This is a template that provides a framework a company can use to customize a
sustainability report. These reports serve an important purpose by assessing economic,
environmental, social and governance performance. This template includes an
executive summary, initiatives, environmental indicators, equality indicators, and
employment indicators. This template can be used by small businesses or other entities
that want a framework on how to create and develop a thorough sustainability report.
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Table of Contents
1. Title Page ...............................................................................................................................3
2. Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................4
3. Letter from CEO or Owner ....................................................................................................5
4. Executive Summary ...............................................................................................................6
4.1 Corporate overview ........................................................................................................6
4.2 Sustainability vision .......................................................................................................6
4.3 Benefits and business Case ............................................................................................6
4.4 Awards and achievements ..............................................................................................7
4.5 Challenges and responses ...............................................................................................7
5. Initiatives................................................................................................................................8
6. Environmental/Ecological Indicators.....................................................................................8
6.1 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials ......................................9
6.2 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements ..................................9
6.3 Water saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements ....................................9
6.4 Habitats protected or restored.........................................................................................9
6.5 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight ....................................10
6.6 Reductions achieved in greenhouse gas emissions ......................................................10
6.7 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method ....................................................10
7. Equity/Equality Indicators ...................................................................................................10
7.1 Number and percent of contracts with human rights clauses .......................................11
7.2 Percentage of employees who have received human rights training ............................11
7.3 Total number of hours of employee training on human rights .....................................11
7.4 Measures taken to avoid child and forced labor in operations and suppliers ...............11
7.5 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken ...................................12
7.6 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men by employee category .......12
7.7 Turnover rate of employees ..........................................................................................12
7.8 Average hours of training per employee by gender and category ................................12
7.9 Number and monetary value of fines for noncompliance with laws and regs .............13
7.10 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to politicians and parties .............13
8. Economic/Employment........................................................................................................13
8.1 Direct economic value generated and distributed ........................................................14
8.2 Proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers ..............................................