COS™ Sustainability Pillar · Free Community Tool

COS™ Sustainability
Baseline Template

Environmental baseline, social baseline, SDG commitment register, and carbon tracking for infrastructure projects. Built on COS™ Module 4 and aligned to GRI, TCFD, and IFC Performance Standards. Free under CC BY 4.0.
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Sustainability is operational governance — not a report.

This baseline is free. Module 4 teaches the full system. cosmethod.org/courses

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COS™ Sustainability Score
Self-assessed on 1-5 scale per pillar. Composite = (C+O+S)/3
Compliance
Oversight
Sustainability
1.0
Composite
Environmental Baseline
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Environmental Conditions — Pre-Construction
Document existing conditions before any site work begins. This is the reference point for all environmental impact assessment.
Social Baseline
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Community and Social Conditions
Document the community context before construction. Required for IFC PS 1 (Assessment and Management) and PS 5 (Land Acquisition).
SDG Commitment Register
Select the SDGs applicable to this project. Then add specific commitments in the register below.
# SDG Target Commitment Measurable Indicator Baseline Value Target Value Reporting Frequency Status
Carbon and Emission Tracking
# Source / Activity Scope Unit Quantity Emission Factor tCO2e Reduction Measure Responsible
Total tCO2e: 0.00 tonnes CO2 equivalent
COS™ Sustainability Principle
Sustainability is not a report produced at the end of a project. It is a commitment recorded at the beginning and tracked throughout. Every SDG target in this register must have a measurable indicator. Every carbon source must have a documented reduction measure. A sustainability baseline without measurable commitments is compliance theatre.
COS™ Methodology — Sustainability Pillar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20019180 · CC BY 4.0 · cosmethod.org