Guides by topic
Sustainability Guides by Topic
614 free guides and tools, organized into 28 topics. Many come in versions written for companies, local governments, NGOs, foundations, universities and maritime organizations.
Climate resilience
- Climate Resilience PlanningResilience plans, heat and urban greening, and governance that holds up after the plan is adopted.30 guides
- Climate Risk AssessmentVulnerability assessments, scenario analysis and climate risk in infrastructure and finance decisions.23 guides
- Flooding & Coastal ResilienceCoastal defenses, flood mitigation, stormwater and sediment, from shoreline plans to basin design.9 guides
- Funding Climate ResilienceFinding and winning the money: grants, public-private partnerships and shovel-ready project pipelines.20 guides
Strategy, ESG and reporting
- Sustainability StrategyBuilding a strategy that pays its way and embedding ESG into how the business runs.41 guides
- ESG Reporting & DisclosureFrameworks, data collection, platforms and reports that stakeholders and auditors can rely on.21 guides
- ESG Regulation & ComplianceCross-border ESG rules, enforcement, legal risk and the contract clauses that manage it.16 guides
- Sustainability Metrics & BenchmarkingKPIs, benchmarks and return-on-investment methods that show whether a program is working.19 guides
- Sustainability Data & TechnologyAI, digital MRV, spatial data and the data governance behind sustainability programs.13 guides
- Culture & Behavior ChangeChange management, green nudges, incentives and the teams that make sustainability stick.13 guides
Finance
- Sustainable Finance & Impact InvestingGreen bonds and loans, impact investing, and ESG risk analysis for portfolios and due diligence.18 guides
- Blended Finance & Public-Private PartnershipsBlended finance, development finance and PPPs that share climate risk between public and private capital.30 guides
Energy, infrastructure and transport
- Decarbonization, Net Zero & Carbon MarketsNet-zero planning, Scope 3, sector decarbonization, and how carbon credits and markets work.23 guides
- Renewable & Community EnergyLocal renewable transitions, community energy, PPAs and RECs, and financing clean power.20 guides
- Energy & Water InfrastructureClimate-ready energy and water systems, decentralized water and the capital behind them.26 guides
- Sustainable TransportationDecarbonizing transport, transit electrification, equitable mobility and resilient networks.8 guides
- Ports & MaritimeDecarbonizing maritime operations, green port infrastructure and port resilience planning.19 guides
Circular economy and supply chains
- Circular EconomyCircular supply chains, business models, life cycle assessment and designing waste out.43 guides
- Eco-Industrial Parks & Industrial SymbiosisHow industrial parks share energy, water and materials, with case studies from Kalundborg to Ulsan.13 guides
- Sustainable Supply ChainsSupplier assessment, procurement, traceability and the contract terms behind them.19 guides
Nature and oceans
People and communities
- Stakeholder EngagementMapping stakeholders, building trust and moving from consultation to shared decisions.38 guides
- Partnerships & Cross-Sector CollaborationPartnerships between companies, NGOs, universities and governments that last past the launch.25 guides
- Sustainability Communications & StorytellingCommunicating progress credibly, to experts and non-experts alike, without greenwashing.28 guides
- Social Impact MeasurementMeasuring social outcomes and collective impact, from theory of change to participatory monitoring.30 guides
- Equity & Environmental JusticeEquity in resilience planning, participatory methods and measures of community well-being.11 guides
- Local Climate PolicyAligning local policy with state and federal goals, climate and housing data, and advocacy.16 guides