Mitsubishi estate sustainability sustainability report. Boundaries in this report, we have included information about all of the. Pdf the environmental performance index compares nations on 25 metrics. Ardoin, project lead, stanford university sharon m. Hitachi sustainability report 2019 pdf the hitachi sustainability report 2019, which presents nonfinancial information with an emphasis on comprehensiveness and searchability, is available for download a4 format, 166 pages. As of full year 2017 reporting, for the first time, adidas presents its financial and nonfinancial information in one combined publication, the annual report. Past issues report library sustainability toyota motor. Toyota pursues the creation of a sustainable society through its csr activities, aiming to address the impact of business and manufacturing on people and the global environment.
At aecom, our commitment to sustainability compels us to help clients, society and our enterprise to address complex challenges. This collection includes an archive of 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 environmental performance index epi reports and data sets. This report primarily focuses on the activities and results achieved in 2011 and 2012 but it also includes. From 2000 to 2012, over 200 million slum dwellers gained access to improved water sources and sanitation. We are doing this by building a more climate resilient transportation system, increasing the energy efficiency of our fleet and facilities, and reducing our regions carbon footprint by taking people out of cars and putting them on mass transit. Environmental sustainability index esi springerlink. This content is available to you index monograph chapter. Usps is the only us federal agency to consistently report within the global reporting initiative gri. Since full year 2000, adidas has published an annual sustainability report, highlighting the progress made toward targets set. While a great deal of attention has recently been focused on climate change, other issues including water quality and availability, air pollution, deforestation and land use changes, biodiver. Environmental sustainability and waste within the dental. The 2012 environmental performance index epi and pilot trend epi trend epi rank 2 countries on 22 performance indicators in ten policy categories and two overarching objectives that reflect facets of environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Pilot 2006 environmental performance index main report pdf.
Satisfying basic social and economic needs, both present and future, and the responsible use of natural resources, all while maintaining or improving the wellbeing of the environment on which life depends. Recommended citation morelli, john 2011 environmental sustainability. Monitoring sustainability indicators on the sunshine coast annually provides valuable insights into sustainability trends at spatial and temporal scales of relevance to community, industry and government sectors. Apr 26, 2019 this paper forms part of a series of papers, seven in total, which have been requested by colleagues to help them as clinicians understand sustainability as it relates to dentistry. The mta is committed to delivering sustainable public transportation. Download pdf 71 kb if the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. A widely accepted venn diagram, depicting environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability see figure 1, adapted from tanguay, 2009 illustrates the necessary integration. The purpose of this report is to provide an update to our stakeholders on the status of our environmental sustainability efforts over the previous fiscal year. Committed to environmental sustainability pdf 648kb engaging clients pdf 1,052kb cooperating with business partners serving shareholders and investors pdf 96kb working together with employees pdf 144kb corporate governance compliance pdf 56kb opinions by the external advisors on the csr committee pdf 96kb gri content index pdf. The impact of corporate sustainability on organizational. United states environmental protection agency us epa.
Toyota motor corporation site introduces toyota environmental activities grant program. Sustainability indicators 2012 part 1 university of the. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. As south africans, we are also proud of the rich natural heritage that we hold in trust. Addressing environmental, economic, and social equity dimensions triple bottom line.
The 2018 environmental performance index epi ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health. But people using the term environmental sustainability can specify or elaborate the term further. The purpose of this document is to provide useful methods and guidance to support the application of sustainability indicators in epa decision making, and particularly within the office of research and developments ord research programs. These metrics provide a gauge at a national scale of how close countries are to established environmental policy goals. It has been accepted for inclusion in journal of environmental sustainability by an authorized administrator of rit scholar works. Feb 29, 2012 show less environmental governance and sustainability. Toyota environmental activities grant program challenge. Sustainability provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development, and is published semimonthly online by mdpi. We are very proud of what we have achieved during this time. Pdf the paper demonstrates how indices of environmental. The 2012 environmental performance index epi and pilot trend epi trend epi rank. Sustainability environment every fiscal year mitsubishi electric produces a detailed environmental report that covers the goals and plans of the group, and provides data on the environmental performance of business activities, and the results of various environmental efforts in japan and globally. Human development index hdi is one of the most widely used measure of wellbeing.
A healthy environment is vital to the longterm wellbeing of our business, our employees and our world. The 2014 environmental performance index epi ranks 178 countries on 20 performance indicators in the following 9 policy categories. Global and local environmental sustainability, development and growth oecd and post2015 reflections element 4, paper 1. Our mission is to provide universal mail service in the united states. Download 2018 report pdf 2018 esg performance data matrix. This index was developed from the pilot environmental performance index, first published in 2002, and designed to supplement the environmental targets set forth in the united nations millennium development goals. Pdf measuring of environmental performance index in europe. The 2018 environmental performance index epi ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality. The index provides a composite profile of national environmental stewardship based on a compilation of indicators derived from underlying datasets. Global and local environmental sustainability, development. Environmental sustainability report 2012 president and vicechancellors message 2 corporate sustainability sustainability steering committee 4 carbon management 4 engagement working groups 5 staff development 5 sustainability website 5 uq s strategi c themes learning 6 discovery 6 engagement 8 campus sustainability energy 10 transport. This web site provides access to the esi report, underlying data, and associated. The 2018 environmental performance index epi ranks 180.
