textiles across the product life cycle, from the origins of raw materials... Read More
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Cotton 2040 Webinar
Forum of the Future
Jul 25, 2015
The video is an overview of Cotton 2040 an initiative that seeks to enable a systemic shift towards sustainability in the cotton industry by focusing, integrating and accelerating the activities of different players. They also showcase, Forum of the Future, an independent non-profit working globally with business, government and other organizations to solve complex sustainability challenges. 
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The Textile Exchange Responsible Down Standard: What it Does, and What You Can Do
Textile Exchange
Oct 16, 2014
The down and feather used for insulation in consumer products is sourced from worldwide production and processing supply chains. As a result, retailers and consumers are not informed sufficiently on the origin of the products and the conditions in which they were produced. Recently, this raised concerns on the animal welfare conditions of waterfowl, and the lack of traceability of down and... Read More
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The Business Case for Natural Infrastructure
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Dec 30, 2015
Natural (or green) infrastructure is a planned or managed natural or semi natural system (such as mangroves or wetlands) that can help companies harness ecosystem services as a substitute to so-called gray infrastructure (such as dams or water treatment plants).There is a strong business case for companies to invest in natural infrastructure solutions. Natural infrastructure can help companies... Read More
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Natural Infrastructure for Business Platform (2015)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Primary Functions:Make the business case for investing in natural infrastructure, including healthy river basins and wetlandsThe Natural Infrastructure for Business platform contains:the business case for investing in natural infrastructure,case studies from different industries leveraging various ecosystem services,decision-making tools, including a cost-benefit analysis tool.This online... Read More
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Local Water Tool (2012)
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)
Feb 28, 2015
Primary Functions:Quantify water-related impacts caused by facilityQuantify facility’s exposure to water-related riskIdentify helpful management responseGEMI Local Water Tool (LWT)™ – developed by the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) – is a free tool for companies and organizations to evaluate the external impacts, business risks, opportunities, and management plans related to... Read More
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WULCA Life Cycle Assessment tool for Water (2009)
International Standards Organization (ISO): ISO 14040/ ISO 14044, Water footprint: ISO 14046
Primary Functions:Make cross-media environmental assessments that consider water consumption and pollution in comparison with other environmental impactsImplement mature science-based methods for assessing water-related impactsLife Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a systems analysis tool that was designed specifically to measure the environmental sustainability of products and services through all... Read More
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IWRM Data Portal (2015)
UNEP-DHI Partnership
Dec 30, 2014
Primary Functions:Examine the progress of IWRM implementation within the individual countries and track the global progress towards better management of  water resourcesThis data portal offers a comprehensive collection of national IWRM implementation progress data drawn from two global country IWRM progress surveys. The data made available through this portal allows to both, examine the... Read More
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International Water Stewardship Standard & Guidance (2014)
Alliance for Water Stewardship
Apr 07, 2014
Primary Functions:Commit to, understand, plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate water stewardship actions at facility-levelThe AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (AWS Standard) is an international, ISEAL-compliant, standard that defines a set of water stewardship criteria and indicators for how water should be stewarded at a site and catchment level in a way that is... Read More
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ICMM’s Practical Guide to Consistent Water Reporting (2017)
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
Feb 28, 2017
Primary Functions:Defines an appropriate set of standardized water reporting metrics for the mining and metals industryOutlines the minimum disclosure standard for member companies which sets a transparent benchmark for the industryProvides practical guidance around preparing corporate water summaries and meeting the minimum disclosure standard.This guide is focussed on:defining an appropriate... Read More
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Hotel Water Measurement Initiative Methodology & Tool (2016)
International Tourism Partnership
Dec 31, 2015
Primary Functions:Allows hotel managers to calculate the amount of water used per occupied room (and per guest night, where data are available) and per area of meeting space per hourThe International Tourism Partnership (ITP) drives responsible business in the hospitality industry by engaging with the world’s leading hotel companies. ITP turns responsible ambition and good ideas into positive... Read More
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Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (2016)
Hotel Water Measurement Initiative, International Tourism Partnership
Dec 30, 2015
Primary Functions:The Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (HWMI) is a methodology and tool to enable hotels measure and report on water use in a consistent way. It was developed by the International Tourism Partnership in partnership with KPMG and 18 global hotel companies. HWMI is free of charge and can be used by any hotel anywhere in the world, from small guesthouses to 5 star resorts.... Read More
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Guide to Water-Related Collective Action (2012)
CEO Water Mandate, Ross Strategic, Pegasys, Water Futures Partnership
Aug 28, 2013
Primary Functions:Understand the various types of engagement and collective action modelsDetermine when collective action is helpful and necessaryLearn how to prepare for and organize collective actionsView the full website on the topic of collective action:  http://ceowatermandate.org/collectiveaction
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Guide to Responsible Business Engagement with Water Policy (2011)
CEO Water Mandate, WWF, Water Witness International, Pegasys
Oct 28, 2010
Primary Functions:Understand how poor water governance can undermine your businessLearn about the five core principles of responsible engagementDetermine how your company can encourage and facilitate improved water governance and therefore manage water riskThis Guide provides a way for companies to address water risks and capture opportunities stemming from river basins conditions that cannot... Read More
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Guide to Managing Integrity in Water Stewardship Initiatives (2015)
CEO Water Mandate and the Water Integrity Network (WIN)
Jul 28, 2015
Primary Functions:Understand and identify potential integrity risks to your water stewardship initiative (WSI)Determine how to structure WSIs so as to proactively prevent integrity risksConnect to practical tools that promote integrity in your WSIVisit full website at:  http://ceowatermandate.org/integrity/
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Global Water Tool by WBCSD
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The WBCSD Global Water Tool (GWT) is a free online module that helps companies compare their water use, wastewater discharge, and facility information with validated watershed and country-level data (based on nearly 30 external datasets on water availability, sanitation, population, and biodiversity information, among other things). This process is intended to allow companies to conduct an... Read More
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NRDC’s 10 Best Practices for Textile Mills to Save Money and Reduce Pollution - A Practical Guide for Responsible Sourcing Version 2.0
Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC)
To address the rapidly increasing global effect of this industry, in 2009 NRDC approached a group of multinational  apparel retailers and brands to create the Responsible Sourcing Initiative (RSI), a “green supply chain” effort to curb pollution and resource use in the sector while saving the industry money. The Responsible Sourcing Initiative is part of the larger Clean by Design effort NRDC... Read More
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Zero Waste Textile Initiative to Keep Apparel, Footwear, Linens Out of the Landfill
The Zero Waste Textile Initiative encouraging residents and businesses to recycle unwanted apparel, footwear and other textiles at an event at Westfield San Francisco Centre.  The initiative partners the City with S.F. Goodwill and other nonprofits, retail businesses, and I:Collect— a leading global end-to-end solutions provider that collects textiles for reuse and recycling into items such as... Read More
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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade.
Pietra Rivoli
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically-acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic... Read More
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Sustainable 100
Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd.
The Commitment of Hundred Textile Entrepreneurs Towards Sustainability.Sustainability five shall be an informative source-book that will hold detailed description of hundred sustainable textile companies filtered from different categories of the textile value chain. It will be a guiding tool for companies who are seeking to turn their business sustainable as well as be an inspiration for others... Read More
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Sustainability Compendium
Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd.
