This publication aims to provide a framework and practical set of good practices for organisations and initiatives considering whether to carry out a benchmarking exercise or develop a benchmarking programme. Its overall goal is to create more consistency in, and strengthening of, sustainability benchmarking programmes so that they can effectively support better practices and faster transition to a more sustainable world.
This paper introduces the methods and data used in Energy Access Explorer, an online, open-source, interactive platform that analyzes spatial data related to energy supply and demand and a population’s unique attributes. The Energy Access Explorer also incorporates demographic data and data on social and productive uses to visualize demand for energy services. Together, these supply and demand indicators enable more comprehensive energy planning.
This report takes stock on their use and provides an indicator framework and a set of evolving practices, building on lessons learnt from their implementation and application in different countries and contexts.
This report is one of a series of studies designed to increase awareness and understanding of the opportunities that LDN presents for synergies with other social and environmental objectives as well as how voluntary LDN targets and associated measures can contribute to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This paper Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework provides background information, an introduction to the zero draft and a draft recommendation for consideration by the second meeting of WG2020.