BEST Standard

The BEST Standard can be downloaded here: Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) Standard 1001 The Vietnamese version of the BEST Standard can be downloaded here: Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) Standard 1001

The document outlines a comprehensive set of voluntary environmental certification criteria for lead battery manufacturing facilities with specific criteria for the following:

• Environmental Lead Emissions;

• Occupational Lead Emissions;

• Waste Disposal;

• Energy & Water Consumption;

• Emergency Response;

• Chemical Storage and Handling; and

• Take Back Provisions For Used Batteries.

BEST Standard Setting Process

The Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) Standard for lead battery manufacturers was developed in an open and transparent forum with participation from industry, government, NGOs, and other subject matter experts. Along with our Indian partners, Development Alternatives and the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India, we held a series of multi-stakeholder meetings to review and edit the initial draft of the BEST Standard. The process involved input from over 25 participants (see stakeholders list below) representing divergent interests and industries. The stakeholders worked in a collective atmosphere in five regular meetings held in 2006-2007.

Participants in the multi-stakeholder process held in 2006-2007 to develop the Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) Standard