KPI Guidance Tool
Specialty KPI| Assessment Name | KPI Title | Calculation & Scope | Certifications, Standards & Tools | Background Information | Definitions |
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| Company-level Supplement | Deforestation - Virgin fiber and wood sourcing | Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply that was provided by forestry operations that have been determined to be low risk for the conversion of forests to non-forest use, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply from all forestry operations, then multiply by 100. Include any of your fiber or wood supply that is certified under FSC standards, SFI standards, or a PEFC-endorsed certification system. A forestry operation can be considered low risk for conversion to non-forest use when one of the following is true: The forestry operation is located in a jurisdiction that is assessed to be low risk by a risk classification analysis; the forestry operation is located in a jurisdiction that is assessed to be high risk by a risk classification analysis but corrective actions are taken where needed; or, the site risk was determined to be low by an on-site audit. Other standards or tools may also be applicable. High risk countries include those listed as “high priority” by the Consumer Goods Forum Pulp, Paper & Packaging Guidelines and those where an FSC National Risk Assessment specifies high risk in Category 4. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply that was provided by growing operations that have had zero conversion of HCV forests since January 1, 2010, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply from all forestry operations, then multiply by 100. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply that was provided by forestry operations that have had zero conversion of HCS forests since January 1, 2010, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply from all forestry operations, then multiply by 100. Calculate C4 as the mass of your virgin fiber and wood that was provided by forestry operations that have had zero deforestation since January 1, 2010 divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber and wood supply from all forestry operations, then multiply by 100. Zero deforestation means that since January 1, 2010, no existing forest was converted to plantation or non-forest use for the production of the virgin fiber or wood used in your products. This does not include sustainable harvesting of trees for wood or fiber production. Offsets or zero-net deforestation are not included in this definition. Land on which deforestation has occurred since 2010 may be considered to have “zero deforestation” if restored to its previous state as determined by tree cover, species composition, stored carbon, and all other relevant factors. The absence of deforestation must be confirmed using monitoring of the specific land tracts where the material originated, such as remote sensing, audits, or other direct observations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The maximum possible response for each response option is 100%. However, multiple response options may be applicable to the same portion of your supply. For example, supply included in the calculation of C2, C3, and/or C4 could also be included in the calculation of C1 if the stated conditions are also met. | Forest Stewardship Council National Risk Assessment: National Risk Assessments are intended to provide specification of low and unspecified risk for the country under consideration, for the Controlled Wood categories. Where there is the need, specification is conducted at a finer scale for districts within the country. https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification/controlled-wood/fsc-us-controlled-wood-national-risk-assessment-us-nra The Consumer Goods Forum Pulp, Paper & Packaging Guidelines: The Pulp, Paper & Packaging Guidelines are intended to assist companies in the development of their own policies for sourcing pulp, paper and packaging and offer an number of recommendations on how to get there. http://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pulp_Paper_and_Packaging_Guidelines_June_21.pdf The HCS Approach Toolkit: This High Carbon Stock Approach Toolkit takes practitioners through the steps in identifying HCS forest, from initial stratification of the vegetation using satellite images and field plots, through a decision tree process to assess the conservation value of the HCS forest patches in the landscape and ensure communities’ rights and livelihoods are respected, to making the final conservation and land use map. http://highcarbonstock.org/the-hcs-approach-toolkit/ | Fairtrade International Certification: Fairtrade International provides several standards (e.g. for smallholders and workers), and a certification through FLOCERT. Fairtrade aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholders and workers amongst others via fair trade relationships. https://www.fairtrade.net/about/certification Greenpeace High Carbon Stock Approach: This website provides information about how to identify High Carbon Stock forests. https://www.greenpeace.org/archive-international/en/campaigns/forests/solutions/HCS-Approach/ High Carbon Stock Approach: This website provides a standardized methodology for identifying natural, high carbon stock forest areas. http://highcarbonstock.org High Conservation Value Resource Network: This resource provides common guidance for how to identify, manage, and monitor High Conservation Value forest areas. https://hcvnetwork.org/ Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR): This website describes a pathway for existing and new projects to be integrated or 'nested' within broader jurisdictional REDD+ programs in order to quantify carbon benefits for individual conservation projects. https://verra.org/project/jurisdictional-and-nested-redd-framework/ WWF High Conservation Value Forests: This website provides information describing the underlying concept of High Conservation Value forests. http://wwf.panda.org/?93560/High-Conservation-Value-Forests-The-concept-in-theory-and-practice | Forest Plantation: A forest plantation is an area of land with trees established by planting or seeding. The features of uniformity, shape, and intensity of management distinguish these sites from natural forests. High Carbon Stock (HCS) forest: Forest areas with a significant amount of carbon stored within the vegetation and soil. Burning and clearing HCS forests releases stored carbon as greenhouse gas emissions. Different initiatives have set thresholds for identifying High Carbon Stock forests. High Conservation Value (HCV) forest: Forested areas that support natural concentrations and distribution of species including significant species and ecosystems (e.g., endemic or endangered species, refuges), provide the basic services of nature in critical conditions (e.g., watershed protection, erosion control), and are fundamental to meeting the basic needs and traditional cultural identity of local communities. Land conversion: The human-induced change of the prevailing physical and ecological conditions of an area of land to facilitate a new use or function. Examples include conversion of forests for pasture; conversion of native grasslands or other ecosystems for crop production, grazing, or other uses; conversion of farmland for urban development; and draining marshes or wetlands to create dry land. Virgin Wood: Wood derived from natural or managed forests that has had no previous use in products. This includes co-products and mill residues from virgin wood processing and forestry waste but excludes post-consumer or post-industrial recycled or recovered wood. Zero Deforestation: No existing forest is converted to plantation or non-forest use. This does not include sustainable harvesting of trees for wood or fiber production. Offsets or zero-net deforestation are not included in this definition. Land on which deforestation has occurred may be considered to have zero deforestation if restored to its previous state as determined by tree cover, species composition, stored carbon, and all other relevant factors. |
| Company-level Supplement | Greenhouse gas emissions intensity - Scope 1 and 2 | Included in the scope of this question are all scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, company-wide. Include all operations within your financial or operational control. Excluded from the scope of this question are GHG allowances, offsets, and credits. To calculate B1, use the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard to calculate scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. Calculate B2 as the number of facilities for which you are able to obtain data, divided by your total number of facilities, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The data required for the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire combined with production data can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization” in GRI 302: Energy or “Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions” and “Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions” in GRI 305: Emissions can also be used to calculate your response. | CDP Climate Change Questionnaire: The CDP Climate Change Questionnaire provides questions that assess a company's greenhouse gas emissions, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies THESIS Calculation Tool - GHG emissions intensity KPIs: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. Each tool includes step by step instructions on how to use the tool to generate your KPI response. https://sustainabilityconsortium.org/download/calculation-tool-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-intensity-manufacturing/ THESIS Help Center Video: GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. This is a step-by-step video on how to use the GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool. https://vimeo.com/863813590 | CDP Climate Change Questionnaire: The CDP Climate Change Questionnaire provides questions that assess a company's greenhouse gas emissions, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Standard: The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol provides guidance and is a useful resource published by the World Resources Institute with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a guide for monitoring and accounting for greenhouse gas emissions. https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard | N/A |
| Company-level Supplement | Labor rights | Include all operations within your financial or operational control. To determine if a country is low risk or high risk for labor rights violations for B1, utilize a country risk analysis tool. The tool should measure the strength of a country's ability to govern and enforce laws, regulations, and internationally recognized principles. This assessment may be a first party systematic review assessment, or external risk analyses tools may be utilized. It must be conducted at least once per year. On-site risk assessments and audits, where necessary, can be conducted by second or third parties and must have been conducted at least once every two years using a standard based on internationally recognized principles. The assessments, audits, and standard must be verifiable and must address freedom of association & collective bargaining, forced & child labor, fair income, and equality of opportunity & treatment, as outlined by the United Nations Global Compact or the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Where freedom of association & collective bargaining are restricted by law, employers can use other forms of non-union employee representation and relations to respect this aspect of workers' rights. Calculate B1 as the product and service revenue that was created in low risk countries with corrective actions taken for any known high risk sites, divided by your total product and service revenue, then multiply by 100. Calculate B2 as the product and service revenue that was created in high risk countries that have high risk sites for which you took corrective actions, divided by your total product and service revenue, then multiply by 100. Calculate B3 as the product and service revenue that was created in high risk countries, but an audit determined the site risk to be low, divided by your total product and service revenue, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The sum of B1, B2, and B3 must not exceed 100%. The Business Social Compliance Initiative Countries' Risk Classification tool listed below may be used to inform your response for B1. The standards and websites listed in Background Information below may be helpful for conducting your on-site risk assessment(s) and for understanding appropriate corrective actions, which can inform your response for B2. The certifications listed below may be used to calculate your response for B3. | Amfori Country Risk Classification List: The risk classification of countries is based on the Worldwide Governance Indicators. These determine the level of risks related to Governance in sourcing countries. http://duediligence.amfori.org/CountryRiskClassification | N/A | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Risk assessment: A systematic process to evaluate potential risks within an operation, system, or supply chain. It can include an on-site audit by a second party or third party or a country risk classification analysis that judges the site risk due to prevailing conditions, controls, or other mitigating factors. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. |
