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In
the world of sustainability there are many standards, voluntary
codes and so on. Many of these tell organisations what they ought
to be doing and what best practice looks like but generally don’t
help with how to make the change within your organisation. Below
are some practical tools to help organisations become more sustainable.
Please look at and use the tools we have developed and also the
links to some commonly available tools on the Internet, most of
which we have used in the course of our work or, as with the Sigma
tools, have been closely involved in developing.
If you have difficulties downloading these files please request
them by email from us.
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| Sectoral
Sustainability Reporting |
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Best Practice Reporting Toolkit, a project managed by Sd3
for the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) in 2002, provides
a step-by-step guide to sustainability reporting at the sector
level. It complements the DTI developed Strategy Toolkit which
helps in developing a sustainability strategy at the sector
level. |
| Company
Sustainability Report Analysis Tool [Excel 490kb] |
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Designed
for trade associations, this tool helps you identify and
prioritise the key issues for your sector. |
| Running
Stakeholder Meetings [Acrobat 13.7kb] |
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| If
you’re unsure how to get the best out of meetings
with stakeholders, especially those with differing opinions
on key issues, this guidance tool can help. Although
designed for trade associations, its basic advice is widely
applicable. |
Tools available on the Internet:
| Project
SIGMA |
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Project
SIGMA (Sustainability - Integrated Guidelines for Management)
aims to provide clear, practical advice to organisations to
help them make a meaningful contribution to sustainable development.
The SIGMA project, has developed guidelines made up of three
key components:
1. A set of principles
2. A management framework
3. A series of targeted tools
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| Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
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The
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder process
and independent institution whose mission is to develop and
disseminate globally applicable sustainability reporting guidelines.
These guidelines help organisations report on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions
of their activities, products and services. |
| Business
in the Community - A Beginners guide to CSR |
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| Covers
the basic business case for those starting on their approach to
corporate social responsibility. The material is largely derived
from the work of Business in the Community's Business Impact
Taskforce, which completed its work in 2000 with the Winning
with Integrity report. |
| UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Environmental Reporting Guidelines |
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DEFRA’s guidelines on environmental reporting set out in straightforward terms how to produce a good quality environmental report.
In addition DEFRA has published separate guidelines on how to measure and report on the three key impacts common to all companies: water use, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
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