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

The Sustainability Fundamentals - Fashion

Sustainable Fashion Academy

Course | Paid

The Sustainability Fundamentals course provides the knowledge and tools you need to address your sustainability challenges. A largely self-driven course with built in... Read More

Earthlink Apparel Turns Used Textiles into Fashion Items

Earthlink Apparel

Other | Paid

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... Read More

Is your nonfinancial performance revealing the true value of your business to investors?

Ernst & Young

Book / Report | Free

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... Read More

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

Canopy- CanopyStyle Audit

Canopy | Rainforest Alliance

Article | Free | 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... 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

Sinzer - Software & consulting for impact management

Sinzer

Suite of Tools | Paid

An software and consulting organization that helps implementing the social return on investment (SROI) for NGO and for profit projects and organizations. Social Impact... Read More

Total Societal Impact: A New Lens for Strategy

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

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... Read More

Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Audit Protocol

Road Map to Zero

Other | Free

The ZDHC Audit Protocol provides brands with the capability to initiate and self-assess safe handling of chemicals with objectives at foundational, progressive and... Read More

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

Made-By

Made-By

Other | Paid

A European nonprofit committed to improving environmental and social conditions in the fashion industry, has created benchmarks to evaluate the sustainability of textiles... Read More

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

FSP FairTrace

ChainPoint

Other | Paid

As the single certifier for Fairtrade, FLOCERT supports all facets of Fairtrade, including the Fairtrade Sourcing Programs. For supporting the Fairtrade Cotton Program,... Read More

Material flows in the life cycle of leather

Joseph K. and N. Nithya - Journal of Cleaner Production

Other | Paid

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... Read More