| Company-level Supplement | Waste diversion | Include all operations within your financial or operational control. Included in the scope of this question is any organic or inorganic waste present in your facilities that would otherwise be sent to landfill. This includes waste material from any form of packaging, or secondary operations that might take place on site. In order to be included in this calculation, the waste must be diverted from landfill by reuse, refurbishment, recycling, or energy recovery. Calculate B2 as the weight of all waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of waste generated, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Company-level Supplement | Water use intensity | Calculate B1 as total water use across all global operations, in liters, divided by dollars of total dollars of revenue. Include all operations within your financial or operational control. Calculate B2 as the number of facilities for which you are able to obtain data, divided by your total number of facilities, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. The data required for the CDP Water Security Questionnaire can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal” in GRI 303: Water and Effluents can also be used to calculate your response. | N/A | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en World Resources Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Measuring and Mapping Water Risk: WRI created the global water risk mapping tool, Aqueduct, which used 12 indicators to map where and how water risks and opportunities occur globally. https://www.wri.org/aqueduct | Water use: Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. |
| Company-level Supplement | Worker health and safety | This question aligns with the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury and Illness rate. This rate can be normalized for global applicability. Include all operations within your financial or operational control. Calculate B1 according to OSHA's injury and illness rate by multiplying the number of recordable injuries and illnesses by 200,000. Divide this number by the total employee hours worked. This includes both full-time and contracted employees. Calculate B2 as the number of facilities for which you are able to obtain data, divided by your total number of facilities, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool is an online calculator that will compute your injury and illness rate. The OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses provides forms and information for computing your facility injury and illness rate. | Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool: This tool calculates the injury and illness incidence rate for employers. https://data.bls.gov/iirc/ OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses: This webpage contains information on how to record workplace injuries and illnesses and provides the worksheets needed to correctly do so. https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/forms | N/A | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Risk assessment: A systematic process to evaluate potential risks within an operation, system, or supply chain. It can include an on-site audit by a second party or third party or a country risk classification analysis that judges the site risk due to prevailing conditions, controls, or other mitigating factors. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. Worker exposure to harmful elements: Contact with potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological elements that occurs as a result of one's job-related activities. Examples include chronic interaction with chemicals, dusts, radiation, environmental elements, allergens, noise, and vibrations. Worker health and safety: Worker health and safety consists of worker injury and worker exposure to harmful elements. Please see the corresponding terms. |
| Deforestation Supplement | Deforestation Monitoring - Virgin fiber supply | Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using remote sensing, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using on-site assessments, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. On-site assessments must include third-party verification of conversion activity in the supply basin aligned with credible audit sampling protocols. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using other direct observations, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Other direct observations may include the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or "drones") or partnerships with NGOs and governmental agencies. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Deforestation Supplement | Deforestation monitoring - Virgin wood supply | Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using remote sensing, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using on-site assessments, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. On-site assessments must include third-party verification of conversion activity in the supply basin aligned with credible audit sampling protocols. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from forest tracts that you have monitored for deforestation using other direct observations, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Other direct observations may include the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or "drones") or partnerships with NGOs and governmental agencies. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Deforestation Supplement | Geography - Americas, Europe, and Africa, virgin fiber supply | The grouping of regions within this and the "Geography - Asia and Oceania, virgin fiber supply" question addressing sourcing geography are for reporting only and do not reflect an assessment of relative risk or impact. The sum of C1 through C4 from both KPIs cannot exceed 100% Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from North America, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from South or Central America, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Include the Caribbean in this calculation. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from Europe, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C4 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from Africa, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. The country of origin may be identified through any certification or legality verification programs in which you participate. Refer to the United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List to determine which countries are included in each region. | N/A | United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List: This list provides a breakdown of how countries are separated into regions globally. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm | N/A |
| Deforestation Supplement | Geography - Americas, Europe, and Africa, virgin wood supply | The grouping of regions within this and the "Geography - Asia and Oceania, virgin wood supply" question addressing sourcing geography are for reporting only and do not reflect an assessment of relative risk or impact. The sum of C1 through C4 from both KPIs cannot exceed 100% Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from North America, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from South or Central America, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Include the Caribbean in this calculation. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from Europe, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C4 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from Africa, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. The country of origin may be identified through any certification or legality verification programs in which you participate. Refer to the United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List to determine which countries are included in each region. | N/A | United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List: This list provides a breakdown of how countries are separated into regions globally. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm | N/A |
| Deforestation Supplement | Geography - Asia and Oceania, virgin fiber supply | The grouping of regions within this and the "Geography - Americas, Europe, and Africa, virgin fiber supply" question addressing sourcing geography are for reporting only and do not reflect an assessment of relative risk or impact. The sum of C1 through C4 from both KPIs cannot exceed 100% Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from Southeast Asia, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from East Asia, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from other countries in Asia, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C4 as the mass of your virgin fiber supply originating from Oceania, divided by the total mass of your virgin fiber supply, then multiply by 100. The country of origin may be identified through any certification or legality verification programs in which you participate. Refer to the United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List to determine which countries are included in each region. | N/A | United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List: This list provides a breakdown of how countries are separated into regions globally. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm | N/A |
| Deforestation Supplement | Geography - Asia and Oceania, virgin wood supply | The grouping of regions within this and the "Geography - Americas, Europe, and Africa" question addressing sourcing geography are for reporting only and do not reflect an assessment of relative risk or impact. The sum of C1 through C4 from both KPIs cannot exceed 100%. Calculate C1 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from Southeast Asia, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from East Asia, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C3 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating other Asian countries, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. Calculate C4 as the mass of your virgin wood supply originating from Oceania, divided by the total mass of your virgin wood supply, then multiply by 100. The country of origin may be identified through any certification or legality verification programs in which you participate. Refer to the United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List to determine which countries are included in each region. | N/A | United Nations Geographical Region and Composition List: This list provides a breakdown of how countries are separated into regions globally. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm | N/A |
