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Definition 1 of 201
This group of individuals is defined as having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties
to a particular territory—culturally and historically distinct from the majority populations with
political dominance.
Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities
Indigenous People
Definition 2 of 201
These principles underpin many green building standards. Developed by William McDonough in
1992, they governed his design of The World's Fair, EXPO 2000, held in Hannover, Germany.
Annex 1 Parties
Geoengineering
Embodied or Embedded Energy
Hannover Principles
,Term 3 of 201
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
This term is defined as getting more output for the energy expended. It can be calculated
as the ratio of useful "energy" (the capacity to do work) to total energy expended while
performing "work" (defined as the transfer of energy.)
This document provides consumers with quantifiable LCA data on the environmental impact
associated with a given product. Following the ISO 14025 product category rules (PCR), it is
used to compare the relative impact of similar products.
This term refers to an ecosystem when all the native components- the abiotic elements,
biodiversity, and ecosystem processes- are intact. Refers to the ability of an ecosystem to
support and maintain ecological processes and a diverse community of organisms.
This describes the practice of balancing production and consumption. Measured on an
annual basis, buildings with an energy footprint described with this term use onsite
renewable energy to generate all energy consumed. Those with this size carbon footprint
produce no carbon emissions.
Definition 4 of 201
This UN assessment was initiated in 2001 to develop a scientific basis for action to conserve
ecosystem resources and implement sustainable use policies. Assessment of the consequences of
ecosystem change on human wellbeing included an appraisal of ecosystem services and
suggested options for restoring, conserving, or enhancing the sustainable use of ecosystems.
Fair Trade Certification
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)
Ecological Economics
Communication on Progress (COP)
,Definition 5 of 201
A term used to describe four billion people who live in poverty and have been mostly un-served
or underserved by the private sector. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these people are resilient
entrepreneurs and value-conscious consumers who can partner with business to eradicate
poverty.
Dynamic Complexity
Bottom of the Pyramid
Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Brundtland Commission
Definition 6 of 201
Environmental justice addresses the interaction between environmental quality and social justice.
It is governed by the principle that everyone has the right to equal protection from damage, risk,
and discrimination due to pollution.
Bottom of the Pyramid
Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Intellectual Capital
Environmental Justice
, Term 7 of 201
Electronics Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
A sustainable infrastructure rating system comprised of 60 TBL criteria in five categories:
Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk
A US-based product rating system for energy efficient information technology (IT) with
environmental criteria addressing the full product life cycle- design, production, usage,
and recycling The rating is more rigorous than the energy start criteria.
These are based on the idea that "the expectation that better government supporting the
entrepreneurial endeavors of socially responsible business around the world will generate
greater investment of private capital to create more wealth for poor people."
Also known as Carbon Engineering, this technology is used to counteract the GH effect and
ocean acidifcation by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Multiple technologies have
been proposed, such as afforestation, biochar, carbon capture, and sequestration.
Definition 8 of 201
Refers to trade in non-military goods, the income from which is used to fund wars and helps to
perpetuate human rights abuses. Used in the context of central Africa, tin, tungsten, and tantalum
(the 3Ts) plus gold comprise these goods.
ENERGY STAR
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Life Cycle Thinking
Conflict Minerals
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