The Natural Capital Protocol

Natural Capital Coalition (NCC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Dec 30, 2015

The Natural Capital Protocol is a framework designed to help business managers identify, measure, and value impacts and dependencies on natural capital. The Protocol... Read More

Case Studies on Business and Biodiversity

PANORAMA

Website | Free

Case Studies on Business and Biodiversity

Finding Capital for Sustainable Livelihoods Businesses

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Book / Report | Free

Finance guide for business managers.

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA)

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA)

Other | Paid

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) is an accreditation body working collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) companies to ensure their Australian... Read More

Measuring and valuing impact - business examples

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Website | Free

Find out how important it is for business to value its relationship with nature and people. These companies are already leading the way. They are assessing water,... Read More

Naturtextil iVN certified Best

International Association of Natural Textile Industry (iVN)

Other | Paid

This quality standard, known primarily within Europe, currently defines the highest level of textile sustainability by applying the maximum currently achievable parameters... 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

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) - “Out of Fashion”

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

Other | Free

RAN’s Out of Fashion campaign works closely with front line communities in Indonesia, concerned consumers in the U.S., and business leaders across the world to demand that... Read More

Total Impact Measurement and Management (TIMM) framework

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Suite of Tools | Freemium | Jan 01, 2017

Business guide to natural capital valuation - it incorporates and values a number of non-financial impacts. It’s a holistic view of what businesses need to understand risk,... Read More

Forest-Friendly Alternative Fabrics

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

Other | Free

RAN looked into a number of different fabrics and  found that there are also a few fabrics that are gentler on the earth.  Examples include:  Hemp, Ramie, Jute, Linen,... Read More

India Water Tool

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

App | Free

India Water Tool is the first country-specific tool developed to support businesses in assessing Water risks at their sites in India , planning Water management actions and... 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

Biodiversity Footprint Methodology (BFM)

Plansup

Suite of Tools | Free | Oct 12, 2018

Calculation of the biodiversity footprint of a company or product, both for a current and alternative or future situation, to assess changes in impact and effectiveness of... Read More

Scope 3 Evaluator

Quantis | Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Free

This free tool provides users a simple interface to make a first, rough approximation of your full scope 3 footprint, regardless of organization type and size. The tool... Read More

Fashion and controversy

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

Article | Free

The second post talked about how clothing companies are turning forests into fashion. In order to produce rayon, viscose and other textiles, companies source fiber through... Read More