| Generic Product | Air quality - Manufacturing | Calculate B1 as the dollars of revenue from products produced in facilities that tracked and reported annual air emissions, divided by the total dollars of revenue from products produced in all facilities, then multiply by 100. Include all company-owned or contract manufacturing facilities that manufactured products. If production activities were performed in multiple facilities, then each must report their air emissions in order to be included in this calculation. Facilities included in this calculation must track all air emissions required by locally applicable regulations, as well as those emissions for which there is scientific evidence of serious effects to human health or the environment. These emissions are considered air pollution and may include, but are not limited to, particulate matter, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and lead. Testing of emissions must occur according to a rigorous and internationally accepted testing methodology. Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. | THESIS Help Center Video: Air quality - Manufacturing KPI: Short video tutorial on the Air quality - Manufacturing KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/533750750 | Environmental Protection Agency National Ambient Air Quality Standards: According to the EPA's website, "The Clean Air Act, which was last amended in 1990, requires the EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (40 CFR part 50) for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Clean Air Act identifies two types of national ambient air quality standards. Primary standards provide public health protection, including protecting the health of 'sensitive' populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. Secondary standards provide public welfare protection, including protection against decreased visibility and damage to animals, crops, vegetation, and buildings." https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants Hazardous Air Pollutants List from EPA: This site lists the original list of 187 air pollutants classified as hazardous by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This list is periodically revised and should only be considered a starting point. https://www.epa.gov/haps Safer Choice (EPA): In order to identify scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and the environment, organizations should reference relevant criteria in the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program. https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice | Particulate matter: Small particles or liquid droplets, typically considered 10 micrometers or less in diameter, which can have negative health consequences when inhaled by humans. |
| Generic Product | Efficiency in product use phase | The scope of this question includes any durable products that use water or energy when used by the end user, or home or personal care consumable products that require water for proper usage. This question excludes food or beverages that may require water or energy for consumption, or clothing or textiles that may require water or energy for cleaning. Communication to the user about efficient use of water or energy during product usage can be in the form of on-package or product instructions, supplemental material provided at time of purchase, or directions to a web site with appropriate information. Calculate B1 as the total dollars of revenue of products produced that require water or energy during product use for which you communicated an efficiency-related message to the user, divided by the total dollars of revenue of products produced that require water or energy during product use, then multiply by 100. | N/A | N/A | Energy efficiency attributes: Product design attributes such as low power motors or more efficient air circulation that increase the energy efficiency of a product above market average. |
| Generic Product | Greenhouse gas emissions intensity - Manufacturing | Included in the scope of this question are fuels combusted and electricity used in facilities that perform manufacturing activities, as well as trace gases released during manufacture. This may include some or all of your organization’s corporate scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as scope 1 and 2 emissions from any contract manufacturing facilities not within your organization’s financial or operational control. Excluded from the scope of this question are GHG allowances, offsets, and credits. You may calculate B1 using product-specific data or estimate intensity via facility data that is not product specific. If using product-specific data, calculate B1 as the average of each product's greenhouse gas emissions intensity, weighted by the total dollars of revenue from produced product. If using facility data, calculate B1 as the average of each final manufacturing facility’s greenhouse gas emissions intensity, weighted by the total dollars of revenue from products produced. Calculate B2 as the revenue from products produced for which you are able to obtain data, divided by total dollars of revenue from products produced, then multiply by 100. For each manufacturing facility, follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard to calculate scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions generated from electricity purchased or produced, fuels combusted, and trace gases released, and then add them together. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The data required for the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire combined with production data can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization” in GRI 302: Energy or “Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions” and “Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions” in GRI 305: Emissions can also be used to calculate your response. | CDP Climate Change Questionnaire: The CDP Climate Change Questionnaire provides questions that assess a company's greenhouse gas emissions, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies GHG Protocol Product Standard: To determine GHG emissions, use the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development's GHG protocol product standard. https://ghgprotocol.org/product-standard THESIS Calculation Tool - GHG emissions intensity KPIs: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. Each tool includes step by step instructions on how to use the tool to generate your KPI response. https://sustainabilityconsortium.org/download/calculation-tool-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-intensity-manufacturing/ THESIS Help Center Video: GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. This is a step-by-step video on how to use the GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool. https://vimeo.com/863813590 | GHG Protocol Product Standard: To determine GHG emissions, use the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development's GHG protocol product standard. https://ghgprotocol.org/product-standard | N/A |
| Generic Product | Labor rights - Manufacturing | To determine if a country is low risk or high risk for labor rights violations for B1, utilize a country risk analysis tool. The tool should measure the strength of a country's ability to govern and enforce laws, regulations, and internationally recognized principles. This assessment may be a first party systematic review assessment, or external risk analyses tools may be utilized. It must be conducted at least once per year. On-site risk assessments and audits, where necessary, can be conducted by second or third parties and must have been conducted at least once every two years using a standard based on internationally recognized principles. The assessments, audits, and standard must be verifiable and must address freedom of association & collective bargaining, forced & child labor, fair income, and equality of opportunity & treatment, as outlined by the United Nations Global Compact or the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Where freedom of association & collective bargaining are restricted by law, employers can use other forms of non-union employee representation and relations to respect this aspect of workers' rights. Calculate B1 as the dollars of revenue from products produced in low risk countries with corrective actions taken for any known high risk sites, divided by the total dollars of revenue from products produced, then multiply by 100. Calculate B2 as the dollars of revenue from products produced in high risk countries that have high risk sites for which you took corrective actions, divided by the total dollars of revenue from products produced, then multiply by 100. Calculate B3 as the dollars of revenue from products produced in high risk countries, but an audit determined the site risk to be low, divided by the total dollars of revenue from products produced, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The sum of B1, B2, and B3 must not exceed 100%. The Business Social Compliance Initiative Countries' Risk Classification tool listed below may be used to inform your response for B1. The standards and websites listed in Background Information below may be helpful for conducting your on-site risk assessment(s) and for understanding appropriate corrective actions, which can inform your response for B2. The certifications listed below may be used to calculate your response for B3. Other standards, certifications, and tools may also be applicable. | THESIS Help Center Video: Labor Rights - Manufacturing KPI: Short video tutorial on the Labor Rights - Manufacturing KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/520093618 | Ethical Trading Initiative: ETI provides guidance and resources for improving workers' rights. https://www.ethicaltrade.org/ ILO Marking Progress Against Child Labor: This website includes an ILO 2011/12 report on child labor trends and estimates broken down by global regions. A training kit is also listed. http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Informationresources/WCMS_221513/lang--en/index.htm International Labour Organization - Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining: This site includes International Labour Organization's definition of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/freedom-of-association-and-the-right-to-collective-bargaining/lang--en/index.htm International Labour Organization - International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC): This is a resource page on the elimination of child labor. http://www.ilo.org/ipec/lang--en/index.htm United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: This website is the homepage of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can be found here. https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html United Nations Freedom of association & collective bargaining policy: According to this resource, "Freedom of association enables workers to voice their opinions free of interference by the employer or government. Collective bargaining provide a means of reaching agreement on behalf of a firm’s workers that can be universally applied." https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles/principle-3 United Nations Global Compact Ten Principles: This site gives information on globally recognized human rights principles around a number of subjects divided up into Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Corruption. https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Risk assessment: A systematic process to evaluate potential risks within an operation, system, or supply chain. It can include an on-site audit by a second party or third party or a country risk classification analysis that judges the site risk due to prevailing conditions, controls, or other mitigating factors. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. |
