Research & Development

The Platform Partners are working together to address system-wide issues that affect the effectiveness of impact management resources and practices, such as the naming and classification of sustainability topics, and industries and sectors.

Industry Classifications​ in the Context of​ Impact Management​

Uses, challenges and​ recommendations​

This paper:​

  • Explains the significance of industry classificationsin the context of impact management​
  • Explores current challenges faced by users ofindustry classifications for impact managementpurposes​
  • Provides recommendations on the design and theinteroperability of industry classifications, whilstaddressing the main stakeholder groups involved​
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The Naming and Classification of Sustainability Topics in the Context of Impact Management

An analytical review

This paper:​

  • examines the naming and classification of sustainabilitytopics in sustainability-related resources​
  • reveals significant differences in how sustainability topics arenamed and categorised, which can impede the clarity andprecision required for effective impact management​
  • makes recommendations to improve the coherence andinteroperability of impact management resources​
  • is accompanied by a Structured Inventory of sustainabilitytopics, a mapping that allows users to navigate sustainabilitytopics across 33 major sustainability-related resources​
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