Tools and Mechanisms

National Business Initiative (NBI)

http://www.nbi.org.za/

The NBI is a voluntary group of leading national and multi-national companies working together towards sustainable growth and development in South Africa through partnerships, practical programmes, and policy engagement. As one of close to 60 global regional partners to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the NBI provides a platform for business leadership and a vision of how companies can contribute to shaping and achieving a sustainable society.

National Wind Coordinating Collaborative

http://www.nationalwind.org/

The US Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) provides a neutral forum for a wide range of stakeholders to pursue the shared objective of developing environmentally, economically, and politically sustainable commercial markets for wind power in the United States.

NaTrue

http://www.natrue.org/

International Natural & Organic Cosmetics Association that offers certification of natural and organic cosmetics. They provide a set of criteria for compliance that relates to the ingredients, processing agents, and packaging of cosmetic products.

Natural Products Association Sseal

http://www.npainfo.org/

US-based association that has a standard and certification programme for personal care products that provides a set of guidelines on certified natural and sustainable ingredients.

Natural Value Initiative – The Ecosystem Services Benchmark (Fauna & Flora International, FGV and UNEP Finance Initiative

http://www.naturalvalueinitiative.org/

Tool to enable institutional investors to better understand the risks and opportunities associated with their investment’s management of their impacts and dependence on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Focus on the food, beverage and tobacco sectors but relevant for companies with agricultural supply chains. Developed with investors Aviva Investors, F&C Investments, insight Investments, Pax World, Grupo Santander and VicSuper. Collectively these have assets under management of approximately Euro 400 billion.

Ocean Conservation and Tourism Alliance

http://www.conservation.org/sites/celb/news/Pages/...

This partnership between Conservation International and the cruise line industry has developed practical guidebooks. These guides describe good environmental practices for a variety of key audiences including communities, small business owners, hoteliers, marine recreation providers, and tour operators.

Öko-Tex Standard 100

http://www.oeko-tex.com/OekoTex100_PUBLIC/index.as...

The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 for textile products provides a scientifically-founded evaluation standard for the human ecological safety of textiles, from the raw material to the finished product, against the background of the globalized and extremely fragmented nature of the textile manufacturing chain.

Oree

http://www.oree.org/

Orée is a French organisation working on environmental issues and has published a major guide book on biodiversity for businesses.  This organisation has set up a "Business and Biodiversity” working group dedicated to developing guidance and best practices related to the introduction of biodiversity conservation into business operations.

Organic and Sustainable Industry Standards

http://www.oasisseal.org/

The OASIS seal is an industry consensus standard certifying that the highest international Standard for the Health and Beauty industry have been met. To obtain the seal a product must contain 85% certified organic content.

Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT)

http://www.oprt.or.jp/

OPRT is an international NGO promoting a more responsible tuna fishing industry with the particular focus on the sustainable use of tuna resources.  OPRT represents all stakeholders in the tuna fishing industry, including major international tuna fishing operators as well as traders, distributors, and consumers in Japan..