2012-07-26 - Sustainable Apparel Coalition - Higg Index 1.0 - Facilities Module Mandarin

ConfldenLlal - uo noL ulsLrlbuLe unless 8equesLed by CusLomer
age 1 of 37

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SusLalnable Apparel CoallLlon Plgg lndex 1.0 laclllLles Module ConLenL

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laclllLy SlLe lnformaLlon - 8equlred lnformaLlon - ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
LnvlronmenLal ManagemenL SysLem or rogram ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Lnergy use & Creenhouse Cas (CPC) Lmlsslons -& .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
WaLer use- .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
WasLewaLer / LffluenL - ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Lmlsslons Lo Alr - ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
WasLe ManagemenL- .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
olluLlon revenLlon / Pazardous and oLenLlally Pazardous SubsLances-/ .................................................................................................................................................................. 32

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Supp||er Company Name:
Iac|||ty Name]ID:
Iac|||ty S|te's
Address]Locat|on:
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Address:
ClLy:
SLaLe/rovlnce: /
CounLry:
osLal Code:
Comp|eted 8y:
Date Comp|eted:
Iac|||ty 1ype:
SelecL one:
MaLerlals (e.g., fabrlc
mllls, dye houses, eLc.)
ackaglng (e.g., suppllers
of flnlshed packaglng


age 3 of 37
maLerlals)
ManufacLurlng (e.g., cuL, sew,
and assembly faclllLles, garmenL
flnlshlng faclllLles, eLc.)
nave your answers to th|s
quest|onna|re been ver|f|ed by an
|ndependent 3
rd
party?

?es/no
[noLe: 1hls quesLlon ls speclflcally
asklng wheLher your answers Lo
Lhls quesLlonnalre have been
revlewed. lL ls noL asklng lf you've
had a general audlL done meeL a
cerLaln cerLlflcaLlon sLandard.]

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[
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If es, p|ease ||st 3
rd
party
organ|zat|on name and date of
ver|f|cat|on:

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Genera|
Gu|dance

S|te-Spec|f|c uest|onna|re
1hls ls a faclllLy slLe-speclflc quesLlonnalre. 1haL means your answers should perLaln Lo Lhe speclflc
slLe LhaL ls belng evaluaLed. ?our company may have many slLes, buL each requlres a separaLe
quesLlonnalre Lo be compleLed (as requesLed by a cusLomer). lorLunaLely, Lhe quesLlonnalre ls Lhe
same for all cusLomers. 1herefore, you can flll ouL one quesLlonnalre per slLe and submlL Lo as
many cusLomers as requesL lL, savlng you Llme and resources.
Irequency of Comp|et|on]Updat|ng
1hls quesLlonnalre ls belng used by many apparel companles who are parL of Lhe SusLalnable
Apparel CoallLlon (hLLp://www.apparelcoallLlon.org). 1hese companles have worked LogeLher Lo
develop Lhls quesLlonnalre as a common framework. 1he beneflL Lo you ls LhaL you wlll generally
need Lo flll lL ouL once for Lhe flrsL brand LhaL asks, for any addlLlonal requesLs, you can slmply send
Lhem Lhe flle for Lhe quesLlonnalre you have already answered.

ln general Lhe quesLlonnalre should be updaLed aL leasL once a year. ?ou should always make sure
you have Lhe mosL up-Lo-daLe verslon of Lhls module. See hLLp://www.apparelcoallLlon.org for Lhe

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(hLLp://www.apparelcoallLlon.org)
hLLp://www.apparelcoallLlon.org

age 4 of 37
laLesL verslon, or ask one of your brand cusLomers. ?ou may wanL Lo updaLe lL more frequenLly or
as you lmplemenL new pracLlces, Lechnology, eLc.

r|mary and Secondary uest|ons
1here are Lwo Lypes of quesLlons ln Lhls quesLlonnalre: rlmary and Secondary CuesLlons - noLe: ln
order Lo recelve polnLs for an answer, you musL answer Lhe rlmary CuesLlon and ALL Secondary
CuesLlons:
r|mary uest|ons = 1hese are Lhe maln quesLlon LhaL you are answerlng ?es" or no" Lo.
1he scores are derlved from your responses here. nC1L: lf you answer ?es" Lo a rlmary
CuesLlon you wlll noL see a score unLll ALL Secondary CuesLlons are answered.
Secondary uest|ons = Cnly answer Lhese lf you answered ?es" Lo Lhe rlmary CuesLlon.
nC1L: ?ou wlll noL see a score for Lhe answer Lo a rlmary CuesLlon unLll ALL Secondary
CuesLlons are answered. ?our answers Lo Lhe Secondary CuesLlons provlde addlLlonal
deLall on your rlmary CuesLlon answer. 8y readlng Lhem ln advance, you can beLLer
undersLand whaL consLlLuLes a ?es" response. Slmply puL, lf you cannoL answer Lhe
Secondary CuesLlons, you may noL be able Lo answer ?es" Lo Lhe rlmary CuesLlons.

Leve|s 1, 2, and 3
Levels 1, 2, and 3 slgnlfy general Lhresholds of envlronmenLal pracLlces. ln many lnsLances (buL noL
all), your slLe wlll noL be answerlng ?es" Lo Level 3 quesLlons unless Level 1 and 2 quesLlons are
answered. Powever, Lhere are nC 8L8LCulSl1LS for answerlng ?es" Lo a quesLlon. ln oLher
words, lf you are dolng a Level 3 pracLlce buL noL a Level 1 pracLlce, you wlll sLlll geL credlL for Lhe
Level 3.

Level 1 = Awareness and undersLandlng
Level 2 = lannlng and Managlng
Level 3 = uemonsLraLlng erformance and rogress

lf you are conslsLenLly able Lo demonsLraLe your performance aL a Level 3 when answerlng Lhls
quesLlonnalre, recognlze LhaL Lhere are many faclllLles who are aL Level 1 and Level 2. 1he
SusLalnable Apparel CoallLlon wlll ralse Lhe bar" and lncrease Lhe requlremenLs for performance
as Lhe lndusLry as a whole lmproves, and you should anLlclpaLe Lhls upward ad[usLmenL ln fuLure
verslons of Lhe quesLlonnalre.

Scor|ng and App||cab|||ty
Scores are updaLed auLomaLlcally as quesLlons are answered
Lach of Lhe seven secLlons of Lhe laclllLles Module has quesLlons LhaL LoLal 100 polnLs per

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1,2,3
1,2 3
1 2 3
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1 =
2 =
3 =

3 1 2

100
100

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secLlon. Lach secLlon's score ls Lhen welghLed Lo calculaLe a comblned welghLed average
score ouL of 100 polnLs. 1he Lmlsslons Lo Alr secLlon ls Lhe only secLlon LhaL allows Lhe
quesLlons Lo be sklpped lf Lhey are noL appllcable (a raLlonale/explanaLlon musL be
provlded). ln Lhls case, when Lhe comblned welghLed average score ls calculaLed, Lhe 100
polnLs from Lmlsslons Lo Alr are auLomaLlcally removed from Lhe calculaLlon (e.g., Lhe
LoLal posslble raw polnLs decreases from 700 Lo 600). ln Lhls way, Lhe comblned welghLed
average score wlll sLlll be ouL of 100 polnLs, buL organlzaLlons wlll noL be penallzed for noL
belng able Lo accumulaLe polnLs ln Lmlsslons Lo Alr lf Lhls secLlon does noL apply.

kece|v|ng "Cred|t" for Cther Cert|f|cat|ons
1hls assessmenL does noL currenLly populaLe answers based on oLher cerLlflcaLlons, audlLs, eLc. We
recognlze LhaL Lhls would greaLly lmprove Lhe usablllLy of Lhe Lool, and we plan evaluaLe Lhls ln Lhe
fuLure. lor example, we may have a checkbox asklng for a cerLaln cerLlflcaLlon, and lf checked lL
would auLomaLlcally populaLe Lhe correspondlng answers Lo quesLlons ln 1he Plgg lndex 1.0 so LhaL
faclllLles would noL have Lo answer Lhem.

ueLermlnlng and evaluaLlng equlvalencles ln Lhls manner ls lncredlbly lmporLanL Lo slmpllfylng
usablllLy of Lhe 1hePlgg lndex 1.0 and recognlzlng lnvesLmenLs LhaL brands, faclllLles, and suppllers
have made ln key cerLlflcaLlons. ueveloplng Lhe llsL of cerLlflcaLlons/sLandards Lo evaluaLe, and
deLermlnlng Lhe approprlaLe correspondlng answers Lo 1he Plgg lndex 1.0 ls a large efforL (Llme
and resources) LhaL we lnLend Lo address for a fuLure release.

Captur|ng Notes and rov|d|ng Add|t|ona| Informat|on
1hls assessmenL lncludes an exLra Lxcel Lab for noLes, calculaLlons, commenLs, addlLlonal
lnformaLlon you wanL Lo submlL.

Lnter|ng New L|nes |n 1ext Lntry Spaces
1hroughouL Lhe laclllLles Module, Lhere are spaces avallable Lo enLer LexL elaboraLlng on your
response. WlLhln Lhese cells, lf you need Lo enLer a carrlage reLurn Lo sLarL anoLher row of LexL,
press AlL+LnLer (for Mac users press Command+CpLlon+LnLer or ConLrol+CpLlon+LnLer].

