SDG Compass: The Guide for Business Action on the SDGs

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“The SDG Compass is developed with a focus on large multinational enterprises. Small and medium enterprises and other organizations are also encouraged to use it as a source of inspiration and adapt as necessary. It is also designed for use at entity level, but may be applied at product, site, divisional or regional level as required.” (p.5)

SDG Compass

2015

“The objective of the SDG Compass is to guide companies on how they can align their strategies as well as measure and manage their contribution to the SDGs…

The five steps of the SDG Compass rest on the recognition of the responsibility of all companies to comply with all relevant legislation, respect international minimum standards and address as a priority all negative human rights impacts.” (p.5)

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SDGs LINKAGES

The focus of the resource is incorporating the SDGs into planning and corporate reporting. This is the focus of SDG target 12.6 (‘Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and sustainability reporting’). Ensuring sustainability across the supply chain supports SDGs 12.7 (sustainable procurement). This also contributes to SDG 16.6 (‘Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels’) and 16.10 (on ensuring public access to information).

As sustainability reporting also aims to drive efficiency and a holistic approach to use of resources and production of value, it helps enhance organizations’ contributions to a wide range of SDGs and targets, for example by supporting sustainable decision making, and shaping business strategy, for sustainable production and consumption (contributing to, for example, SDGs 8.4, 9.4 and 17.14), and avoiding the worst social impacts of business through supply chains (e.g. forced labour and modern slavery, SDG 8.7).

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SDG 8.4: Improve Resource Efficiency in Consumption and Production
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to increase resource efficiency, reduce consumption, and to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.
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SDG 8.7: End Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Child Labour
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Policies and plans in place to ensure that forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour are completely eliminated from throughout the supply chain.
Number of collections development, educational and awareness-raising, and research programmes and partnerships aimed at eradicating forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.
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SDG 9.4: Upgrade All Industries and Infrastructures for Sustainability
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Number and proportion of collections facilities that make efficient use of resources, with an ongoing drive for efficiencies and reductions in energy use and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that use clean and environmentally sound technologies, including climate-friendly energy sources and materials, with an ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that adopt and/or prioritise collections-related processes and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
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SDG 12.6: Encourage Companies to Adopt Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Reporting
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Clear visions, strategies and plans in place for all aspects of sustainability – environmental, social and economic (people, planet, prosperity)- across all areas of activity.
Visions, strategies and plans relating to sustainability to be publicly available and incorporated into planning documents.
Commitments to be in line with local, regional, national and/or international targets and ambitions.
Incorporation of sustainability into reporting for funders and other stakeholders, including the public. Reporting to include commitments and progress towards targets.
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SDG 12.7: Promote Sustainable Public Procurement Practices
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Incorporation of sustainability considerations into procurement, in terms of advertisement and invitation to tender, contracts, and selection criteria for suppliers.
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SDG 16.6: Develop Effective Accountable and Transparent Institutions
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of the population [audience/users/non-users] satisfied with their last experience of public services.
Access to information, and accountability policies and mechanisms, in place.
Effective institutional arrangements, both for own working and for working in partnership with other sectors, in place.
Plans and arrangements in place for extraordinary circumstances such as natural and human-caused disasters.
Effective arrangements in place to fulfil legal and social obligations and responsibilities.
Effective arrangements in place for transparent communication and reporting of institutional performance.
Effective arrangements in place for transparent decision-making and accountability.
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SDG 16.10: Ensure Public Access to Information and Protect Fundamental Freedoms
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information.
Plans in place, and plans implemented to enhance public access to information relating to collections.
Plans in place, and plans implemented to support fundamental freedoms, in line with human rights, national and international agreements and legislation.
Plans and procedures in place for public access to information relating to the operation and management of collections-based institutions.
Complaint mechanism in place for public to use where public access to information and fundamental freedoms not supported or fulfilled.
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SDG 17.14: Enhance Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of policies that incorporate sustainable development considerations, linking to SDGs and targets.
Incorporation of policy considerations from outside the collections sector into policies of collections-based institutions, to facilitate partnerships and effectiveness.
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