BellagioSTAMP is intended to guide the totality of the sustainability assessment process, including the choice and design of indicators, and how they are interpreted and communicated. The principles will help any group assessing societal progress, considering policy options or advocating change: community bodies, academics, non-governmental organizations, corporations, governments and international institutions.
BellagioSTAMP will help realize the full potential of sustainability assessments by guiding them in the following areas:
Content – Questions that should be answered in assessments
Process – The way in which assessments should be carried out
Scope – Range of assessments across the dimensions of time and geography
Impact – The way to maximize the impact of assessments on the public and policy-makers
The Principles are inter-related and are intended to be used as a complete set.