Source of uest|ons and Add|t|ona| Gu|dance
1hese quesLlons are based on Lhe Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme's (CSC) LnvlronmenLal
lmplemenLaLlon Culdellnes. 8eferences ln Lhe Culdance" secLlons below Lo pages ln Lhe followlng
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100
700 600
100

Plgg 1.0
/
Plgg 1.0

AlL+LnLer [Mac Command+CpLlon+LnLer

ConLrol+CpLlon+LnLer].

CSC


age 6 of 37

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kef r|mary uest|on Secondary uest|ons ts Gu|dance GSC
IAC-
1.1
Leve| 1 1
1.1.1 uo you know whaL
Lhls slLe's
envlronmenLal
lmpacLs are (poslLlve
or negaLlve)?

WhaL are Lhls slLe's
mosL slgnlflcanL
lmpacLs? LlsL up Lo 10.

10 ?ou could assess your slLe's envlronmenLal
lmpacLs by:
- llsLlng all Lhe slLe's envlronmenLal
aspecLs,
- ldenLlfylng whlch of Lhese aspecLs
could/does cause lmpacLs Lo Lhe
envlronmenL,
- ldenLlfylng whlch of Lhe lmpacLs are
'slgnlflcanL', ln LhaL Lhey could cause Lhe
mosL damage Lo Lhe envlronmenL (and
whlch may also represenL poLenLlally
slgnlflcanL hazards Lo Lhe healLh & safeLy
of lndlvlduals). 'SlgnlflcanL' lmpacLs are
generally Lhose whlch need Lo
beprlorlLlzed for managemenL acLlon Lo
reduce Lhe lmpacL.
1he assessmenL could conslder
envlronmenLal aspecLs and lmpacLs
assoclaLed wlLh:
- rouLlne acLlvlLles (e.g. manufacLurlng
processes),
- non-rouLlne acLlvlLles (e.g. annual

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1.1.1
documenL:
hLLp://www.gscpneL.com/gscpflles/CSC_LnvlronmenLal_lmplemenLaLlon_Culdellnes.pdf

lL conLalns a glossary of common Lerms and Lhelr deflnlLlons sLarLlng aL age 108.

?ou can learn more abouL Lhe Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme(CSC)
(hLLp://www.gscpneL.com) and Lhe LnvlronmenLal 8eference 1ools
(hLLp://www.gscpneL.com/worklng-plan/envlronmenLal-module.hLml) Lhrough Lhelr respecLlve
webslLes.
hLLp://www.gscpneL.com/gscpflles/CSC_LnvlronmenLal_lmplemenLaLlon_Culdellnes.pdf

108

CSChLLp://www.gscpneL.com
hLLp://www.gscpneL.com/worklng-plan/envlronmenLal-module.hLml

age 7 of 37
malnLenance shuLdown),
- emergency slLuaLlons (e.g. unplanned
release Lo alr, flre/exploslon,flood eLc.).
Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme(CSC)
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 11 & 12)

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CSC
11 12
1.1.2 Are one or more
members of
managemenL
responslble for
coordlnaLlng Lhls
slLe's envlronmenLal
managemenL
acLlvlLles?

LlsL Lhe name(s) and
LlLle(s) of all people
responslble.

10 Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme(CSC)
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 12)
CSC
12
1.1.3
1.1.3 uoes Lhls slLe have a
program or sysLem
for monlLorlng
compllance,
regulaLlons, and
permlLs for lLself and
all sub-conLracLors
processlng producLs
and conLracLors
operaLlng on Lhe
faclllLy's properLy?

WhaL envlronmenLal
areas does Lhls slLe
have permlLs for (e.g.,
alr emlsslons,
wasLewaLer, eLc.)?
!" requesLed, are you
able Lo provlde coples
of Lhese permlLs?
Pas Lhe governmenL
clLed Lhls faclllLy for
belng ouL of
compllance any legal
requlremenLs/permlLs
any Llme ln Lhe pasL 12
monLhs? lf so, please
descrlbe Lhe clLaLlons.

12

10 Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme(CSC)
lmplemenLaLlon guldance on legal
compllance and permlLs:
- Ceneral (pg. 11)
- Lnergy & Creenhouse Cas (pg. 17 & 18)
- WaLer use (pg. 21)
- WasLewaLer / LffluenL (pg. 23)
- Lmlsslons Lo Alr (pg. 28 & 29)
- WasLe ManagemenL (pg. 32 & 33)
- Pazardous SubsLances (pg. 40 & 41)
CSC

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- 17 18

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- 23
- 28 29
- 32 33
- 40 41

1.2
and
1.1.3
IAC-
1.2
Leve| 2 2
1.2.1 uo you have a formal
envlronmenLal
managemenL sysLem
or program almed aL
undersLandlng and

lease descrlbe your
envlronmenLal
managemenL
program's overall
pollcy/ sLraLegy LhaL

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30 An envlronmenLal managemenL sysLem
conslsLs of: 1) a pollcy/ sLraLegy LhaL guldes
declslon-maklng, 2) Lracklng, measurlng, and
documenLlng all slgnlflcanL envlronmenLal
lmpacLs, 3) provldlng and Lracklng Lralnlng Lo
1
/2
3
4
1.2.2a

age 8 of 37
conLlnually lmprovlng
Lhls slLe's
envlronmenLal
lmpacLs?:
guldes declslon-
maklng.
Pow are employees
belng Lralned abouL
your program?
Pow ofLen are
managemenL revlews
of Lhe sysLem/program
held?

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all relevanL personnel on Lhe envlronmenLal
managemenL sysLem or program, 4)
managemenL revlew (aL leasL annually) for
effecLlveness of Lhe sysLem or program.
An envlronmenLal pollcy descrlbes Lhe slLe's
acLlvlLles, producLs, and servlces lncludlng a
commlLmenL Lo conLlnual lmprovemenL and
prevenLlon of polluLlon, as well as a
commlLmenL Lo comply wlLh legal and oLher
requlremenLs LhaL relaLe Lo Lhe slgnlflcanL
envlronmenLal aspecLs ldenLlfled for Lhe slLe.
- 1he pollcy may relaLe Lo envlronmenLal
managemenL only, or may be lnLegraLed
(as may Lhe whole managemenL sysLem)
wlLh soclal and/or healLh and/or safeLy
lssues.
- ?our company may use Lermlnology oLher
Lhan pollcy" Lo represenL Lhe same Lhlng
(e.g., sLraLegy, sLandard operaLlng
procedure (SC)).

CSC
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IAC-
1.3
Leve| 3 3
1.3.1 uoes Lhls slLe have
an overarchlng
envlronmenLal
sLraLegy LhaL
prlorlLlzes lmpacL
reducLlon areas and
seLs long-Lerm
LargeLs (3-3+ years)
Lo achleve slgnlflcanL
envlronmenLal
performance
lmprovemenLs?

3-3

able Lo provlde a copy
of your envlronmenLal
sLraLegy?
Are LargeL(s) already
achleved, ln progress,
or behlnd LargeL? lf
behlnd LargeL, please
clearly ldenLlfy Lhe
reasons.

10 1he LnvlronmenLal SLraLegy for Lhe slLe
should lnclude all envlronmenLal aspecLs and
lmpacLs over whlch Lhe organlzaLlon can
exerL (aL leasL some) conLrol or lnfluence,
boLh up and down Lhe supply chaln. 1he
LnvlronmenLal SLraLegy should be focused on
envlronmenLal performance lmprovemenL,
raLher Lhan solely on managlng exlsLlng
aspecLs and lmpacLs. lL should requlre Lhe
assessmenL of alLernaLlve processes,
producLs and servlces, Lo reduce Lhe slLe's
overall envlronmenLal lmpacL.

CSC
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1.3.1

age 9 of 37
1.3.2 uoes Lhls slLe work
wlLh lLs suppllers or
sub-conLracLors Lo
lmprove Lhelr
envlronmenLal
performance across
any relevanL lmpacL
areas (e.g.,
energy/greenhouse
gas, waLer use,
wasLe, eLc.)?

uescrlbe how you
work wlLh suppllers or
sub-conLracLors Lo
lmprove Lhelr
envlronmenLal
performance across
any or all relevanL
lmpacL areas

10 1he lnLenL of Lhls quesLlon ls Lo emphaslze
#$%&'()*%+ suppllers and sub-conLracLors,
someLhlng produced upsLream ln Lhe supply
chaln LhaL ls uLlllzed ln Lhe faclllLy. 1hls noL
for conLracLors such as
recyclers/cleaners/eLc ln your faclllLy.
lmplemenLaLlon
- LnvlronmenLal ManagemenL SysLem (pg.
87)
- Lnergy & Creenhouse Cas (pg. 89)
- WaLer use (pg. 90)
- WasLewaLer / LffluenL (pg. 93)
- Lmlsslons Lo Alr (pg. 93)
- WasLe ManagemenL (pg. 98)
- Pazardous SubsLances (pg. 100)

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CSC

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1.3.3,
2.3.3,
3.3.3,
4.3.3,
3.3.4,
6.3.4,
7.3.3
1.3.3 uoes Lhls slLe make
lnformaLlon on lLs
envlronmenLal
performance (across
all relevanL lmpacL
areas -
energy/greenhouse
gas, waLer use, alr
emlsslons, eLc.)
avallable Lo lnLernal
and exLernal
sLakeholders? See
More lnfo" llnk for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

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Pow ls lnformaLlon
made avallable Lo
lnLernal sLakeholders?
Pow ls lnformaLlon
made avallable Lo
exLernal sLakeholders?
lf lL ls provlded on a
publlc webslLe, please
llsL Lhe webslLe
address.