Fashion in itself is a dynamic industry, and if you choose to look at fashion solely from the sustainability point of view, then keeping track of developments is simply not easy. Though leaders are unanimous about one thing - sustainable fashion can no more be a niche, and many of them agree that if it ain't sustainable, then it ain't fashion. By and by, many brands are lending credence to that... Read More
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Children Are Everyone’s Business Workbook 2.0
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
‘Children Are Everyone’s Business: Workbook 2.0’ is a comprehensive tool designed to guide companies through the ongoing process of learning about and integrating children’s rights into business policies and management processes. It follows and builds on the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, which were developed through consultations led by UNICEF, Save the Children and the United... Read More
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The Sustainability Fundamentals - Fashion
The Sustainable Fashion Academy
The Sustainability Fundamentals course provides the knowledge and tools you need to address your sustainability challenges. A largely self-driven course with built in flexibility and optional group work, our course format is thoughtfully designed for busy professionals requiring relevant content and efficient, action-driven learning. This course is offered three different times in 2017, so you... Read More
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Ethical Brand Ratings
Good on You
The Good On You app makes checking a brand for its impact on people, the planet and animals incredibly easy. App available on App store and Google Play.
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Safety Data Sheet (SDS) / Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) / Product Safety Data Sheet (PSDS)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200(g)), revised in 2012, requires that the chemical manufacturer, distributor, or importer provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly MSDSs or Material Safety Data Sheets) for each hazardous chemical to downstream users to communicate information on these hazards. The information contained in the SDS is largely the same as the MSDS, except... Read More
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Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Textiles & Apparel Sector
G&A Institute
Dec 01, 2014
The top 10 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aspects that were determined to be material by the managements of reporting organizations in the Textiles & Apparel Sector according to Governance & Accountability Institute's Louis Coppola are:TransportPrevention of Forced and Compulsory LaborChild LaborInvestment and Procurement PracticesFreedom of Association and Collective... Read More
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Sustainable cotton pilot project
Jim Steadman
May 24, 2017
Wrangler is partnering with a family of Alabama cotton growers on a pilot program to help U.S. cotton farmers achieve greater sustainable growing practices. The pilot program builds on Wrangler’s long-standing commitment to supporting U.S. farming communities. Wrangler has been a corporate sponsor of Future Farmers of America for more than 50 years, and recently hosted a conference at Wrangler... Read More
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Textile dyeing industry an environmental hazard
Rita Kant
Jan 01, 2012
Color is the main attraction of any fabric. No matter how excellent its constitution, if unsuitably colored it is bound to be a failure as a commercial fabric. Manufacture and use of synthetic dyes for fabric dyeing has therefore become a massive industry today. In fact the art of applying color to fabric has been known to mankind since 3500 BC. WH Perkins in 1856 discovered the use of... Read More
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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
Mark Anthony Browne, Phillip Crump, Stewart J. Niven, Emma Teuten, Andrew Tonkin, Tamara Galloway, and Richard Thompson
Plastic debris <1 mm (defined here as microplastic) is accumulating in marine habitats. Ingestion of microplastic provides a potential pathway for the transfer of pollutants, monomers, and plastic-additives to organisms with uncertain consequences for their health. Here, we show that microplastic contaminates the shorelines at 18 sites worldwide representing six continents from the poles to... Read More
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Fashion forward: Innovations drive sustainable clothing
Anna Clark
Nov 18, 2013
Tips for integrating sustainability into apparel. Talks about design, manufacturing and transportation plus provides a list of helpful tools and apps. 
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Conversion of leather wastes to useful products
The main objective of the present study is to investigate the production of useful materials from different kinds of leather waste. Three different types of tannery wastes (chromium- and vegetable-tanned shavings, and buffing dust) were pyrolyzed in a fixed bed reactor at temperatures of 450 and 600 °C under N2 atmosphere. Gas, oil, ammonium carbonate and carboneous residue were obtained by... Read More
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Ecological utilization of leather tannery waste with circular economy model
Circular economy (CE) focuses on resource-productivity and eco-efficiency improvement in a comprehensive way, especially on the industrial structure optimization of new technology development and application, equipment renewal and management renovation. The leather industry on the one side boosts the local economic development, on the other side however leads to the tremendous environment... Read More
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Fashion and controversy
Christy Tennery-Spalding - Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
The second post talked about how clothing companies are turning forests into fashion. In order to produce rayon, viscose and other textiles, companies source fiber through the destructive and toxic production of dissolving wood pulp, buying from suppliers who have been linked with deforestation and land grabbing. When clothing companies turn a blind eye to the impact that their fabrics have on... Read More
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Dissolving pulp and fashion
Christy Tennery-Spalding - Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Dec 30, 2013
In "Introducing: Out of Fashion",  the threat of dissolving wood pulp and how this product makes its way out of the forest and into your closet was introduced. Dissolving pulp makes this journey disguised as rayon, viscose, and modal, fabrics used in the latest fashions from many of today’s most popular brands. Here RAN explains how trees actually make their way into clothes.
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Making Climate Change Fashionable – The Garment Industry Takes On Global Warming
James Conca - Forbes Magazine
Nov 30, 2015
This article presents some facts about environmental effects from the fashion industry, such as: "The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions and remains the second largest industrial polluter, second only to oil." It highlights climate change, but also goes beyond it and suggest the slow fashion movement should be a part of sustainability within the fashion industry. 
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What the COP21 Climate Agreement Means for Fashion
Kate Abnett - The Business of Fashion. Business of Fashion
Dec 14, 2015
Article that talks on how will the Climate Agreement impact the fashion industry, and how are businesses responding. Several practitioners present their views and opinions on the agreement and the industry in general in terms of sustainability. 
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Conservation Pays Off for Bangladeshi Factories
Amy Yee - The New York Times
Mar 13, 2013
Success story on water saving initiative in textile and garment factories in Bangladesh. The article describes how this initiative helped save money, energy and water. 
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Fig Leaves Are Out. What to Wear to Be Kind to the Planet?
Tatiana Schlossberg
May 22, 2017
When you do need new clothes, you will usually be choosing among four major types of fibers: oil-based synthetics, cotton, rayon and wool. Their environmental trade-offs are so varied that a definitive ranking would be impossible. But here’s what we know, so you can make more informed decisions. 
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Pulse of the Fashion Industry
Global Fashion Agenda and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
This first edition of the Report on the Pulse of the Fashion Industry exposes the challenges in a number of sustainability impact areas and along the industry’s value chain, from design and development to end-of-life for apparel and footwear. It aims to provide transparency on the industry’s stance in terms of its environmental, social, and ethical footprints— topics that have been much... Read More
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The Circular Fibres Initiative
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Circular Fibres Initiative brings together key industry stakeholders to build a circular economy for textiles, starting with clothing. This group will attempt to create a new system for textiles based on the principles of a circular economy while phasing out waste and pollution. Clothing retailers H&M and Nike, philanthropic funder the C&A Foundation, and a consortium of... Read More
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Aaron Gilbee
Independent Researcher
World problems are becoming more complex, and as a result, there is a need for guided methodologies to tackle these through facilitation. This project contains 10 tools that were identified and described for the initial development of a facilitator’s toolkit for problems related to sustainable development. A literature review that identified common perspectives and a thinking pattern associated... Read More
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Blueprint For Corporate Sustainability Leadership
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Dec 24, 2009
The Blueprint is a model for leadership within the Global Compact, designed to inspire advanced performers to reach the next level of sustainability performance. It identifies criteria for leadership practice in three distinct but overlapping dimensions: (i) integrating the ten principles into strategies and operations; (ii) taking action in support of broader UN goals and issues; and (iii)... Read More
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Retail Sustainability Management Report - 2017
Retail Industry Leader's Association (RILA)
May 22, 2017
This report is aligned with a tool that RILA developed in 2015 called the Retail Sustainability Leadership Model. The report summarizes retailers' current progress along the Leadership Model.    New to this report is an additional element: the Retail Industry's Materiality Assessment. This assessment, developed in 2016, further helps to hone the most material issues to the industry by providing... Read More
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From Footprint to Public Policy – The Business Future for Addressing Water Issues (2009)
CEO Water Mandate
Feb 27, 2009
Understand basis for corporate action to advance sustainable water management “beyond the fenceline”.This paper illustrates an emerging “roadmap” of water risk identification and management approaches that many companies are beginning to pursue, framed as a journey from water footprint to public policy. It describes how water footprinting can serve as the foundation for various “responses” that... Read More
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Exploring the Case for Corporate Context-Based Water Targets (2017)
CEO Water Mandate
Mar 30, 2017
Makes the case to develop guidance for companies seeking to employ meaningful water metrics and targetsThis discussion paper documents the initial thinking of CDP, UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), World Resources Institute (WRI), and WWF regarding:What constitutes a credible and meaningful context-based water target (CBWT);The value for companies of setting... Read More
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Exploring the Business Case for Corporate Action on Sanitation (2014)
CEO Water Mandate
Sep 01, 2014
Learn about the global sanitation crisis and how it undermines business viabilityDetermine steps your company can promote improved access to sanitation at the workplace and in nearby communities
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Driving Harmonization of Water-Related Terminology (2014)
CEO Water Mandate
What Do “Water Scarcity”, “Water Stress”, and “Water Risk” Actually Mean?Understand the terms “water scarcity”, “water stress”, “water risk”, and how they relate to one another.
