Green Practices Guideline for Services Sector

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATION 3 TERMINOLOGIES 3 FOREWORD 6 ABOUT THE GUIDELINE 7 PART I INTRODUCTION 9 1.1 About the Sector 9 1.2 Scope and Application 10 1.3 Motivation to Sustainability 12 1.3.1 Climate Change 13 1.3.2 Circular Economy 18 1.3.3 Impacts of ESG Towards the Industry 20 1.3.4 Sustainable Developments Goals 21 1.4 The Need for Green Practices 22 1.4.1 What are Green Practices (GP)? 22 1.4.2 Green Practices in the Services Sector 22 1.4.3 Existing National Policies & Guidelines 24 1.4.4 Benefits of Green Practices 25 1.5 Outcome from Green Practices 27 PART II ASSESSMENT 29 2.1 About the Assessment of Green Practices 29 2.2 Guideline Implementation 30 2.3 Indicators 32 2.3.1 Materials 33 2.3.2 Waste 35 2.3.3 Water 37 2.3.4 Energy 39 2.3.5 Innovation 41 2.3.6 Management 43 PART III IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN PRACTICES 45 3.1 Indicator Alignment 46 3.2 Towards Green Recognition 49 3.3 Way Forward 50 REFERENCES 51 CASE STUDIES 53 APPENDIX 56