SDG 12.6: Encourage Companies to Adopt Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Reporting

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.
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.

WHO Compendium of WHO and other guidance on health and environment
“Environmental pollution and other environmental risks cause almost a quarter of the worldwide disease burden. To eliminate or at least substantially reduce this disease burden and to address the challenges in health, environment and climate change being faced, bold preventive action at national...
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People
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership
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Learning and educational opportunities
Cultural participation/social inclusion
Employment (recruiting, training, safety)
Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
Why corruption matters: understanding causes, effects and how to address them
“The Evidence Paper aims to address the following question: “What are the conditions that facilitate corruption, what are its costs and what are the most effective ways to combat it?”

Specifically, it asks:
1. Under what political, social and economic conditions is corruption likely to thrive?
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People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership
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Learning and educational opportunities
Governance and management
Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction
“Cheap, effective and scalable, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can help governments address the growing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, increased frequency of extreme weather and natural hazards as well as other human-made environmental disasters. Defined as actions that protect...
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People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
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Protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
Learning and educational opportunities
Employment (recruiting, training, safety)
Governance and management
Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
External partnerships and collaborations
You’ve Declared a Climate Emergency: What Next? Guidance for Local Authorities
“You’ve declared a Climate Emergency… now what? We want to see the momentum continue, and we understand how overwhelming it can feel to take the next steps. But we’re also optimistic. This short guide is intended to help break down the challenge, based on our experience of helping local authorities...
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People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership
Actions
Learning and educational opportunities
Cultural participation/social inclusion
Sustainable tourism
Energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions
Waste management and reduction
Transport (forms of, energy use)
Commercial activities including copyright and IP
Governance and management
Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
External partnerships and collaborations

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SDGs

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.

Our collections matter indicators

WHO Compendium of WHO and other guidance on health and environment

5Ps

Actions

Why corruption matters: understanding causes, effects and how to address them

5Ps

Actions

Words into Action: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction

5Ps

Actions

You’ve Declared a Climate Emergency: What Next? Guidance for Local Authorities

5Ps

Actions