Good Practices
- Environmental Tracking: Monitor waste disposal, air pollutant emissions including black carbon and methane, GHG releases, water discharge, and significant spills.
- Design Assessment: Understand waste stemming from product and service design processes.
- Mitigation Planning: Develop strategies for environmental protection investments across operations and supply chains.
- Post-Consumer Responsibility: Extend accountability beyond initial product use, including collection, sorting, and recycling activities.
- Circular Business Models: Implement approaches using renewable inputs, recovering resources, and extending product lifecycles through reuse, refurbishment, or remanufacturing.
Implementation Frameworks
- BS 8001:2017 and Ellen MacArthur Foundation principles for circular economy implementation
- Cradle to Cradle certification or material health certificates
Reporting Standards
GRI Standards for disclosure across: waste management (306), water discharge (306-1), GHG emissions (305 series), air pollution (305-7), spills (306-3), and recycled materials usage (301-2).
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