Sustainability Resources

Guides, checklists and practical examples for UK businesses.

Start with a task and open a relevant guide. The cards below are guides and examples. The downloads section is the only place with files. Check current official guidance for obligations.

How to Use This Hub

  1. Identify your task — reporting, procurement, carbon, claims review, or strategy
  2. Open the linked guide and use the examples it provides
  3. Read the companion article for definitions and examples
  4. Cross-check obligations on UK legislation

Strategy and Governance

Business sustainability strategy guide
Guide and examples. Available policy, working-group terms, 90-day tracker and risk log are in the downloads section.
Companion: Business sustainability strategy →
Materiality assessment worksheet
Guide and examples
Companion: Materiality assessment guide →
Board ESG briefing pack
Checklist
Companion: ESG strategy →
Sustainability KPI tracker
Guide and ungated CSV dashboard. No lead capture.
Companion: Sustainability KPIs →

ESG & Reporting

ESG reporting checklist — See guide
SECR data preparation checklist — See guide
Scope 1-2-3 emissions template — See guide
TCFD disclosure checklist — See guide
ESG questionnaire response log — Open the response log
Sustainability data-owner matrix — Open the matrix
Carbon reduction plan readiness — Open the readiness file
Sustainability report evidence checklist — Open the evidence register
GHG Protocol versus ISO 14064-1 — Open the comparison
Sustainability report revision log — Open the revision log

Procurement & Supply Chain

Sustainable procurement policy template — Read the template guide
A short supplier sustainability questionnaire — A short supplier sustainability questionnaire
Modern Slavery statement template — See guide

Carbon & Energy

Business carbon footprint calculation method — Open guide
kWh and gas to CO2e converter — Open the working converter
LED lighting payback calculator — Open the working calculator
Renewable energy evidence and solar preparation — See guide

Downloads

Seven-day business waste starter log

Three CSV files for one workplace week: a blank log, the instructions, and a fictional example. Seven days does not replace the longer baseline in the waste-reduction guide.

Open the starter-log guide

Office recycling bins: plan locations and staff instructions

Three CSV files for one workplace: a blank location plan, the instructions, and a fictional example. The location plan does not replace the prevention action.

Open the location-plan guide

Workplace recycling contamination: check the collector's rules

Three CSV files for one bin: a blank inspection log, the instructions, and a fictional example. The inspection uses the collector's own rules.

Open the inspection-log guide

Office energy walk-through: what to check first

Three CSV files for one walk: a blank checklist, the instructions, and a fictional example. The room sheet is not an ESOS audit and does not calculate payback.

Open the walk-through guide

Business energy monitoring log

Two CSV files: a blank period log and a fictional example. You type every cell. The files do not calculate a row.

Open the period-log guide

Office standby energy worksheet

Two CSV files: a blank worksheet and a fictional example. Measured watts stay apart from assumed watts. Any annual figure is a scenario.

Open the standby worksheet

Office energy responsibility record

Two CSV files: a blank seven-question record and a fictional example. Unknown stays unknown. A bill name proves only that printed identity.

Open the responsibility record

Business heat-pump assessment checklist

Two CSV files: a blank pack and a fictional example. Unknown fuel or control can finish the recording task. No completed pack establishes suitability.

Open the heat-pump checklist

Solar preparation and tariff evidence

Four CSV files on the renewable guide: a solar preparation pair and a tariff evidence pair. No new URL. The files do not calculate a row.

Open the renewable guide

Carbon footprint data pack, method matrix and base-year record

Six CSV files on the footprint method guide. They record data sources, the method chosen for each source and base-year decisions. They do not total emissions.

Open the footprint method

Business mileage emissions worksheet

Two CSV files. Scope 1, Scope 3 Category 6 and Category 8 rows keep separate subtotals, added by hand.

Open the mileage worksheet

Employee commuting survey

Two CSV files recording journey legs from replies. Replies are not extrapolated to staff who did not answer.

Open the commuting survey

Homeworking emissions record

Two CSV files using the 2026 homeworking factors per FTE working hour.

Open the homeworking method

Small shop opening-to-closing walk

Two CSV files: a blank walk and a fictional example. A present bin is not a recycling rate. A recorded plan is not completed work.

Open the shop walk

Retail returns eligibility log

Two CSV files: a blank log and a fictional example. Unknown safety blocks resale. Completing waste does not close a refund.

Open the returns log

Ecommerce packaging right-sizing worksheet

Two CSV files: a blank sample log and a fictional example. A recorded failed sample is not approval to use that pack. No gram column.

Open the right-sizing worksheet

Reusable delivery packaging pilot log

Two CSV files: a blank pilot log and a fictional example. Unreturned at the cutoff is uncertainty, not a proven loss.