10 SLakeholders are deflned as: personnel
(employees and conLracLors), managemenL,
Lrade unlons, 8oard, shareholders, flnanclal
backers, regulaLors, cusLomers, suppllers,
non-governmenLal organlzaLlons, and Lhe
local communlLy.
rocedures for exLernal communlcaLlon can
lnclude Lhe process for recelvlng,
documenLlng and respondlng Lo relevanL
communlcaLlons from exLernal lnLeresLed
parLles.
lnformaLlon may be made publlcly avallable
Lo exLernal sLakeholders Lhrough a webslLe
or envlronmenLal reporL.
lnformaLlon may be made publlcly avallable
by Lhe slLe's company - however Lhe
lnformaLlon should sLlll be llsLed by slLe, noL
aggregaLed.

CSC
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1.2.4
1.3.4 Are Lhls slLe's lf cerLlfled, whaL 10 CerLlflcaLlon of an envlronmenLal n/A

age 10 of 37
envlronmenLal
managemenL
sysLems cerLlfled
and/or audlLed by an
lndependenL Lhlrd
parLy audlLor or an
accredlLed lnLernal
audlLor?
/

lnLernaLlonal
sLandard/ framework
was used for
cerLlflcaLlon (lSC
14001 ls one example,
alLhough Lhe
SusLalnable Apparel
CoallLlon does noL
offlclally endorse any
sLandard). lf an audlL
was conducLed, who
conducLed Lhe audlL
and was lL an lnLernal
or exLernal audlLor?"
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lSC14001

managemenL sysLem or program ensures lL
conforms Lo an lnLernaLlonally accepLed
sLandard, such as lSC 14001 (noLe: Lhe
SusLalnable Apparel CoallLlon does noL
offlclally endorse any sLandard or
cerLlflcaLlon).
CerLlflcaLlon may be achleved Lhrough Lwo
paLhs:
- 3rd arty: A quallfled, lndependenL 3rd
parLy organlzaLlon audlLs and cerLlfles
Lhe envlronmenLal managemenL sysLem
or program
- Se|f-Cert|f|cat|on]Dec|arat|on]Interna|
Aud|t: lf allowed by Lhe lnLernaLlonal
sLandard, a slLe may self-cerLlfy or self-
declare conformlLy.
lSC14001

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age 11 of 37

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Genera|
Gu|dance

Lnergy
Lnergy (dlrecL) can come from many sources, lncludlng:
lossll fuels (e.g., coal, peLroleum/oll, naLural gas) burned on-slLe Lo
generaLe elecLrlclLy, sLeam, or heaL
8enewable energy sources (e.g., solar, hydropower, wlnd Lurblnes,
geoLhermal, and energy from blomass such as wood, anlmal
manure, crop resldues and wasLe)

Lnergy (lndlrecL) can also be purchased from publlc and prlvaLe uLlllLles ln Lhe form of elecLrlclLy,
sLeam, or heaL.

Lnergy can also be capLured and re-used on-slLe Lhrough co-generaLlon process, such as Comblned
PeaL and ower (CP).

Lnergy aL faclllLles ls commonly produced/used on-slLe Lhrough:
8ollers
8urners
Chlllers
CeneraLors
1urblnes
PeaLers
lurnaces, lncludlng blasL furnaces
lnclneraLors
kllns
Cvens
uryers
lnLernal combusLlon englnes
1hermal oxldlzers
Cpen burnlng (e.g., flreplaces)
llares
Any oLher equlpmenL or machlnery LhaL combusLs carbon bearlng
fuels or wasLe sLreams.

--(CP)


age 12 of 37
Greenhouse Gas (GnG) Lm|ss|ons
Creenhouse gases (CPCs) are gases ln Lhe LarLh's aLmosphere LhaL absorb/Lrap some of Lhe LarLh's
ouLgolng radlaLlon, causlng Lhe aLmosphere Lo warm up (called Lhe 'greenhouse effecL'). 1hls process
ls Lhe maln cause of Lhe change ln Lhe earLh's weaLher, called 'cllmaLe change'.

key CPC emlsslon sources lnclude agrlculLural acLlvlLy (e.g., land culLlvaLlon and llvesLock farmlng),
energy generaLlon and use, LransporLaLlon, use of refrlgeraLlon gases, and also Lhe blodegradaLlon of
wasLe. 1here are 6 maln greenhouse gases:
carbon dloxlde (CC2), prlmarlly from burnlng of fossll fuels
meLhane (CP4), prlmarlly from agrlculLure and landflll slLes,
nlLrous oxlde (n2C), prlmarlly assoclaLed wlLh ferLlllzer producLlon
and use,
Lhree fluorlnaLed (l) gases, prlmarlly from refrlgeranLs
- PlCs (Pydrofluorocarbons)
- lCs (erfluorocarbons)
- Sl6 (Sulfur Pexafluorlde)

1ransport
vehlcle use requlres fuel (e.g., dlesel, gasollne, eLc.), whlch produces CPCs when burned. vehlcle
emlsslons could lnclude carbon dloxlde (CC2) whlch conLrlbuLes Lo Lhe level of CPCs ln Lhe
aLmosphere and, hence, Lo cllmaLe change. uusL and oLher alr polluLanLs can also lead Lo poor alr
quallLy and lll healLh (see Lhe secLlon called Lm|ss|ons to A|r).lease noLe LhaL wlLhln Lhls documenL,
Lhe quesLlons only conslder emlsslons assoclaLed wlLh energy use and CPCs from on-slLe
LransporLaLlon.

CC2
(CP4)
n2C

- PlCs
- lCs
- Sl6

App||cab|||ty

All faclllLy slLes musL answer Lhe quesLlons relaLed Lo Lnergy and Creenhouse Cas (CPC)

IAC -
2.1
Leve| 1 1
2.1.1 uoes Lhls slLe Lrack
and measure, aL leasL
annually, energy use
from all sources,
lncludlng energy used
on-slLe (dlrecL) and
purchased energy

WhaL sources of energy are
used aL Lhls slLe? (use
checkllsL from guldance
above)
Pow many separaLe places
ls energy meLered aL Lhe
faclllLy (e.g., one masLer

13 Lnergy used on-slLe (dlrecL) lncludes:

- luel used for on-slLe LransporLaLlon
(e.g., gas-oll, dlesel, llquefled
peLroleum gas, eLc.),
- luel used Lo power equlpmenL and
bollers (e.g., coal, coke, wood, fuel-oll,
propane, LC, eLc.),

2.1.3

age 13 of 37
(lndlrecL)? meLer only, Lhree sub-
meLers, eLc.)?

- CLher forms of energy (e.g., sLeam and
compressed alr).
Lnergy (lndlrecL) may be purchased from
publlc or prlvaLe uLlllLles ln Lhe form of
elecLrlclLy, sLeam, or heaL.
Clobal Soclal Compllance
rogramme(CSC) lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 17
& 18)

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18

2.1.2 Pas Lhls slLe had an
energy audlL
conducLed ln Lhe lasL
Lhree years by a
cerLlfled professlonal
Lo ldenLlfy poLenLlal
energy and cosL
savlngs?

When was Lhe audlL
conducLed?
WhaL opporLunlLles for
reduclng energy were
ldenLlfled ln Lhe audlL (e.g.,
llghLlng reLroflL)?
Whlch recommended
measures dld you
lmplemenL or are you
plannlng Lo lmplemenL?

13 ln order Lo enhance energy efflclency and
ldenLlfy poLenLlal alLernaLlve energy
sources, you could perform (posslbly wlLh
asslsLance from a speclallzed sub-
conLracLor) a deLalled energy audlL, Lo
ldenLlfy energy consumpLlon and
emlsslons of CPCs by process and acLlvlLy
and Lo ldenLlfy opporLunlLles for furLher
energy efflclency.
?ou should ldenLlfy savlngs (energy and
cosLs) and pay-back raLes by speclflc
lnvesLmenL or acLlon (e.g., lnvesLlng $x ln a
llghLlng reLroflL wlll save ___ kWh
annually, whlch equals $Z ln savlngs and a
payback of ___ monLhs.)
and 88)

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2.2.1,
2.3.1
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2.2
Leve| 2 2
2.2.1 uo you seL, and
revlew aL leasL
annually,
lmprovemenL LargeLs
for reduclng energy
use (lncludlng fuel use
for on-slLe
LransporLaLlon lf
appllcable)?

WhaL are your currenL
formal LargeLs? A formal
LargeL should lnclude 1) Lhe
sLarL daLe (l.e., basellne")
of Lhe LargeL, 2) Lhe end
daLe of Lhe LargeL, and 3)
an exacL reducLlon
quanLlLy.

1
2
3

13
1argeLs can be:
- Abso|ute = LoLal energy used
regardless of varlables (e.g., faclllLy
slze, process volumes, producLlon
hours, raw maLerlal usage, eLc.)
- Norma||zed= energy used relaLlve Lo
some relevanL varlable (e.g., energy
used per unlL of producLlon)

- =

- =

2.2.3
and
2.2.3

age 14 of 37
and 61)
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2.2.2 uoes Lhls slLe calculaLe
and Lrack, aL leasL
annually, lLs
greenhouse gas
emlsslons?

WhaL Lool or gulde dld you
use Lo calculaLe your
greenhouse gas (CPC)
emlsslons?
WhaL energy sources are
Lhe CPC emlsslon
calculaLlons based on?

