A framework agreed on by all members of the United Nations to achieve and monitor progress across all three dimensions of sustainable development (social, environmental and economic).
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
An SOI brings together the profit and social purpose of a business into an inspiring statement that employees and stakeholders can contribute to and benefit from.
Single Organising idea (SOI)
PEFC (license no. 10-31-1869) promotes sustainable forest management through forest certification. PEFC Chain of Custody certification offers assurances that the final wood and/or non-timber product can be traced back to a sustainable source.
PEFC certification
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. An internationally applied British standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
OHSAS 18001
Standard providing practical tools for companies and organisations to manage their environmental responsibilities.
ISO 14001
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
ISO 9001
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
EcoVadis
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
Carbon footprint
A metric measure used to compare the emissions of various greenhouse gases on the basis of their global-warming potential.
CO2 equivalent
Looking beyond the current take-make-dispose extractive industrial model, a circular economy aims to redefine growth, focusing on positive, societywide benefits. It entails gradually decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources, and “designing waste out of the system” (Ellen MacArthur Foundation).
Circular economy
The objective of the BRC Global Standard is to ensure that product integrity during the storage and distribution is maintained, and that customer confidence is upheld by means of audits and certification.
BRC Global standard Storage and Distribution
Number of lost employee working hours, whether work-related or not, due to illness or injury as a percentage of the scheduled working hours. Maternity leave is excluded.
Absence rate
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A framework agreed on by all members of the United Nations to achieve and monitor progress across all three dimensions of sustainable development (social, environmental and economic).
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
An SOI brings together the profit and social purpose of a business into an inspiring statement that employees and stakeholders can contribute to and benefit from.
Single Organising idea (SOI)
PEFC (license no. 10-31-1869) promotes sustainable forest management through forest certification. PEFC Chain of Custody certification offers assurances that the final wood and/or non-timber product can be traced back to a sustainable source.
PEFC certification
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. An internationally applied British standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
OHSAS 18001
Standard providing practical tools for companies and organisations to manage their environmental responsibilities.
ISO 14001
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
ISO 9001
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
EcoVadis
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by our direct and indirect activities, expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide.
Carbon footprint
A metric measure used to compare the emissions of various greenhouse gases on the basis of their global-warming potential.
CO2 equivalent
Looking beyond the current take-make-dispose extractive industrial model, a circular economy aims to redefine growth, focusing on positive, societywide benefits. It entails gradually decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources, and “designing waste out of the system” (Ellen MacArthur Foundation).
Circular economy
The objective of the BRC Global Standard is to ensure that product integrity during the storage and distribution is maintained, and that customer confidence is upheld by means of audits and certification.
BRC Global standard Storage and Distribution
Number of lost employee working hours, whether work-related or not, due to illness or injury as a percentage of the scheduled working hours. Maternity leave is excluded.
Absence rate
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