Open the pilot log

Shop lighting and heating walk

Two CSV files: a blank walk and a fictional example. After-close lighting is recorded only after close. No payback year.

Open the shop energy walk

Small warehouse sustainability walk

Two CSV files: a blank walk and a fictional example. Observe from permitted pedestrian routes. Do not operate dock doors.

Open the warehouse walk

Small-business sustainability budget

Two CSV files: a blank budget and a fictional example. Estimate, approved and actual pounds stay apart. An annual summary is not added to monthly details.

Open the budget worksheet

How to read one business electricity bill

Three CSV files for one bill: a blank log, the instructions, and a fictional example. The log copies one bill and does not rank tariffs or calculate payback.

Open the bill-log guide

A short supplier sustainability questionnaire

Three CSV files for one purchase and one supplier: a blank questionnaire, the instructions, and a fictional example. The file gathers information for one purchase and provides no supplier score. It does not replace broader social, labour or compliance due diligence. Suppliers answering a customer's form use the response log below, not this buyer file.

Open the questionnaire guide

ESG questionnaire response log

Two CSV files. Dispatch is not customer acceptance. A missing document is not not-applicable.

Open the response log

Sustainability data-owner matrix

Two CSV files. An assigned owner is not a review. A reviewed dataset can remain unassigned.

Open the matrix

Carbon reduction plan readiness

Two CSV files. Ready to draft is not a submitted, approved or published Carbon Reduction Plan. The official template stays on GOV.UK.

Open the readiness file

SECR data preparation checklist

Two CSV files on the SECR guide. This is a disclosure index, not a second carbon data pack and not filing. Quoted/global and unquoted/UK rows stay distinct.

Open the SECR guide

Sustainability report evidence checklist

Two CSV files. Held evidence is not substantiation. Completing the register is not assurance.

Open the evidence register

Sustainability KPI dashboard sheet

Two CSV files. A ratio is written only when both source periods match and the denominator is strictly positive. There is no lead capture.

Open the KPI guide

Sustainability report revision log

Two CSV files. Proposed is not published. Inventory recalculation stays on the baseline record.

Open the revision log

Compare waste-collection quotes for one site

Three CSV files for one site: a blank quote sheet, the instructions, and a fictional example. A missing fee stays incomplete. A stated difference is not treated as the same price.

Open the quote-sheet guide

Packaging component sheet

Three CSV files for one product: a blank component sheet, the instructions, and a fictional example. A ready row is a confirmed route for that site, not a winning material.

Open the packaging guide

Check an FSC or PEFC claim on one purchase

Three CSV files for one purchase: a blank check, the instructions, and a fictional example. The example result is simulated and was not looked up in a live registry.

Open the claim-check guide

File the recycled-content evidence for one plastic component

Three CSV files for one component: a blank log, the instructions, and a fictional example. A filed claim is not a tax exemption.

Open the evidence-log guide

Check an office-supply order before you buy

Three CSV files for one order: a blank checklist, the instructions, and a fictional example. Ready for purchasing review is not approval to buy.

Open the order-checklist guide

Record a repair or replace decision for one asset

Three CSV files for one asset: a blank record, the instructions, and a fictional example. Unknown safety stays not yet. The file does not choose the lower price.

Open the decision-record guide

Check one refurbished equipment offer

Three CSV files for one offer: a blank checklist, the instructions, and a fictional example. Information complete is not approval to buy.

Open the offer-checklist guide

Count returnable transit containers for one customer

Three CSV files for one customer and period: a blank count, the instructions, and a fictional example. The count does not calculate a loss rate.

Open the count guide

Event task sheet

Two CSV files for one event: a blank task sheet and a fictional example. The article states the rules. A task marked not for this event is not done. The files do not choose a status.

Open the event task sheet

Event sustainability policy

Two CSV files for one event: a blank register and a fictional example. The policy wording is in the article. An improvement target stays draft without a measured baseline. The files do not check the numbers.

Open the event sustainability policy

Event waste plan

Two CSV files for one event: a blank plan and a fictional example. A refused stream stays unresolved until a specific route is confirmed. The files do not add collections together.

Open the event waste plan

Venue evidence scorecard

Two CSV files for one shortlist: a blank scorecard and a fictional example. A missing note leaves the venue without a total. The total is a preference score, not a ranking. The files do not work out the total.

Open the venue evidence scorecard

Attendee travel survey

Support sheet. Two CSV files: a blank survey and a fictional excerpt. Missing replies stay missing. There is no carbon figure. The files do not scale the answers.

