International Standards and Sustainability – 4 Easy Ways to Empower your Business to help with Sustainability Challenges

International Standards are globally recognised, accessible guidelines, that are based on International collaboration – giving organisations the opportunity to implement frameworks for sustainable growth and exhibit corporate social responsibility in a measured way.  

Here are 4 ways to empower your business to reach sustainability goals:  

1. Understanding types of sustainability goals (Economic, environmental, societal) 

Tackling ‘Sustainability challenges’ at first glance can seem overwhelming, with the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda, describing the period of 2020 to 2030 as the “decade of action” requiring “all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges”. It can be daunting for organisations to assess how they can implement sustainable solutions, and which of the many goals to contribute to.
  

An approach that may help, is looking at sustainability goals as categorised into economic, social and environmental. Each of these three categories have associated key International Standards that have been adopted by governments and businesses in support of sustainability goals.
  

We’ve put together a list of key Environmental Standards for an easy first step in learning more about International Standards that could be right for your organisation’s environmental sustainability goals.   

2. Access to the right Publishers 

Having access to the right Publishers means access to the highest quality International Standards, created by the expertise and judgement of authorities in each industry. International Standards are the distilled wisdom of subject matter experts gathered by Publishers, who understand and anticipate the needs of each industry.  

Access to the right Publishers can make all the difference in ensuring your organisation is equipped with current, highly regulated, industry best Standards and technical advice.  

Explore our Publisher directory to learn more, with access to over 3650 Publishers. 

3. Sustainability Standards across all industries 

Each industry has its own key sustainability Standards, helping organisations meet both sector-specific benchmarks as well as ensuring industry consistency in measuring sustainable impact.
   

There are also Standards that are industry agnostic that you may already be using which support sustainability goals. 

For example ISO 45001:2018: establishes a framework for managing and preventing work-related injury by identifying risks. This is a Standard that is used across organisations regardless of industry, size type also addressing factors that might contribute to unsafe working conditions like unsustainable business practices. 

4. Meeting with one of our teams to understand what Standards could help (Sustainability audit)  

Depending on what your business does and which industry you’re in, there are specific Standards that could help incorporate sustainability goals in your business plan.  

Contact us today for a demo of how access to 360+ Publishers and 1.6 Million Standards can better equip your business to contribute to sustainability goals.