WRAP - Benchmarks for Target Setting

Benchmarks for target setting a short guide developed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), provides information on selecting suitable metrics and KPIs; project baseline and stretch targets for wastage, waste recovery and recycled content; and corporate targets for overall performance. Particularly useful for EMS data are its Tables No 1 and 2.

Benchmarks are valuable tools for setting targets, both for individual projects and for corporate performance.

This short guide provides information on:

• Selecting suitable metrics and KPIs;
• Project baseline and stretch targets for wastage, waste recovery and recycled content; and
• Corporate targets for overall performance.

If your organisation only procures construction activity on an intermittent basis, you may not need to set corporate targets.

Whilst the generic benchmarks in this guide are useful, it is always preferable to draw on actual project data held by your organisation, provide they have been gathered through a robust measurement process.