Sustainability Geek

Reporting & Standards

Frameworks and certification standards relevant within the sustainability sphere.


Better Cotton Initiative

Global cotton sustainability program focused on making the process better for producers and the environment.

bluesign

Product standard focused on improving environmental impacts and workplace safety in the textile supply chain.

CDP

A global carbon disclosure system that allows investors, companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their environmental impact.

Cradle to Cradle

Standard and certification that represent safer, more sustainable products for the circular economy.

Ecovadis

Organization providing comprehensive sustainability assessments, audit management and rating systems.

Fair Trade

Certification and standards that protect social, economic and environmental well-being through ethical and fair operations.

Forest Stewardship Council

FSC promotes sustainable forest management through certification of forest products.

GoodWeave International

Fights to end child labor through its supply chain wide rug certification program.

GOTS

Global Organic Textile Standard defines environmental and social compliance for the entire organic textile supply chain.

GRI

The Global Reporting Initaitive maintains broadly recognized standards for sustainability reporting.

Higg index

A collection of tools that allow accurate measurement of a product's sustainability perforance at the brand, retailer and facility levels.

ISO

An internationally recognized standards setting organization covering topics such as energy, quality, environment, governance and many more.

LEED

A certification system for green buliding systems focusing on building design, construction, operations and maintenance.

MSCI

Investment indexes designed to represent performance by leveraging ESG criteria.

Oeko-tex

Standards for certifying textiles, leather and final products that are free from harmful substances.

Principles for Responsible Investment

PRI resources consist of a framework and tools for reporting responsible investing practices.

SASB

The Sustainable Accounting Standards Board maintains industry specifc standards for sustainable accounting reporting.

Think Green Initiative

Platform for evaluating and managing supplier environmental compliance across water, air, waste, energy, noise, production, as well as legal.

Verra

Verra's standards direct large scale investment towards high impact projects to enable scaling of benefits.

WELL

Certification and framework that rates a a building's ability to improve occupants' health and wellbeing through design.


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