Green Practices Guideline for Fisheries Sector

INDICATOR INSTRUMENT FACTSHEET INDICATOR: MANAGEMENT SUB-INDICATOR: POLICY AND PROGRAMME 1. INDICATOR INFORMATION 1.1. GOALS AND TARGETS Goal 1: Encourage small, medium, and large companies to adopt sustainable practices and reporting. The goal of this instrument is mapped to the following global goals and National targets: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals • SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. • SDG Target 12.6: Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. 1.2. INDICATOR Management 1.3. SUB-INDICATOR Policy and Programme 1.4. LAST UPDATE 13 May 2023 1.5. RELATED SECTORS This indicator instrument applies to the following sectors: • Agriculture & Plantation • Aquaculture • Construction • Forest operation • Livestock • Manufacturing • Mining • Services 2. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS 2.1. DEFINITIONS Boundary: A defined border that accounts for and limits the key business activities and processes which form the basis of the study or analysis. Baseline year: A reference point in time against which a measure of consumption and/or production in the present and/or future are measured. Reporting period: The period for which the instrument assesses the organisation. Unless required, otherwise time span should be one year. Management: Management from an organisational perspective refers to planning, organising, and administering resources and activities effectively to achieve specific objectives efficiently. Policy: Documented statement to achieve specific goals by the organisations. Programme: An activity that supports the achievement of the stated goal. The results of the project activities must have a direct, real, and measurable impact on achieving the intended purpose. 114 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR FISHERIES SECTOR (AQUACULTURE)