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Competence transfer for the selection of suitable sustainability software

Guide for selecting suitable sustainability indicators and building knowledge on indicators and their modes of action, Volume 2 of 2

Cover of the study “Competence transfer for the selection of suitable sustainability software”

As part of a project funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Federal Foundation for the Environment), brands & values GmbH has developed this guide, which can help the interested reader to...

to get an overview for the market of sustainability management software,

use a generic standard process to identify potentially suitable software to use with their sustainability indicators.

Content

Sustainability management software

1.1 General value (requirements)1.2 Overview of the market1.3 Quality characteristics of user-beneficial software1.4 General software requirements (according to ISO 25010)1.5 Specific requirements for sustainability management software (according to brands & values)

Benefits of sustainability management software

2.1 Gaining knowledge through the introduction and use of sustainability management software 2.2 Data collection and use in the company from a general sustainability perspective2.3 Data quality requirements for indicators2.4 Sustainability reporting2.5 Investigation of the expression and communication modes of the software solutionsResearch and analysis of available software for capturing and calculating sustainability KPIs.

3.1 About the sustainability management software market3.2 Selection of relevant sustainability management software providers3.3 Risks in relation to sustainability management software selection and implementation3.4 The make or buy decision

The path of selecting the suitable sustainability management software

4.1 Procedure model and selection methodology in the software selection process4.2 The procedure model as a reference model from brands & values

Status 2018

Project description from our previous website. Ratings, project status and results reflect the state at the time of original publication. · Deutsche Fassung