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Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)
CEO Water Mandate
Sep 01, 2014
Determine what water-related topics are relevant to your businessCommunicate and report water risks, impacts, and practices to key stakeholders
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Corporate Water Accounting – An Analysis of Methods and Tools for Measuring Water Use and its Impacts (2010)
CEO Water Mandate
Jan 01, 2010
Learn about different early methods for accounting for water-related performance, risks, and impacts.
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Chemicals Management Module (2015)
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
Benchmark, establish, build, maintain and improve your chemicals management processes and thus reduce water pollutionThe Chemicals Management Module is a roadmap for companies to benchmark, establish, build, maintain and improve  chemicals management processes, and integrate them with other business processes as part of an overall corporate management system.1 It provides an overall strategic... Read More
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CEO Guide to the Sustainable Development Goals
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Sets out clear actions that CEOs can take to begin to align their organizations with the SDGsThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched the CEO Guide to the SDGs – a new resource aimed at galvanizing engagement from global business leaders in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The CEO Guide to the SDGs sets out clear actions that CEOs can take... Read More
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Thirsty business: Why water is vital to climate action 2016 Annual Report of Corporate Water Disclosure
CDP
Nov 13, 2016
By 2030 global demand for water will exceed supply by 40%. What does this mean for business and climate action? Find out more in CDP’s Thirsty business report.Now in its seventh year, CDP’s water program acts on behalf of 643 institutional investors, representing US$67 trillion in assets. These investors use CDP water data to engage with portfolio companies, inform investment decisions and... Read More
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Bringing a Human Rights Lens to Corporate Water Stewardship (2012)
CEO Water Mandate
Jul 31, 2012
Understand international and legal trends related to the human rights to water and sanitationIdentify potential synergies between respecting human rights and existing water stewardship effortsExpectations that business will respect, and in some cases support or help fulfill, internationally recognized human rights have increased over the past decade. Businesses have recognized the importance of... Read More
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Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Programme – Summary Report (2016)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Learn about successes and key lessons learnt during 2015 and 2016 from the water-related projects in the upper Breede catchment in the Western Cape of South AfricaThis 50 page report provides a summary of water stewardship initiatives in the second phase of WWF’s Breede Catchment Water Stewardship Project. It showcases successes and key lessons learnt during 2015 and 2016 from the water-related... Read More
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Better Business, Better World: The Business Case for the Sustainable Development Goals (2017)
Business & Sustainable Development Commission
Dec 31, 2016
The Business and Sustainable Development Commission, launched in Davos in January 2016, aims to map the economic prize that could be available to business if the UN Sustainable Development Goals—17 objectives to end poverty and hunger, achieve gender equality, and tackle climate change by 2030—are achieved. In its flagship report, Better Business, Better World, the Commission describes how... Read More
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A Practical Perspective on Water Accounting in the Beverage Industry (2011)
Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)
Nov 30, 2011
Understand and implement water accounting practices given specific circumstances of the beverage industryA Practical Perspective on Water Accounting in the Beverage Sector is a document created by BIER members to guide beverage companies in the application of existing and developing water footprinting tools. It provides clarification and consistency in the quantification of beverage water usage... Read More
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A Practical Perspective on Managing Water-Related Business Risk and Opportunities in the Beverage Sector (2012)
Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)
Oct 31, 2012
Assess water risks and opportunities given specific circumstances of the beverage industryIn this document, BIER shares its collective experience and illustrates how the members of BIER and their suppliers are beginning to overcome short- and long-term water challenges. Specifically, its discusses its approach to assessing the technical and business aspects of water risks and opportunities, and... Read More
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NRDC’s 10 Best Practices for Textile Mills to Save Money and Reduce Pollution Version 2.0
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Jun 30, 2013
A practical guide for responsible sourcingIn homes spread the globe over hang curtains at windows and clothing in closets made in developing countries like China, India and Bangladesh. Those everyday items are created in mills that chronically waste water and fuel and can pollute up to 200 tons of water for every one ton of fabric produced. As the textile market booms, this ubiquitous... Read More
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Ceres Aqua Gauge: A Framework for 21st Century Water Management
Ceres
Ceres Aqua Gauge is an online Excel-based tool that helps inform and strengthen companies’ water management strategies and allows investors to evaluate a company’s water management activities against detailed definitions of leading practice.Aqua Gauge offers a framework designed to help companies and investors determine the effectiveness and thoroughness of companies’ water management... Read More
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The Business Case for Water Stewardship in 60 Seconds
CEO Water Mandate
Water Stewardship is good for the planet, good for people, and good for business.Water poses one of the most vital sustainable development challenges of our time.Water stewardship is the use of water in ways that are socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically beneficial. It can be adopted by businesses, through corporate water stewardship, as well as by growers,... Read More
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WBCSD Water Tool Box
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The WBCSD has developed a certain number of tools, methodologies or principles that aim to support member companies’ sustainability journey.These different tools are briefly introduced in this document, while more information on each of them is freely available on the WBCSD website.In this document, the tools are classified in categories that correspond to different stages of the journey... Read More
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How is Water Relevant to My Company
CEO Water Mandate
There is no shortage of sustainability and social responsibility issues for businesses to understand and address. Often, businesses only have limited resources to devote to these issues and therefore have to prioritize some over others. How can you know if water is particularly relevant to your business success and your stakeholders, and therefore warrants priority action?Answer the questions... Read More
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Water Stewardship Toolbox
CEO Water Mandate
This Toolbox is a collection of guidance documents, discussion papers, online tools, and other resources that can help your company build its water stewardship practice. It is designed around the Water Stewardship Progression, which illustrates the activities water stewards conduct ideally.
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Future-Fit Business Benchmark, Part 1: Concepts, Principles and Goals Release 1
Future-Fit Foundation
May 11, 2016
This document describes the Future-Fit Goals that all companies must strive to reach. It also explains why these goals are required, how they were derived, and how to get started on the journey to future-fitness. All readers should start here.Also, see Part 2 here:  https://shift.tools/resources/1303/
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Carl Reynolds
KudosAfrica
The KudosAfrica Rating Model makes it easier for investors and private companies in Africa do business.Sustainability - how a company manages environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors - has become essential to business success.The KudosAfrica Assessment and Verification is the simplest way see how well a company is doing and plan next steps.
