Environment

Recommended Tools and Guidance Materials

Caring for Climate: A Call to Business Leaders, 2008.
This brochure outlines engagement opportunities through the Caring for Climate initiative. Caring for Climate is designed to assist companies to advance [ractical solutions and articulate climate strategies, share experiences and learn from industry peers, inform public policy as well as shape public attitudes.

Caring for Climate: Tomorrow's Leadership Today, 2007.
A collection of examples of Global Compact participants taking action to address climate change.

Measuring Success from Sustainability Certification, 2007.
This report, developed by the Global Compact, the Rainforest Alliance and a group of leading companies, aims to develop and test a methodology that companies can use internally to analyze their investments in sustainability. Ultimately, the study aims to provide businesses with a tool for an analysis of the financial value of certification schemes into their strategy development and planning process.

“Unchaining Value”, July 2007.
UNEP, UNGC and SustainAbility
A new collaborative effort to examine challenges and innovations in promoting environmental responsibility and capacity building through global supply chains management. A report on “ Unchaining Value: Corporate Responsibility through the Value Chain” will be published in the final quarter of 2007. The focus in this overview study will be on the food and beverages as well as the information and communications technology (ICT) sectors.

Sustainability Communications: A Toolkit for Marketing and Advertising Courses, July 2007.
This CD-ROM (available in English and French ) proposes resources for the educators training tomorrow's marketing and communication professionals as well as for marketing and advertising trainers in the corporate field. It is not a "turnkey" teaching syllabus but a flexible, interactive tool which provides a synthesis of theoretical and methodological knowledge illustrated by numerous specific case studies. The UNEP has prepared this CD-ROM in partnership with UNESCO, the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and the International Association of universities.

Buildings and Climate Change: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, March 2007.
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Construction and Building Initiative (SBCI) on opportunities for governments, industry and consumers to take appropriate actions during the life span of buildings that will help mitigate the impacts of global warming.

Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment, 2007.
The report offers a host of reasons behind and insights into the world's newest gold rush, which saw investors pour $71 billion into companies and new sector opportunities in 2006, a 43% jump from 2005 (and up 158% over the last two years. The trend continues in 2007 with experts predicting investments of $85 billion this year).

Design for Sustainability, Nov 2006.
A global guide for designers and industry providing support for those new to eco-design as well as those interested in breakthrough innovation for sustainability. The manual is the result of longer term joint effort of international D4S experts with UNEP and is supported by UNIDO, the Swedish EPA and InWEnt, Germany. 

The Global Compact Environmental Principles Training, 2005.
Launched at the 2005 China Summit, the Global Compact Environmental Principles Training Package provides a practical kit for trainers, managers and employees to improve their understanding of how to implement the three environmental principles. It provides an up-to-date introduction to corporate environmental responsibility and makes the link with quality management, introducing the Global Compact Performance Model.

Raising the Bar: Creating Value with the United Nations Global Compact, June 2004. 
This publication lays out a performance model clearly grounded on the total quality management approach to assist businesses in putting the Global Compact into practice. Raising the Bar collects together and categorises a wealth of corporate responsibility tools, good practice and case studies in a structure familiar to anyone aware of business excellence models and demonstrates that values create value—leadership commitment to the Global Compact can impact the boardroom and the shop floor, public image and the balance sheet.

Environmental Management System Training Resource Kit, 2001.
UNEP, International Federation of Consulting Engineers and International Chamber of Commerce. 
Includes the Environmental Management System (EMS) handbook for seminar (2000) participants. A practical ‘train the trainer’ tool also useful for a more general audience seeking to implement EMS. (www.fidic.org)

The Efficient Entrepreneur, 2001.
UNEP and the Wuppertal Institute.  
A calendar with assistant handbook that introduces small and medium sized enterprises to environmental management through a month-by-month programme.

“The Creative Gallery on Sustainability Communications”