| Generic Product | Packaging Raw Material Sourcing | The scope of this question is the product category’s sales packaging, which is defined as packaging that leaves a store with the consumer. Include the transportation-related packaging for product that is shipped directly to an end consumer. Calculate C1 as the mass of post-consumer recycled material in the sales packaging of your final products, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. This excludes pre-consumer recycled materials. Calculate C2 as the mass of sustainably-sourced renewable virgin material in the sales packaging of your final products, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. To be included in C2, the material must be third-party verified (e.g. for paper-based packaging FSC, SFI, PEFC would be examples of certifications for verification). If data on packaging materials specific to these final products is not available, you may use more aggregated internal data to calculate C1 and C2 (e.g., company-level data for sales packaging of similar products). The sum of C1 and C2 cannot be greater than 100%. Please refer to THESIS KPI set for Packaging for more detailed packaging indicators. | Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability: According to this document's introduction, "The Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability was created to provide the consumer goods and packaging industries with a much needed common language with which to discuss and assess the relative sustainability of packaging. That common language consists of a framework and a measurement system. This report provide a standardized set of response approaches to the range of business questions that may arise concerning packaging sustainability." https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CGF-Global-Protocol-on-Packaging.pdf THESIS Calculation Tool - Packaging KPIs: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. Each tool includes step by step instructions on how to use the tool to generate your KPI response. https://sustainabilityconsortium.org/download/packaging-calculation-tool-2023/ THESIS Help Center Video: Packaging Raw Material Sourcing KPI: Short video tutorial on the Packaging Raw Material Sourcing KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/531017161 | Circulytics - Measuring circularity: The Ellen Macarthur Foundation's Circulytics assesses a company’s overall circularity. The tool is designed to support a company’s evolution to a circular economy by informing strategy development and decision making, and identifying opportunities to align with circular economy principles including: designing out waste, keeping materials and products in use, and generating environmental benefits. https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/resources/apply/circulytics-measuring-circularity | Post-consumer recycled material: "Material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end?users of the product that can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of materials from the distribution chain.” (ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)) Pre-consumer recycled material: “Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process. Excluded is reutilization of materials such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it.” (ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)) Renewable material: “Material that is composed of biomass from a living source and that can be continually replenished. To be defined as renewable, virgin materials shall come from sources which are replenished at a rate equal to or greater than the rate of depletion.” (FTC Green Guides:2012) Sales packaging: "Packaging that leaves a store with the consumer". (Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0:2011) Sustainably-sourced material: Material for which it can be demonstrated through second- or third-party verification that the virgin raw material has been harvested or produced legally and in a way that minimizes damage to the environment, workers, and communities. Materials such as paper can be included in this definition if the source of the packaging content comes from sustainably-managed forests with no deforestation. |
| Generic Product | Product safety | The scope of this question does not include packaging materials. Hazardous substances are defined as chemicals that meets the criteria for classification as carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants, or are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or any chemicals for which there is "scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health or the environment which give rise to an equivalent level of concern" (REACH Title VII, Chapter 1, Article 57). | GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals: GreenScreen is a "Chemical Hazard Assessment" method that can be used to identify chemicals of high concern and determine safer alternatives. The tool was developed and is administered by Clean Production Action. A second tool, the GreenScreen List Translator, is a publicly available abbreviated version that screens and classifies chemicals based solely on their presence on authoritative hazard lists. https://www.greenscreenchemicals.org/ PRIO: PRIO is a web-based tool developed by the Swedish government to facilitate the assessment of environmental and health risks of chemicals. ? https://www.kemi.se/prioguiden/english/start | N/A | Hazardous substance: A chemical that meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxicant, or is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or any chemical for which there is "scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health or the environment which give rise to an equivalent level of concern" (REACH Title VII, Chapter 1, Article 57). Hazardous substances are identified on a case-by-case basis. Informed substitution: Informed substitution implies that factors such as cost and performance, technical feasibility, life cycle impacts, economic and social accountability, and potential to result in lasting change have been taken into consideration to ensure that substitutes and the final product are safer based on their health and environmental profiles (Adapted from United States Environmental Protection Agency Design for Environment Program Alternative Assessment information). Public disclosure: Manufacturer-based acts of making information available and readily accessible to the public through one or more forms of media (e.g., online, print, telephone). Print media includes product labels and also includes, but is not limited to, books, magazines, newspapers, and readily accessible journal articles. Online disclosure includes, but is not limited to, publicly accessible websites (desktop or mobile) as well as making information electronically available through reporting platforms or mobile apps. |
| Generic Product | Product stewardship | Calculate C1 as the number of product units that provide communication to the end user about how to recycle, reuse, refurbish, or extend the useful life of the product, divided by the total number of product units sold, then multiply by 100. If this number exceeds 100, report it as 100. Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. Communication to the user about proper use and disposal can be in the form of on-package or product instructions, supplemental material provided at time of purchase, or directions to a web site with appropriate information. | THESIS Help Center Video: Product Stewardship KPI: Short video tutorial on the Product Stewardship KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/533750712 | N/A | Product stewardship: The set of activities by which those who participate in a product’s life cycle share responsibility for its total life cycle impacts. |
| Generic Product | Recycled content | This question covers products made with metals, plastics, wood fiber (including paper), or glass. The scope of this question does not include packaging materials. Calculate C1 by dividing the mass of post-consumer recycled materials in your final products by the total mass of all metal, plastic, wood fiber, and glass in your products, then multiply by 100. If multiple product configurations are sold, perform this calculation for each configuration, then calculate C1 and the mass weighted average across all configurations. Treat refurbished goods as 100% post-consumer recycled material. Some materials may have no available recycling stream, but the masses of these should still be included in the final products’ mass. Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. | THESIS Help Center Video: Recycled Content KPI: Short video tutorial on the Recycled Content KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/531017179 | EPA: Resources for Paper Recycling: The United States Environmental Protection Agency provides resources and information to the paper industry to help educate their customers and consumers about paper recycling. https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/industry.html The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers: The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) works to increase public awareness of plastics recycling, reclamation, and processing industry, and to create more opportunities to recycle plastics. https://plasticsrecycling.org/ | Post-consumer recycled material: "Material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end?users of the product that can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of materials from the distribution chain.” (ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling)) |
| Generic Product | Supply chain mapping | Raw materials include agricultural ingredients and forestry-based materials. Calculate C1 as the purchasing spend on raw materials for which you are unable to identify the country, region, or site of origin, divided by the total purchasing spend on all raw materials, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2, C3, and C4 as the purchasing spend on raw materials for which you have identified the country, region, or site of origin, divided by the total purchasing spend on all raw materials, then multiply by 100. The percentages reported for C1, C2, C3, and C4 must be mutually exclusive and their sum must equal 100%. Any individual source of your raw materials can only be used once across the response options, and the highest level of specificity should be reported for raw materials that can be traced to more than one level of origin. For example, if you know the site, region, and country of origin for 25% of your raw materials, report 25% in B4 (site of origin). Then, if you know both the region and country of origin for 25% of your raw materials, report 25% in B3 (region of origin). Next, if you know only the country of origin for 30% of your raw materials, enter 30% in B2 (country of origin). Last, if you know neither the site, region, or country or origin for the remaining 20% of raw materials, report 20% in B1. Verify that the sum of the percentages you entered in B1-B4 does not exceed 100%: 20% (B1) + 30% (B2) + 25% (B3) + 25% (B4) = 100%. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. A country is defined as a nation-state recognized by the United Nations. A region is defined as a sub-country area such as an agricultural zone or region, eco-region, or geo-political boundary (e.g., state, county, department). Due to the variance in how "region" may be defined, respondents are encouraged to use a consistent interpretation from year to year when reporting data for this question. A "site" is considered the locale in the supply chain for which traceability is possible. For agricultural ingredients, this is the farm; for forestry-related suppliers, the forest operations site. Procurement data, trade networks, or national or subnational product production data may help to identify the origin of your product supply. Please refer to the tools listed below for more information about this metric. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Generic Product | Sustainable Packaging Design and Production | Calculate C1 as the mass of sales packaging used for your final products that was recyclable, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. Calculate C2 as the mass of sales packaging used for your final products that has demonstrated progress on goals for material and process efficiency during packaging manufacturing, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. Calculate C3 as the mass of sales packaging used for your final products that has demonstrated progress on goals for weight or volume optimization during packaging design, divided by the total mass of sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. Goals must be quantitative and time-bound and progress must be reported publicly. Public reporting may include voluntary corporate reporting, sustainability reporting programs, or reporting as part of regulatory compliance. Calculate C4 as the mass of sales packaging used for your final products that has demonstrated quantified environmental impact reductions, divided by the total mass sales packaging used for your final products, then multiply by 100. Include sales packaging with demonstrated impact reductions since the inception of the product or since purchase of the brand, if post-inception. Methods for demonstrating quantified environmental impact reduction include, but are not limited to, life cycle impact assessment, or assessment against ISO Standard 18602 \(Packaging and the environment - Optimization of the packaging system\), or EN 13428 \(Packaging: Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition - Prevention by source reduction\). Calculate C5 as the number of units sold in the US and Canada that had sales packaging labeled with How2Recycle divided by the total number of units sold in the US and Canada that had sales packaging, then multiply by 100. Calculate C6 as the number of units sold in regions outside the US and Canada that had sales packaging labeled according to an established third-party standard divided by the total number of units sold in regions outside the US and Canada that had sales packaging, then multiply by 100. Third party standards include those listed in the Certifications, Standards & Tools section of this KPI. Only include regions outside the US and Canada that are covered by the referenced third-party standards in your