In this episode, I sit down with Heidi Fisher, a chartered accountant turned impact measurement specialist to talk about impact measurement; how we as individuals use it in our personal lives or implement it in our work to better understand our current impact and get the right data to make informed decisions that can help us be more sustainable. We talk about the importance of small actions, data, tools, frameworks you can use, and a lot more.
Contact details: Heidi Fisher Linkedin
Calculators mentioned in the podcast:
Sustainable Development Goals – global goals that you could contribute to https://sdgs.un.org/goals. Various resources relating to the SDGs including https://sdg-tracker.org/ - this shows progress against each SDG by country and the data used to measure this. https://sdgcompass.org/business-tools/ - This lists a range of tools that can be used for specific goals which are worth looking at if you’re trying to work on something specific such as water waste. https://sdgimpactassessmenttool.org/instructions - This is a self-assessment process to help you identify your contribution to the SDGs.
These sites provide data for different farming methods: http://www.coolfarmtool.org/, https://www.agrecalc.com/ and https://farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/carbon-calculator.
This is one that helps you calculate the carbon usage of different travel methods: https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx.
For different food choices: https://meals4planet.org/calculator/.
For small businesses (US) https://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/business-calculator and UK https://www.carbontrust.com/our-work-and-impact/guides-reports-and-tools/sme-carbon-footprint-calculator.
Circular economy calculator – calculating your organisation’s impact including waste, pollution, production etc. https://campaigns.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/measure?
Supply Chain School – includes resources for how to measure the impact and sustainability of your supply chain and your business. https://www.supplychainschool.co.uk