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The FSSD framework
The knowledge captured in this publication helps leaders to understand how to define social and ecological sustainability, to get a deeper understanding of the leadership case for sustainability proactivity, and to operationalize sustainability in a systematic and strategic way across diverse disciplines and sectors. For those of us who have benefited from the guidance of The Natural Step... Read More
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Jordon Wallace
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila
Dec 01, 2013
This article helps to define the state of current literature on SC supply chain and RE renewable energy. 
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Retail Employee Engagement for Sustainability
Retail Industry Leader's Association (RILA)
Jun 01, 2012
The RILA Retail Employee Engagement Report highlights successful employee engagement in the retail sector.  This resource provides a first look at the retail industry’s employee engagement practices for sustainability.
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The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability
Ceres
The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability is a resource to help companies re-engineer themselves for success in a world beset with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that threaten the economy and local communities. It is designed to guide companies toward corporate sustainability leadership, and ultimately support an accelerated transition toward a more sustainable global economy.The... Read More
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Mind the Science
CDP
May 01, 2015
A report outlining what science says business needs to do to tackle climate change.  Report writing: Mark Nichollswww.wemeanbusinesscoalition.orgLead author and coordination: Pedro FariaContributors to this report include:CDP: Nicole Labutong, Karl WasmuthWWF: Alberto Carrillo Pineda, Paola Delgado, CaroleTornayUN Global Compact: Heidi HuuskoWRI: Nate Aden, Stephen Russel
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Science-Based Targets Case Study: Coca-Cola Enterprises
Science Based Targets
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) manufactures, sells and distributes Coca-Cola products across eight countries in Western Europe. “The Paris Climate Change Agreement provides a clear direction of travel to limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2 degrees Celsius,” says Joe Franses, Director of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability. 
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RILA’S 2017 Retail Sustainability Management Leadership Model
Retail Industry Leader's Association (RILA)
The Model is a tool for retail sustainability executives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and environmental performance.The Model is divided into seven sections, including:Strategy & CommitmentPeople & ToolsVisibilityRetail OperationsSupply ChainProductsSustainability / CSR IssuesIt is intended to identify possible pathways to strong environmental... Read More
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Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts v2.0
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Visualization tool by the NOAA.  Use the sea level rise slider bar to see how various levels of sea level rise will impact different areas.
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How Your Company Can Advance Each of the SDGs
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
How Your Company Can Advance Each of the SDGsResponsible business and investment – rooted in universal principles – will be essential to achieving transformational change through the SDGs. For companies, successful implementation will strengthen the enabling environment for doing business and building markets around the world.Below you will find links to important initiatives and resources of... Read More
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Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
World Resources Institute
Aqueduct's global water risk mapping tool helps companies, investors, governments, and other users understand where and how water risks and opportunities are emerging worldwide.
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CDSB Framework for environmental and natural capital reporting
The CDSB Framework for reporting environmental information & natural capital is designed to help organizations prepare and present environmental information in mainstream reports for the benefit of investors. It allows investors to assess the relationship between specific environmental matters and the organization's strategy, performance and prospects. Through the provision of robust... Read More
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CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework
Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)
Sep 29, 2012
The CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework is a voluntary reporting framework designed to elicit climate change-related information of value to investors in mainstream financial reports.   Created in line with the objectives of financial reporting and rules on non-financial reporting, the Climate Change Reporting Framework seeks to filter out what is required to understand how climate change... Read More
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The Human Rights Guide to the Sustainable Development Goals Linking human rights with all Sustainable Development Goals and Targets
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
Mar 16, 2017
The Guide illustrates the human rights anchorage of the 17 goals and provides concrete links between the 169 targets and the range of human rights instruments and labour standards.
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ELEVATE Responsible Sourcing Management Model
ELEVATE
A responsible sourcing management model developed by ELEVATE to help sustainability professionals to responsibly source private label products.  The model is broken down into five sections:  Strategy and CommitmentCommunicating, Reporting and EngagingInternal AlignmentSupplier Monitoring and EngagementTransparency & TraceabilityThe model further identifies initiatives as being either core,... Read More
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Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Department of Environmental Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Office Z1, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Oct 14, 2009
 Sustainability is nowadays accepted by all stakeholders as a guiding principle for both public policy making and corporate strategies. However, the biggest challenge for most organizations remains in the real and substantial implementation of the sustainability concept. The core of the implementation challenge is the question, how sustainability performance can be measured, especially for... Read More
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Cradle to Cradle Certified Products Registry
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Feb 13, 2014
Database of products that have been certified by the Cradle to Cradle Products Program. The focus is primarily building materials, but some consumer products are also included. Products are scored using 5 categories (Material Health, Material Reutilization, Renewable Energy & Carbon Management, Water Stewardship, Social Fairness) and 5 levels (Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum). From... Read More
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Accelerator
See also the free "shareware" version: http://atkisson.com/acceleratorlite/ These tools have been used in many countries, in many settings, for many years. They are described in detail in the book "The Sustainability Transformation" which was launched at MIT (under its original name, "The ISIS Agreement". The underlying methodology, now called VISIS, is open source and has been adopted by... Read More
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The Water Risk Filter
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Water, or the lack of it, can directly affect companies’ profitability and, in turn, investor confidence. In the worst cases, poor water management can force closure or relocation of business operations.This tool helps companies and investors ask the right questions about water. It allows you to assess risks and offers guidance on what to do in response.More than 2,900 organizations from 32... Read More
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Yoram Bernet
Scope 5
Nov 30, 2011
Scope 5 is a cloud based application that makes it easy to collect, track, analyze and communicate your organization's sustainability work. Medium to large enterprises and municipalities use Scope 5 for functionality ranging from reporting greenhouse gas emissions to identifying opportunities to reduce waste. Scope 5 emphasizes ease of use and puts the ability to analyze data and create custom... Read More
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Predictive Building Energy Management
Green Power Labs
Nov 22, 2016
Commercial and residential buildings consume about one-third of the world’s total energy.  Building heating and cooling is the single largest part of that energy consumption.  It is also the most expensive portion of building energy cost as power for heating/cooling must be purchased even at peak rates. Predictive Building Control (PBC) improves the management and overall efficiency of a... Read More
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Sustainability ROI W0rkbook
Sustainability Advantage
TheSustainability ROI Workbookis a “book” cleverly disguised as an Excel workbook. It is a tool that helps build a CFO-friendly business case for any sustainability-related project. It integrates guidance from the CFO Leadership Network into a cost-benefit analysis that is framed by a traditional capital expenditure (CapEx) request form. The workbook automatically does the return on investment... Read More
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Unlocking Capital for Sustainability-Oriented Ventures: 7 Key Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan
Nov 05, 2016
Entrepreneurship is challenging in all cases, and raising capital can be especially difficult. For sustainability-oriented entrepreneurs who aspire to realize a positive environmental or social impact through the success of their for-profit business, the challenge of raising capital is even greater.In this guide, we answer the question: How can sustainability-oriented entrepreneurs attract the... Read More
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How To Raise Capital As A Social Entrepreneur?
PWC
Dutch social entrepreneurs struggle to find capital to start and expand their social enterprises. This article aims to address this issue by supporting social entrepreneurs who are looking for an investor. Currently, the debate concentrates on the focus of potential investors'does the investor place more emphasis on social aspects or financial ones? We identify different types of social... Read More
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Social Entrepreneurs Don't Have It Easy Raising Capital
Entrepreneur Media
How do social entrepreneurs raise money?
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Raising Capital: Five Things Entrepreneurs Want Their Peers To Know
Forbes
This is the first post in the Entrepreneur Xchange Series, a collection of articles that feature insights on five topics that entrepreneurs consider critical to success: investing, scaling, customer acquisition, human capital, and social impact. This first post focuses on the challenges that early-stage ventures face while raising capital ' and features five entrepreneur perspectives on how to... Read More
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8 Things You Need to Know About Raising Venture Capital
Entrepreneur.com
Tips for raising VC.