13 Cne example of a proLocol Lo follow when
calculaLlng CPC ls World 8esource
lnsLlLuLe's Creenhouse Cas roLocol, whlch
ls avallable for free here:
hLLp://www.ghgproLocol.org/sLandards/co
rporaLe-sLandard. 1he documenL ls
avallable ln mulLlple languages, lncludlng
Chlnese (LradlLlonal & slmpllfled),
!apanese, korean, orLuguese, and Spanlsh
rogramme(CSC) lmplemenLaLlon (pg 17
& 18)

hLLp://www.ghgproLocol.org/sLandards/cor
poraLe-sLandard.
&

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2.1.3
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2.3
Leve| 3 3
2.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed
evldence of reduclng
Lhe amounL of energy
used for Lhls slLe? 1he
energy reducLlons
musL be "normallzed".
See More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

lease explaln your energy
reducLlon achlevemenL.
lease lnclude 1) Lhe exacL
amounL of energy LhaL was
reduced, 2) whlch sources
of energy were reduced
(elecLrlclLy, dlesel oll, eLc.),
and 3) over whaL years
your faclllLy achleved an
energy reducLlon
WhaL speclflc changes Lo
your slLe or operaLlons
reduced energy use?

1
2

13 Norma||zed= energy used relaLlve Lo some
relevanL varlable (e.g., energy used per
unlL of producLlon)
rogramme(CSC) lmplemenLaLlon (pg.
61)
=

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2.2.4
2.3.2 uo you seL and revlew
(aL leasL annually)
lmprovemenL LargeLs
for reduclng
greenhouse gas (CPC)
emlsslons?

LargeL should lnclude 1) Lhe
sLarL daLe (l.e., "basellne")
of Lhe LargeL, 2) Lhe end
daLe of Lhe LargeL, and 3)
an exacL reducLlon quanLlLy

1
2
3
13 LargeLs can be:
- Abso|ute = LoLal greenhouse gas
(CPC) emlLLed regardless of varlables
(faclllLy slze, process volumes,
producLlon hours, raw maLerlal usage,
eLc.)
- Norma||zed= CPC emlLLed relaLlve Lo

- =

2.2.3
and
2.2.S

age 13 of 37
some relevanL varlable (e.g., CPC
emlLLed per unlL of producLlon)
and 61)
- =

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2.3.3 uo you have
demonsLraLed
Lhe amounL of
greenhouse (CPC)
emlLLed for Lhls slLe
beyond Lhe reducLlons
dlrecLly llnked from
reduclng normallzed
energy use? 1he CPC
reducLlons musL be
"normallzed". See
More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

WhaL percenLage of your
energy use ls from any on-
slLe or off-slLe renewable
sources (e.g., wlnd, solar,
hydro-elecLrlc, geoLhermal,
blomass, eLc.)?
uescrlbe any greenhouse
gas or carbon offseLs you
have purchased (quanLlLy,
offseL Lype, vendor).

10 Lowerlng your energy use wlll Lyplcally also
lower your greenhouse gas emlsslon.
Powever, you can reduce your greenhouse
gas emlsslons wlLhouL lowerlng your
energy use by uslng renewable energles or
offseLLlng your CPC emlsslons.
Norma||zed= CPC emlLLed relaLlve Lo
some relevanL varlable (e.g., CPC emlLLed
per unlL of producLlon)
rogramme(CSC) lmplemenLaLlon (pg.
61)

=

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2.2.4

Lead|ng ract|ce Survey uest|on (un-scored)

1he SusLalnable Apparel CoallLlon ls hoplng Lo
beLLer undersLand Lhe range of pracLlces ln
use.
lease llsL and descrlbe any pracLlces, programs,
Lechnology, or meLhods you uLlllze aL Lhls slLe LhaL you
conslder Lo be a leadlng pracLlce" for managlng and
slgnlflcanLly reduclng energy and/or greenhouse gas?
Answer(please descrlbe ln deLall)


age 16 of 37
H&%+. A$+;
Genera|
Gu|dance

WaLer used by companles may come from a number of sources, lncludlng:
urlnklng waLer supplled dlrecLly by Lhe munlclpal sources,
non-drlnklng waLer supplled dlrecLly by Lhe munlclpal sources,
CroundwaLer,
Surface waLer (rlver, sLream, lake, pond, eLc.),
ulverLed surface waLer (rlver, sLream, eLc.),
CollecLed ralnwaLer,
8ecycled grey waLer"

?ou may use Lhe waLer ln Lhe form LhaL lL ls provlded or you may need Lo LreaL Lhe waLer.

App||cab|||ty

All faclllLy slLes musL answer Lhe quesLlons relaLed Lo WaLer use.

lease also answer: uoes Lhls faclllLy slLe only use uomesLlc WaLer? ,%)-. 01*2 3'-2)*%+ *2 +%)
2(%$-&4
?es, Lhls faclllLy slLe only uses waLer for uomesLlc purposes
(lncludes dormlLorles)
no, Lhls faclllLy slLe uses waLer for boLh uomesLlc and
lndusLrlal purposes

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3.1
Leve| 1 1
3.1.1 Are you measurlng
waLer use aL Lhls slLe, aL
leasL annually, from all
waLer sources (e.g.,
munlclpal malns,
surface waLer,
groundwaLer, recycled
waLer, eLc.)?

prlmary waLer sources
(e.g., munlclpal malns,
surface waLer,
waLer, eLc.)? LlsL up Lo
10.
Pow do you measure
your waLer use (e.g.,
meLers, bllls, eLc.)?

?
10

30 WaLer from all uses should be consldered
(e.g., domesLlc/dormlLorles and lndusLrlal)
WaLer sources lnclude: munlclpal malns,
surface waLer, groundwaLer, roofLop capLure,
recycled, and posslbly oLhers.
?our slLe's waLer lnfrasLrucLure may have only
one waLer meLer or lL may have mulLlple
meLers (e.g., for dlfferenL bulldlngs, eLc.)
lL would be good pracLlce Lo lnclude Lhe
followlng lnformaLlon for each waLer source:
- Lhe quanLlLy of waLer used/consumed,
- lf Lhe waLer ls LreaLed before use,
- where Lhe waLer ls used (e.g., dorms,
/

-
-
3.1.3

age 17 of 37
baLhrooms, producLlon processes, eLc.),
- addlLlonal deLall abouL Lhe source (e.g.,
ralnwaLer collecLed onslLe)
- how waLer ls measured for Lhls source
(e.g., meLers, bllls, eLc.),
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 212
-

-

-

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Leve| 2 2
3.2.1 uo you seL, and revlew
aL leasL annually, formal
LargeLs for reduclng
waLer by source use aL
Lhls slLe?

formal LargeLs by
source (e.g., munlclpal
malns, surface waLer,
waLer, eLc.)? A formal
LargeL should lnclude 1)
Lhe sLarL daLe (l.e.,
"basellne") of Lhe
LargeL, 2) Lhe end daLe
of Lhe LargeL, and 3) an
exacL waLer reducLlon
quanLlLy.

1
2
3

30
1argeLs can be:
- Abso|ute= LoLal quanLlLy of waLer used
regardless of varlables (faclllLy slze,
process volumes, producLlon hours, raw
maLerlal usage, eLc.)
- Norma||zed= quanLlLy of waLer used
relaLlve Lo some relevanL varlable (e.g.,
quanLlLy of waLer used per unlL of
producLlon)
! normallzed LargeLs need Lo be
based on meanlngful
normallzed varlables and also
on Lhe source of waLer used
(e.g., malns, surface waLer,
groundwaLer, recycled waLer
eLc.).

- =

- =

!

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3.2.3
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3.3
Leve| 3 3
3.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed evldence
of reduclng Lhe quanLlLy
of waLer used for Lhls
slLe? 1he waLer
reducLlons musL be

WhaL amounL was
reduced and for whlch
sources?
WhaL monLh and year
dld you compare
agalnsL (l.e., your

40 Norma||zed= quanLlLy of waLer used relaLlve

Lo some relevanL varlable (e.g., quanLlLy of
waLer used per unlL of producLlon)
! normallzed LargeLs need Lo be
based on meanlngful
normallzed varlables and also
=

!
3.2.4

age 18 of 37
"normallzed". See
More lnfo" for
addlLlonal lnformaLlon.
basellne)?
lease explaln your
waLer reducLlon
achlevemenL. lease
lnclude 1) Lhe exacL
amounL of waLer LhaL
was reduced, 2) whlch
sources of waLer were
reduced (e.g., munlclpal
malns, surface waLer,
groundwaLer, eLc.), and
3) over whaL years your
faclllLy achleved waLer
reducLlon
WhaL speclflc changes
Lo your slLe or
operaLlons reduced
waLer use?

1
2

on Lhe source of waLer used
(e.g., malns, surface waLer,
groundwaLer, recycled waLer
eLc.).
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 62 for general & 67 for
ozone depleLlng subsLances)

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use.
slgnlflcanLly reduclng waLer use?

H&$%+I&%+. J <55*#+(% 7
Genera|
Gu|dance
Sources of Wastewater ] Lff|uent
WasLewaLer / effluenL can Lake a number of forms:


age 19 of 37
process (or Lrade") effluenLs arlslng from varlous sLages of an lndusLrlal, agrlculLural, or
commerclal process,
coollng wasLewaLer or oLher non-conLacL wasLewaLer (e.g., flushlng chlllers),
blow-down (e.g., from compressors, bollers),
sLormwaLer run-off (someLlmes referred Lo as surface waLer run-off) from roofs, hard
sLandlng areas, yards, car parks, vegeLaLed areas, eLc.),
flrewaLer,
sanlLary / domesLlc wasLewaLer (e.g., from LolleLs, slnks eLc.).