calculations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. | Australasian Recycling Label (ARL): Used in Australia and New Zealand, the ARL details how best to label packaging for recycling to assist consumers in recycling correctly. https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/arl/ EN 13428: Prevention by packaging source reduction: European standard 13428:2004 outlines a method for evaluating if packaging material weight and/or volume have been sufficiently minimized while also taking into consideration other packaging performance parameters. The standard also includes recommended methodology for identifying heavy metals and dangerous substances in packaging formats. http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/harmonised-standards/packaging/index_en.htm Ecoembes Recycling Symbols: Used in Spain, the Ecoembes recycling symbols provide information to consumers for the recycling of packaging up to six different colors: blue for paper and cardboard, yellow for plastics and cans, green for glass, orange for organic materials, red for hazardous waste, and grey for everything else. https://www.ecoembes.com/en/home European Certification of Plastics Recycling (EUCertPlast): The EuCertPlast Certification is a European wide certification program for companies that recycle post-consumer plastic waste. https://www.eucertplast.eu/ FTC Green Guide's Recyclability Definition: In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission defines when a product or packaging can be claimed recyclable. Please refer these guidelines when determining recyclability. https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/press-releases/ftc-issues-revised-green-guides/greenguides.pdf How2Recycle Certification: The How2Recycle Label provides guidance to consumers on how to recycle packaging for consumable goods. The label is intended to be used on all types of packaging and to provide instruction regarding how and where various raw materials can be recycled. http://www.how2recycle.info/ ISO 18602: ISO 18602 provides criteria for optimization of packaging systems. It outlines a procedure for reduction of packaging material weight or volume while taking into consideration packaging function. It also provides assessment methodology for substances hazardous to the environment and heavy metals. https://www.iso.org/standard/55870.html Japanese Recycling Symbols: Used in Japan, Japanese recycling symbols tell in a glance to consumers what is recyclable and what is not recyclable, and assist consumers in recycling correctly. https://www.jcpra.or.jp/Portals/0/resource/eng/JCPRAdocuments202012.pdf Le Guide du TRI (Citeo Sorting Guide): sed in France, the Citeo Sorting Guide provides information to companies about which product components should be recycled and which should be disposed. https://bo.citeo.com/sites/default/files/2019-07/20190617_Guide_Info-tri_Citeo_EN.pdf On-Pack Recycling Label: Used in the UK, the On-Pack Recycling Label details how best to label packaging for recycling to assist consumers in recycling correctly. http://www.oprl.org.uk/ The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR): The APR is an international national trade association representing the plastics recycling industry. https://plasticsrecycling.org/about The Triman: Used in France, the Triman is a recycling symbol in e-commerce that sells and ships to France. https://www.msl.io/uploads/downloads/Triman-Users-handbook-english-V21.pdf Walmart Sustainable Packaging Playbook: Walmart provides an overview of sustainable packaging best practices for suppliers interested in improving and innovating packaging. https://www.walmartsustainabilityhub.com/climate/project-gigaton/packaging Woolworths Recycling Labels: Used in South Africa, the Woolworths Recycling Labels detail how best to label packaging for recycling to assist consumers in recycling correctly. https://www.woolworths.co.za/content/howto/good-business-journey/how-to-read-our-recycling-labels/_/A-cmp201960 | Circulytics - Measuring circularity: The Ellen Macarthur Foundation's Circulytics assesses a company’s overall circularity. The tool is designed to support a company’s evolution to a circular economy by informing strategy development and decision making, and identifying opportunities to align with circular economy principles including: designing out waste, keeping materials and products in use, and generating environmental benefits. https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/resources/apply/circulytics-measuring-circularity | Goals: Goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Material and process efficiency: Material efficiency is the ratio between the material input and the benefits derived. Resource conservation (source reduction) of material inputs and/or improving the functionality of the packaging can positively impact material efficiency. Process efficiency is the ratio between the time spent on production steps to the output. Opportunities to improve material and process efficiency include process improvement, product redesign, and technology changes to packaging equipment. It should be noted that continual source reduction has benefits, but there are trade-offs that must be assessed. Sales packaging: "Packaging that leaves a store with the consumer". (Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability 2.0:2011) Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Weight or volume optimization: "Process for the achievement of a minimum adequate weight or volume (source reduction) for meeting the necessary requirements of primary or secondary or transport packaging, when performance and user/consumer acceptability remain unchanged or adequate, thereby reducing the impact on the environment.” (ISO 18601:2013 - Packaging and the environment--General requirements for the use of ISO standards in the field of packaging and the environment) |
| Generic Product | Sustainable purchasing | The scope of this question includes all physical supplies purchased by your organization, including indirect supplies, capital equipment, energy, and facilities. This calculation should not include purchased services. It is only necessary to include categories of purchased supplies that in aggregate constitute at least 80% of your total purchasing spend. Calculate B1 as total purchasing spend associated with supplies that were purchased from suppliers who accepted and were compliant with your supplier code of conduct, divided by the total supplies purchased. Acceptance of the policy must be formal but not necessarily contractual, and compliance can be established through first-party review. A supplier code of conduct should cover relevant environmental and social issues. Environmental issues include but are not limited to air and water pollution, biodiversity and land use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and water use. Social issues include but are not limited to child and forced labor, community rights, equity and diversity, labor rights, small business considerations, and worker health and safety. | N/A | SPLC: The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) provides an integrated framework for buying organizations to implement a sustainable purchasing system. https://www.sustainablepurchasing.org/ | Direct supplies: Materials, ingredients, chemicals, or components that are directly incorporated into the manufacturing of a product. Indirect supplies: Materials, ingredients, chemicals, or components that are not directly incorporated into the manufacturing of a product, for example, safety equipment, computers, or office or janitorial supplies. |
| Generic Product | Waste diversion - Manufacturing operations | Included in the scope of this question is any metal, plastic, and paper (wood fiber) waste present in manufacturing facilities that would otherwise be sent to landfill. This includes waste material from any form of packaging, or secondary services that might take place on site. In order to be included in this calculation, the metal, plastic, or paper waste must be diverted from landfill by reuse, refurbishment, recycling, or energy recovery. Calculate B1 as the weight of all metal waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of metal waste generated, then multiply by 100. Calculate B2 as the weight of all plastic waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of plastic waste generated, then multiply by 100. Calculate B3 as the weight of all paper waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of paper waste generated, then multiply by 100. If you have zero waste in any category, enter the response as 100%. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Generic Product | Wastewater management - Manufacturing | This question only applies to direct discharges of treated or untreated effluent to surface waters. Calculate C1 as the dollars of revenue of products produced at compliant facilities divided by the total dollars of revenue from all products produced, then multiply by 100. Treat facilities whose performance is unknown as non-compliant. Perform this calculation using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. Compliance must be demonstrated through an on-site audit by a second or third party in accordance with an internationally recognized standard or by reporting publicly to an appropriate governmental authority. Compliance requires that undiluted effluent meets pollutant guideline values established in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC’s) Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Wastewater and Ambient Water Quality (2007, Table 1.3.1). Available data must demonstrate satisfaction of all criteria presented in the IFC guidelines, and at least 75% of the IFC criteria must be quantified by available data. Maximum concentrations of pollutants, as measured at the point of discharge, must not exceed the IFC guidelines on any single day. Monitoring programs should conform to an internationally recognized standard for the collection and analysis of samples. | International Finance Corporation: Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Wastewater and Ambient Water Quality: This IFC guidance document outlines best practices for wastewater discharge management. https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/sustainability-at-ifc/policies-standards/ehs-guidelines | N/A | Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. |
| Generic Product | Water use intensity - Manufacturing | You may calculate B1 using product-specific data or estimate intensity via facility data that is not product specific. If using product-specific data, calculate B1 as the average of each product's water use intensity, weighted by the total dollars of revenue of product produced. If using facility data, calculate B1 as the average of each manufacturing facility’s water use intensity, weighted by the total dollars of revenue of product produced. Calculate B2 as the dollars of revenue of products produced for which you are able to obtain data, divided by total dollars of revenue of final products produced, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. The data required for the CDP Water Security Questionnaire can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal” in GRI 303: Water and Effluents can also be used to calculate your response. | CDP Water Information Request: The CDP Water Information Request provides questions that assess a company's water use, goals, and management. The report provided by CDP provides the overview of the results from companies responding to the request. CDP can be contacted to respond to the Water Information Request. https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies | World Resources Institute (WRI) Aqueduct Measuring and Mapping Water Risk: WRI created the global water risk mapping tool, Aqueduct, which used 12 indicators to map where and how water risks and opportunities occur globally. https://www.wri.org/aqueduct | Water use: Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. |
