TSP Content Update Schedule

In accordance with TSP Content Governance, the next update cycle of best practices content will begin on Dec 1st 2020. See content under review.

Forming Content Committees: On Dec 1st 2020, a open call for volunteers to participate in TSP Content Governance Committees will be broadcast.
Content Committee Kick-off Meeting: Any Content Committees kick-off meetings will be scheduled after February 1st 2020.
Content development phase: The content development and update phase will scheduled between May 1st 2021 and July 1st 2021.
Content Committee Sign-off Meeting: The Content Committees sign-off meetings will be scheduled between July 1st and August 1st 2021.

We are asking volunteers about 3h of their time (1h to review the content, 2h video meeting). If you would like to volunteer, please contact us, indicating the name of the committee(s) you would like to volunteer for.

Instructions to review content

Review the best practices included in the tiles for the committe you are part of. This includes:

the best practice title & content
the metrics impacted (energy, GHG emissions, waster and/or water)
the intrinsic value (green/gold levels)

Add comments in the public comment box on the best practice details if you believe the best practice is not relevant anymore, or if either the title, content, metrics impacted, or intrinsic value needs to be updated.

If you think there are new best practices to be added to a tile under review, please note it and send your notes through the contact us form so that it can be considered for inclusion at a content committee meeting.

2021 Content under review

On Nov 1st 2020, a open call for volunteers to participate in TSP Content Governance Committees will be broadcast.

The best practices content review committees are:

1. Governance & management

This content committee will review the following tiles:

Governance & management

Content committee members:

Bo, Southwire
Chris, Cardno
David, CWwright
Karen, TRC

Read the instructions for what is expected of each content committee member. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us, indicating the name of the committee(s) you would like to volunteer for.

Content Committee Kick-off Meeting

date:: April 23rd 2021

The working group thus recommend:

Broaden the TSP Governance & management section to a more inclusive ESG Governance, while keeping the other sections focus on industry-specific environmental practices.
Prioritize G&M practices as levels to attain in order to both, reduce the complexity of answering a TSP assessment, and calibrate scores in the presence of N/A answers.
Introduce follow up practices. Example: "Do you have a employee code of conduct?", "If yes, how often are employees trained on it?", "How often is the employee code of conduct reviewed and edited?", etc.

Feedback from EUISSCA utility members:

The Governanance & Management section should stay focused on environmental sustainability. The rationale is that other groups at each utility deals with diversity and broader governance matters. These groups have their own reporting systems. Broader ESG responses in the Alliance assessment context would not be used. To lower the burden on suppliers, broader ESG best practices are thus deemed out of scope.
In the light of the RFx survey (a streamed down versions of the Governance & Management section + a few extra questions), it is appropriate to classify Governance & management best practices by levels of maturity. It would also shed light on "N/A" answers which could be valid and ones which should really have been a "No".
Follow on best practices, for example follow on to "Have a environmental sustainability policy" such as "Train employee on that policy at least once a year", etc. is favored in order to assess the actual engagement of suppliers on these matters.
Questions with regards to "standard" reporting framework such as CDP, GRI, SASB or certifications (ISO 14001 or else) would give the Alliance a broader understanding of where the supply chain is moving as a whole.