HOW DO WE PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY?
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WHY IS SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING?
Measuring sustainability is about mapping and standardized reporting
Sustainability reporting is a growing field for measuring sustainability practices at the organizational level and for mapping performances along the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the connected 169 Targets and 232 Indicators. In addition, more and more certifications are emerging with standardized measurements for environmental (planet), people (social), governance (good governance and institutional leadership), and economic wellness (prosperity) along other important pillar and priorities for sustainability like peace and human rights, labor rights and anti-human trafficking, women rights and inclusive leadership and governance. The Global Reporting Initiative, the gold standard in sustainability reporting pushes companies and organizations to go beyond a greenwashing (marketing oriented) corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and invite to engage in a standardized and industry comparable metrics of financial and non-financial reporting.
Sustainability reporting is a growing field for measuring sustainability practices at the organizational level and for mapping performances along the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the connected 169 Targets and 232 Indicators. In addition, more and more certifications are emerging with standardized measurements for environmental (planet), people (social), governance (good governance and institutional leadership), and economic wellness (prosperity) along other important pillar and priorities for sustainability like peace and human rights, labor rights and anti-human trafficking, women rights and inclusive leadership and governance. The Global Reporting Initiative, the gold standard in sustainability reporting pushes companies and organizations to go beyond a greenwashing (marketing oriented) corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and invite to engage in a standardized and industry comparable metrics of financial and non-financial reporting.
"A sustainability report is a report published by a company or organization about the economic, environmental and social impacts caused by its everyday activities. A sustainability report also presents the organization's values and governance model, and demonstrates the link between its strategy and its commitment to a sustainable global economy.” (Global Reporting Initiative).
MEASURING SUSTAINABILITY
An overview of the measurements behind the SDGs and of the main mechanisms for sustainability reporting by Dr. Marco Tavanti (09/2020).
What is Sustainability Capacity?
Sustainability is more than a buzzword
Sustainability is and should be more than a buzzword. To achieve a better and sustainable future we need to invest in sustainability education and capacity development for sustainability performance. Knowing the fundamental principles and practices for a sustainable future can no longer be a field for experts and dedicated institutions. For-profit companies, nonprofit-nongovernmental organizations, and governmental-intergovernmental agencies must know that sustainability is about especially in relation to the commitment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the common Agenda 2030.
SDG SERVICES for sustainable capacity development
SDG Services provides sustainability capacity development consultancies and trainings for integrated triple bottom line performances and global and corporate social responsibility in line with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2015-2030). We base our approach on the notion of sustainable development as meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own goals. Sustainability must be more than green-washing (for marketing and PR) and blue-washing (for being associated with the UN). It is about implementing an integrated triple bottom line in organizations equally concerned to perform for equitable societies (People), bearable environments (Planet), viable economies (Prosperity). It is also about merging global citizenship mindset with social responsibility and systemic thinking.
Sustainability is and should be more than a buzzword. To achieve a better and sustainable future we need to invest in sustainability education and capacity development for sustainability performance. Knowing the fundamental principles and practices for a sustainable future can no longer be a field for experts and dedicated institutions. For-profit companies, nonprofit-nongovernmental organizations, and governmental-intergovernmental agencies must know that sustainability is about especially in relation to the commitment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the common Agenda 2030.
SDG SERVICES for sustainable capacity development
SDG Services provides sustainability capacity development consultancies and trainings for integrated triple bottom line performances and global and corporate social responsibility in line with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2015-2030). We base our approach on the notion of sustainable development as meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own goals. Sustainability must be more than green-washing (for marketing and PR) and blue-washing (for being associated with the UN). It is about implementing an integrated triple bottom line in organizations equally concerned to perform for equitable societies (People), bearable environments (Planet), viable economies (Prosperity). It is also about merging global citizenship mindset with social responsibility and systemic thinking.
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THE sustainable development goals?
Here are 17 concrete steps that you can take to make a difference in your daily practices that can contribute to achieve the 17 goals for making the world a better a sustainable place...
how are we doing with the sdgs?
THE SDG PROGRESS MONITORING AND IMPACT REPORTS
2020 SDG REPORT - COVID EFFECTS
Annual SDG report
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The annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world’s implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind. Read the latest and past reports here https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/progress-report/
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Business impact on SDGs
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Projected Achievements of the Goals
With the current social performances along the measurements of the country's progress in the economic goals and environmental practices, the prospected achievements of the SDGs by 2030 are promising in some areas and lacking in others. The following study is a prediction based on the current practices. You will notice how SDG 17, partnerships, as collaborations, cooperations, cross-sector and shared values solutions are essential to make a difference in these predictions and trends. The Global Reporting Initiative report, Measuring Impact: How Business Accelerates the Sustainable Development Goals, provides an analysis on how governments are engaging with the private sector, and how business tools, impact measurement and sustainability reporting can be leveraged to measure, monitor and accelerate business contributions to the Global Goals. |
SDG-tracker
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The Our World in Data’s SDG Tracker is a free, open-access resource where users can track and explore global and country-level progress towards each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals through interactive data visualizations. This resource is kept up-to-date with all of the latest data across all of the 17 Goals. The SDG-Tracker is a joint collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Oxford and the Global Change Data Lab. The Global Change Data Lab publishes Our World in Data and the research team is based at the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development at Oxford. Learn more at https://sdg-tracker.org
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must know guides and resources
To grow organizational sustainability performance across sectors
Business Reporting on the SDGs Guides (GRI)
GOALS AND TARGETS
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PRACTICAL GUIDE
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INVESTMENT GUIDE
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Embedding Human Rights in Business Practices (UNGC)
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES
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CORPORATE CASES
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SDG Industry Specific Guides (UNGC)
FINANCIAL
TRASPORTATION
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FOOD
ENERGY
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HEALTHCARE
MANIFACTURING
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AVOID GREENWASHING!