| Generic Product | Worker health and safety - Manufacturing | This question aligns with the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury and Illness rate. This rate is calculated using the Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) formula. This formula can be normalized for global applicability. Calculate B1 according to OSHA's injury and illness rate by multiplying the number of recordable injuries and illnesses by 200,000. Divide this number by the total employee hours worked to produce your products. If multiple facilities manufacture products, the injury and illness rate will need to be adjusted using a weighted average based on each facility's percentage of total production by dollars of revenue. Include all employees at each facility, including full-time, part-time, and contracted employees. Calculate B2 as the revenue from products produced for which you were able to obtain data, divided by the total dollars of revenue from all of products produced, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool is an online calculator that will compute your injury and illness rate. The OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses provides forms and information for computing your facility injury and illness rate. | Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool: This tool calculates the injury and illness incidence rate for employers. https://data.bls.gov/iirc/ OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses: This webpage contains information on how to record workplace injuries and illnesses and provides the worksheets needed to correctly do so. https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/forms THESIS Help Center Video: Worker Health and Safety - Manufacturing KPI: Short video tutorial on the Worker Health and Safety - Manufacturing KPI. Use case-sensitive password 'thesis' when prompted. https://vimeo.com/520108472 | International Labour Organization - Core Labor Conventions: ?This site includes a list of core labor conventions and accompanying documents. http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introduction-to-international-labour-standards/conventions-and-recommendations/lang--en/index.htm The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): NIOSH is the U.S. federal agency responsible for the prevention of workplace illnesses and injuries. NIOSH conducts research and provides guidelines and manuals for various occupational injury and illness practices, such as lifting, personal protective equipment, stairs, walkways, ladders, and workstation design. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ United Nations Global Compact Ten Principles: This site gives information on globally recognized human rights principles around a number of subjects divided up into Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Corruption. https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Risk assessment: A systematic process to evaluate potential risks within an operation, system, or supply chain. It can include an on-site audit by a second party or third party or a country risk classification analysis that judges the site risk due to prevailing conditions, controls, or other mitigating factors. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. Worker exposure to harmful elements: Contact with potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological elements that occurs as a result of one's job-related activities. Examples include chronic interaction with chemicals, dusts, radiation, environmental elements, allergens, noise, and vibrations. Worker health and safety: Worker health and safety consists of worker injury and worker exposure to harmful elements. Please see the corresponding terms. |
| Generic Service | Greenhouse gas emissions intensity - Business travel | Included in the scope of this question is any business travel made by employees in any service operations. Excluded from the scope of this question are GHG allowances, offsets, and credits, as well as employee commuting. Calculate B1 as the total greenhouse gas emissions due to business travel of employees, divided by the total service revenue in thousands of dollars. Calculate B2 as the service revenue for which you are able to obtain data, divided by total service revenue, then multiply by 100. Follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard to calculate greenhouse gas emissions due to business travel. You may also use the online tool Quantis Scope 3 Evaluator to facilitate these calculations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The data required for the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire can help answer this question. | Quantis Scope 3 GHG Calculator: The Quantis Scope 3 GHG Calculator is a GHG Protocol based tool that can be used to estimate supply chain related emissions. https://quantis-suite.com/Scope-3-Evaluator/ THESIS Calculation Tool - GHG emissions intensity KPIs: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. Each tool includes step by step instructions on how to use the tool to generate your KPI response. https://sustainabilityconsortium.org/download/calculation-tool-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-intensity-manufacturing/ THESIS Help Center Video: GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. This is a step-by-step video on how to use the GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool. https://vimeo.com/863813590 | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en | N/A |
| Generic Service | Greenhouse gas emissions intensity - Service operations | Included in the scope of this question are fuels combusted and electricity used in facilities that perform your services. This may include some or all of your organization’s corporate scope 1 and 2 emissions. Excluded from the scope of this question are GHG allowances, offsets, and credits. If multiple facilities provide your services, calculate B1 as the average of each facility’s greenhouse gas emissions intensity, weighted by the revenue from services provided by that facility. Calculate B1 as total GHG emissions divided by your total service revenue, in thousands of dollars. Calculate B2 as the revenue from service facilities for which you are able to obtain data, divided by total revenue from all services, then multiply by 100. For each facility, follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard to calculate scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions generated from electricity purchased or produced, fuels combusted, and trace gases released, and then add them together. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The data required for the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire combined with production data can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization” in GRI 302: Energy or “Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions” and “Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions” in GRI 305: Emissions can also be used to calculate your response. | THESIS Calculation Tool - GHG emissions intensity KPIs: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. Each tool includes step by step instructions on how to use the tool to generate your KPI response. https://sustainabilityconsortium.org/download/calculation-tool-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-intensity-manufacturing/ THESIS Help Center Video: GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool: TSC has created THESIS KPI Calculation Tools to help suppliers in answering specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for THESIS. This is a step-by-step video on how to use the GHG emissions intensity Calculation Tool. https://vimeo.com/863813590 | N/A | N/A |
| Generic Service | Labor rights - Service operations | To determine if a country is low risk or high risk for labor rights violations for B1, utilize a country risk analysis tool. The tool should measure the strength of a country's ability to govern and enforce laws, regulations, and internationally recognized principles. This assessment may be a first party systematic review assessment, or external risk analyses tools may be utilized. It must be conducted at least once per year. On-site risk assessments and audits, where necessary, can be conducted by second or third parties and must have been conducted at least once every two years using a standard based on internationally recognized principles. The assessments, audits, and standard must be verifiable and must address freedom of association & collective bargaining, forced & child labor, fair income, and equality of opportunity & treatment, as outlined by the United Nations Global Compact or the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Where freedom of association & collective bargaining are restricted by law, employers can use other forms of non-union employee representation and relations to respect this aspect of workers' rights. Calculate B1 as the service revenue that was delivered in low risk countries with corrective actions taken for any known high risk sites, divided by your total service revenue, then multiply by 100. Calculate B2 as the service revenue that was delivered in high risk countries that have high risk sites for which you took corrective actions, divided by your total service revenue, then multiply by 100. Calculate B3 as the service revenue that was delivered in high risk countries, but an audit determined the site risk to be low, divided by your total sales revenue, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The sum of B1, B2, and B3 must not exceed 100%. The Business Social Compliance Initiative Countries' Risk Classification tool listed below may be used to inform your response for B1. The standards and websites listed in Background Information below may be helpful for conducting your on-site risk assessment(s) and for understanding appropriate corrective actions, which can inform your response for B2. The certifications listed below may be used to calculate your response for B3. | N/A | N/A | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Risk assessment: A systematic process to evaluate potential risks within an operation, system, or supply chain. It can include an on-site audit by a second party or third party or a country risk classification analysis that judges the site risk due to prevailing conditions, controls, or other mitigating factors. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. |
| Generic Service | Organic waste - Service operations | You may answer not applicable if the total amount of organic waste generated by your services is less than five percent of your total waste generated, by weight. Included in the scope of this question is any organic waste present in service facilities that would otherwise be sent to landfill. In order to be included in this calculation, organic waste must be diverted from landfill; this may include but is not limited to donations, secondary markets, composting, animal feed, or energy recovery. Calculate C1 as the total amount of organic waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total amount of organic waste generated, then multiply by 100. | N/A | N/A | Organic waste: The biodegradable component of the waste stream that is of biological origin but does not contain any Listed Waste, Radioactive Waste, or Hazardous Waste. These organic materials can be composted to formulate valuable recycled organic compost. Suitability of compostable organic waste as feedstock is dependent on the location, site design, processes and potential to cause harm. |
| Generic Service | Sustainable building certification | Included in the scope of this question are facilities owned, rented, or leased by your organization. Calculate B1 as the square meterage associated with facilities that have been certified by a third party to a sustainable building standard, divided by the total square meterage of all facilities. LEED, BREEAM, Green Seal's GS-33 (Hotels) and GS-46 (Restaurants), GBI's Green Globe Certification, and ASHRAE Standard 189.1 (Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings) are examples of programs that fulfill these requirements. | ASHRAE Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings: AHSRAE 189.1 is the Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings: "total building sustainability guidance for designing, building, and operating high-performance green buildings. From site location to energy use to recycling, this standard sets the foundation for green buildings by addressing site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and the building's impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources." https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/bookstore/standard-189-1 BREEAM: BREEAM is "the world's leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings. It addresses a number of lifecycle stages such as New Construction, Refurbishment and In-Use." https://www.breeam.com/ GBI Green Globes Certification: GBI's Green Globes Certification provides environmental criteria for sustainable building operations. https://thegbi.org/green-globes-certification GS-33 Hotels and Lodging Properties: Green Seal's GS-33 Hotels and Lodging Properties covers criteria for sustainable purchasing, operations, and policy for such businesses. https://www.greenseal.org/green-seal-standards/gs-33 GS-55 Restaurants and Food Service Operations: Green Seal's GS-55 Restaurants and Food Service Operations covers criteria for sustainable purchasing, operations, and policy for such businesses. https://greenseal.org/green-seal-standards/gs-55/ LEED: LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is governed by USGBC and covers green building design, construction, and operations. https://www.usgbc.org/leed | N/A | N/A |
