Getting Started

Three Levels of Service

Zero Waste Alliance offers three levels of service for SCORE. It can be incorporated into a broad sustainability assessment or as a stand-alone assessment. Pre-SCORE is a service for organizations that aren't ready to assess themselves but want to use SCORE as an educational and planning tool. We can also provide a copy of the companion book, The Business Guide to Sustainability. These options are described below.

NOTE: Consultants wanting to use SCORE with clients should ask about our licensing program so that they can learn about the subtleties of the tool and also get access to updates.

OPTION 1: SCORE as a stand-alone service. We can also come in to your organization, conduct the assessment and facilitate a discussion about the results. SCORE as a service includes the following:

• Scoping: An initial meeting to clarify your goals and choose the portions of the assessment you will take. We help you decide who should participate in the survey. (usually 1 hour)
• Facilitation: We come into your organization and facilitate a half-day meeting to take the assessment, score the results, and build an action plan based on the results. (Usually 2 hours)
• Report: We produce a summary report with recommendations and then return to help you decide what to do as a result of our findings. (Usually 2 hours).
• Follow-Up: We recommend setting up a follow-up meeting 6 months later to check on progress and make course corrections. (Optional one hour meeting)

To contact us for pricing information click here. If you are taking SCORE again, ask us about the Do-It-Yourself option.

OPTION 2: pre-SCORE.  Some organizations aren't ready to rate themselves because their sustainability effort is too new. For those clients, we recommed pre-SCORE in which we use SCORE to educate your managers about what sustainability means 'on the ground' and help you develop a plan for when to address the practices. (one half-day meeting)

OPTION 3: SCORE as part of a full sustainability assessment. ZWA can conduct a full-scale sustainability assessment, of which SCORE is only one part. Through interviews, site visits, facilitated meetings, and a review of publicly available information, we can provide you a clear snapshot of your strengths and areas for improvement. This may include an evaluation of your buildings, waste streams, energy and greenhouse gases, chemical inventory, and environmental management system. We customize the approach to each client, but the milestones usually include the following:

• Initial meeting to scope the assessment
• Data gathering (e.g., review of policies, website, etc.)
• Onsite assessment (e.g., meetings, interviews, site visits, etc.)
• Report (includes written report and management meeting to review the results)

To contact us for more information about a full sustainability assessment and recommendations for improvements that includes the SCORE assessment tool click here.

 

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