An Introduction to the Sustainability Tool ========================================== What is the Tool? ----------------- The Sustainability Tool is a cloud-based sustainability performance reporting system, which has been specifically designed to be used for supply chain management. It enables you to collect, report & analyse social & environmental sustainability performance using smart dashboards at project, business unit and corporate levels. .. image:: /assets/images/SustainabilityToolStructure.PNG :target: /assets/images/SustainabilityToolStructure.PNG :alt: alt Who uses it? ------------ The Tool is built for those who are interested in better understanding how they are performing against key sustainability targets, with a strength in mapping this for supply-chains. Users of the tool will include: * Clients * Tier 1 Contractors * Sub-contractors * Specialist designers * Suppliers and more General guidance ================ Getting Started --------------- Users will receive an email inviting them to join a company account on the Sustainability Tool. They should follow the simple steps outlined in the email, which includes opening a web link (https://uk.sustainabilitytool.com/accounts/register/), entering their contact details and then creating a password for their account. Once registered, users are able to access their account by going to https://uk.sustainabilitytool.com/, clicking the ‘sign in’ button in the top right-hand side of the page, and entering their newly set sign-in details. Navigation ---------- The Sustainability Tool has two navigational menus: * *Left Hand Menu:* Used for navigating the structure of a company project (i.e between reporting package, project, business and corporate levels) * *Top Menu:* Used for moving between different actions/activities available within the Tool, including management of a user's account. Key features ------------ Some of the key features that all users should familiarise themselves with when starting out using the Tool are listed below. These have been grouped by type: **Measuring Performance** * *Metrics:* Quantifiable measures that are used to track and assess performance against sustainability issues. * *Indicators:* Gauges used to assess performance against measured sustainability issues. * *Targets & Thresholds:* Targets and thresholds benchmark performance for your project against your reporting indicators. These inform the Red, Amber, Green ratings seen on a project’s sustainability and issue tiles. * *Conversion Factors:* Used within the Tool to enable the calculation of a metric from sub-metrics in a different unit e.g. 'scope 3 carbon emissions' in CO2e from the sub-metric 'non-hazardous waste' in tonnes. **Viewing Performance** * *Dashboards:* Dashboards visualise performance data inputted into the Sustainability Tool. Dashboards are available at each structural level within a company project, allowing Users to see different aggregations of performance. * *Sustainability Tiles:* Each tile relates to a specific sustainability issue being tracked within a company project. Each is RAG rated in line with the performance against indicators feeding into each issue (e.g. air quality, community, employees) * *Indicator Tiles:* Indicator tiles visualise your performance against a particular indicator. Each is RAG rated to denote performance against defined targets and thresholds within the company project (e.g. % of total plant on site that is ‘clean’, Number of access and engagement initiatives) * *Performance Graphs:* Graphically visualises the cumulative performance of a company project a specific indicator they are measuring / being measured against over a 6-month period. * *Performance Tables:* Show the reported numerical data being used to measure performance against targeted indicators within the Sustainability Tool for a company project. * *Reports Submitted:* A landing page showing a comprehensive list of all the reports submitted within a reporting package. Users can view individual reports to see the specific data entered. Key functionality ----------------- Some of the key functions/actions that all users should familiarise themselves with when starting out using the Tool are listed below. These have been grouped by type: **Reporting Performance** * *Reports Due:* A landing page that shows Users a complete list of the metrics that they are required to report for that reporting period (inc. units and frequency of reporting) * *Document Upload:* Allows Users to upload documents to complement the data they input against a metric (e.g. waste transfer notes) * *API:* A software intermediary system that allows Users to pull data for reporting into the Sustainability Tool from existing external systems (e.g. Environmental Management Systems). .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 10