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The importance of an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) glossary lies in its ability to provide clarity, consistency, and transparency in the use of ESG terminology within the business and investment communities.
A process that transfers carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in biological, geological, mineral or product reservoirs.
A monetary value assigned to greenhouse gas emissions through a tax, emissions trading system, internal price or market transaction.
A carbon credit retired to compensate for emissions occurring elsewhere.
A claim that a defined amount of greenhouse gas emissions has been balanced by reductions, removals or offsets over a stated period and boundary.
A system in which emissions allowances or carbon credits are issued, bought, sold or retired.
The total greenhouse gas emissions associated with an organisation, product, activity, event or person within a defined boundary.
A common unit that expresses the warming effect of different greenhouse gases relative to carbon dioxide using global warming potentials.
A naturally occurring greenhouse gas released through respiration, decomposition, combustion and industrial processes and removed by oceans, vegetation and other sinks.
A tradable unit representing one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent reduced, avoided or removed under a carbon-crediting programme.
The mix of relevant backgrounds, skills, experience, gender, ethnicity, age and perspectives represented on a board.