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6 Myths About Venture Capitalists
HBR
Myths about venture capitalists.
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7 Key Lessons I've Learned About Raising Capital From VCs
Venture Burn
How to raise VC in South Africa.
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How to Raise Venture Capital
The Startup Guide
How to raise VC, including general advice about raising capital and what types to consider, when.
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Why 99.95% Of Entrepreneurs Should Stop Wasting Time Seeking Venture Capital
Forbes
Why VC may not be a good fit for your startup.
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10 Things Angel Investing Taught Me About How To Raise Money For A Startup
Forbes
General tips for raising money from investors.
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How To Prepare Your Startup To Raise An Angel Round
Tech Crunch
Tips for raising an angel round.
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5 Steps To Raise Capital From Angel Investors
Lighter Capital
5 steps to raise capital from angel investors.
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8 Tips For Successful Venture Capital Meetings
INSTIGATOR BLOG
Tips for raising VC.
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7 Things No One Ever Tells You About Raising Venture Capital Financing
INSTIGATOR BLOG
Tips for raising VC.
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An Introductory Guide to Startup Funding
INSTIGATOR BLOG
Overview of investment types.
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Guide to Raising Angel Investment
Oxygen Investors
What is angel investing, and tips for what angels look for.
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Five Tips to Successfully Raise Family Office Capital
Locust Walk
5 tips for raising capital from a family office.
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How To Raise Capital From A Family Office With Richard Wilson
RSN Property Group
Podcast about raising capital from family offices.
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The 3 Principle Sources of Funding Every Startup Needs
Entrepreneur.com
Apr 20, 2015
Overview of equity, debt, and bootstrapping.
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How to Decide Whether to Crowdfund or Bootstrap Your Business
Entrepreneur.com
A crowdfunding vs. bootstrapping comparison.
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Financing Your Small Business Through a Family Office
Entrepreneur.com
Family Offices are an oft-overlooked option, but they might be the key to getting your company the funding it needs. Here are some tips for raising capital from a family office.
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Raising Capital From Single-Family Offices
Forbes
Article on single family office investors.
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Venture Philanthropists and Impact Investors: Sharing Collaboration Successes and Challenges
Shell Foundation
In this report - produced with the help of Shell Foundation - we share a number of examples of how venture philanthropists and impact investors are working together to fund early-stage impact enterprises around the world.
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Why every company in the Fortune 2000 will have a venture capital arm
Global Corporate Venturing
Why I believe that every Fortune 2000 company will be in the venture capital business before you know it.
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The Difference Between Angel Investment and Venture Capital
Venture Spring
Article on the difference between angel investment and venture capital.
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The Practitioner's Guide/Steps to Corporate Investment, Innovation and Collaboration
Fomin
A practical guide to creating positive outcomes with corporate venture capital.
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Investing in Breakthrough CVC
Volans
The result of a research project undertaken to better understand how some corporate venture capital (CVC) funds are investing in deals that provide both financial return as well as social and/or environmental impact' and how more might do so. 
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Due Dilligence Checklist
Go 4 Funding
Comprehensive due dilligence checklist.
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14 Types of Information Investors May Request as Part of their Due Diligence Checklist for Your Startup
Funding Sage
Checklist for due dilligence.
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The Ultimate Pitch Deck to Raise Money for Startups
Forbes
Article about building a pitch deck, plus downloadable template.
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What we learned from 200 startups who raised $360M
DocSend
Slide show of findings from research on 200 startups raising capital.
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Template Startup Financial Model
David Teten
Free Excel spreadsheet for buidling a financial model.
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The Easiest Spreadsheet for Churn, MRR, and Cohort Analysis
AndrewChen
Free Excel spreadsheet for calculating SaaS revenues.
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Standard Financial Model
Foresight
Calculator/Excel plugin for building financial models.
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How to Create a Basic Financial Model: An Entrepreneur's Guide
Founder Institute
Article with advice and steps on building a financial model in Excel.
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Startup Financial Model
Startup Financial Model
We've built what we believe is the finest business planning tool available (and our customers agree) and we want to put it in your hands at a price you can afford. 
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In Search of the Hybrid Ideal
SSIR
In the first large-scale, quantitative study of nascent social entrepreneurs, researchers from Harvard Business School and Echoing Green examine the rise of hybrid organizations that combine aspects of nonprofits and for-profits and the challenges hybrids face as they attempt to integrate traditionally separate organizational models.
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Funding Social Enterprises
Echoing Green
Dec 09, 2016
These profiles illustrate how four diverse social enterprises have secured seed- and early-stage philanthropic and investment capital to build their organizations. In addition, the profiles include advice and perspectives on fundraising, negotiating, and blending capital from the entrepreneurs and funders 
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Blended value accounting in social entrepreneurship
Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship
This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the emergent reporting practices used by social entrepreneurs in terms of their institutional settings and strategic objectives. 
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Social innovation: what it is, why it matters & how it can be accelerated
Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship
This report is about how we can improve societies' capacities to solve their problems. It is about old and new methods for mobilizing the ubiquitous intelligence that exists within any society.
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Wendy Luhabe: Social Entrepreneur & Impact Investor
Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship
As an entrepreneur, board member and investor, Luhabe combined profit and social impact before the terms social entrepreneurship and impact investing were in common use. This case explores Luhabe's approach to entrepreneurship and investment, which is equal parts intuition and strategy. Her story is a uniquely South African, yet globally instructive.
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Cooking in 1 Million Kitchens: Lessons learned in scaling a clean cookstove business
Shell Foundation
In this report, Envirofit shares an honest and frank account of five key lessons learned on their 8-year journey to build a clean cookstove business.
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Social Marketing in India
Shell Foundation
Social Marketing in India captures our experiences, both good and bad, over several years of running social marketing campaigns to drive adoption of improved cookstoves; and the broader lessons we have drawn for marketing social-impact products more generally.
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Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere
Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimbl
Reverse Innovation shows leaders and senior managers how to make innovation in emerging markets happen, and how such innovations can unlock opportunities throughout the world.
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How to Become a B Corp
B Corporation
Tools and steps for becoming a B Corporation.
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Talking to Humans
Talking to Humans
A guide to helping you get out and understand your customers.
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Becoming an Entrepreneur
MITx
Learn the business skills and startup mindset needed to embark on your entrepreneurial path from MIT's premier program for aspiring entrepreneurs, MIT Launch.
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship
Disciplined Entrepreneurship
Integrated, comprehensive and proven framework for developing the product to launch a new venture
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Social Entrepreneurship: Social Impact Metrics
MaRS
Report attempting to provide a clear understanding around the importance of establishing and reporting on appropriate social and financial metrics, to increase the amount of capital made available to this emerging sector, including patient capital, loans or equity investments
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4-Part Startup Financing Workbooks
MaRS
Four-part series covering business planning and financing, designed specifically for technology and life sciences companies.
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Marketing Communications
MaRS
Worksheet and guidebook for developing a marketing and communications strategy.
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Talent for Tech: Recruiting the right people for your tech startup
MaRS
A report, based on research in Canada, to help tech startups recruit talent.
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Business Model Design
MaRS
Worksheet and guidebook for developing a business model.
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Crafting Your Value Proposition
MaRS
Worksheet and guidebook for crafting a value proposition.
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The Impact Economy: The Insider's Guide to Finding Meaningful Work and Attracting Top Talent
MaRS
The Impact Economy: The Insider's Guide to Finding Meaningful Work and Attracting Top Talent explores the barriers that make it difficult for talented people to identify employment opportunities, and for organizations to recruit, engage and retain top talent. It includes a variety of tips and strategies to address these challenges, and seeks to help talented people better understand the impact... Read More
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The Go-to-Market Approach Startups Need to Adopt
HBR
Advice on figuring out a go-to-market approach.
