What does ASPI mean in GENERAL

ASPI stands for ARESE Sustainable Performance Indices. It is a framework for the measurement, management and analysis of an organisation’s sustainability performance in order to achieve improvement. It provides key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure progress towards goals and objectives for sustainable development.

ASPI enables organisations to benchmark themselves against their peers, assess current performance gaps and develop actionable strategies for improvement. By providing an open standard for measuring sustainability, ASPI allows organisations to compare their performance with global best practice, identify opportunities for improvement across their operations and create baseline metrics for ongoing stewardship efforts. In addition, it also facilitates improved communication and collaboration between multiple stakeholders along the sustainability chain and strengthens corporate accountability.

Data from a range of sources such as external audits, internal operational data or process-level accounts is collected by the organisation and used to populate its KPIs. This can then be used to measure objectives related to environmental performance, energy efficiency, social responsibility or economic stability over time as part of an on-going cycle of continuous improvement. Additionally, data from third party sources such as certifications or industry standards can be included in the assessment process to validate organisational claims about its progress towards sustainable outcomes.

Unlike other frameworks which focus on specific aspects of sustainability such as environmental protection or social responsibility, ASPI provides a comprehensive overview of an organisation’s overall performance across all areas relevant to sustainability including environmental protection, energy efficiency, social responsibility and economic stability. Furthermore, it offers flexibility when it comes to measuring different types of objectives varying scales depending on an organisation’s particular context and scope of operations allowing organisations to measure what matters most to them rather than following a standardised checklist approach.

There is no formal certification associated with using ASPI but achieving improvements against certain KPIs may help form part of the evidence needed by organisations looking at assurance/certification systems such as those offered by AA1000S or GRI-G4.

The main type of reporting that comes out of using ASPE is sustainability scorecards which summarise key performance indicators over time allowing tracking against a set baselines year on year along with comparisons between departments or sites if needed.

It has been designed with global applicability in mind so any organisations looking at improving its sustainability performance can benefit from using this framework regardless whether they are a small business or multi-national corporation operating across multiple locations worldwide.