Energy Use & GHG – Higg Index Training & Support

Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)

Website | Free

Energy Use & Greehouse Gas Introduction Energy production and energy use are the largest man-made sources of air pollution and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The... Read More

Environmental Maps - Green Supply Chain Map

Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)

App | Free

The green supply chain map is a leadership initiative dedicated to showcasing brands’ commitment to supply chain transparency and environmental management. It openly links... Read More

Circular Economy Toolbox - Getting Started in Circularity

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Other | Free | May 22, 2017

This web-site helps the sustainability professional follow some proposed steps  to brainstorm on how too carry out a  successful circular program.

CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Sep 29, 2012

The CDSB Climate Change Reporting Framework is a voluntary reporting framework designed to elicit climate change-related information of value to investors in mainstream... Read More

Retail Sustainability Leadership Model

Center for Retail Compliance and Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Article | Free

The Retail Sustainability Leadership Model is a tool for retail sustainability execu​​tives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and... Read More

Water Impact Index – WIIX (2012)

Veolia Water | Growing Blue

App | Free

Primary Functions:Quantify the impact of companies’ water use and wastewater discharge on local water resources in terms of quality, quantity, and scarcity/stress.Given the... Read More

ESII Tool

Dow Chemical | The Nature Conservancy | EcoMetrix Solutions Group, LLC

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Free | Jan 01, 2016

Ecosystem Services Identification & Inventory (ESII) Tool lets people understand the benefits that nature provides and incorporate the value of nature into decision... Read More

Case Study: Aiming for Portfolio-Level Water Neutrality

ACTIAM

Case Study | Free

Tracking Progress: ACTIAM's Water Footprint Methodology To measure progress towards this goal, ACTIAM has calculated the water footprint of its investment funds. The... Read More

Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation

Cornell University

Other | Free

The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University established the Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation (CIFFI) in the Department of Fiber Science &... Read More

Retail Sustainability Management Report - 2017

Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Article | Free | May 22, 2017

This report is aligned with a tool that RILA developed in 2015 called the Retail Sustainability Leadership Model. The report summarizes retailers' current progress along... Read More

Sustainability Reporting Platforms

Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Suite of Tools | Free

Retailers are sometimes asked by internal and external stakeholders to report on their sustainability efforts and accomplishments. This matrix provides an initial overview... Read More

Measuring and Valuing Social Capital

Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)

Book / Report | Free | Jan 21, 2015

“It’s not what you know but who you know.” People have always recognized the importance of relationships.The integrated reporting movement asked that businesses make... Read More

Manual for the sustainability assessment of start-ups

Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability

Framework / Guidelines | Free

A practical tool for start-up teams, investors and funding organizations aiming to assess the sustainability impact of a startup. This Pdf manual covers the aspects a.)... Read More

Changing Fashion - The Clothing and Textile Industry at the Brink of Radical Transformation Environmental Rating and Innovation Report 2017

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Book / Report | Free | Sep 27, 2017

This report shows how frontrunners are improving the environmental performance of their value chain, and how they are adopting innovative business models which could reduce... Read More

Corporate Water Accounting – An Analysis of Methods and Tools for Measuring Water Use and its Impacts (2010)

CEO Water Mandate

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2010

Learn about different early methods for accounting for water-related performance, risks, and impacts.