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The Future-Fit Business Benchmark offers a holistic framing for companies to consider all their social and environmental impacts.
Energy
Energy is renewable and available to all
Water
Water is responsibly sourced and available to all
Natural Resources
Natural resources are managed to safeguard ecosystems, communities and animals
Pollution
Waste
Physical Presence
Our physical presence protects the health of ecosystems and communities
People
People have the capacity and opportunity to lead fulfilling lives
Community health is safeguarded
BE09Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Employees are subject to fair employment terms
BE12Employees are not subject to discrimination
BE13Employee concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE14Product communications are honest, ethical, and promote responsible use
BE15Product concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE16Drivers
Social norms, global governance and economic growth drive the pursuit of future-fitness
1. No poverty
These targets aim to reduce social discrimination and exclusion, ensuring people have equal rights including access to basic services, while also reducing people exposure to economic, social and environmental shocks.
Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operations do not encroach on ecosystems or communities
BE08Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Employees are subject to fair employment terms
BE12Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE232. Zero hunger
These targets aim to ensure everyone has access to safe and nutritious food, including increasing the productivity of small-scale food producers, implementing sustainable farming practices and ending to counterproductive trade restrictions in world agricultural markets.
Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others depend less on inadequately-managed natural resources
PP05Others generate fewer harmful emissions
PP08Others cause less damage to areas of high social or cultural value
PP14Areas of high social or cultural value are restored
PP15More people are healthy and safe from harm
PP16People’s capabilities are strengthened
PP17More people have access to economic opportunity
PP183. Good health and well-being
These targets aim to reduce mortality and preventable deaths, including from non-communicable diseases, hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution, while also promoting mental health, ensuring universal health coverage and access to sexual and reproductive health care services.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Products do not harm people or the environment
BE17Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE234. Quality education
These targets aim to ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development and care, the right to primary and secondary education, that men and women are provided access to technical education and that a substantial proportion of adults achieve literacy and numeracy.
5. Gender equality
These targets aim to end all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls everywhere and secure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are subject to fair employment terms
BE12Employees are not subject to discrimination
BE13Employee concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE14Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE236. Clean water and sanitation
These targets aim to achieve universal access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation, improved water quality, increased water-use efficiency, the reduction of people suffering from water scarcity and the protection of water-related ecosystems.
Water use is environmentally responsible and socially equitable
BE02Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Operations do not encroach on ecosystems or communities
BE08Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Products do not harm people or the environment
BE17Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others contribute less to water stress
PP03More people have access to clean water
PP04Others generate fewer harmful emissions
PP08Harmful emissions are removed from the environment
PP09Others cause less ecosystem degradation
PP12Ecosystems are restored
PP13More people are healthy and safe from harm
PP167. Affordable and clean energy
These targets aim to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, increasing the share of renewable energy, doubling energy efficiency and improving the access to and promotion of clean energy development.
8. Decent work and economic growth
These targets aim to increase global resource efficiency in consumption and production and decouple economic growth from environmental degradation with a focus on employment and decent work supported by labour rights and safe working environments.
Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Employee health is safeguarded
BE10Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Employees are subject to fair employment terms
BE12Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others depend less on non-renewable energy
PP01Others contribute less to water stress
PP03Others depend less on inadequately-managed natural resources
PP05Others generate less waste
PP10Waste is reclaimed and repurposed
PP11More people are healthy and safe from harm
PP16People’s capabilities are strengthened
PP17More people have access to economic opportunity
PP18Individual freedoms are upheld for more people
PP19Market mechanisms are strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP239. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
These targets aim to upgrade and develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure and to retrofit industries to increase efficiency and accelerate adoption of clean and environmentally technologies.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04The right tax is paid in the right place at the right time
BE21Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others depend less on non-renewable energy
PP01More people have access to energy
PP02Others contribute less to water stress
PP03More people have access to clean water
PP04Others depend less on inadequately-managed natural resources
PP05People’s capabilities are strengthened
PP17More people have access to economic opportunity
PP18Social cohesion is strengthened
PP20Infrastructure is strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP21Market mechanisms are strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP2310. Reduced inequalities
These targets aim to achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40% of the population, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all and ensure equal opportunity by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Employees are subject to fair employment terms
BE12Employees are not subject to discrimination
BE13Employee concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE14The right tax is paid in the right place at the right time
BE21Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE2311. Sustainable cities and communities
These targets aim to ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing, basic services including transport, protecting the world’s cultural and natural heritage, and reducing the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Operational waste is eliminated
BE07Operations do not encroach on ecosystems or communities
BE08Community health is safeguarded
BE09Employees are paid at least a living wage
BE11Products do not harm people or the environment
BE17Products can be repurposed
BE19Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others generate fewer harmful emissions
PP08Harmful emissions are removed from the environment
PP09Others generate less waste
PP10Waste is reclaimed and repurposed
PP11Others cause less damage to areas of high social or cultural value
PP14Areas of high social or cultural value are restored
PP15More people are healthy and safe from harm
PP16People’s capabilities are strengthened
PP17Social cohesion is strengthened
PP20Infrastructure is strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP2112. Responsible consumption and production
These targets aim to achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources encouraging companies to report and focus on food waste and the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste through the life cycle.
Water use is environmentally responsible and socially equitable
BE02Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Operational waste is eliminated
BE07Product communications are honest, ethical, and promote responsible use
BE15Product concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE16Products do not harm people or the environment
BE17Products can be repurposed
BE19Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others contribute less to water stress
PP03Others depend less on inadequately-managed natural resources
PP05Others generate fewer harmful emissions
PP08Others generate less waste
PP10People’s capabilities are strengthened
PP17Market mechanisms are strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP23Social norms increasingly support the pursuit of future-fitness
PP2413. Climate action
These targets aim to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters, integrate climate change measures into national policies and promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning.
14. Life below water
These targets aim to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems, minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, and effectively regulate harvesting and end destructive fishing practices.
Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Operations emit no greenhouse gases
BE06Operational waste is eliminated
BE07Operations do not encroach on ecosystems or communities
BE08Products do not harm people or the environment
BE17Products emit no greenhouse gases
BE18Products can be repurposed
BE19Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE23Others depend less on inadequately-managed natural resources
PP05Others generate fewer harmful emissions
PP08Harmful emissions are removed from the environment
PP09Others generate less waste
PP10Waste is reclaimed and repurposed
PP11Others cause less ecosystem degradation
PP12Ecosystems are restored
PP13Market mechanisms are strengthened in pursuit of future-fitness
PP2315. Life on land
These targets aim to ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems, halt deforestation, substantially increase reforestation, combat desertification and restore degraded land and soil and halt the loss of biodiversity through the end of poaching and trafficking of protected species.
Water use is environmentally responsible and socially equitable
BE02Natural resources are managed to respect the welfare of ecosystems, people and animals
BE03Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Operational emissions do not harm people or the environment
BE05Operations do not encroach on ecosystems or communities
BE08Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE2316. Peace, justice and strong institutions
These targets aim to significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere, end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence against children, significantly reduce illicit financial flows and ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels.
Procurement safeguards the pursuit of future-fitness
BE04Community health is safeguarded
BE09Employee concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE14Product communications are honest, ethical, and promote responsible use
BE15Product concerns are actively solicited, impartially judged and transparently addressed
BE16Business is conducted ethically
BE20Lobbying and corporate influence safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE22Financial assets safeguard the pursuit of future-fitness
BE2317. Partnerships for the goals
For such partnerships to succeed, every party needs a shared vision of where we need to get to, plus confidence that all other parties are willing and able to play their part.
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