Becoming an Entrepreneur

MITx

Course | Free

Learn the business skills and startup mindset needed to embark on your entrepreneurial path from MIT's premier program for aspiring entrepreneurs, MIT Launch.

Center for Corporate Climate Leadership Supply Chain Guidance

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Website | Free

Information for organizations interested in reducing their supply chain emissions.

B-Corp Assessment

B Corporation

Other | Free

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... Read More

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

Shift Project - Business and Human Rights

Shift Project

Website | Free

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... Read More

Environmental Value Look-Up (EVL) Tool

Economics for the Environment (EFTEC)

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Free

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... Read More

GHG calculator for solid waste

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Free | 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... Read More

Corporate Clean Energy Procurement Index: State Leadership & Rankings

Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) | Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Book / Report | Free | 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... Read More

Talent for Tech: Recruiting the right people for your tech startup

MaRS

Book / Report | Free

A report, based on research in Canada, to help tech startups recruit talent.

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).

Sustainable Forest Products

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

Framework / Guidelines | Free

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.... Read More

Principles for Sustainable Investment (PRI)

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Paid

Understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in... Read More

TCFD Knowledge Hub

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Suite of Tools | Free

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... Read More

Light Pollution

International Dark Sky Association (IDA)

Website | Free

“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

Business Model Design

MaRS

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Free

Worksheet and guidebook for developing a business model.