SUSTAINABILITY HELP
TEMPLATES FOR ACTION
Every initiative in sustainability, no matter how modest, can generate momentum, developing skills, knowledge, and collaborative networks. Starting the journey allows individuals and organisations to allocate resources and develop capabilities. Action creates possibilities, propelling stakeholders towards a sustainable and resilient future.
The Essential Procurement Checklist
In our commitment to empower your business, we've developed the Essential Procurement Checklist. This comprehensive tool is designed to guide your procurement processes towards sustainability. By integrating this checklist into your operations, you'll ensure that every purchase aligns with your environmental and social responsibility goals including:
Supplier Assessment Criteria: Evaluate suppliers based on their sustainability practices and alignment with our “Climate Emergency Compass”.
Sustainable Product Standards: Prioritise products with certifications.
Lifecycle Cost Analysis: Consider the total cost of ownership, including maintenance, disposal, and environmental impact.
Ethical Sourcing Policies: Ensure materials are sourced responsibly to minimise environmental impact.
Waste Reduction Strategies: Implement measures to support the waste hierarchy throughout the procurement process.
By adopting these standards, you’ll not only reduce your environmental footprint but also enhance your reputation as a sustainability leader in your industry.
The Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit
With over 15,000 downloads internationally this toolkit offers practical recommendations for how local governments (also known as city councils and local councils) can take immediate action to address the climate emergency. It is written as a resource for local government councillors and community members who want to take meaningful climate action in their community.
It will also serve as an excellent resource for council officers looking at implementing a climate emergency response or environmental best-practice in their council. The recommendations outlined in this guide are specific and measurable, with suggested time frames.
This toolkit features information on:
A. Who the decision makers are in local government
B. Key documents that can influence change, and
C. Recommendations to take action.
The toolkit contains seven areas where local government can affect climate emergency action and its principles easily translated for large organisations.
It is important that suggestions and actions, including a climate emergency declaration, match the level of urgency and ambition that comes with that declaration. Therefore, each of the recommendations in the toolkit are within the power of local government and are specific and measurable, including time frames. The recommendations provide who should enact the change within council, via what method, and the key document for embedding the change.
Where applicable, each recommendation will also establish three levels of ambition (one, two, and three stars). One star being the recommended minimum level of ambition, through to three stars being best-practice. To achieve ‘two stars’ both one- and two-star actions must be achieved. To achieve ‘three stars’ both one-, two-, and three-star actions must be achieved.
Download the toolkit free here.
Climate Emergency Compass
The Climate Emergency Compass (CE Compass) offers a guiding framework for personal practices or organisational transformations. Addressing each cardinal point comprehensively helps chart a course towards a sustainable future.
The compass consists of four cardinal points, each representing a facet of action:
Governance: The cornerstone, shaping organisational culture, setting emission targets, and establishing regulatory frameworks. Governance represents the true north in sustainability.
Energy: Encompasses power generation, efficiency optimisation, and utilisation, including all forms of movement and transportation.
Biodiversity: Covers the intricate web of life, including water systems, food systems, and regeneration efforts, from soil health to biodiversity conservation.
Waste: Emphasises the transition from linear to circular economic models, focusing on resource conservation and regeneration, following the waste hierarchy.
Embrace the challenge, take the first step, and join us in making a meaningful impact. Get in touch with us today to access these tools and to learn more about how we can help your organisation lead the way in sustainability and drive real change.