All faclllLy slLes have wasLewaLer/effluenL acLlvlLy LhaL requlres managemenL, so Lhls group of
quesLlons applles Lo all slLes. lf you do noL Lhlnk you have wasLewaLer/effluenL acLlvlLy, ask
yourself: uoes Lhls faclllLy slLe dlscharge wasLewaLer/effluenL from any bulldlng, acLlvlLy, plece of
equlpmenL, or process LhaL uses waLer (for domesLlc or lndusLrlal purposes)? 1hls would lnclude all
manufacLurlng and/or commerclal acLlvlLles wlLhln Lhe faclllLy slLe's fooLprlnL, such as lndusLrlal
processlng, lubrlcaLlon, coollng, malnLenance, cleanlng, and domesLlc use, as well as
wasLewaLer/effluenL from dormlLorles (e.g., baLhrooms, showers, klLchens).

Wastewater ] Lff|uent 1reatment
WasLewaLer can be a slgnlflcanL cause of polluLlon lf noL handled, sLored, Lransferred, LreaLed,
and/or dlsposed of approprlaLely. WasLewaLer from a slLe (or mulLlple slLes) can vary ln boLh quallLy
and quanLlLy. ueclslons abouL Lhe mosL approprlaLe or efflclenL opLlons for managlng wasLewaLer
(e.g. on-slLe LreaLmenL, off-slLe LreaLmenL opLlons for reuse, eLc.) wlll depend on a number of
facLors, lncludlng:
Lhe volume of wasLewaLer generaLed,
Lhe composlLlon of Lhe wasLewaLer generaLed,
Lhe locaLlon of Lhe slLe and lLs envlrons,
avallable LreaLmenL/dlsposal opLlons ln Lhe area of Lhe slLe,
poLenLlal opLlons for on-slLe (or off-slLe) reuse of LreaLed wasLewaLer, and
cosL.

1he quanLlLy and quallLy of Lhe wasLewaLer Lo be LreaLed wlll lnfluence/govern Lhe LreaLmenL or
dlsposal opLlons for LhaL wasLewaLer sLream. lor example, Lhere can be slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln:
Lhe volume and raLe (flow) aL whlch
Lhe wasLewaLer ls generaLed,
suspended sollds conLenL,
blologlcal oxygen demand (8Cu),
chemlcal oxygen demand (CCu),
LoxlclLy (e.g. from chemlcals,
pP (acldlLy / alkallnlLy),
color,
LemperaLure,
foam,
nlLrogen and phosphorous conLenL,
oll and grease, amongsL oLhers.

/

,:

pP/

8Cu
CCu
/

age 20 of 37
medlclnes/anLlbloLlcs eLc.),
heavy meLal conLenL,

App||cab|||ty All faclllLy slLes musL answer Lhe quesLlons relaLed Lo WasLewaLer/LffluenL.

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4.1
Leve| 1 1
4.1.1
uo you measure, aL
leasL annually,
wasLewaLer aL Lhls
slLe from all
wasLewaLer
generaLlon sources?

WhaL are Lhls slLe's mosL
slgnlflcanL sources of
wasLewaLer / effluenL? LlsL
up Lo 10.

30 lL would be good pracLlce Lo lnclude Lhe
followlng lnformaLlon:
- Lhe Lype of wasLewaLer Lhe draln
carrles (e.g., process/Lrade,
sLormwaLer, eLc.),
- Lhe wasLewaLer generaLlon source /
polnL,
- Lhe Lypes of conLamlnanLs (e.g.,
solvenLs, olls/greases, solld maLLer,
eLc.) LhaL may be dlscharged from LhaL
source
- access polnLs and plpe work for Lhe
draln,
- flow dlrecLlon of draln,
- any LreaLmenL or sLorage of
wasLewaLer Lhrough Lhe draln,
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 24 and 23)

- /

-

-

-
-
-

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4.1.3
and
4.1.4
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4.2
Leve| 2 2
4.2.1 ls all wasLewaLer LhaL
ls dlscharged from
Lhls slLe belng
LreaLed wlLh prlmary
and secondary
LreaLmenL?

Where ls Lhe prlmary or
secondary LreaLmenL
occurrlng (on-slLe, off-slLe,
or a comblnaLlon of boLh)?
lf any LreaLmenL ls
occurrlng off-slLe, whaL ls
Lhe LreaLmenL faclllLy used
(name and locaLlon)?
uo you have a conLlngency
(or backup plan) ln case Lhe

13 1he quallLy of Lhe wasLewaLer dlscharged on

or from Lhe slLe musL meeL appllcable
regulaLory requlremenLs and be aL a level
LhaL does noL adversely affecL Lhe
envlronmenL or Lhe recelvlng lnfrasLrucLure
(dralns, LreaLmenL planL, vehlcle, eLc.) as
dlcLaLed by regulaLlons or recelvlng faclllLy
llmlLs.
1reaLmenL MeLhods:
- r|mary - clarlflcaLlon where sollds

- -
4.2.2

age 21 of 37
LreaLmenL equlpmenL or
sysLems malfuncLlon? lf so,
please descrlbe brlefly.

seLLle, oll and grease floaL
- Secondary - degradaLlon of organlc
conLenL wlLh aeroblc and/or anaeroblc
blologlcal LreaLmenL
- 1ert|ary - addlLlonal meLhods Lo
furLher lmprove waLer quallLy (may
lnclude dlslnfecLlon or nuLrlenL
removal, for example)
lf nelLher on-slLe nor off-slLe wasLewaLer
LreaLmenL ls feaslble, Lhen Lhe wasLewaLer
may need Lo be dlsposed of as a 'wasLe'
maLerlal (elLher nonhazardous,or hazardous,
dependlng on lLs consLlLuenLs).

- -/

- -

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revlew aL leasL
annually, formal
LargeLs for 1)
reduclng wasLewaLer
dlscharge volume
and 2) lmprovlng
wasLewaLer quallLy
for Lhls slLe? 5--
67%$- !+"%8 "%$
*9#%$):+) +%)-24

1
2

formal LargeLs for
lmprovlng wasLewaLer
quallLy? A formal LargeL
lncludes 1) Lhe sLarL daLe
(l.e., "basellne") of Lhe
LargeL, 2) Lhe end daLe of
Lhe LargeL, and 3) an exacL
wasLewaLer lmprovemenL
goal

2
3

13 lmprovlng wasLewaLer quallLy Lhrough
reduclng sLrengLh/concenLraLlon of
conLamlnaLlon aL Lhe source of generaLlon
should be a Lop prlorlLy.
WasLewaLer LreaLmenL volume and quallLy
are LlghLly llnked. lL ls lmporLanL Lo noL focus
solely on one wlLhouL undersLandlng how lL
affecLs Lhe oLhers. lor lnsLance, lf you
decrease your wasLewaLer dlscharge volume,
you may lnadverLenLly creaLe wasLewaLer
quallLy LhaL ls unLreaLable (on-slLe or off-slLe)
and have a neL-negaLlve lmpacL.
- 8elaLed Lo Lhls, mass flow" (e.g., LoLal
mass of a conLamlnanL flowlng ouL of Lhe
faclllLy ln wasLewaLer over a perlod of
Llme, regardless of LoLal wasLewaLer
volume) may be more lmporLanL Lhan Lhe
LoLal volumeLrlc flow of wasLewaLer.
1argeLs can be:
- Abso|ute= LoLal volume of
wasLewaLer dlscharged regardless of
varlables (faclllLy slze, process
volumes, producLlon hours, raw

- =

4.2.3

age 22 of 37
- Norma||zed= volume of wasLewaLer
dlscharged relaLlve Lo some relevanL
varlable (e.g., volume of wasLewaLer
dlscharged per unlL of producLlon)
! normallzed LargeLs need Lo
be based on meanlngful
normallzed varlables and on
Lhe sources of wasLewaLer
(e.g., process, coollng
waLer, domesLlc use, eLc.).
WasLewaLer quallLy may be measured uslng
many facLors, such as suspended sollds,
reduced blologlcal oxygen demand (8Cu) or
chemlcal oxygen demand (CCu), meLals
conLenL, oll/grease conLenL, LemperaLure,
pP, eLc.
WasLewaLer generaLlon should be compared
beLween flxed perlods so LhaL unusual
paLLerns ln generaLlon can be ldenLlfled.

