Globally Recognized Indicators
Sandy BrewerGeneral Motors Corporation
Supplier Partnership for the EnvironmentDublin, Ohio - July 24, 2003
Globally Recognized Indicators
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)*– Environmental Performance Indicators
• Core Indicators• Additional Indicators
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)*– Environmental Influence Indicators
• Generally Applicable and Potential Indicators• Business-Specific Indicators
– Eco-Efficiency Profile
* GM uses the GRI guidelines for public reporting and helped develop the WBCSD indicators, which are not as extensive as those of the GRI.
GRIEnvironmental Performance Indicators
Core Indicators• Materials
– Types and weights of materials used– Percentage of post-consumer and post-industrial used
• Energy– Types and joules of energy used– Joules of purchased energy used
• Water– Total water used
• Biodiversity– Amount of land held in biodiversity-rich habitats– Major biodiversity impacts associated with activities
and/or products and services• Compliance
– Incidents of and fines for environmental non-compliance
GRIEnvironmental Performance Indicators
Core Indicators (continued)• Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
– Greenhouse gas emissions– Use and emission of ozone-depleting substances– NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions, by type– Total amount of waste by type and destination– Significant discharges to water, by type– Number and volume of significant spills of chemicals,
oils, and fuels• Products and Services
– Significant environmental impacts of principle products and services
– Percentage by weight of products reclaimable and those actually reclaimed at the end-of-life
WBCSDEnvironmental Influence Indicators
Generally Applicable Indicators• Energy
– Types and joules of energy purchased and used– Minus energy sold to others
• Materials– Metric tons of materials used
• Water– Cubic meters of water used from all sources
• Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) Emissions– Metric tons of CFC11 equivalents
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions– Metric tons of CO2 equivalents
WBCSDEnvironmental Influence Indicators
Potential Generally Applicable Indicators• Acidification Emissions to Air
– Acid gases and mists emitted to air from fuel combustion, process reactions, and treatment processes
• Total Waste– Metric tons of substances destined for disposal
Business-Specific Indicators (Examples)• Priority heavy metals emissions to surface water
– Metric tons of Cu equivalents• Waste to landfill - metric tons• Waste to incineration - metric tons• Photochemical oxidant creation
– Metric tons of VOC & NOx or Ethylene equivalents• Eutrophication emissions to surface water
– Metric tons of phosphorus equivalents• Chemical oxygen demand to surface waters
– Metric tons of oxygen• Packaging - metric tons• GHG emissions from purchased electricity
– Metric tons of CO2 equivalents
WBCSDEnvironmental Influence Indicators
Recommended SP Metrics
Basic Indicators• Energy use in gigajoules• Water use in cubic meters
• Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents
• Waste in metric tons– Recycled– Non-Recycled
Possible Data Source: Voluntary Programs• EPA WasteWise program reports• State-sponsored pollution prevention program reports
GRI
EnvironmentalPerformanceIndicators(1 of 3)
Supplemental InformationSource: Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (GRI, 2002)
GRI
EnvironmentalPerformanceIndicators(2 of 3)
Supplemental InformationSource: Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (GRI, 2002)
GRI
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Supplemental InformationSource: Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (GRI, 2002)
WBCSD
GenerallyApplicableIndicators(1 of 2)
Supplemental InformationSource: Measuring Eco-Efficiency, A Guide to Reporting Company Performance (WBCSD, 2000)
WBCSD
GenerallyApplicableIndicators(2 of 2)
PotentialGenerallyApplicableIndicators(1 of 1)
Supplemental InformationSource: Measuring Eco-Efficiency, A Guide to Reporting Company Performance (WBCSD, 2000)
WBCSD
Eco-EfficiencyProfile
Supplemental InformationSource: Measuring Eco-Efficiency, A Guide to Reporting Company Performance (WBCSD, 2000)
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