02 — Capability · BC-820
Environment & Sustainability
Operate within the environmental permits the organization holds, shrink the footprint it leaves behind, and report on both in a way that stands up to an auditor and a skeptical reader.
- Environmental Management
- Sustainability
- ESG (Environmental)
- Corporate Responsibility
In scope
- Environmental permits, monitoring and regulatory reporting
- Emissions, energy, water and waste accounting and reduction
- Sustainability targets, programs and disclosure
- Product and supply chain environmental impact
Out of scope
- Worker health and safety (see BC-810)
- The broader compliance program and its obligations register (see BC-140)
- Plant-level environmental operating procedures (see BC-1160)
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-820.10Environmental Compliance & PermitsHold the right permits for every regulated activity, monitor what they require, and tell the regulator the truth on time when a limit is exceeded.
- BC-820.20Emissions & EnergyAccount for the greenhouse gases the organization causes directly and through what it buys and sells, and reduce them on a plan rather than a promise.
- BC-820.30Water, Waste & Resource UseUse less water and material, generate less waste, and handle what is left so it goes to recovery rather than the ground.
- BC-820.40Sustainability Strategy & DisclosureDecide what the organization commits to on environment and climate, run the programs that deliver it, and publish results that survive assurance.
- BC-820.50Product & Supply Chain SustainabilityUnderstand the environmental impact of what the organization makes and buys across its life, and push that impact down through design choices and supplier requirements.