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Glossary
'How To' Guide
Contact Us
Getting Started
Platform Overview
FAQs
Account and Payment Information
Providing Evidence
Scoring Explained
Further Resources
Portfolio Dashboard
Downloadable Guides
FuturePlus User Guides
Strategy Guides
Policy Guides
UN SDG Guides
Framework & Legislation Guides
Our Methodology
The 5 Themes
Methodology
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Roadmap Integrations
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Jargon-busting explanations of sustainability terminologies.
A
Anthropogenic
Angel Investor
Anaerobic digestion
Air Pollutants
Adaptation
Abatement
Alternative Energy
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B
Business Model
Brown power / Brown energy
BREEAM
Bond
Bond Fund
Board of Trustees
Board of Directors (BoD)
Biophilic design
Biophilia
Biomass
Biogas
Bioethanol
Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity
Biodiesel
Biodegradable
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C
Corporate Social Responsibility
Conservation
Conscious Capitalism
Conflict Minerals
Composting
Closed Loop
Climate Positive
Climate Change
Circular Economy
Chief Technical Officer / Chief Information Officer
Chief Sustainability Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Legal Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer
CDP Worldwide
Carbon Zero
Carbon Trading
Carbon Sink
Carbon Sequestration
Carbon Reduction Commitment
Carbon offsetting
Carbon Neutral
Carbon Net Zero
Carbon Negative
Carbon labelling
Carbon footprint
Carbon Dioxide equivalents
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon Budget
Capital
Cap and trade
Cambridge Institute of Sustainable Leadership (CISL)
C-Suite
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D
Downstream
Doughnut Economy
Diversity
Deforestation
E
Environmental Management Systems
Ethical Tea Partnership
Ethical Investment or Socially Responsible Investment
Ethical Consumerism
Equity Fund
Equity
Equality
Environmentally Friendly
Environment, Social and Governance criteria
Endangered Species
End of Life
Emissions Trading
Emissions
Embodied Energy
Embodied Emissions
Embedded Water
Embedded Carbon
Ecosystem
Eco-footprint
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F
Fund
Fuel Cell
Fracking
Fossil fuels
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Food miles
Financial Times Stock Exchange-Russell Group (FTSE4Good)
Financial materiality
Fairtrade
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G
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Greenwashing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse Effect
Green Roofs - Intensive
Green Roofs - Extensive
Green Roofs
Green Computing
Green Energy
Green Climate Fund
Green Bond Principles
Green Bond
Global Warming
Global Reporting Initiative
Geopolitical
Gender Equality
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H
Hydroelectric
Hurdle Rate
I
Investment Company
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Investor
Investment Stewardship
Investee
Integrated Reporting
Initial Public Offering
Indoor Environment Quality
Indoor Air Quality
Indigenous People
Index
Inclusion
Incineration
Impact Investing
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K
Kyoto Protocol
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
L
Low Carbon Economy
Life Cycle Assessment
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Large Cap
Landfill
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M
MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) ESG rating
Mitigation
Mid Cap
Micro Generation or Micro Energy
Methane
Materiality Assessment
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Marine Conservation Society
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N
Non-Renewable Source
Non-Governmental Organisation
Negative Screening
Natural Capital
Nasdaq
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O
Ozone Depletion
Organic
Ocean Acidification
P
Portfolio
Public Limited Company
Protected Area
Private Equity Fund
Private Equity
Pre-Seed Funding
Post Consumer Food Waste
Positive Screening
Polyvinyl Chloride
Planetary boundaries
Photovoltaics
Petrol or Petroleum
Passive Buildings
Parts Per Million
Parity
Paris Agreement
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R
Resilience
Renewable Energy
Remediation
Regenerative System
Regenerative Sustainability
Reduce
Recycle
Reclaimed
Rainwater Harvesting
Rainforest Alliance
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S
Scope 1 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Scope 2 Emissions
Sustainable Investing
Sustainable Design
Sustainability
Sustainability Linked Bonds
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Sustainability Bond
Supplier Code of Conduct
Supply Chain
Startup
Solar Panels
Social Return on Investment
Social Impact
Social Enterprise
Social Capital
Social Bonds
Small Cap
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Single Use Plastic
Sick Building Syndrome
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Share
Sexual Exploitation
Series C
Series B
Series A
Seed Funding
Science Based Targets Initiative
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T
Triple Bottom Line
Third Party Certification
Thematic
The International Institute for Sustainable Development
Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TFCD)
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U
UTZ Certified
Upstream
United Nations - Supported Principles for Responsible Investment
United Nations Global Compact
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations
United Nation Sustainable Development Goals
UN Development Programme
UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties
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V
Volatile Organic Compounds
Venture Capital
Venture Capital Fund
Value Chain
Valuation
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W
WELL Standard
Wish Cycling
Water Scarcity
Water Footprint
Z
Zero Waste