THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT

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THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT

• THE ENVIRONMENT PRINCIPLES
• Session E6 Steps to Sustainability usingthe
  Global Compact Performance Model

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From Principle to PracticeThe GC Performance
Model

• To participate in the Global Compact a company
  typically
• Sends a letter to the UN Secretary General
• Publicly advocates the Global Compact
• Posts material on the Global Compact website
• Publishes an annual report
• Joins with the UN in partnership projects
• Sets in motion changes to its business operations
  
• The final point above is the most important, and
  is the focus of the rest of this session moving
  from principle to practice
• Note Updated details on the requirements for
  participating in the Global Compact are
  available from the Global Compact website

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From Principle to PracticeThe Deming Cycle
Plan strategyVision
Set goalsReporting
ImplementEnablers
Check progressResults
Note the text in italics refers to the
corresponding section of the UNGC performance
model introduced in the next slide
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Four management elements

• 1) VISION
• 2) ENABLERS
• 3) RESULTS
• 4) REPORTING

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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model

• GETTING THERE
• - Review the three GC environmental principles
• - Analyse global economic, social and
  environmental trends
• - Factor 4/Factor 10 and Eco-Efficiency studies
• - SIGMA Management Framework
• Wuppertal Institutes Compass
• Select Environmental Management Strategy (Module
  4-2)
• - Refer to UNEP Cleaner Production Declaration
• - Employee and stakeholder dialogue

Codes and standards
Management tools
Communication and Partnership
Case studies - RMC Group used the SIGMA
Management Framework (www.rmc-group.com) -
European Aluminium Industry used Compass to
detect and facilitate sector-wide sustainability
improvements (www.oekoeffizienz.de/english/content
/agzu/index.html
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Enablers (1)

• GETTING THERE
• - Translate principles into practical language
• - Draw on the examples contained in the GC
  Learning Forum
• - Consider the work contained in the WRIs
  Tomorrows Markets
• - Form top management committee
• Hold listening and dialogue sessions
• Implement environmental management system
  (Module 4-2)
• - Apply Business Case Matrix
• - Apply Corporate Responsibility Assessment Tool

Codes and standards
Management tools
Communication and partnership
Case studies Natura, Brazil developing a
business case (www.sustainability.com) Unilever
demonstrating role of leadership competence in
meeting sustainability targets (www.unilever.com/e
nvironmentsociety)
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Enablers (2)

• GETTING THERE
• In-house learning sessions
• Draw on examples from GC Learning Forum
• Experiential learning
• Engagement in community work
• Environmental training
• Internal communication
• Environmental performance indicators (Module
  4-2)
• Environmental training and communication (Module
  4-2)
• Chronos e-learning tutorial
• - EMS training resource kit
• - Environmental Management Navigator package for
  SMEs

Codes and standards
Management tools
Case studies No 4-4 Du Pont No 4-5 Bovince Ltd
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Enablers (3)

• GETTING THERE
• Use International Declaration on Cleaner
  Production
• Refer to the Corporate Social Responsibility A
  Guide to Better Business Practices, BSR
• Refer to the Corporate Responsibility Code Book
• Environmental assessment auditing tools
  (Module 4-2)
• Select environmental management strategy (Module
  4-2)
• Life Cycle Management (Module 4-2)
• Resource flow audits
• Environmental reviews
• Partnerships scientific groups, academia, NGOs,
  suppliers, etc
• Make use of communication tools (Module 4-2)

Codes and standards
Management tools
Communication and partnership
Case studies No 4-4 Du Pont No 4-5 Bovince Ltd
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Enablers (4)

• GETTING THERE
• Refer to
• - Integrated Environmental and Economic
  Accounting An Operational Manual,
• - Contemporary Environmental Accounting Issues,
  Concepts and Practices
• - Test budgets against policies/action plans
• Assign responsibilities to executive management
  as part of environmental management system
  (Module 4-2)
• Use environmental assessment tools (Module 4-2)
• - Use the SIGMA projects accounting tool
• - Use the CARE tool
• - Undertake risk and opportunity assessment

Codes and standards
Management tools
Communication and partnership
Case studies Wessex Water Services Ltd. used
the Sigma Project Accounting Tool to develop its
sustainability accounts (www.wessexwater.co.uk) Mu
ckenhaupt Nusselt participated in the CARE
project in order to develop an EMS
(www.munu-kabel.de)
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Enablers (5)
GETTING THERE - ISO 14000 EMS (see Module 4-2) -
SAFE Sustainability Assessment for Small and
Medium- sized Enterprises - Cleaner Production
assessment (Module 4-2) - Product stewardship
activities - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Module 4-2) - Environmental Risk Assessment
(Module 4-2) - Life-Cycle Assessment (Module
4-2) - Design for Environment Eco-design -
Environmental auditing (Module 4-2) - Sustainable
Production Consumption - Product-services
systems
Management tools
Case studies Toyota-Global (no. 3-11) Re-Define
(no. 3-15) Nokia (no. 3-13) - product life-cycle
analysis Moroccan dyeing industry
eco-efficiency analysis for each products life
cycle www.unido.org/userfiles/timminsk/ecoefficien
cy_Morocco_aug2002.pdf
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Results (1)
GETTING THERE - Sector wide codes of
practices - Environmental monitoring and
auditing tools (Module 4-2) - Environmental
management tools (Module 4-2) - Product life
cycle stewardship - Supply chain management
standards - Product labelling e.g.
Eco-labels - Environmental communication tools
(Module 4-2) - Form stakeholder advisory committee
Codes and standards
Management tools
Communication and partnership
Case studies British Telecom CSR and customer
satisfaction www.bt.com/betterworld
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Results (2)
GETTING THERE - Internal training and
communication e.g. through a structured EMS
(Module 4-2) - Employee surveys - Employee reward
schemes for meeting environmental performance
targets
Communication and partnership
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Results (3)

• GETTING THERE
• - Internal training and communication (Module
  4-2)
• - Site community opinion surveys
• - Local and corporate advisory panels
• - Product Stewardship
• - Extended Producer Responsibility
• - Sustainable Production Consumption
• - Environmental management tools (Module 4-2)
• - ETHOS Indicators
• UNEP APPEL (Module 4-2)
• GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Communication and partnership
Management tools
Case studies Petrobras, Brazil implementation
of APPEL www.petrobras.com.br
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From Principle to Practice The GC Performance
Model Reporting
GETTING THERE - Manual on eco-efficiency
indicators - Environmental reporting tools
(Module 4-2) - GRI Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines - Accountability 1000 (AA1000)
Framework - The Efficient Entrepreneur Calendar
Codes and standards
Management tools
Case studies Vancity use of AccountAbility 1000
(AA1000) Framework www.vancity.com
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From Principle to PracticeThe GC Performance
Model

• The Global Compacts Learning Forum
• Examples of corporate experiences in implementing
  the ten principles of the Global Compact
• Case studies of corporate experiences
• Description of partnership projects
• Research matching database
• Learning Forum publications
• Tools development

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The UN Global Compact Learning Forumwww.unglobalc
ompact.org