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Scaling Social Impact
SSIR
Strategies for spreading social innovations.
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Okala Ecodesign Strategy App
Okala Practitioner
The Okala Ecodesign Strategy App is a tool for designers to conceptualize new product and service concepts. 
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Sustainability and Leadership Competencies for Business Leaders
BSR
It has become a truism among sustainability advocates that commitment needs to start at the top, or at the very least the CEO needs to 'buy in' for real change to have a fighting chance. What is often less clear is what it means for a CEO or other influential player to provide the necessary leadership on sustainability. What does that leadership look like, and how is it exercised?
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Transparency, Purpose, and the Empowered Consumer: A New Paradigm for Advertising
BSR
Feb 27, 2015
This paper focuses on one central question: Can the advertising industry use principles rooted in CSR to engage consumers, build trust, and secure long-term brand loyalty in today's volatile media landscape?
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The Simple Rules of Disciplined Innovation
McKinsey
An article on how to use constraints to enhance creativity.
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The Business Case for True Pricing
True Price, Deloitte, EY, PWC
True pricing is a new business methodology that makes it possible to better measure and manage these externalities. Ultimately, it allows companies to restore trust and retain their licenses to operate. 
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The Social Blueprint Toolkit: Social Blueprint Business Design Framework
Impact Strategy Advisors
The SB Business Design Framework is a business tool for individuals and companies building, evaluating and/or redesigning a for-profit company, product, nonprofit organization, program, or project. The tool consists of twelve business building blocks that when completed should align with each other and should be in harmony with the anchor purpose.
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Product Social Impact Assessment
Roundtable for Product Social Metrics
There is growing societal recognition that companies are accountable for their entire supply chain, downstream and upstream. As a result, the need to investigate and give visibility to all potential and actual social impacts throughout the product life cycle has become an increasingly important value driver for companies in relation to sustainability. One of the challenges is to make product... Read More
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ReFrame
THNK School of Creative Leadership
Learn how to think differently with the ReFrame tool. Reframing is a four-step process to rethink and generate creative approaches for life and work. ReFrame is based on the book Reframing: The art of thinking differently, by Karim Benammar.
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Disrupting Beliefs: A New Approach to Business-Model Innovation
McKinsey
In a disruptive age, established business models are under attack. Discover how incumbent companies can reframe them.
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Measuring Socio-Economic Impact
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Feb 27, 2013
Companies are increasingly interested in measuring socio-economic impact as part of maintaining their license to operate, improving the business enabling environment, strengthening their value chains, and fueling product and service innovation. But while more and more tools are being developed to help companies measure socio-economic impact, it can be difficult to compare and choose among them.... Read More
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Finding Capital for Sustainable Livelihoods Businesses
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Finance guide for business managers.
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Business Model Innovation Grid
Plan C
This grid aims to inspire businesses to reconceive how they operate and to become more future proof. To grab the opportunities of a sustainable future, innovations need to introduce environmental and social considerations at the core of the business model. Ordered around 8 'archetypes' of business models, we present a multitude of approaches and 100 real life business cases.
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The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
IDEO
At IDEO.org, part of our mission is to spread human-centered design to social sector practitioners around the world. The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design reveals our process with the key mindsets that underpin how and why we think about design for the social sector, 57 clear-to-use design methods for new and experienced practitioners, and from-the-field case studies of human-centered design... Read More
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The Ultimate Guide to Prototyping
UX Pin
Learn the methods, tools, and processes for low- and high-fidelity rapid prototyping.
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Product Design and Development
Book by Ulrich and Eppinger
A resource for students and professionals in the field of product design and development.
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Value Proposition Canvas
Strategyzer
The Value Proposition Canvas helps you tackle a core challenge of every business ' creating compelling products and services customers want to buy.
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Business Model Canvas
Strategyzer
The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management and entrepreneurial tool. It allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model.
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Community Place Based Education (CPBE)
The Heschel Center for Sustainability
Non-profit website of the Heschel Center for Sustainability in Israel,
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Place-Based Sustainability Education Article
Journal of Sustainability Education
Scholarly pedagogical article re the value of outdoor education towards sustainable thinking
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Global Reporting Inititiative (GRI)
Global Reporting Inititiative (GRI)
An international independent organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate the impact of business on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, corruption and many others. 
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The Journal of Sustainable Real Estate
University of San Diego
Provides academically reviewed papers on sustainable real estate. The site also includes links, case studies and resources that will prove useful to industry professionals, academics and anyone interested in learning more about sustainability.
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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability
Harvard Business Review (HBR)
Oct 21, 2016
This article provides a sustainability business case for the 21st century corporate executive and includes examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line.
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Comparative review of five sustainable rating systems
2011 International Conference on Green Buildings and Sustainable Cities
This paper presents the comparative review of five prominent sustainable rating systems namely BREEAM, LEED, CASBEE, GREEN STAR and HK-BEAM.
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International Comparison of Sustainable Rating Tools
The Journal of Sustainable Real Estate
This paper undertakes an international comparison of global sustainability tools and examines their characteristics and differences.
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2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study
Booz Allen Hamilton
This study explores the economic contribution of green construction to the U.S. market. Impacts are measured in gross domestic product (GDP), jobs, labor earnings, individual states' tax contributions and environmental asset indicators at both the national and state levels.
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Zofnass Economic Process Tool
Zofnass Program, Harvard University
A platform that offers a way to understand sustainability externalities in infrastructure projects.
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RiskHorizon'
Anthesis
This tool aggregates data sets to profile risk and/or opportunity to provide structured insights into non-financial risk and opportunity.
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Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
The FSA Credential is designed for professionals who benefit from understanding the link between material sustainability information and a company's financial performance. The majority of test takers are professionals in investment analysis, consulting, and sustainability.
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Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
After receiving training in the use of this resource, practitioners can earn the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential, an indicator of their proficiency in the Envision Rating System.
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Envision Rating System
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
A framework of 60 sustainability criteria that address the environmental, social, and economic impacts to sustainability in project design, construction, and operation, for all civil infrastructure.
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Principles for Sustainable Investment (PRI)
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.
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Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG)
U.S. Green Building Council
Information gateway for people, products, and services to green buildings around the world
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DSIRE
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center, N.C. State University, U.S. Department of Energy
Database of State incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States
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Portico, healthy building materials Tool
Google, Healthy Building Network
Building Materials Analysis and Decision-making Tool
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Massachusetts Clean Water Tool Kit
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
A guide to the prevention and control of nonpoint source pollution in Massachusetts.
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World Bank Climate Variability Tool
IRI, The World Bank
This tool allows a user to investigate the historical variability of precipitation and temperature at various time scales over the 20th century near a user-selected location.
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Renewable Energy Toolkit (REToolkit)
The World Bank
It provides a set of tools to assist Bank staff and country counterparts to improve the design and implementation of renewable energy (RE) projects, incorporate best practices and lessons learned from RE projects supported by the World Bank and other institutions.
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Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) Beta
The World Bank
This tool is a hub of information, data and reports about climate change around the world. 
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GRESB Data
Snapshots of 2016 data on real estate portfolios, _real estate debt portfolios and infrastructure. 
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GRESB Infrastructure
GRESB
GRESB Infrastructure provides assessment, scoring, and peer benchmarking for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of infrastructure companies and funds.
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GRESB Debt Assessment
GRESB
This tool applies benchmarking to enable institutional investors to extend ESG integration to their real estate debt investments.
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GRESB Real Estate Assessment
GRESB
Annual Real Estate assessment that captures information regarding the sustainability performance of property companies, fund managers and developers.
