The Business Case for Sustainability

BrightWorks

Article | Free

Sustainability _ as a conceptual framework for the organization of priorities and allocation of resources _ provides a unique platform for reducing costs, identifying and... Read More

Business Case Examples: Environmental Issues

Solution Matrix LLC

Article | Free

Case studies of environmental business cases.

Business Guide to Water Valuation

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Aug 30, 2015

This Business Guide to Water Valuation provides business-specific guidance on the main concepts and techniques associated with water valuation. The intention is to arm... Read More

Water Risk and Action Framework

CEO Water Mandate

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Free

The WRAF was first developed by IWaSP in 2013 and has since been updated with international best practices and lessons learnt from projects implemented at the community... 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

Circular Economy Toolbox

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

Other | Free

This web-based toolbox to help the private sector incorporate circularity into their core principles and business practices. The toolbox assists companies at any stage of... Read More

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma

Other | Free

The key to successful implementation of Lean Six Sigma lies in knowing where the organization needs to be in the future. At the same time, it is equally important that... Read More

Social Fingerprint

Social Accountability International (SAI)

Other | Paid

Social Fingerprint® is a program of ratings, training, and toolkits designed to help companies understand and measure their social impact now, and then learn how to improve... Read More

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).

REFOCUS

REFOCUS

Framework / Guidelines | Paid

Founded on the principle that sustainability offers a more complete management lens with the potential to significantly advance how well organizations perform, REFOCUS... Read More

Managing and Transforming Waste Streams Tool

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Website | Free

A tool by the EPA for managing and transforming waste streams.  This resource provides ideas for and examples of waste management taking into consideration sectors,... Read More

Measuring Impact in Impact Investing

Harvard Business School

Book / Report | Free

This document provides a valuable overview about different methods for impact assessment from the investor's perspective.

Fire Code

International Code Council (ICC)

Other | Paid

The International Fire Code, in this 2015 edition, is designed to meet these needs through model code regulations that safeguard the public health and safety in all... Read More

Zero Waste Design Guidelines

American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York | Kiss + Cathcart, Architects | ClosedLoops | Foodprint Group

Framework / Guidelines | Free

Design Strategies and Case Studies for a Zero-Waste City The Zero Waste Design Guidelines address the crucial role that design plays in achieving NYC’s ambitious goal,... Read More

Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) | Natural Capital Coalition (NCC)

Website | Free

The Natural Capital Protocol is a framework designed to help generate trusted, credible, and actionable information for business managers to inform decisions.The Protocol... Read More