The Sustainability Learning Forum

Waste and Materials 2013

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Barrick’s Environmental Policy and Environmental Management System (EMS) require that an environmental management program be in place at each site to ensure the processes, the materials they use, and the wastes they generate do not harm the environment, and that they can mitigate any negative environmental impacts to land and water that might occur during mining, processing and waste handling. more[...] login_required

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Emissions, effluents and waste

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One of Outokumpu's operating principles is that best available techniques (BAT) be employed to reduce emissions and minimise harmful environmental impacts which could result from the Group's operations. In this context, BAT means the best available pollution prevention technology from both technical and economic perspectives. more[...] login_required

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Aquaculture Effluents and Wastes By-Products

This reports gives an insight in Characteristics, Potential Recovery, and Beneficial Reuse of Aquaculture Effluents and Waste By-Products more[...] login_required

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UNEP Waste Management Publications

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UNEP Documents & Tools about Waste Management more[...] login_required

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Waste Management

Waste Management is an international journal devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on the generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and ultimate residual disposition of solid wastes, both in industrialized and in economically developing countries. more[...] login_required

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How to develop a waste management and disposal strategy

This booklet focuses on the management of solid wastes and contained liquids in UK businesses. more[...] login_required

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Supplier Assessment & Improvement Plans

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The following examples highlight a number of these activities that we engage in with our many suppliers as we work and continually encourage continuous improvement in order to meet these heightened expectations. more[...] login_required

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UNGC Supply Chain Assessment Tool

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This Quick Self-Assessment and Learning Tool will assist you to check quickly and anonymously your company’s supply chain sustainability strategy against suggested global guidance, and to identify both strengths and areas for improvement. more[...] login_required

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Self-Assessment Questionnaire on CSR/ Sustainability for Automotive Sector Suppliers

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Sustainability is a process for companies to integrate social, governance, environmental and supply chain sustainability into operations and corporate strategy. This Self-Assessment Questionnaire is designed to be a first check of supplier performance on CSR/Sustainability. Use of the same questionnaire by all participating Automotive OEMs* is intended to avoid duplication and improve efficiency. more[...] login_required

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Gordon, Sherry R.

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Supplier Evaluation and Performance Excellence

Understanding supplier performance is vital to ensuring a well-functioning supply network. This how-to book will help you develop and implement an evaluation process to help you reduce costs, lower risk, and improve both the performance of your company and your suppliers. more[...] login_required

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Reporting

An increasing number of companies and organizations want to make their operations sustainable and contribute to sustainable development. Sustainability reporting can help organizations to measure, understand and communicate their economic, environmental, social and governance performance. Sustainability – the ability for something to last for a long time, or indefinitely – is based on performance in these four key areas. Systematic sustainability reporting helps organizations to measure the impacts they cause or experience, set goals, and manage change. A sustainability report is the key platform for communicating sustainability performance and impacts – whether positive or negative. Source: GRI more[...]

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Heyes, Vera

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Luz-Veloso, Antonio

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Sustainability in the Supply Chain: A Crucial Component of Corporate Responsibility

Antonio Luz-Veloso, Deutsche Telekom
Vera Heyes, Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG

Deutsche Telekom conducts business in more than 50 countries. This presents opportunities for companies, particularly in supplier management, but it also poses risks. To ensure that its supply chain has a sustainable focus, Deutsche Telekom has established a systematic supplier management system. As a founding member of the Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC), Deutsche Telekom is committed to shaping sustainable relationships with suppliers. Based on a standardized methodology, JAC examines shared suppliers worldwide, with a particular focus on Asia, South Korea, Eastern Europe, and South America. more[...]

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