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Sector: Built Environment

Design processes and products to minimize waste and maximize circularity

Develop and implement sourcing guidelines that prioritize sustainable commodities and suppliers committed to sustainable practices

Develop appropriate environmental management plans to avoid and reduce soil compaction

Encourage sustainable behaviors among building users to reduce energy use

Encourage sustainable behaviors among building users to reduce water use

Engage and invest in the restoration or afforestation of degraded land within or around operations

Engage in context-based landscape management approaches (e.g., watershed stewardship and enhancing biodiversity)

Ensure safe landfill disposal sites (e.g., regulation, planning and management)

Implement due diligence and traceability systems for all raw materials, ensuring that all materials used in the production stage are sourced sustainably

Implement ecologically appropriate management regimes for the respective site

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