Standards and Frameworks

CommunityMark, Business in the Community www.communitymark.org.uk 
Standard recognising the involvement of small and medium sized businesses in their local community.

ISO 14001, British Standards Institute www.bsi-global.com 
Information on variuos standards for small businesses including ISO 14001 environmental standard.

CSR Academy Framework, CSR Academy www.csracademy.org.uk 
The CSR Competency Framework aims to help you and your company integrate CSR in the organisation. It is a flexible tool.

AA1000 Series, AccountAbility www.accountability.org.uk 
AccountAbility is dedicated to promoting accountability for sustainable development.

The EMAS Regulation (76/2001), EMAS www.emas.org.uk 
EMAS - The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, is a voluntary initiative designed to improve companies' environmental performance.

BS 8555 (environmental management), Acorn Trust www.theacorntrust.org 
The Acorn web site is dedicated to making environmental performance control accessible and profitable for smaller companies and their customers.

Ecolabel, DEFRA  www.defra.org.uk/environment/consumerprod/ecolabel/ 
Products with the label's flower symbol achieve high environmental standards. The label is only awarded to goods and services which meet strict criteria to minimise the impacts of consumer products on the environment.

Environment Awards www.environmentawards.net 
General information on Environment Awards.

Good Corporation Standard, Good Corporation www.goodcorporation.com 
The Good Corporation Standard helps organisations to develop, manage and monitor their corporate responsibilities.

CR Index, Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk 
The leading UK benchmark of responsible business practice.

BIE Index, Business in the Community http://www.bitc.org,uk 
Leading environmental benchmarking index.

Investors in People www.investorsinpeople.co.uk 
Provides a framework to help you find the most suitable means for achieving success through your people.