Toolkit: Reducing the Food Wastage Footprint

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Suite of Tools | Free | 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... Read More

State of the Apparel Sector Report on Water

Sustainable Fashion Academy (SFA) | Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA)

Book / Report | Free | 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... Read More

AFIRM Supplier Toolkit

The Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group

Suite of Tools | Free | 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... Read More

Science-based Target Setting Manual

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | 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... Read More

How to Do Better: an Exploration of Better Practices Within the Footwear Industry

Change Your Shoes

Book / Report | Free | 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... Read More

Business Reporting on the SDGs: An Analysis of the Goals and Targets

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | 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... Read More

Circularity Indicators Methodology

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Book / Report | Free | 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... Read More

Zero Waste Design Guidelines

American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York | Kiss + Cathcart, Architects | ClosedLoops | Foodprint Group

Framework / Guidelines | Free

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,... Read More

SWP Toolkit: Improving Water Security

Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

This series of toolkits presents an effective and efficient process to address water risks, including long-term water stresses that constrain social and economic... Read More

Understanding the environmental impacts of wool: A review of Life Cycle Assessment studies

International Wool Textile Organization

Book / Report | Free | 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... Read More

GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance

World Resources Institute (WRI) | World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

The Scope 2 Guidance standardizes how corporations measure emissions from purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat and cooling (called “scope 2 emissions”). The... Read More

Estimating petroleum industry value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions

International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)

Book / Report | Free

IPIECA has developed this Overview of methodologies for estimating petroleum industry value chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions to provide information on approaches... Read More