Guides and best practices

European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE)

http://www.euroace.org

EuroACE's mission is to work with the European institutions to help Europe move towards a more sustainable pattern of energy use in buildings, thereby contributing to the EU's commitments on carbon emission reductions.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

http://www.ebrd.com/enviro

The EBRD is an international financial institution that supports projects in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Investing primarily in private sector clients whose needs cannot be fully met by the market, the Bank promotes entrepreneurship and fosters transition towards open and democratic market economies.

European Business and Biodiversity Campaign

http://www.business-biodiversity.eu/

A consortium led by the Global Nature Fund that demonstrates how businesses can include biodiversity concerns in their business model

European Construction Industry Federation

http://www.fiec.org

Created in 1905, FIEC is the European Construction Industry Federation, representing via its 34 national Member Federations in 29 countries (27 EU & EFTA, Croatia and Turkey) construction enterprises of all sizes, i.e. small and medium-sized enterprises as well as 'global players', carrying out all forms of building and civil engineering activities

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

http://www.efpia.org/

EFPIA represents the pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe through its direct membership of national assoiations and leading pharmaceutical companies. It has also published case studies for good business practice related to bioprospecting.

Eurosif

http://www.eurosif.org/

Eurosif (the European Sustainable Investment Forum) is a pan-European network and think-tank whose mission is to Develop Sustainability through European Financial Markets. Current Member Affiliates of Eurosif include institutional investors, financial service providers, academic institutes, research associations, trade unions and NGO's. The association is a not-for-profit entity that represents assets totalling over €1 trillion through its affiliate membership.

FairWild

http://www.fairwild.org/

Fairwild endeavours to provide a worldwide framework for implementing a sustainable, fair, and value-added management and trading system for wild-collected natural ingredients and products thereof.

Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

http://www.fauna-flora.org/initiative/business-and...

Founded in 1903, FFI is the world’s longest established international conservation body and a registered charity. FFI protects threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science, and take account of human needs. In their business and biodiversity program, FFI works with the private sector to build long-term strategies for environmental management.

Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST)

http://www.fastinternational.org/

FAST is an internationally focused, member driven, non-profit association representing financial institutions and producers dedicated to the sustainable production and trade of products.

Fish Friendly Farming

http://www.fishfriendlyfarming.org/

Fish Friendly Farming provides an incentive-based method for creating and sustaining environmental quality and habitat on private land. Landowners and managers enroll in the program, learn environmentally beneficial management practices and carry out ecological restoration projects. . Three resource agencies - the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the County Agricultural Commissioner - provide an objective third-party certification.