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What is an Earthcheck core area?

An Earthcheck core area is an environmental, social or economic area for which indicators have been developed to identify an operation’s performance.

• What are the core areas?
• How many indicators make up a core area?

What are the core areas?

Earthcheck Core Areas are:

1. Energy
2. Water
3. Waste
4. Community
5. Paper
6. Cleaning
7. Pesticides

How many indicators make up a core area?

Core areas can have one indicator or several indicators, depending on what can be measured and identified. For example, the core area, 'Water', has two indicators, 'Water Consumption' and 'Water Saving'.

Each of the Earthcheck Core Areas contain indicators:

1. Energy
1. Energy Consumption
2. Water
1. Water Consumption
2. Water Saving
3. Waste
1. Waste Sent to Landfill
2. Waste Recycling
4. Community
1. Community Commitment
2. Community Contributions
5. Paper
1. Paper Products
6. Cleaning
1. Cleaning Products
7. Pesticides
1. Pesticide Products