- =
pP

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IAC-
4.3
Leve| 3 3
4.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed
evldence of
lmprovlng Lhe
wasLewaLer quallLy
for Lhls slLe? See
More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

lease explaln your
achlevemenL. lease
lnclude 1) how Lhe
wasLewaLer was lmproved,
2) whlch sources of
wasLewaLer were
lmproved, and 3) over whaL
years your faclllLy achleved
(see More lnfo" for off-
slLe LreaLmenL faclllLles)

40 WasLewaLer LreaLmenL volume and quallLy
are LlghLly llnked. lL ls lmporLanL Lo noL focus
solely on one wlLhouL undersLandlng how lL
affecLs Lhe oLhers. lor lnsLance, lf you
decrease your wasLewaLer dlscharge volume,
you may lnadverLenLly creaLe wasLewaLer
quallLy LhaL ls unLreaLable (on-slLe or off-slLe)
and have a neL-negaLlve lmpacL.
- 8elaLed Lo Lhls, mass flow" (e.g., LoLal
mass of a conLamlnanL flowlng ouL of Lhe
faclllLy ln wasLewaLer over a perlod of
Llme, regardless of LoLal wasLewaLer

4.2.6

age 23 of 37
reduced wasLewaLer
dlscharge and/or lmproved
waLer quallLy (e.g., process
modlflcaLlon, maLerlals
subsLlLuLlon, eLc.)?

volume) may be more lmporLanL Lhan Lhe
LoLal volumeLrlc flow of wasLewaLer.
- WasLewaLer volume reducLlons are
covered under Lhe WaLer use secLlon.
lf wasLewaLer ls senL off-slLe (e.g., Lo a
munlclpal LreaLmenL faclllLy or cenLrallzed
lndusLrlal zone LreaLmenL faclllLy), you may
noL be able Lo conLrol waLer quallLy.
Powever, you may be able Lo requesL waLer
quallLy reporLs and monlLor LesLlng Lo ensure
Lhe waLer ls belng LreaLed aL an approprlaLe
level. ?ou may also ensure Lhe faclllLy has
Lhe approprlaLe permlLs Lo operaLe.
- lf Lhe off-slLe LreaLmenL faclllLy ls ln a
shared faclllLy (e.g., lndusLrlal park), you
may have more conLrol or lnfluence over
how Lhe waLer ls LreaLed and Lo whaL
quallLy levels.
lmprovemenLs ln wasLewaLer quallLy may be
achleved ln suspended sollds, reduced
blologlcal oxygen demand (8Cu) or chemlcal
oxygen demand (CCu), meLals conLenL,
oll/grease conLenL, LemperaLure, pP, eLc.

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use.
slgnlflcanLly reduclng wasLewaLer volume or lmprovlng
wasLewaLer quallLy?


age 24 of 37

<6'$$'0($ %0 ,'. ;
Genera|
Gu|dance

Lm|ss|ons to A|r refers Lo Lhe release of polluLanLs lnLo Lhe alr, such as:
dusL/parLlculaLes (M10, M2.3) - Lyplcally assoclaLed wlLh fuel combusLlon, yarn splnnlng,
synLheLlc flber manufacLurlng
varlous oxldes of nlLrogen (nCx") - Lyplcally assoclaLed wlLh fuel combusLlon
varlous oxldes of sulphur (SCx") - Lyplcally assoclaLed wlLh fuel combusLlon
volaLlle organlc compounds (vCCs") - Lyplcally assoclaLed wlLh fabrlc flnlshes, solvenLs,
adheslves, fabrlc prlnLlng, LenLer frames
ozone depleLlng subsLances (CuS") - commonly found ln refrlgeranLs, many apparel spoL
cleaners, and some adheslves and solvenLs
Loxlc alr polluLanLs - Lyplcally assoclaLed wlLh fuel combusLlon, solvenLs, adheslves, and some
apparel flnlshes
blologlcal conLenL (e.g. Leglonella bacLerla)
waLer vapor / sLeam

lmporLanL: Creenhouse gas emlsslons are covered ln a separaLe secLlon.

Lm|ss|ons to A|r are commonly generaLed from:
Core faclllLy operaLlons (e.g., producLlon llne equlpmenL, manufacLurlng processes, eLc.)
non-core faclllLy operaLlons (e.g., bollers, generaLors, coollng Lowers, eLc.)

Lm|ss|ons to A|r are commonly dlscharged Lhrough:
SLacks, chlmneys, or venLs (from producLlon equlpmenL or dorm servlces, such as a klLchen)
Cpen Lanks, LransporL vehlcles, handllng or movlng dusLy maLerlals, and some solvenL appllcaLlons

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nCx-
SCx-
vCC-

CuS-

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App||cab|||ty

uoes your faclllLy have
8ollers?
CeneraLors?
SolvenL dlp Lanks?
1enLerframes?


age 23 of 37
labrlc prlnLlng?
CLher emlsslons Lo alr? lf yes, descrlbe:

uoes Lhls faclllLy slLe have Lm|ss|ons to A|r?
lf you answered ?es" Lo any of Lhe quesLlons above, you musL answer ?es" Lo Lhls quesLlon
and answer Lhe quesLlons ln Lhls Lmlsslons Lo Alr secLlon
lf you answered no" Lo all of Lhe quesLlons above, you may answer no" Lo Lhls quesLlon.
lease descrlbe-ln deLall-why Lmlsslons Lo Alr do noL apply Lo Lhls faclllLy slLe. ?ou do noL
need Lo answer Lhe quesLlons ln Lhe Lmlsslons Lo Alr secLlon below and you wlll noL be
penallzed for noL havlng Lo answer Lhls secLlon (your score wlll be ad[usLed approprlaLely).

kef [r|mary uest|on] Secondary uest|ons ts Gu|dance GSC
IAC-
S.1
Leve| 1 1
3.1.1 uo you malnLaln a
currenL llsL
(lnvenLory") of
emlsslons Lo alr
(lncludlng ozone
depleLlng subsLances
(CuS)) and Lhelr
sources aL Lhls slLe?

CuS

WhaL are your maln
emlsslons Lo alr? LlsL up
Lo 10.

followlng lnformaLlon for each emlsslon
source:
- Lhe polluLanLs known or llkely Lo be
presenL,
- Lhe quanLlLy emlLLed (lf known or
esLlmaLed),
- Lhe locaLlon of (e.g., sLack, venL eLc.),
- any conLrol devlces (e.g. abaLemenL
equlpmenL) lnsLalled,
- frequency of monlLorlng,
- wheLher Lhe parLlcular emlsslon ls
legally regulaLed.
When preparlng an ozone depleLlng
subsLances (CuS) lnvenLory lL ls useful Lo
lnclude:
- all sources of CuS, lrrespecLlve of
Lhelr slze,
- Lhe Lype and name of Lhe CuS,
- lLs use (e.g. refrlgeranL, process use,
or Lhe equlpmenL ln whlch lL ls
conLalned),
- Lhe quanLlLles presenL,
- Lhe frequency of leak deLecLlon.

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CuS

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CuS
- CuS
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3.1.3
and
3.1.6

age 26 of 37
kef [r|mary uest|on] Secondary uest|ons ts Gu|dance GSC
IAC-
S.2
Leve| 2 2
3.2.1 uo you regularly
monlLor and LesL alr
emlsslons for Lhls
slLe?

how performed Lhe
monlLorlng or LesLlng
(e.g., lnLernal sLaff,
speclallzed conLracLor,
eLc.)?

13 Cne Lype of monlLorlng may noL be
approprlaLe Lo measure boLh envlronmenLal
emlsslons and occupaLlonal exposure

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3.2.2
revlew aL leasL
annually, formal
LargeLs for reduclng
emlsslons Lo alr aL
Lhls slLe?

formal LargeLs for
reduclng emlsslons Lo alr?
A formal LargeL lncludes 1)
"basellne") of Lhe LargeL,
2) Lhe end daLe of Lhe
LargeL, and 3) an exacL
emlsslons Lo alr reducLlon
goal

1
2
3

13 1argeLs can be:
- Abso|ute= LoLal emlsslons regardless
of varlables (faclllLy slze, process
volumes, producLlon hours, raw
- Norma||zed = emlsslons relaLlve Lo
some relevanL varlable (e.g., emlsslons
per unlL of producLlon)

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3.2.4
IAC-
S.3
Leve| 3 3
3.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed
Lhe quanLlLy of
emlsslons Lo alr for
Lhls slLe? 1he alr
emlsslons reducLlons
musL be
"normallzed". See
More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

lease explaln your alr
emlsslons reducLlon
achlevemenL. lease
amounL of emlsslons LhaL
were reduced, 2) whlch
sources of emlsslons were
reduced, and 3) over whaL
years your faclllLy
achleved Lhe reducLlon
reduced Lhe emlsslons Lo
alr?

1
2
3

40 Norma||zed= emlsslons relaLlve Lo some
relevanL varlable (e.g., emlsslons per unlL of
producLlon)
AmblenL monlLorlng of background alr
quallLy (on-slLe and/or ln Lhe vlclnlLy of Lhe
slLe) for slLe-generaLed polluLanLs agalnsL a
predeflned basellne can be used Lo
demonsLraLe reducLlon ln emlsslons Lo alr.
=

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3.2.3

Lead|ng ract|ce Survey uest|on (un-scored) lease llsL and descrlbe any pracLlces, programs, Answer(please descrlbe ln deLall)

age 27 of 37

use.
slgnlflcanLly reduclng emlsslons Lo alr?

