Eliminate Greenwashing
How to ensure transparency
Verify your company’s sustainability and ESG work according to the Self-Declaration in IS026000 and maximizing your contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals and the CSRD (EUs regulation for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive).
By doing so you become transparent and trustworthy, which eliminates greenwashing, strengthens your competitiveness and contributes to future proofing your organisation.
About the ISO26000 standard
ISO26000 is an international standard that focuses on guidance for organisation’s societal responsibility. Sweden has revised the associated Self-Declaration to ISO26000. The reason was to include the Sustainable Development Goals, align it with CSRD (EUs regulations for sustainability reporting) and to make it easier for companies and public enterprises to use it as a tool to create transparency and eliminate greenwashing.
The Self-Declaration is is a stand alone technical specification referring to ISO26000 , the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and CSRD (EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). The self-declaration provides guidance rather than requirements, so it’s not a certifiable standard. Instead, organisations can choose to verify their statements and claims to ensure transparency and truthfullness of their sustainability work.
The ISO26000 Self-Declaration
The Self-Declaration is a compass that guides companies and organizations in their sustainability work through 50 questions with a clear connection to ISO26000, the Sustainable Development Goals and coming CSRD, making sure you don’t miss any vital information. Organisations can verify the Self-Declaration by an accredited third party to avoid greenwashing and thereby ensure transparency and trustworthiness of their sustainability work.
Use this tool wisely, and watch your audience’s trust in you skyrocket.
Use the Self-Declaration as a Sustainability report
Companies and organisations can use the Self-Declaration as a sustainability report, to publish on their website, and thereby also become transparent with their sustainability work. In order for it to be credible and trustworthy, it needs to be verified by an accredited third party.
Increase your competitiveness
Companies and organizations can use the Self-Declaration in tenders, in sustainable procurement, due diligence for their supplier base, bank loans and ESG reporting for investors.
It is important you get the self-declaration verified by an accredited third party organisation to achieve transparency and truthfullness. By having your report verified you also eliminate the risk of greenwashing.
Benefits of a 3rd party verification
By getting verified by a 3rd party you show transparency within your company’s sustainability work, eliminate greenwashing and become credible to your stakeholders.
If you in addition get verified by VERIFY Agency of Sweden, you ensure time efficiency, enhance your impact, and strengthen your brand.