Environmental Criteria
Greenhouse gas emissions
Businesses can be a significant source of GHG emissions, particularly in sectors such as industry, transportation and agriculture.
Companies can reduce GHG emissions by implementing appropriate environmental management practices, such as using renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, managing waste, and adopting sustainable agricultural practices.
Waste Management
Waste management within a company refers to all practices put in place for the collection, sorting, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste generated by the company.
Responsible use of natural resources
The use of natural resources refers to the use of all raw materials provided by nature, such as water, air, soil, minerals, fossil fuels, forests, agricultural land and oceans. Natural resources are essential for human survival, but their use can have significant environmental and social impacts.
Responsible use involves using resources sustainably, ensuring that they are not depleted or polluted, and that their use does not harm natural ecosystems or the quality of life of local people.
Responsible use involves using resources sustainably, ensuring that they are not depleted or polluted, and that their use does not harm natural ecosystems or the quality of life of local people.
Biodiversity protection
Biodiversity protection refers to efforts to preserve the variety and complexity of life forms on Earth, and the ecosystems in which they exist.
Biodiversity is essential to human survival and well-being, providing ecosystem services such as climate regulation, water purification, crop pollination, oxygen production, and the provision of food and medicine.
Biodiversity protection can take many forms, including the creation of nature reserves, the implementation of conservation laws and policies, the restoration of natural habitats, the sustainable management of natural resources, the reduction of pollution and environmental degradation, and public awareness and education on biodiversity issues.