Ethical Brand Ratings

Good on You

App | Free

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.

Sustainable cotton pilot project

Jim Steadman

Article | Free | 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... Read More

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

M.A. Browne, P. Crump, S. Niven, , E. Teuten, A. Tonkn, T. Gal, R. Thompson

Article | Paid

Plastic debris <1 mm (defined here as microplastic) is accumulating in marine habitats. Ingestion of microplastic provides a potential pathway for the transfer of... Read More

Making Climate Change Fashionable – The Garment Industry Takes On Global Warming

Forbes Magazine

Article | Free | 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... Read More

Conservation Pays Off for Bangladeshi Factories

Amy Yee

Article | Free | 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. 

Start here for a quick overview (Lean Impact Measurement Webinar Part 1)

Startup Impact Benchmark

Course | Free | 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... Read More

Stakeholder identification and changes (Lean Impact Measurement Webinar part 3)

Startup Impact Benchmark

Course | Free | 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... Read More

Some principles for Science-Based Target setting

Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan

Other | Free

A short document with five inspiring and very clear thoughts about how to set (emissions) targets (and how not to set them).

GVE 2.0

Social Value UK

Website | Free

A crowd sourced, searchable database holding major outcomes, Indicators and (some) financial valuations of these indicators.A helpful, practical tool during the impact... Read More

IRIS metrics online database

Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

Other | Free

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... Read More

Start the B Impact Assessment | B Impact Assessment

B Corporation

Other | Freemium

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... Read More

Download link to SASB Sustainability Accounting Standards

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

This resource provides an overview about the SASB sustainability accounting standards.

Integrated Reporting

International Integrated Reporting Council ('the IIRC')

Framework / Guidelines | Free

This website provides information about "integrated reporting", which aims to help generate periodic integrated reports by an organization about value creation over time... Read More

Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas

World Resources Institute (WRI)

App | Free

Aqueduct's global water risk mapping tool helps companies, investors, governments, and other users understand where and how water risks and opportunities are emerging... Read More

The MultiCapital Scorecard

Center for Sustainable Organizations (CSO)

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Paid

The MultiCapital Scorecard - Rethinking Organizational Performance