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Genera|
Gu|dance

Def|n|t|on of Waste:
WasLe ls any subsLance or ob[ecL whlch ls dlscarded, lnLended Lo be dlscarded or ls requlred Lo be
dlscarded. WasLe can lnclude explred raw maLerlals, maLerlals generaLed from a process for
whlch Lhere ls no furLher use on-slLe, explred flnlshed producLs, process or non-process by-
producLs, cusLomer reLurns, redundanL equlpmenL, eLc. lL can also lnclude elecLronlc wasLe (or e-
wasLe").

nazardous ] Non-hazardous Waste:
A hazardous wasLe ls a wasLe LhaL could cause harm Lo publlc healLh and/or Lhe envlronmenL
because of lLs chemlcal, physlcal, or blologlcal characLerlsLlcs (e.g., lL ls flammable, exploslve,
Loxlc, radloacLlve, or lnfecLlous). 1he u.S. LnvlronmenLal roLecLlon Agency deflnes hazardous
wasLe as wasLe LhaL ls dangerous or poLenLlally harmful Lo our healLh or Lhe envlronmenL.
Pazardous wasLes can be llqulds, sollds, gases, or sludges. 1hey can be dlscarded commerclal
producLs, llke cleanlng flulds or pesLlcldes, or Lhe by-producLs of manufacLurlng processes."
(hLLp://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/) Powever, your local leglslaLlon may deflne 'wasLe'
dlfferenLly, and may explaln Lhe dlfference beLween hazardous and non-hazardous wasLe.
usually, Lhe requlremenLs for managlng hazardous wasLe are more deLalled and sLrlcL Lhan for
non-hazardous wasLe.

Important Note: 1he handllng, LransporL, use, and sLorage of hazardous subsLances Lo prevenL
polluLlon lncldenLs ls covered ln Lhe olluLlon revenLlon / Pazardous and oLenLlally
Pazardous SubsLances" secLlon.

]:
hLLp://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/

/


age 28 of 37

Source: Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme (CSC) LnvlronmenLal lmplemenLaLlon Culdellnes
ulsposal" may lnclude landflll or lnclneraLlon (l.e., burnlng for desLrucLlon).

CSC

App||cab|||ty

All faclllLy slLes musL answer Lhe quesLlons relaLed Lo WasLe ManagemenL.

IAC-
6.1
Leve| 1
6.1.1 uoes Lhls slLe
segregaLe hazardous
and non-hazardous
wasLe Anu provlde
Lralnlng Lo personnel
on handllng and
segregaLlng wasLe?

Who conducLed Lhe lasL
Lralnlng on wasLe
handllng for Lhls slLe?
lease llsL company,
name(s), and LlLle(s).
WhaL ma[or caLegorles ls
wasLe segregaLed lnLo on
Lhe slLe?

13 Pazardous wasLe musL be separaLed from oLher
hazardous wasLe and also from non-hazardous
wasLe
1ralnlng for personnel (employees and
conLracLors) on how Lo manage hazardous and
non-hazardous wasLe should lnclude:
- lnsLrucLlon on Lhe use of proper Lools and
proLecLlve equlpmenL when handllng wasLe
- awareness of whaL Lhe wasLe conLalns and
how Lo reacL Lo any lncldenLs LhaL may

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6.1.4

age 29 of 37
happen
- an overvlew of legal requlremenLs and Lhe
envlronmenLal consequences of poor
handllng and managemenL of wasLe
- an overvlew of Lhe poslLlve envlronmenLal
beneflLs of wasLe segregaLlon lncludlng
quallLy conLrol and ensurlng hlghesL value
recycllng opLlons.

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6.1.2 uo you measure and
record, aL leasL
annually, wasLe
generaLed from all
wasLe sLreams aL Lhls
slLe?

WhaL are Lhls slLe's mosL
slgnlflcanL wasLe
sLreams? LlsL up Lo 10.
See More lnfo" for
examples.

followlng lnformaLlon for each wasLe sLream:
- a descrlpLlon of Lhe wasLe,
- Lhe Lype of wasLe (hazardous/non-
hazardous),
- Lhe physlcal form of Lhe wasLe (solld, llquld,
eLc.),
- formal classlflcaLlon code (lf appllcable),
- speclflc handllng/ sLorage arrangemenLs,
- lLs source (e.g. process, area),
- Lhe quanLlLy of wasLe recycled, dlsposed of,
and LreaLed,
- Lhe dlsposal/LreaLmenL meLhod (blologlcal,
chemlcal, physlcal),
- where lL was dlsposed of/LreaLed and deLalls
of wasLe conLracLors used, and
- dlsposal/LreaLmenL rouLe (recycled, landflll,
lnclneraLlon)
Lxamples of wasLe lnclude Lrlm wasLe, plasLlc,
food, cardboard, eLc.
Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme (CSC)
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 33 & 70, pg. 36 - for a
sample lnvenLory)

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6.1.3

age 30 of 37
6.1.3 uo you ban all on-slLe
wasLe dlsposal
(lncludlng landflll,
lnclneraLlon, wasLe Lo
energy)? noL scored
(Lyplcal legal
requlremenL)

none noL
sco
red
(Lyp
lcal
leg
al
req
ulre
-
me
nL)

WasLe should only be dlsposed of Lhrough Lhe
approprlaLe off-slLe faclllLles wlLh proper
permlLs, Lechnology, capablllLles, and conLrols.

6.1.7
IAC-
6.2
Leve| 2 2
6.2.1 uo you seL, and revlew
aL leasL annually,
lmprovemenL LargeLs
Lo reduce Lhe quanLlLy
of wasLe generaLed for
Lhls slLe?

LargeL should lnclude 1)
"basellne") of Lhe LargeL,
2) Lhe end daLe of Lhe
LargeL, and 3) an exacL
wasLe reducLlon
quanLlLy.

1
2
3

30
1argets can be:
Abso|ute = LoLal quanLlLy of wasLe
dlsposed/LreaLed regardless of varlables
(faclllLy slze, process volumes, producLlon
hours, employee counL, raw maLerlal
usage, eLc.)
Norma||zed= quanLlLy of wasLe generaLed
relaLlve Lo some relevanL varlable such as
unlLs of producLlon, employee counL, raw
maLerlal usage, eLc. (e.g., quanLlLy of wasLe

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/

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6.2.6

age 31 of 37
dlsposed/LreaLed per unlL of producLlon)

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IAC-
6.3
Leve| 3 3
6.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed
Lhe quanLlLy of wasLe
generaLed for Lhls
slLe? 1he wasLe
reducLlons musL be
"normallzed". See
More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

lease explaln your
wasLe reducLlon
achlevemenL. lease
amounL of wasLe LhaL
was reduced, 2) whlch
wasLe sLreams were
reduced, and 3) over
whaL years your faclllLy
achleved wasLe
reducLlon
reduced Lhe quanLlLy of
wasLe dlsposed/LreaLed?

1
2
3

20 Norma||zed= quanLlLy of wasLe generaLed
relaLlve Lo some relevanL varlable such as unlLs
of producLlon, employee counL, raw maLerlal
usage, eLc. (e.g., quanLlLy of wasLe
dlsposed/LreaLed per unlL of producLlon)
=

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6.2.7


use.
slgnlflcanLly reduclng wasLe?


age 32 of 37
@0**#%'0( @.+=+(%'0( J F&K&.:0#$ &(: @0%+(%'&**3 F&K&.:0#$ "#)$%&(2+$;J
Genera|
Gu|dance

o||ut|on Inc|dents and revent|on:
olluLlon lncldenLs-such as spllls, leaks, unexpecLed releases/dlscharges, and exploslons-can be
damaglng Lo boLh Lhe envlronmenL and humans ln or nearby a faclllLy slLe. Lven small amounLs of
a hazardous subsLance released/dlscharged lnLo Lhe envlronmenL over a long perlod of Llme can
be equally (lf noL more) damaglng Lhan a large amounL released on a slngle occaslon.

1hls secLlon ls focused on prevenLlng polluLlon lncldenLs assoclaLed wlLh Lhe handllng, LransporL,
use, and sLorage of hazardous subsLances. 1he emlsslon or dlscharge of hazardous subsLances are
covered ln oLher secLlon (e.g., emlsslons Lo alr or wasLewaLer effluenL).

All faclllLy slLes have polluLlon and/or hazardous/poLenLlally hazardous acLlvlLy LhaL requlre
managemenL, so Lhls group of quesLlons applles Lo all slLes. lf you do noL Lhlnk you have Lhls Lype
of acLlvlLy, ask yourself: uoes Lhls faclllLy slLe handle, LransporL, use, or sLore hazardous (or
poLenLlally hazardous) subsLances/maLerlals? uependlng on Lhe locaLlon of Lhe faclllLy and Lhe
local regulaLlons, Lhls may lnclude lLems such as spoL cleaners, fluorescenL lamps, faclllLy
malnLenance palnLs and solvenLs, and used olls (e.g., knlLLlng olls, sewlng olls, vehlcle lubrlcanLs).

Def|n|t|on of "Substance":
lor Lhe purposes of Lhls documenL, we are referrlng Lo all Lypes of subsLances or maLerlals LhaL
are hazardous (or are poLenLlally hazardous) Lo Lhe envlronmenL. 1he Lerm subsLance" ls noL
lnLended Lo have any legal deflnlLlon nor ls lL Lo be confused wlLh Lhe use of Lhe Lerm subsLance"
ln cerLaln regulaLory reglmes and leglslaLlon (e.g., Lhe Luropean 8eglsLraLlon, LvaluaLlon,
AuLhorlsaLlon and 8esLrlcLlon of Chemlcals(8LACP) regulaLlons, whlch conLaln a speclflc deflnlLlon
of subsLance"). ln Lhe conLexL of Lhls documenL, a subsLance can be a pure chemlcal, a mlxLure
of chemlcals, an alloy of meLals, a maLerlal, eLc.