| Generic Service | Sustainable purchasing | The scope of this question includes all physical supplies purchased by your organization, including indirect supplies, capital equipment, energy, and facilities. This calculation should not include purchased services. It is only necessary to include categories of purchased supplies that in aggregate constitute at least 80% of your total purchasing spend. Calculate B1 as total purchasing spend associated with supplies that were purchased from suppliers who accepted and were compliant with your supplier code of conduct, divided by the total supplies purchased. Acceptance of the policy must be formal but not necessarily contractual, and compliance can be established through first-party review. A supplier code of conduct should cover relevant environmental and social issues. Environmental issues include but are not limited to air and water pollution, biodiversity and land use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and water use. Social issues include but are not limited to child and forced labor, community rights, equity and diversity, labor rights, small business considerations, and worker health and safety. | N/A | SPLC: The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) provides an integrated framework for buying organizations to implement a sustainable purchasing system. https://www.sustainablepurchasing.org/ | Direct supplies: Materials, ingredients, chemicals, or components that are directly incorporated into the manufacturing of a product. Indirect supplies: Materials, ingredients, chemicals, or components that are not directly incorporated into the manufacturing of a product, for example, safety equipment, computers, or office or janitorial supplies. |
| Generic Service | Waste diversion - Service operations | Included in the scope of this question is any metal, plastic, and paper (wood fiber) waste present in service facilities that would otherwise be sent to landfill. This includes waste material from any form of packaging, or secondary services that might take place on site. In order to be included in this calculation, the metal, plastic, or paper waste must be diverted from landfill by reuse, refurbishment, recycling, or energy recovery. Calculate B1 as the weight of all metal waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of metal waste generated, then multiply by 100. Calculate B2 as the weight of all plastic waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of plastic waste generated, then multiply by 100. Calculate B3 as the weight of all paper waste diverted from landfill, divided by the total weight of paper waste generated, then multiply by 100. If you have zero waste in any category, enter the response as 100%. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Generic Service | Water use intensity - Service operations | Calculate B1 as the total water used, in liters, divided by the total service revenue, in thousands of dollars, of the firm. If services are provided from multiple facilities, calculate B1 as the average of each facility’s water use intensity, weighted by the revenue from each facility's services. Calculate B2 as the dollars of revenue from services for which you are able to obtain data, divided by the dollars of revenue from all services, then multiply by 100. Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. The data required for the CDP Water Security Questionnaire can be used to calculate your response . The data required for “Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal” in GRI 303: Water and Effluents can also be used to calculate your response. | N/A | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en | Water use: Water use is defined as total withdrawals from municipal and private water providers, surface water, groundwater, or wells. |
| Generic Service | Worker Health and Safety - Service operations | This question aligns with the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury and Illness rate. This formula can be normalized for global applicability. Calculate B1 according to OSHA's injury and illness rate by multiplying the number of recordable injuries and illnesses by 200,000. Divide this number by the total employee hours worked to deliver your services. If multiple facilities provide services, the injury and illness rate will need to be adjusted using a weighted average based on each facility's percentage of total services rendered. Include all employees at a facility that provide services, including full-time, part-time, and contracted employees. Calculate B2 as the service revenue from facilities for which you were able to obtain data, divided by your total service revenue, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. The Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool is an online calculator that will compute your injury and illness rate. The OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses provides forms and information for computing your facility injury and illness rate. | N/A | N/A | Corrective actions: Prompt actions taken to eliminate the causes of a problem, thus preventing their recurrence. First party audit: A first party audit is conducted by the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes and may form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Second-party audit: An audit conducted by a party having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or by another entity on their behalf. Third-party audit: An audit conducted by external, independent auditing organizations, such as those providing certification of conformity to a standard. Verifiable: Having the ability to demonstrate, through a reputable assessor, the truth or accuracy of a claim. Worker exposure to harmful elements: Contact with potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological elements that occurs as a result of one's job-related activities. Examples include chronic interaction with chemicals, dusts, radiation, environmental elements, allergens, noise, and vibrations. Worker health and safety: Worker health and safety consists of worker injury and worker exposure to harmful elements. Please see the corresponding terms. |
| Transportation | Community health and safety - Transportation facilities | The risk assessment should minimally cover exposure to combustion-related emissions, discharges to water, and noise. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transportation | Greenhouse gas emissions from contracted transportation fleets | Calculate emissions intensity as the total CO2e emissions related to fuel combustion during transportation (grams), divided by the mass of product transported (in tonnes), divided by the total distance travelled (in kilometers). If category-specific data is not available, you may report more aggregated data. Exclude data for return trips. Only include data pertaining to the vehicles operated by suppliers that you contract with to provide carrier services. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. You may follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard to estimate total greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel combustion used in transportation. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. You may also use supplier reported data (e.g. EPA SmartWay Carrier Performance Data Rankings) to answer this question. Note for conversion purposes, 1 (U.S.) ton-mile equals 1.46 metric tonne-kilometers. | United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en Carbon Footprint of Freight (COFRET) Guidance: COFRET has produced "Guidance on measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from freight transport operations" to aid in emissions tracking. https://trimis.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/project/documents/20140122_113358_98556_ghgfreightguide.pdf Clean Shipping Coalition: The Clean Shipping Coalition is a global non-profit organization that "promotes policies aimed at the protection and restoration of the marine and atmospheric environment." http://www.cleanshipping.org/ Clean Shipping Index: According to their website, "Clean Shipping Index is a tool for cargo owners to select clean ships and quality ship operators" to minimize environmental footprint and identify areas for environmental improvement. https://www.cleanshippingindex.com/ Clear Cargo: The Clean Cargo Working group is a business initiative created by BSR to collaboratively address the environmental impacts of shipping and transportation. https://www.clean-cargo.org/data-methods EN 16258: The European Committee for Standardization's EN 16258 standard deals with the methodology for calculation and reporting of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of freight and passenger transport services. https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030241098 Ecotransit: EcotransIT World calculates and quantifies environmental impacts of different carriers across the world in terms of direct energy usage and emissions during the operation of vehicles during the transport of products. http://www.ecotransit.org/ GHG Protocol Product Standard: To determine GHG emissions, use the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development's GHG protocol product standard. https://ghgprotocol.org/product-standard IATA CO2 Emissions Measurement Methodology: This document includes a methodology for measuring CO2 emissions from air cargo. https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/sustainability/carbon-footprint/ International Union of Railways: International Union of Railways is a global organization that promotes sustainable rail transport by providing benchmarking services, suggesting methods that improve operations, encouraging interoperability, and developing railway-sustainability guidelines. https://uic.org/ Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme: According to the FTA's website, "The Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme is an voluntary industry-led approach to reducing carbon emissions from road freight transport... The LCRS allows the UK logistics sector to publicly report, for the first time, its contribution to carbon reduction targets." http://www.fta.co.uk/policy_and_compliance/environment/logistics_carbon_reduction_scheme/index.html Smart Freight Center: According to their website, "Smart Freight Center is a global non-profit organization that promotes a global freight sector that is more environmentally sustainable and competitive." It aims to incentivize the global freight sector to adopt solutions that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/ United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway United States Surface Transportation Board: The U.S. Surface Transportation Board provides information and guidelines for environmental performance of surface-based vehicles. https://prod.stb.gov/ World Resources Institute: Aqueduct - Measuring and Mapping Water Risk: World Resources Institute: Aqueduct - Measuring and Mapping Water Risk https://www.wri.org/aqueduct | N/A |
