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Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
Principles that list how organisations should, at a minimum, meet fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The Ten Principles apply across all geographies in which the enterprise operates, and good practices in one area do not offset harm in another. They draw on several international declarations and other authoritative documents.
Use this resource to:
- Set and revise objectives: Set objectives with reference to minimum safeguards on topics, such as human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. This initiative involves a fee for participation and requires organisations to produce an annual ‘Communication On Progress’ (CoP) that details their efforts to embed the Ten Principles into their strategies and operations, as well as to support societal priorities such as the SDGs.
The Guide to Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Guidance on conducting identifying, measuring and valuing social impact to calculate Social Return On Investment (SROI).
Use this resource to:
- Estimate value created: Follow this methodology to monetise the social value an organisation creates, preserves, or erodes for stakeholders. This methodology guides an organisation through the process of valuing impact from the perspective of all affected stakeholders.
WBA Benchmark Methodologies
Benchmarks that rank companies based on their impact. The WBA recognises that transformations are needed to achieve sustainability across seven systems. In each of these seven systems, companies that have a big role to play in hindering or advancing progress towards a sustainable future are identified as ‘keystone’ companies. WBA then develops a publicly available methodology for each system (or component of a system), drawing on existing standards to identify relevant topics and associated metrics for companies to disclose against.
For organisations
Use this resource to:
- Identify sustainability topics: Find the methodology that corresponds best to the ‘system’ that the organisation operates within. WBA’s publicly available benchmark methodologies are developed through detailed research and public consultation, so an organisation can benefit from reviewing the list of topics in the relevant ‘system’ when identifying sustainability topics to measure.
For investors and financial institutions
Use this resource to:
- Identify: Understand the impact of (primarily) multinational companies across seven system transformations needed on the path to a sustainable economy and society.
WBA Benchmarks
Benchmarks that rank companies and financial institutions based on their impact. The WBA recognises that transformations are needed to achieve sustainability across seven systems (financial, decarbonisation and energy, food and agriculture, digital, social, urban, and nature). In each of these seven systems, companies that have a big role to play in hindering or advancing progress towards a sustainable future are identified as ‘keystone’ companies. WBA then develops a publicly available methodology for each system (or component of a system), drawing on existing standards to identify relevant topics and associated metrics for companies to disclose against.
For organisations
Use this resource to:
- Benchmark: Large ‘keystone’ companies can compare their rank versus peers and understand how they are contributing to the seven system transformations WBA has identified. The publicly available WBA benchmarks draw on existing standards and methodologies to identify relevant topics and associated metrics for organisations to disclose against (e.g. the Climate and Energy Benchmark, which incorporates the sectoral decarbonisation approach developed by the SBTi).
For investors and financial institutions
Use this resource to:
- Benchmark: Assess underlying asset performance whilst reviewing the methodologies to understand the approach to scoring.
World Bank Open Data
Database of the World Bank’s publicly available statistics.
Use this resource to:
- Set and revise objectives: Use the database to identify areas of need in relation to specific sustainability topics. Especially useful for organisations designing business models to meet the needs of a group of people or the natural environment.