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Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
GRESB
An industry-driven organization that assesses the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of real assets globally, including real estate portfolios, real estate debt portfolios and infrastructure.
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INVEST
FHWA
A web-based self-evaluation tool that covers the full lifecycle of transportation services, including system planning, project planning, design, and construction, and continuing through operations and maintenance.
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Sustainability Dashboard Tools
Sustainability Dashboard
This tool monitors six key performance indicators to help track and report efficiency improvements to achieve environmental goals and save money on operating costs.
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ENERGY STAR for Buildings
EPA
Verification of a building's energy efficiency 
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HERS: Home Energy Rating System
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)
The HERS Index is a measurement of a home's energy efficiency
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Passive House
Passive House Institute US
This tool is passive building standard based upon climate-specific comfort and performance criteria, and requires onsite QA/QC for certification.
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BOMA 360 Performance Program
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
Theis program evaluates buildings against industry best practices
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BOMA
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
BOMA International is a primary source of information on building management and operations, development, leasing, building operating costs, energy consumption patterns, local and national building codes, legislation, occupancy statistics, technological developments and other industry trends.
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HQE
HQE Association
This tool is a French certification awarded to building construction and management as well as urban planning projects.
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WELL Building Standard
International WELL Building Institute' (IWBI)
This tool is an evidence-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring the performance of building features that impact health and well-being.
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NZEB: Net Zero Energy Building
International Living Future Institute
A tool that verifies net zero energy building performance.
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Living Community Challenge
International Living Future Institute
A tool to help planners and developers rethink how they design their community-scale projects, and provide a compliance review process at the master planning stage and certification for fully built community or campus scale projects.
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Living Building Challenge
International Living Future Institute
This tool is a sustainable building certification program
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Green Globes
ECD Energy and Environment Canada
This tool is an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management.
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CASBEE
Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC
Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) is a method for evaluating and rating the environmental performance of buildings and the built environment.
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Green Star
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
This tool is Australia's environmental rating system for buildings
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BEAM
BEAM Society Limited
The BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Method) is the Hong Kong rating tool for green buildings
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BREEAM Briefing Papers & Videos
BRE
A library of briefing papers and videos to help industry professionals better understand the benefits of sustainability and get insights about BREEAM
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BREEAM International Refurbishment and Fit-Out
BRE
This tool allows real estate investors, developers and building owners to assess and mitigate unnecessary environmental damage caused whilst completing a refurbishment or fit out project.
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BREEAM In-Use International
BRE
BREEAM In-Use International is an assessment method which assists property investors, owners, managers and occupiers to drive sustainable improvements through operational efficiency, including how to continually manage the operation of their building effectively.
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BREEAM New Construction
BRE
BREEAM New Construction assesses the design, construction, intended use and future-proofing of developments, such as public, private, residential and commercial buildings, including building extensions.
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BREEAM Infrastructure
BRE
A sustainability assessment, rating and award for civil engineering works. It is based on the operation of two sustainability assessment and certification schemes: BREEAM and CEEQUAL. 
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BREEAM Communities
BRE
This is a tool for improving, measuring and certifying the sustainability of large-scale development plans. It provides a framework to support planners, local authorities, developers and investors through the masterplanning process, before embarking on procurement, detailed building level design and construction.
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BREEAM Certification & Training
BRE
BREEAM provides third party certification to assess against various life cycle stages of the built environment.
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LEED v4 Rainfall Events Calculator
U.S. Green Building Council
Oct 15, 2014
This tool allows you to calculate the percentile of storm events and list low impact development strategies for LEED v4 BD+C SS Credit Rainwater Management and LEED v4 O+M SS Credit Rainwater Management.
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LEED Education
U.S. Green Building Council
Educational resources to explore LEED v4, study for the LEED exam, and to earn CE hours
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LEED Neighborhood Development
U.S. Green Building Council
A LEED Neighborhood Development first stop reference guide for project teams. It focuses on the most useful information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Reference Guide for Neighborhood Development
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED fully interactive web-based Reference Guide for Neighborhood Development. Provides information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Reference Guide for Operations and Maintenance
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED fully interactive web-based Reference Guide for Operations and Maintenance. Provides information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Reference Guide for Interior Design and Construction
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED fully interactive web-based Reference Guide for Interior Design and Construction. Provides information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Homes Design and Construction
U.S. Green Building Council
A LEED Homes Design and Construction first stop reference guide for project teams. It focuses on the most useful information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Reference Guide for Homes Design and Construction
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED fully interactive web-based Reference Guide for Homes Design and Construction. Provides information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Building Design and Construction
U.S. Green Building Council
A LEED Building Design and Construction first stop reference guide for project teams. It focuses on the most useful information for project teams pursuing LEED certification.
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LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED fully interactive web-based Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction
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LEED professional credential
U.S. Green Building Council
The professional credential exams measure your understanding of green building design, construction and operations. The LEED AP exams also assess your understanding of the LEED rating system and your ability to facilitate the certification process.
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LEED Certification
U.S. Green Building Council
Projects pursuing LEED certification earn points across several areas that address sustainability issues. Based on the number of points achieved, a project then receives one of four LEED rating levels: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
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Carbon Footprint Calculator by Global Footprint Network
Global Footprint Network
Online carbon footprint calculator by Global Footprint Network.How many planets does it take to support your lifestyle? Take this quiz to find out your Ecological Footprint, discover your biggest areas of resource consumption, and learn what you can do to tread more lightly on the Earth.
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Bio Regional
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator by Carbon Independent
Carbon Independent
Complete this questionnaire to estimate / calculate your CO2 emissions. Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Building Calculator
Build Carbon Neutral
Online carbon calculator for buildings
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Firm Green
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Michael Blue Jay
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Sustainable Travel
Online carbon footprint calculator for travel
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Go Saver
Online carbon calculator comparing heating fuels (sponsored by fuel organization)
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Valley Community for Recycling Solutions
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Trip Zero
Online carbon footprint calculator for travel
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Cleaner and Greener Leonardo Academy
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Just Energy
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator by Carbon Independent
Carbon Independent
Complete this questionnaire to estimate / calculate your CO2 emissions. Do either a quick estimation (no bills needed) or a more accurate calculation of the CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that you are responsible for, as an individual, over a 12 month period. In section 1, you enter household data, so that items such as household heating and car use are shared between the members of... Read More
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
National Forrest Foundation
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator by IslandWood
Islandwood Ecological Footprint Calculator
Ecological Footprint CalculatorFootprints. We make them everywhere we go. But unlike the impressions we leave in mud or sand, which we can clearly see, our Ecological Footprints outline the space we each need to survive.Understanding exactly how big our Ecological Footprints are can be difficult because they encompass all the space and resources we need to live—light (energy), air, water and... Read More
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Carbon Solution Group
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Green Progress
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
All Green
Online carbon footprint calculator for eWaste
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Carbon Fund
Online carbon footprint calculator
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PBS
The Greens Zero Footprint Calculator
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Stanford
International Student Footprint Challenge
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
WWF Global
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
COTAP
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Carbon Footrint
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Conservation International
Online carbon footprint calculator
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Carbon Calculator University of California at Berkeley
Cool Climate Network
Compare your household's carbon footprint to similar households with this online carbon footprint calculator which is a University - Government - Business - NGO Partnership at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
terra pass
Online carbon footprint calculator for businesses and households
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Online carbon footprint calculator. Many of our daily activities - such as using electricity, driving a car, or disposing of waste - cause greenhouse gas emissions. Together these emissions make up a household's carbon footprint.
