Resource B
Audit Protocol
What follows is a protocol for performing your sustainability audit.
I. Policy
A. Do you have a sustainability policy statement?
B. Has it been approved by senior management?
C. Is it in the employee handbook? And visible tocustomers? Vendors? Stockholders? Other stakeholders (e.g., the community)?
II. Sustainability Aspects
A. Does the enterprise have a procedure to determine the company’s key aspects and impacts on sustainability? (See chapter 4 on metrics.)
B. Does the sustainability policy address these issues?
III. Legal and Other Requirements
A. Does the company have a procedure for knowing what federal, state, and local laws it must comply with?
B. Is the company in compliance with those laws?
C. Has the company ...
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