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GEMI Sustainability
Benchmarking Questionnaire
June 1999
Does your company have a formal definition for sustainable development?
Does your company have an EHS policy?
If yes, does it mention sustainability or sustainable development?
Do you envision your company adding a reference to sustainability or sustainable development to your policy?
If so, do you envision this happening within:
Has your company distributed an EHS report to the public?
If so, what was the year it was first released?
Has your company distributed a sustainability report to the public?
If so, what was the year it was first released?
Do you envision your company issuing a sustainability report in the future?
If so, do you envision this happening within:
Does your company have sustainability metrics or goals?
What specific metrics do you use for economic performance?
What specific metrics do you use for social performance?
What specific metrics do you use for EHS performance?
What specific metrics do you use for EHS performance? [ Page 2 ]
What specific metrics do you use for EHS performance? [ Page 3 ]
Do you share these metric results with the public?
Do you conduct a form of EHS product life cycle (PLC) review as a part of new product development?
If so, in what year did you start?
Have you expanded your PLC review program to include social aspects?
Do you envision adding social aspect considerations to your new product development in the future?
Do you envision this happening within:
Do you have a company evaluation (audit) program?
If so, in what year did you start?
Does it include social aspects?
If yes, in what year was it expanded?
Do you envision your company expanding your audit program to include social aspects?
Do you envision this happening within:
Do your company’s goals include any of the following:
How would you rate current top management awareness of sustainable development issues?
How would you rate current top management’s commitment to sustainable development?
Where does sustainability currently fall on your company’s “radar screen”?
Do you feel that the interest in sustainable development is essentially consistent worldwide?
If not, based on your experience, in what countries do you currently see the most interest in sustainable development issues?
What do you think are the forces driving your company’s sustainable development policies and programs?
What do you think are the forces driving your company’s sustainable development policies and programs? [ Page 2 ]
What do you think are the forces driving your company’s sustainable development policies and programs? [ Page 3 ]
What is the most troublesome aspect of sustainable development from your perspective?
What is the most troublesome aspect of sustainable development from your perspective? [ Page 2]
What is the most troublesome aspect of sustainable development from your perspective? [ Page 3]
How much business value do you believe is available from sustainable development?
Is there a major champion of sustainable development in your company?
If yes, is it?
Which of these functions is currently aware of sustainable development in your company?
Has your organization implemented any of the following methodologies/tools:
What particular business sectors or types of products do you see making the most progress with respect to sustainable development?
What particular business sectors or types of products do you see making the most progress with respect to sustainable development?
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Has a single individual in your company been assigned responsibility for being the focal point for the 3 aspects (environmental, economic and social) of sustainable development?
Does anyone in your company actually have the words “sustainable development” in their job title?
If yes, what’s the title?
What means has your company used to obtain outside stakeholder input to your sustainability plan?
What means has your company used to obtain outside stakeholder input to your sustainability plan? [ Page 2 ]
What additional comment(s) would you like to share about your company’s plans and experiences on this topic?
What additional comment(s) would you like to share about your company’s plans and experiences on this topic? [ Page 2 ]
What additional question(s) should have been asked on this topic?
Any other comments on this survey form or survey process?
What future topics should GEMI benchmark which would have significant value for your company?
What future topics should GEMI benchmark which would have significant value for your company? [ Page 2 ]
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