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Introduction
Step into a new frontier of environmental action with the Global Climate League, where the focus is on the bioregional stage. Whether you're an individual, a company, a school, or a community group - everyone's invited to join this exhilarating venture.
Under the vast umbrella of the Global Climate League, 185 teams emerge, each representing a distinct bioregion on our planet. It's not just a league; it's a movement uniting people worldwide. Picture this: 5 theme-leagues, each with its own set of league-specific standings and a coveted championship.
Now, here's the magic - the teams aren't just made up of players; they encompass everyone in the bioregion contributing to activities related to the 5 key themes. It's a dynamic collaboration where individuals, organizations, and companies join forces, driving impactful change right where it matters most. Welcome to the Global Climate League, where every bioregion becomes a stage for environmental and social transformation.
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League scoring methodologies, goals & indicators
Methodology Profile
Methodology Indicators & KPIs
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Stakeholder participation (applicable to SSEOEs only)
Methodology:
SDPI - Sustainable Development Performance Indicators
Goal:
Disclose whether there are formal mechanisms in place for non-employee stakeholders (members, consumers, communities, etc.) to participate in decision-making on strategic issues.
Whether there are formal mechanisms in place for non-employee stakeholders (members, consumers, communities, etc.) to participate in decision-making on strategic issues.
Learn more about Context-Based Sustainability (CBS)
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Supply chain waste disclosure
The company requires its suppliers to disclose their waste management and/or waste related risks. The company requires its suppliers to disclose information on their waste management (overall strategy, single procedures, approaches to recycling etc) and/or waste related risk (spills, deadling with especially hazardous substances etc). This is either addressed as part of the company's own waste management strategy, supplier code of conduct document, supplier environmental principles or as part of supplier selection process/engagement process among others.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Product return and recycling programmes
Existence of a programme that enables products to be returned for recycling after their use. Company describes that it has programs or initiatives in place to collect its own products that have been excessively used or reached their end of life. Company may do this either themselves or employ a third party to deploy the same.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Company targets for a sustainable use of renewable resources
The company has specific targets to ensure that it is not using renewable resources to an extent that exceeds their maximum sustainable yield. Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) is theoretically, the largest yield (or harvest or catch) that can be taken from a renewable resource stock over an indefinite period, in order to maintain the population size at the point of maximum growth rate, and thus to continue to be productive.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Recycled/Reused raw materials statement or policy (Companies)
Existence of a statement/policy on the company's use of recycled/reuse raw materials. Companies can formulate a policy or statement committing to the use of recycled/reused raw materials in their goods/products. This statement highlights that recycling/reuse of raw materials as a central focus of product manufacturing and has undertaken various initiatives to meet it.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Company CE implementation plan
To that extent the company has already or is working on a circular economy implementation plan. Managers can qualitatively self-assess the progress of their company in the process of designing and starting an implementation plan for relevant circular economy concepts within its operations.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Degree to which the organisation's risk management accounts for CE and linear economy related risks and opportunities
To what extent the organisation assesses the materiality of impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities related to the circular economy within its own operations. Sub-topics of the circular economy for which organisations shall assess the materiality include: resource inflows and outflows, resource use optimisation, the creation of circular initiatives, waste management.
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Business strategy alignment with the circular economy
Degree to which business strategy is aligned with becoming (more) circular, by contributing to regenerating renewable resources and ecosystems, stretching resource lifetime, closing resource loops, reducing waste, rethinking business models...
Category:
Governance
Macro-indicator:
Strategy and Planning (Policies, Targets and Action Plans)
Methodology:
Circle Economy Foundation
Goal:
Company Recycled / Reused raw materials targets
The company has specific targets to increase its use of recycled or reused raw materials.This is different from the recyclability/reusability of its end products.The company can re-use/recycle some of its manufacturing parts or identify the components for reuse/recycling internally, to make a different product. Sometimes, the company completely recycles its products and makes the same product. The recycled components/components for re-use can also come from external sources.
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