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
Carbon Footprint
Sep 26, 2017
Online carbon footprint calculator
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The Business Case for Sustainability
BrightWorks
Sustainability _ as a conceptual framework for the organization of priorities and allocation of resources _ provides a unique platform for reducing costs, identifying and managing risk, enhancing brand, and driving innovation. No other business priority offers as rich a set of benefits over time - benefits that create, enhance and preserve lasting value for all stakeholders.
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Business Case Examples: Environmental Issues
Solution Matrix LLC
Case studies of environmental business cases.
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Business Model Concepts in Corporate Sustainability Contexts
Centre for Sustainability Management
From Rhetoric to a Generic Template for "Business Models for Sustainability"
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Business Case Template and Examples
Access Engineering
Below is an example template for creating an effective business case. The italicized text provides instructions for each section, and many sections include examples. It is important to note that the examples are condensed, and the actual business case should contain more detail than what is presented on this template.
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The Business Case for Supply Chain Sustainability
BSR
Dec 01, 2010
Supply chain sustainability is increasingly recognized as a key generator of business value and an important element of strong corporate responsibility performance.
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Energy and Cost Savings Calculator - Lighting
Maryland Dept of Environment
When weighing whether to make a process change or a capital investment to improve your facility's environmental performance, be sure to consider the hidden costs and benefits. For instance, when considering opportunities to reduce waste generation, look beyond what you'll save on waste treatment and disposal fees and consider the additional costs of wasted raw materials, off-spec products,... Read More
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Energy Saving Calculators from ENERGY STAR
US Small Business Administration
ENERGY STAR qualified products are equal to or better than standard products of the same type, but the good news is they use less energy! And since they use less energy, ENERGY STAR qualified products save you money on your utility bills while helping to protect the environment by causing fewer harmful greenhouse gas emissions. The following links provides access to calculators of various types... Read More
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Energy Efficiency Financing Calculator
California Sustainability Alliance
Building owners interested in pursuing financing for their energy efficiency project will benefit from this new tool developed by the California Sustainability Alliance.
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Business & Investment
Sustainability Victoria
Find out how your business can cut costs and boost productivity by saving energy and materials, reducing and better managing waste, or improving the energy efficiency of your building.
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Catering Cut Costs and Carbon Calculator
Carbon Trust
The Cut Costs and Carbon Calculator is a business tool to help manage the energy costs, carbon footprint and environmental impact of your business's catering operations.
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Tata Steel: The Business Case for Product Sustainability
thinkstep
The Business Case for Product Sustainability. Through LCA Tata Steel is able to understand the impacts and benefits across the life cycle.
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The Business Benefits of Sustainability
Everblu
Businesses around the world are realizing that harmonizing business practices with environmental stewardship is not only the right thing it to do, it is also good business.
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The Investor Study: Insights from PRI Signatories
Accenture
In a companion piece to the UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability, the world's largest CEO study on sustainability to date, Chief Executives and Chief Investment Officers of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment assess the development of dialogue and engagement on sustainability with the companies in which they invest; discuss the potential of a new... Read More
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The Business Advantage of Sustainability
Dow Chemical
Companies promote their sustainability commitment in various ways, but beneath the promises and promotional materials should be a true corporate commitment to sustainability goals that provide meaningful environmental, economic, and social benefits.
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Water Sustainability Tool
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)
Making the business case for pursuing a water strategy often involves comparing the benefits and costs of taking action. The lists below summarizes several major areas of benefits and costs that tool users should consider.Build knowledge of water-related challenges at the facility-level, especially for companies just beginning to think about water stewardshipCreate basic water management plans... Read More
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The Business Benefits of Sustainability Reporting in Singapore
ACCA
Document describing business benefits from sustainability reporting in Singapore
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Sustainability Performance Indicators Software
Intelex
Software for sustainability
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Comparison of Sustainability Frameworks
Sustainability Advantage
Ever wonder how the GRI compares with topics / issues / goals in other sustainability / ESG assessment and reporting frameworks? Me, too. That’s why I created this free, open-source Comparison worksheet. It compares topics covered by nine ESG reporting / assessment / management frameworks: GRI, SASB, B Corp BIA, Future-Fit Business Benchmark, non-financial capitals in the <IR>, TCFD, ISO... Read More
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3Pillars S-ROI Software
EarthShift
Software that calculates the business case for sustainability
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The Business Case for Sustainability
International Finance Corporation
Describes the business case for sustainability
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Company-Level Business Case Worksheet
Sustainability Advantage
The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line describes a compelling business case for sustainability strategies. It shows that if a typical company were to implement best-practice sustainability approaches that have already been used by real companies, it could improve its profit by at least 51% to 81% within three to five years, while avoiding a... Read More
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Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EMS Program Area includes the latest guidance, examples, and resources for the development and implementation of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. Executive Order (EO) 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, encourages the continued implementation of formal Environmental... Read More
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ClimateX
peer to peer focus
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StakeWare software for collecting, tracking, and managing stakeholder conversations and commitments
StakeWare
Focus on cross-enterprise qualitative data collection and team communication. Ability to visualize stakeholder relationships and focus on key commitments.
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GLEC Framework for Logistics Emissions
Global Logistics Emissions Council
Many shippers have difficulty quantifying the climate impact of the transportation & logistics emissions in their supply chain - leaving important info out of the sustainability decision-making process as well as carbon disclosure reports. The GLEC Framework is the first methodology that addresses all modes of transport and transhipment centers to harmonizing emissions accounting for the... Read More
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The Responsible Company Checklist
Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia)
In The Responsible Company, published by Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on their 40 years' experience at Patagonia – and knowledge of current efforts by other companies – to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.The book includes a checklist (zip file) explaining how to map an... Read More
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SoFi
SoFi for corporate performance management can track any qualitative or quantitative metric of sustainability data, streamline the data collection and verification process (manual, batch-upload, automatic or surveys), prepare audit-ready data, easily report into establish standards like GRI, CDP, SASB, etc. and then allow teams to build and share custom dashboards to drill down into data, track... Read More
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Tennaxia reporting
This is a tool for data collection that is really user friendly and focus on data reliability. Making the data collection process much less 'painful' and enable people to be sure about the quality of the data they are using.
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Plastics Europe - Eco-Profile section
Centralized, credible data on the plastics industry in terms of CED, environmental impacts, etc.
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Umberto NXT Universal LCA/LCC/CO2 foot printing sofware
Great company, software platform - superior support providing creative direction when running into complex problems.
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The business of sustainability: McKinsey Global Survey results
McKinsey
Results from a McKinsey Global Sustainability Survey, summarized in an article
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Scope 3 Evaluator
Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Quantis
This free tool provides users a simple interface to make a first, rough approximation of your full scope 3 footprint, regardless of organization type and size. The tool leads users through a series of questions about their organizational structure and their activities of various types, such as purchase of goods and services, use of fuels, transportation of materials, and more. Linking these... Read More
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Life Cycle in Practice
LCiP
The Life Cycle in Practice project is a life cycle approach that includes a life cycle assessment, ecodesign, and environmental labeling. The project aims to promote the use of life cycle approaches in SMEs.
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Scope 5
Scope 5
It's a sustainability accounting tool that grew out of a consumer focused tool. So many tools are fundamentally health and safety or other compliance type tools with sustainability accounting built on as an afterthought. They're expensive and complicated and often require a team of IT folks to maintain them. Scope 5 was built with sustainability in mind from the ground up and - it was built to... Read More
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The Corporate Reporting Landscape Map
Corporate Reporting Dialogue
The Corporate Reporting Landscape Map provides a snapshot of corporate reporting initiatives and is intended to be a simple navigational tool.The map is created by The Corporate Reporting Dialogue, an initiative designed to respond to market calls for greater coherence, consistency and comparability between corporate reporting frameworks, standards and related requirements.
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