Corporate Environmental Reporting | Environmental Protection Department

What content to include?

Checkpoint	Contents
8. Performance indicators	Causes of significant environmental impacts Impacts quantified Data normalised (to take into account changes in production volume) Changes in organization Benchmarking with others
9. Targets	Quantified targets set Targets distinguished from objectives Targets are realistic and challenging
10. Legal compliance	Prosecutions and formal warnings Fines Breaches of consent permits Causes and effects of the incidents Measures taken to ensure future compliance
11. Product design/ stewardship	Design to reduce environmental impact Design for re-use or re-cycling Product return / refurbishment schemes Life-cycle assessment Packaging reduction Customer advice and support
12. Suppliers	Design to reduce environmental impact Design for re-use or re-cycling Product return / refurbishment schemes Life-cycle assessment Packaging reduction Customer advice and support
13. Financial information	Environmental expenditure Environmental provisions and liabilities Environmental programme savings Environmental accounting procedures
14. Sustainability	Quantifiable indicators of sustainability
15. Independent verification	Method of verification What has and has not been verified Accuracy and veracity of the report

* Extracted from the publication "Guide to Environment and Energy Reporting and Accounting 1997" by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).