Sustainability terms, in plain language.
Short definitions that say what each term means and why it matters, whether you met it in a report, a customer request, or your own reading. No jargon explaining jargon.
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Science-Based Targets
A science-based target states how quickly a company will cut greenhouse gas emissions in line with a climate pathway accepted by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), using a defined boundary, base year and target year.
Sustainability
Sustainability is how a company manages its environmental and social impacts, governs those responsibilities, and shows customers, investors and regulators credible evidence of its decisions, actions and results.
Sustainability Reporting
Sustainability reporting is the process of publishing evidence-backed information about a company's environmental, social, and governance impacts, risks, opportunities, policies, targets, and performance for a defined period and business boundary.
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 connected UN goals for improving social, economic, and environmental conditions by 2030, used by companies as a voluntary framework for prioritizing and explaining relevant impacts.
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