C|ass|fy|ng nazardous Substances:
SubsLances can be classlfled ln Lerms of Lhelr hazards or hazard descrlpLlons (e.g. exploslve,
flammable, carclnogenlc, Loxlc, corroslve, dangerous Lo Lhe envlronmenL, perslsLenL ln Lhe
envlronmenL, eLc.). Powever, noL all subsLances poLenLlally hazardous Lo Lhe envlronmenL are
speclflcally classlfled as such. lor example, under cerLaln condlLlons many dusLs can be exploslve
(e.g. flour, some meLals). Some hazardous or poLenLlally hazardous subsLances may be found on
a 8esLrlcLed SubsLance LlsL (8SL) lf your slLe or company has (or follows) one.

lor lnformaLlon on Lhe classlflcaLlon of hazardous subsLances uslng Lhe unlLed naLlon's Clobally
Parmonlzed SysLem of ClasslflcaLlon and Labellng of Chemlcals (CPS), please refer Lo Lhe guldance

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"
8LACP "
.

()8SL

CPS"
CSC 37 38

age 33 of 37
on pages 37 and 38 of Lhe Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme(CSC) LnvlronmenLal
lmplemenLaLlon Culdellnes (download here).

Pazardous chemlcals are a sub-seL of hazardous subsLances. Pazardous chemlcals are Lhose LhaL
show lnLrlnslcally hazardous properLles-perslsLenL, blo-accumulaLlve, and Loxlc (81), very
perslsLenL and very blo-accumulaLlve (vv8), carclnogenlc, muLagenlc, and Loxlc for reproducLlon
(CM8), endocrlne dlsrupLors (Lu), or chemlcals of equlvalenL concern-noL [usL Lhose LhaL have
been regulaLed or resLrlcLed ln oLher [urlsdlcLlons.

81v81
(CM8)Lu-

App||cab|||ty

All faclllLy slLes musL answer Lhe quesLlons relaLed Lo olluLlon revenLlon / Pazardous and
oLenLlally Pazardous SubsLances.

IAC-
7.1
Leve| 1 1
7.1.1 uo you malnLaln a
currenL deLalled llsL
(lnvenLory") of all
hazardous subsLances
handled, LransporLed,
used, or sLored aL Lhls
slLe?

mosL slgnlflcanL
hazardous subsLances?
LlsL up Lo 10.

followlng lnformaLlon for each hazardous
subsLance:
- Lhe formal name (and oLher names) of
Lhe hazardous subsLance,
- lLs Chemlcal AbsLracL Servlces (CAS)
reglsLry number,
Luropean lnvenLory of LxlsLlng SubsLances
(LlnLCS) number, or LC number (see Annex A
LxplanaLlon of 1erms),
- wheLher lL ls a slngle subsLance or a
mlxLure of subsLances,
- lLs hazard characLerlsLlcs / rlsk phrases,
- where and how Lhe subsLance ls sLored
on-slLe,
- speclflc conLrol measures ln relaLlon Lo
lLs sLorage or handllng.
1he lnvenLory should be malnLalned wlLh up-
Lo-daLe MaLerlal SafeLy uaLa SheeLs (MSuS)
(or SafeLy uaLa SheeLs"), whlch lnclude
lnformaLlon abouL Lhe subsLance's
composlLlon, safe sLorage, handllng and use,
whaL acLlon Lo Lake ln Lhe evenL of a splll, eLc.
MSuS are provlded by Lhe manufacLurer or

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LC
Annex A
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7.1.4

age 34 of 37
suppller of a chemlcal.

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7.1.2 uo you Lraln all
relevanL personnel
(employees,
conLracLors,
emergency response
Leam, eLc.) aL Lhls slLe
on formallzed and
documenLed
procedures regardlng:
1) how Lo handle,
LransporL, use, and
sLore hazardous
subsLances and 2) how
Lo manage and
respond Lo spllls, ln
Lhelr respecLlve work
areas?

WhaL are Lhe maln
Loplcs covered ln Lhe
Lralnlng?
Who conducLed Lhe
lasL Lralnlng (name and
LlLle)?
able Lo provlde a copy
of Lhe formallzed and
documenLed
procedures?
uo you have an
emergency response
Leam? lease descrlbe
how many people are
on lL, how ofLen Lhey
are Lralned, and any
oLher relevanL deLalls.

10 1ralnlng should cover Lhe physlcal, chemlcal,
and envlronmenLal hazards of subsLances
handled, LransporLed, used, or sLored aL Lhls
faclllLy
1ralnlng may lnclude:
- an overvlew of legal requlremenLs
relaLlng Lo hazardous subsLances whlch
Lhey handle or may come lnLo conLacL
wlLh,
- speclflc procedures relaLlng Lo Lhe
managemenL, sLorage, use, and
LransporLaLlon of hazardous subsLances,
- splll response plans (lncludlng Lhe
correcL meLhodology for conLalnlng and
Lhen dlsposlng of Lhe spllL maLerlal).
As parL of your procedures ln Lhe evenL of a
splll or release, you may esLabllsh an
emergency response Leam responslble for
deallng wlLh polluLlon lncldenLs for Lhls slLe.
1he Leam may be a speclallzed Leam focused
only on hazardous subsLances or may be Lhe
same as an exlsLlng or broader emergency
response Leam.
Such envlronmenLal Lralnlng would noL
replace Lhe need Lo Lraln employees on healLh
& safeLy maLLers relaLlng Lo polluLlon
prevenLlon (boLh ln Lerms of general healLh &
safeLy hazards and speclflc Lralnlng on
emergency procedures, flrsL ald Lralnlng, eLc.)
Clobal Soclal Compllance rogramme (CSC)
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 40 and 70)

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7.1.6,
7.2.2
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age 33 of 37
7.2.1 Are pracLlce drllls
conducLed regularly Lo
slmulaLe polluLlon
lncldenLs aL Lhls slLe?

lease llsL Lhe name(s)
and LlLle(s) of Lhe
person(s) responslble
for leadlng Lhe pracLlce
drllls

10 racLlce drllls can be held as for real" Lo LesL
Lhe response of Lhe emergency response
Leam and oLher relevanL persons.
1here should be debrlefs followlng pracLlce
drllls Lo ensure LhaL besL pracLlces are
adopLed, procedures may need Lo be revlsed.
Care needs Lo be Laken when performlng a
drlll noL Lo lnLroduce hazards or rlsks lnLo Lhe
work place.

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7.2.3
revlew aL leasL
annually, formal
LargeLs Lo reduce Lhe
amounL of hazardous
subsLances aL Lhls slLe
and mlnlmlze Lhelr
assoclaLed rlsks?

formal LargeLs? A
formal LargeL should
lnclude 1) Lhe sLarL
daLe (l.e., "basellne")
of Lhe LargeL, 2) Lhe
end daLe of Lhe LargeL,
and 3) an exacL
subsLance reducLlon
quanLlLy.

1
2
3

20 lmprovemenL LargeLs may be focused on
processes or pracLlces, such as:
- lmplemenLlng proacLlve chemlcal
screenlng of maLerlals before purchaslng
(e.g., requlrlng cerLlflcaLlons from
suppllers, such as 8lueslgn, Ceko-1ex /
Lco-1ex, L1Au, eLc.)
- LllmlnaLlng a process LhaL produces
hazardous subsLance
- CperaLlon of abaLemenL equlpmenL (e.g.
Lhe wasLewaLer LreaLmenL planL wlll be
operaLlonal for a mlnlmum percenLage of
Llme LhroughouL Lhe year)
lmprovemenL LargeLs may also be quanLlLaLlve
ln naLure:
- usage of hazardous subsLances
- subsLlLuLlon or phase-ouL raLes (e.g. for
solvenL-conLalnlng maLerlals)
lf LargeLs are quanLlLaLlve ln naLure, Lhey may
be:
- Abso|ute = LoLal quanLlLy of hazardous
subsLances used regardless of varlables
(faclllLy slze, process volumes,
producLlon hours, raw maLerlal usage,
eLc.)
- Norma||zed= hazardous subsLance use

-
8lueslgn,
Ceko-1ex / Lco-1ex, L1Au,

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7.2.4

age 36 of 37
relaLlve Lo some relevanL varlable such
as unlLs of producLlon, wasLe Lonnage
requlrlng LreaLmenL, eLc. (e.g.,
hazardous subsLance quanLlLy per unlL
of producLlon)
lmplemenLaLlon (pg. 70 & 71)

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Leve| 3 3
7.3.1 uo you have
demonsLraLed
evldence of achlevlng
progress Loward Lhls
slLe's hazardous
subsLance LargeLs?
1he lmprovemenLs
musL be "normallzed".
See More lnfo" for
addlLlonal
lnformaLlon.

lease explaln Lhe
progress you have
made. lease lnclude
1) Lhe amounL of
reduced, 2) Lhe Lype of
subsLance reduced,
and 3) over whaL years
your faclllLy achleved
hazardous subsLance
reducLlon
WhaL speclflc changes
Lo your slLe reduced
Lhe amounL of
belng used?

2
3

20 Norma||zed= hazardous subsLance use
relaLlve Lo some relevanL varlable such as
unlLs of producLlon, wasLe Lonnage requlrlng
LreaLmenL, eLc. (e.g., hazardous subsLance
quanLlLy per unlL of producLlon)
=

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7.2.6


use.
slgnlflcanLly reduclng hazardous subsLances and Lhelr
assoclaLed rlsks?


age 37 of 37

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13 Lnergy used on-slLe (dlrecL) lncludes:

40 Norma||zed= quanLlLy of waLer used relaLlve

13 1he quallLy of Lhe wasLewaLer dlscharged on

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