PROMOTE AN INTEGRATED SDG APPROACH
Avoid greenwashing in three steps:
Implement an integrated approach and place sustainability at the core of your organization. The SDG.service is committed and competent to promote an integrated approach for sustainability in your organization. Our experts will guide your organization to advance its sustainability alignment though three steps:
Implement an integrated approach and place sustainability at the core of your organization. The SDG.service is committed and competent to promote an integrated approach for sustainability in your organization. Our experts will guide your organization to advance its sustainability alignment though three steps:
- STEP 1: LEARNING THE PRINCIPLES: learn about sustainability notions and principles through specialized trainings and workshops as relevant to your sector and field.
- STEP 2: MAPPING THE GOALS: map your CSR and sustainability related organizational performance through standardized matrixes aligned with the SDGs/5Ps, UNGC/PRME, PRI/ESG, and others.
- STEP 3: INTEGRATE YOUR PRACTICES: Integrate your leadership and communication capacity by partnering with key institutions, seek additional certifications and participated in important. sustainability related gatherings for the sector.
learnUnderstand sustainability leadership principles in their mindset and capacity
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mapMeasure sustainability performance through reporting mapped on SDGs
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integrateEmbed sustainability strategically in your organizational practices
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SUSTAINABILITY CAPACITY SERVICES
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SDG.SERVICES provides customized capacity development trainings to corporations, enterprises, nonprofits and universities trainings for improving leadership mindsets and organizational capacity for sustainability principles and practices.
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corporate sustainability |
enterprise sustainability |
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Sustainability reporting trainings |
SOCIAL BENEFITS trainings |
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SDG.services provides customized trainings of 2 hours presentations or 2 days workshops to corporations who want to integrate and improve sustainability performance at two levels:
Level I. Sustainability Strategies: Integration strategies for social, economic and environmental bottom lines (TBL) along the principles and leadership best practices of the United Nations Global Compact. Level II. Sustainability Reporting: Development models for CSR reporting and SDG mapping in relation to the guidelines and best practices of GRI reporting Standards and ISO 26000. |
SDG.services provides customized trainings of 2 hours presentations or 2 days workshops to social enterprises who want to maximize their social / environmental performance:
Social Benefit Certifications: This training review and compare certifications for social enterprises like Fair trade Certifications and the B-impact (B-Lab) for Benefit Corporations and applicable to other typologies of hybrid organizations like low profit limited liability enterprises (L3Cs), community interest companies (CICs) and social cooperatives. |
NONPROFIT SUSTAINABILITY |
UNIVERSITY sustainability |
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SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL IMPACTSDG.services provides customized trainings of 2 hours presentations or 2 days workshops to nonprofit organizations (NPOs, foundations or NGOs) aiming at developing their sustainability performance through an integrated strategic plan combining social impact missions and feasible and sustainable business solutions. We provide trainings for developing change models for social impact analysis, explore social investments models, and implementing social return on investments (SROI). We engage leaders and managers of NPOs/NGOs in assessments and exercises for the organization to reflect on their strategic and sustainable social impact.
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SUSTAINABILITY iCORESDG.services provides customized trainings of 2 hours presentations or 2 days workshops to universities and higher education programs interested to integrate and improve their sustainability performances in the administration (institution), curricula, operations, research and engagement (iCORE). We provide capacity development for integrating the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME), Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System (STARS-AASHE) and for integrating sustainability in curricula for undergraduate, graduate and professional education.
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Measurement of Organizational Leadership SDGs Alignment
Measurement of Organizational Leadership SDGs Alignment
People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnerships
Policies, Protection, Principles, Practices
Policies, Protection, Principles, Practices
MEASURE YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP ALIGNMENT WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
The SDG-P9 Sustainability Paradigm Assessment is a tool for self-reporting the perceived organizational leadership alignment with the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The thematic elements represented in the SDG-P9 assessment include actionable items for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnerships and also for Policies, Principles, Practices and Protection.
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The SDG-P9 Sustainability Paradigm Assessment is a tool for self-reporting the perceived organizational leadership alignment with the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The thematic elements represented in the SDG-P9 assessment include actionable items for People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnerships and also for Policies, Principles, Practices and Protection.
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