Land Health Impact Goal considers the environmental concerns of harmful land waste generated when creating products. Specifically, how companies manage solid waste derived from agricultural and other land processes. It includes the safe treatment, storage, and disposal of waste while observing local and universal regulations. Lastly, this goal also considers how companies handle the fallout from the extraction of natural resources such as deforestation, biodiversity damage, and habitat loss.
When scoring a company on the Land Health impact goal, the following underlying Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) factors are considered:
- Waste & Hazardous Material Management: Environmental issues associated with hazardous and non-hazardous waste generated by companies. Specifically, management of solid waste in the manufacturing of agriculture and other land processes. Covers treatment, handling, storage and disposal, and regulatory compliance.
- Water & Wastewater Management: A company’s water use, water consumption, and impact of operations on water resources influenced by regional differences in availability and quality of water. Includes management of water efficiency, intensity, and recycling. Also addresses the management of wastewater treatment and discharge, including groundwater and recycling.
- Ecological Impacts: The management of impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity through activities relating to land use such as exploration, extraction of natural resources, cultivation, construction and their consequences, including biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, and deforestation at all stages such as planning, land acquisition, permits, development, etc.
The SASB is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 to help businesses and investors develop a common language about the financial impacts of sustainability. To learn more, see https://www.sasb.org/about/
To learn more about the Impact Scoring methodology, see How are Impact scores calculated?