02 / Sustainability

Make a commitment actionable.

Choose one sustainability commitment. Examine whether the people expected to deliver it have a common understanding of the outcome, the measure and the work required.

Use before Agreeing a target, assigning a programme or reviewing an existing commitment.

Define the outcome.
What should change, by when and across which sites, activities or people? Clarify exclusions that affect interpretation.
Establish the starting point.
Record the baseline, unit, calculation and source. Where the baseline is incomplete, assign its completion separately.
Connect the target to action.
Identify the operating changes required, their dependencies and the resources or approvals they need.
Distinguish responsibilities.
Name who provides the data, who validates it and who has authority to influence the result.
Set the next review.
Agree what evidence will demonstrate progress at that point and which circumstances require escalation sooner.

Leave withAn executable commitment, or a specific list of gaps that must be resolved before it can become one.

02 / Working record

Make a commitment actionable.

Use concise statements. Mark what is known, what is assumed and what remains unresolved.

Issue / organisation ___________________Prepared by / date ___________________

Outcome and boundary

Baseline, definition and source

Target and date

Actions, dependencies and approvals

Evidence owner and validator

Action owner

Next checkpoint and escalation trigger

Close the discussion with an agreed owner and review point. Keep the supporting evidence with this record.

Make a commitment actionable.

Define the outcome.

Establish the starting point.

Connect the target to action.

Distinguish responsibilities.

Set the next review.

Make a commitment actionable.