Keeping Our House in Order
| IISD renews commitment to sustainability reporting |
Along with championing sustainable development through innovation, reporting and partnerships, IISD is making sure that its own house is in order by developing some new measures for an institutional sustainable development report.
The IISD Sustainability Reporting Team, comprised of staff, made considerable progress in the first year of operation. After deciding to follow the "Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)" guidelines (http://www.globalreporting.org/), the team selected indicators from the environmental, economic and social dimensions that were relevant to IISD. Three additional indicators were chosen this year, building upon the previously used green procurement and waste minimization indicators. More indicators will be added, as measurement systems put in place and resources become available.
Environmental Dimension
Carbon Emissions
A data collection system was established to track carbon emissions from employee travel, heating and publications distribution, with data collection starting April 1, 2002.
Green Procurement and Waste Minimization
Paper, kitchen supplies, coffee, photocopiers, computers and toner were vetted to ensure that they are certified by a certification system such as Environmental Choice, Green Seal or Energy Star to name a few. A waste minimization strategy has been in place for some time and was checked to ensure that it was being followed.
Economic Dimension
Human Capital
Ten measures were developed for human capital and data collected for this fiscal year. They include such aspects as education and expertise; expert presentations and publishing; and participation in internal and external knowledge teams.
Social Dimension
Orientation to Organizational Vision and Mission
Three measures were developed and one was measured this fiscal year. The remaining two will be measured next year. A full report, including statistics will be available in June 2002 on the IISD web site. For more information on IISD's Sustainability Reporting please contact Marlene Roy at mroy@iisd.ca.
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