Open the attendee travel survey

Event food quantity log

Two CSV files for one service: a blank log and a fictional example. This is not a calculator. Prepared, served, surplus and waste stay separate. The files do not compare the quantities.

Open the event food quantity log

Reusable signage inventory

Support inventory of signs you already hold. Two CSV files: a blank inventory and a fictional example. A proposed cover stays waiting. This is not a buyer's guide. The files do not rank materials.

Open the reusable signage inventory

Event format variable sheet

Two CSV files on the conference guide: a blank sheet and a fictional example. It records boundaries and whether data is available. It does not compare emissions.

Open the event format variable sheet

Post-event sustainability report

Two CSV files for one event: a blank report and a fictional example. Targets, measurements, estimates, gaps and copied calculations stay on separate rows. The files do not add them.

Open the post-event sustainability report

ISO 20121 starting questions

Two CSV files: six blank questions and a fictional example. Questions answered means the questions have answers. It is not a readiness audit, a pass, or certification. The files do not score the answers.

Open the ISO 20121 starting questions

Restaurant food-waste log

Two CSV files for one kitchen service: a blank log and a fictional example. Measured kilograms, estimates and purchase invoice amounts stay apart. The files do not add the rows.

Open the restaurant food-waste log

Commercial kitchen energy walk

Two CSV files: a blank walk and a fictional example. Refrigeration, hot holding and extraction stay unchanged. The files do not calculate a saving.

Open the kitchen energy walk

Hotel linen and towel count

Two CSV files: a blank count and a fictional example. Room-night reuse observations and laundry stay apart. There is no water or energy figure. The files do not subtract the weeks.

Open the linen and towel count

Local and seasonal comparison

Support sheet. Two CSV files: a blank comparison and a fictional example. Unknown boundaries stay open. There is no winner and no emission factor. The files do not pick an option.

Open the local and seasonal comparison

Takeaway item check

Two CSV files: a blank item check and a fictional example. A claim-only or banned item stays not ready. An outside-England row stays outside this checked scope. Disposal stays on the packaging sheet.

Open the takeaway item check

Restaurant priority plan

Two CSV files: a blank plan and a fictional example. At most three priorities. A ready row names an action, a success criterion and a review date. The files do not score the business.

Open the restaurant priority plan

Hotel denominator sheet

Two CSV files: a blank metric sheet and a fictional example. The reader writes the ratio. Missing, mixed and zero denominators stay blank. This is not a benchmark and not an HCMI return. The files do not divide.

Open the hotel denominator sheet

Small-business sustainability policy

Two text files: a blank policy and a fictional example. Adopting the wording is not a result. The files do not score the business.

Open the small-business sustainability policy

90-day sustainability tracker

Two CSV files: a blank tracker and a fictional example. A recorded plan row is not completed work. The files do not mark a day-90 failure.

Open the 90-day sustainability tracker

Sustainability working-group terms

Two text files: blank terms and a fictional example, including one agenda and decisions log. Adopting the terms is not a meeting held.

Open the sustainability working-group terms

Staff sustainability questionnaire

Two text questionnaires and two tally CSVs. Replies are not anonymous or representative. The files do not calculate an engagement score.

Open the staff sustainability questionnaire

Aspects and impacts register

Two CSV files: a blank register and a fictional example. A completed row is not certification. The files do not calculate a score.

Open the aspects and impacts register

Sustainability risk log

Two CSV files: a blank log and a fictional example. An uncertain event is not an aspect. The files do not score likelihood.

Open the sustainability risk log

FAQ

Are these resources free to read?
The linked guides and examples are available to read without a signup. Downloadable files are the CSV and text sets in the downloads section, including the seven-day business waste starter log. Those seven-day files do not replace a longer waste baseline. The supplier questionnaire gathers information for one purchase and provides no supplier score. It does not replace broader social, labour or compliance due diligence.
Can I adapt examples for my business?
Use examples as a starting point and check that they fit your activity, jurisdiction and current requirements. Obtain appropriate review for legal or technical decisions.
Where should I start with carbon measurement?
The business carbon footprint page is a step-by-step calculation method, not a working calculator or a verified reporting submission. The kWh to CO2e converter is the working tool: it converts electricity or gas with named 2026 factors and shows each line separately.
How should I check whether information is current?
Read the original source and the article review status. A last-updated date alone does not establish that every legal or technical claim has been reverified.
The cards above are guides and examples, except the downloads section, which provides the available CSV and text files. The seven-day waste files do not replace a longer baseline. The supplier questionnaire gathers information for one purchase and provides no supplier score. It does not replace broader social, labour or compliance due diligence. Adapt examples to your business and seek appropriate review where required.
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