Minimum requirements for a systemwide environmental. A preferred definition of environmental sustainability environmental sustainability is the ability to maintain things or qualities that are valued in the physical environment 2. Learn more about per and polyfluoroalkyl substances pfas. All gri standards disclosures for our comprehensive level of reporting are now located directly in the 2017 ups gri content index. Sustainability companies with a substantial number of environmental and social policies adopted for a significant number of years since the early to mid1990s, reflecting strategic choices that are independent and in fact, far preceded the current hype around sustainability issues eccles and krzus, 2010. Does disclosure in sustainability reports indicate actual. Maps environmental performance index and pilot trend. As a composite index it tracks a set of environmental, socioeconomic, and institutional indicators that characterize and influence environmental sustainability at a national level. A new environmental performance index using analytic.
Embedding the environment in sustainable development goals. In december 2012, city hall achieved leadership in energy and environmental design leed certification. These indicators provide a gauge of how close countries are to environmental policy goals. The environmental sustainability index esi is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability. During my time in office, sustainability has become a top priority for city hall. Environmental sustainability indicatorstechnical report state stresses human vulnerability social and institutional global stewardship environmental governance 9 percentage of variables missing from the rio to joburg dashboard 141 private sector responsiveness 144. The oecd s environmental outlook to 2050 oecd, 2012b. The full report in pdf format is available for download below, together with. A framework for sustainability indicators at epa pdf 59 pp, 2 mb, october 2012, 600r126. Welcome to rockline industries 2012 environmental sustainability report. Environmental performance index and pilot trend environmental performance index, 2012 release 2000. In 2004, a joint initiative of the yale center for environmental law and policy ycelp and the center for international earth science information network ciesin of columbia university, in collaboration with the world economic forum and the directorate general joint research centre european.
The following section outlines sustainability theory and how this has progressed over the last four decades. The weak point of this index is that it does not take into account the concept of sustainability and, more precisely, it is lacking in the environmental component specification. Environmental, social and governance and sustainability. The epi thus offers a scorecard that highlights leaders and. The iucn academy of environmental law series edited by paul martin, li zhiping, qin tianbao, anel du plessis, yves le bouthillier and angela williams.
Ricoh global official website to effectively communicate its corporate stance and business activities, the ricoh group introduces a combined report covering on economy, society, and the environment. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. On the other hand, the sdgs should also be limited in number54 and it is certainly not possible to include each and every environmental. Downloads environmental performance index and pilot trend. Environmental performance index epi ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.
We are doing this by building a more climate resilient transportation system, increasing the energy efficiency of our fleet and facilities, and reducing our regions carbon footprint by taking people out of cars. This corporate responsibility report describes our goals and progress in 2018 and highlights many of our employees impactful and innovative activities that are driving sustainability, including. The need to achieve environmental sustainability is rooted in the realization that the benefits of development have be distributed unequally and there have more negative impacts on the environment. We manage financial, natural, social and human factors as we work together to advance human progress with reduced risk. Welcome to rocklines 2016 annual environmental sustainability report. The ups 2017 corporate sustainability progress report chronicles our 2017 performance, initiatives, and engagements across the four pillars that comprise our committed to more sustainability strategy.
These indicators fall into the following five broad categories. The epi utilizes a proximitytotarget methodology focused on a core set of environmental outcomes linked to policy goals. More than eight years ago, on earth day 2008, we announced our intention to build a program that would create an organizational focus on reducing our environmental footprint. Environmental performance index framework epi 2012. Global reporting initiative content index introduction the united states postal service usps is a large selffunded federal agency. It cannot therefore be deemed suitable to provide the base structure for sustainability indicators. The environmental performance index epi is a method of quantifying and numerically. Epa has made significant progress under the pfas action plan to help states and local communities address per and polyfluoroalkyl substances pfas and protect public health. Ninetysix percent of our fulltime employees were kyrgyz nationals. Toyota motor corporation site introduces past issues. A definition for environmental professionals,journal of environmental. We feel strongly that we must minimize the environmental impacts of our operations and use our influence to drive positive momentum on global issues like climate change. For the 2012 report, a new pilot trend epi was developed to rank countries.
This is the simplest and most fundamental way to express the concept. The latest epi rankings reveal a wide range of environmental sustainability results. The environmental sustainability index esi measures the overall progress of nations toward environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability and human development. Department of environmental sustainability and compliance. The environmental sustainability index esi benchmarks the ability of nations to protect the environment over the next several decades. Ryan, environmental education consultant february 2011. The epi was preceded by the environmental sustainability index esi, published between 1999 and. Sustainability at the regional scale can be assessed by examining environmental, social, economic and governance indicators. Environmental practices involve resource conservation, reduction of waste consumption, and reductions in the use and production of dangerous substances montabon et al. Sustainability companies with a substantial number of environmental and social policies adopted for a significant number of years since the early to mid1990s, reflecting strategic choices that are independent and in fact, far preceded the current hype around sustainability issues eccles and.
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