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  SIGMA guide to guidelines and standards  
Adobe Acrobat Format Guide to sustainable development guidelines and standards
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This guide reviews 20 standards and guidelines relevant to sustainable development. It includes the UN Global Compact, EMAS, The Natural Step, Social Accountability 8000, Investors in People, Global Sullivan Principles, The Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code, Balanced Scorecard, the European Foundation Quality Model - Excellence Model, The Global Reporting Initiative, AA1000 framework, Combined Code of Corporate Governance, ISO family of standards, the London Benchmarking Group, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Caux Roundtable Principles for Business, Amnesty International’s Human Rights Guidelines for Companies, the Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility, Business Impact Task Force, UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy.

The guide is aimed at general practitioners and those new to sustainable development.

 

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