Zero Waste Rating System

TRUE Zero Waste Certification

Framework / Guidelines | Free | 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... Read More

CSR Benchmarking Survey Reports

American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

Other | Paid

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... Read More

CDP Climate Change

CDP

Other | Free

CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, runs the global disclosure system that enables companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental... Read More

ISO 14001:2015

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Other | Free

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... Read More

SEDEX

SEDEX

Other | Paid

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.

Bangladesh Fire and work safety initiatives - The Accord

Accord on Fire and Building Safety In Bangladesh

Other | Free

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... Read More

Ethical Trading Initiative Code

Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

Other | Paid

The ETI Base Code is founded on the conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and is an internationally recognized code of labor practice.

Flo-Cert

Flocert

Other | Paid

Flocert independently certifies Fair trade products worldwide.Our mission is about one thing: assuring fairness. We help producers, traders and brands spread fair practices... Read More

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred program - Training and Education Resources

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Other | Free

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... Read More

ISO 26000 - Social responsibility

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Other | Paid

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... Read More

Forced Labour Convention, 1930

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Other | Free

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (Entry into force: 01 May 1932)

Sustainability Scorecard

Gib Hedstrom

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Paid | 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... Read More

Circular Economy Toolbox

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Other | Free

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... Read More

BS8001 Circular Economy Standard

British Standards Institute (BSI)

Other | Free

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... Read More

BS 8001:2017 Circular Economy Standard - Framework

British Standards Institute (BSI)

Other | Paid

Framework for implementing the principles of the circular economy in organizations.