| Transportation | Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fleets | Calculate emissions intensity as the total CO2e emissions related to fuel combustion during transportation (grams), divided by the mass of product transported (in tonnes), divided by the total distance travelled (in kilometers). If category-specific data is not available, you may report more aggregated data. Exclude data for return trips. Only include data pertaining to the vehicles you own and operate. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. You may follow the instructions in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard to estimate total greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel combustion used in transportation. Worksheets are available on the GHG Protocol web site to facilitate these calculations. You may also use supplier reported data (e.g. EPA SmartWay Carrier Performance Data Rankings) to answer this question. Note for conversion purposes, 1 (U.S.) ton-mile equals 1.46 metric tonne-kilometers. | United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en Carbon Footprint of Freight (COFRET) Guidance: COFRET has produced "Guidance on measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from freight transport operations" to aid in emissions tracking. https://trimis.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/project/documents/20140122_113358_98556_ghgfreightguide.pdf Clean Shipping Coalition: The Clean Shipping Coalition is a global non-profit organization that "promotes policies aimed at the protection and restoration of the marine and atmospheric environment." http://www.cleanshipping.org/ Clean Shipping Index: According to their website, "Clean Shipping Index is a tool for cargo owners to select clean ships and quality ship operators" to minimize environmental footprint and identify areas for environmental improvement. https://www.cleanshippingindex.com/ Clear Cargo: The Clean Cargo Working group is a business initiative created by BSR to collaboratively address the environmental impacts of shipping and transportation. https://www.clean-cargo.org/data-methods EN 16258: The European Committee for Standardization's EN 16258 standard deals with the methodology for calculation and reporting of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of freight and passenger transport services. https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030241098 Ecotransit: EcotransIT World calculates and quantifies environmental impacts of different carriers across the world in terms of direct energy usage and emissions during the operation of vehicles during the transport of products. http://www.ecotransit.org/ GHG Protocol Product Standard: To determine GHG emissions, use the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development's GHG protocol product standard. https://ghgprotocol.org/product-standard IATA CO2 Emissions Measurement Methodology: This document includes a methodology for measuring CO2 emissions from air cargo. https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/sustainability/carbon-footprint/ International Union of Railways: International Union of Railways is a global organization that promotes sustainable rail transport by providing benchmarking services, suggesting methods that improve operations, encouraging interoperability, and developing railway-sustainability guidelines. https://uic.org/ Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme: According to the FTA's website, "The Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme is an voluntary industry-led approach to reducing carbon emissions from road freight transport... The LCRS allows the UK logistics sector to publicly report, for the first time, its contribution to carbon reduction targets." http://www.fta.co.uk/policy_and_compliance/environment/logistics_carbon_reduction_scheme/index.html Smart Freight Center: According to their website, "Smart Freight Center is a global non-profit organization that promotes a global freight sector that is more environmentally sustainable and competitive." It aims to incentivize the global freight sector to adopt solutions that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/ United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway United States Surface Transportation Board: The U.S. Surface Transportation Board provides information and guidelines for environmental performance of surface-based vehicles. https://prod.stb.gov/ | N/A |
| Transportation | Invasive species | The risk assessment should consider intentional and unintentional exposure to terrestrial, maritime, or airborne animals and plants that may be invasive in the regions to which they are transported. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transportation | Particulate matter emissions from transportation fleets | Calculate emissions intensity as the total PM emissions related to fuel combustion during transportation (grams), divided by the mass of product transported (in tonnes), divided by the total distance travelled (in kilometers). If category-specific data is not available, you may report more aggregated data. Exclude data for return trips. Only include data pertaining to the vehicles you own and operate. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. A widely recognized standard such as EN16258 should be used to calculate emissions. This calculation should include PM2.5, PM10, and diesel particulate matter. You may also use supplier reported data (e.g. EPA SmartWay Carrier Performance Data Rankings) to answer this question. Note for conversion purposes, 1 (U.S.) ton-mile equals 1.46 metric tonne-kilometers. | United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway | CDP: This program assists in the measuring and reporting of carbon emissions and water use. https://www.cdp.net/en Carbon Footprint of Freight (COFRET) Guidance: COFRET has produced "Guidance on measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from freight transport operations" to aid in emissions tracking. https://trimis.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/project/documents/20140122_113358_98556_ghgfreightguide.pdf Clean Shipping Coalition: The Clean Shipping Coalition is a global non-profit organization that "promotes policies aimed at the protection and restoration of the marine and atmospheric environment." http://www.cleanshipping.org/ Clean Shipping Index: According to their website, "Clean Shipping Index is a tool for cargo owners to select clean ships and quality ship operators" to minimize environmental footprint and identify areas for environmental improvement. https://www.cleanshippingindex.com/ Clear Cargo: The Clean Cargo Working group is a business initiative created by BSR to collaboratively address the environmental impacts of shipping and transportation. https://www.clean-cargo.org/data-methods EN 16258: The European Committee for Standardization's EN 16258 standard deals with the methodology for calculation and reporting of energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of freight and passenger transport services. https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030241098 Ecotransit: EcotransIT World calculates and quantifies environmental impacts of different carriers across the world in terms of direct energy usage and emissions during the operation of vehicles during the transport of products. http://www.ecotransit.org/ GHG Protocol Product Standard: To determine GHG emissions, use the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development's GHG protocol product standard. https://ghgprotocol.org/product-standard IATA CO2 Emissions Measurement Methodology: This document includes a methodology for measuring CO2 emissions from air cargo. https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/sustainability/carbon-footprint/ International Union of Railways: International Union of Railways is a global organization that promotes sustainable rail transport by providing benchmarking services, suggesting methods that improve operations, encouraging interoperability, and developing railway-sustainability guidelines. https://uic.org/ Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme: According to the FTA's website, "The Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme is an voluntary industry-led approach to reducing carbon emissions from road freight transport... The LCRS allows the UK logistics sector to publicly report, for the first time, its contribution to carbon reduction targets." http://www.fta.co.uk/policy_and_compliance/environment/logistics_carbon_reduction_scheme/index.html Smart Freight Center: According to their website, "Smart Freight Center is a global non-profit organization that promotes a global freight sector that is more environmentally sustainable and competitive." It aims to incentivize the global freight sector to adopt solutions that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/ United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Transportation and Air Quality: SmartWay: This program provides information about how to improve fuel efficiency in trucking. Carriers can use the SmartWays carbon emission calculator to track and publicly report emissions associated with their trucking operations. https://www.epa.gov/smartway United States Surface Transportation Board: The U.S. Surface Transportation Board provides information and guidelines for environmental performance of surface-based vehicles. https://prod.stb.gov/ World Resources Institute: Aqueduct - Measuring and Mapping Water Risk: World Resources Institute: Aqueduct - Measuring and Mapping Water Risk https://www.wri.org/aqueduct | N/A |
| Transportation | Transportation worker health and safety | This question aligns with the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Injury and Illness rate. This rate is calculated using the Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) formula. This formula can be normalized for global applicability. Calculate B1 according to OSHA's injury and illness rate by multiplying the number of recordable injuries and illnesses by 200,000. Divide this number by the total employee hours worked to produce your final product. If multiple facilities manufacture the final product, the injury and illness rate will need to be adjusted using a weighted average based on each facility's percentage of total production. Include all employees at a facility that participate in the production of the final product. This includes both full-time and contracted employees. Calculate B2 as the mass of your final product for which you were able to obtain data, divided by the total mass of your final product, then multiply by 100. Perform these calculations using data from a 12-month period that ended within 12 months of the date you respond to this question. THESIS General Guidance document provides guidance to calculate the weighted average. See Background Information for access to this document. | SA8000® Standard: Social Accountability International (SAI) is a global non-governmental organization that aims to advance human rights at work via the SA8000® Standard. SA 8000 measures social performance in eight areas that are relevant for workplaces in factories and organizations worldwide. https://sa-intl.org/programs/sa8000/ | Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) Reference Tools: The Global Social Compliance Program provides a publicly available suite of reference tools that describes existing best practices in social compliance. The reference tools can be used by companies to develop systems and initiatives. http://supply-chain.unglobalcompact.org/site/article/126 International Labour Organization - Guidelines to Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems: These guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management systems have been developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) according to internationally agreed principles defined by the ILO's tripartite constituents. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/afpro/cairo/downloads/wcms_107727.pdf OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses: This webpage contains information on how to record workplace injuries and illnesses and provides the worksheets needed to correctly do so. https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/forms SA8000® Standard: Social Accountability International (SAI) is a global non-governmental organization that aims to advance human rights at work via the SA8000® Standard. SA 8000 measures social performance in eight areas that are relevant for workplaces in factories and organizations worldwide. https://sa-intl.org/programs/sa8000/ | Company-owned or contract manufacturing facilities: Facilities responsible for manufacturing and assembly of final products, whether these facilities are internal or external to the respondent’s organization. Verifiable worker health and safety risk assessment: A verifiable worker health and safety risk assessment is one whose standards are based on internationally-recognized principles, such as International Labour Organization's International Labour Standards on Occupational Safety and Health or equivalent. An assessment is sufficiently verifiable if the assessor has a reputation in good standing, and can provide a full report of the assessment. Worker exposure to harmful elements: Contact with potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological elements that occurs as a result of one's job-related activities. Examples include chronic interaction with chemicals, dusts, radiation, environmental elements, allergens, noise, and vibrations. Worker injury: Physical damage to an individual due to a single act that causes immediate damage or repetitive acts that cause damage over time. Examples of causes of injury include repetitive motions, non-ergonomic motions, damage from use of tools and machinery, falls, and burns. |