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GLOSSARY
BIM or Building Information Modeling
Model that offers an integrated vision of the building
during all stages of its life cycle through a "digital
twin".
CAPEX or Capital Expenditure
Capex refers to a company's investment expenditure
capitalized on the balance sheet. Capex consists of all
expenditures incurred by a company relating to its
physical investments.
CULLET
Broken glass from production waste or the selective
collection of waste and recycled content.
EPD or Environmental Product Declaration
An environmental product declaration makes it
possible to assess the environmental performance of a
construction product or equipment intended for use in
building works. Its objective is to provide transparent,
objective and verified information for consumers.
ESG or environmental, social and governance
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria
are generally the three pillars of the non-financial
analysis. They are taken into account in socially
responsible management. ESG criteria are used to
assess how companies exercise responsibility with
respect to the environment and their stakeholders
(employees, partners, subcontractors and customers).
GHG or greenhouse gas
Gaseous components that absorb infrared radiation
emitted by the Earth's surface and thus contribute to
the greenhouse effect. The increase in their
concentration in the Earth's atmosphere is one of the
factors behind global warming.
GLOBAL COMPACT
Launched in 2000, this United Nations initiative aims
to encourage companies around the world to adopt
a socially responsible attitude by committing
to integrate and promote several principles relating
to human rights, international labor standards,
the environment and the fight against corruption.
SBTI or Science Based Targets initiative
The result of a collaboration between CDP, the United
Nations Global Compact, the World Resource Institute
(WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and
one of the commitments of the We Mean Business
coalition, the Science-Based Targets initiative defines
and promotes best practices in science target setting
and independently assesses and approves corporate
targets to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon
economy.
SCOPE
This term refers to the three main families of an
organization's greenhouse gas emissions, as defined by
the international standard of the Greenhouse Gas
Protocol.
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Scope 1: greenhouse gas emissions generated directly
by the company during production (energy use
and various emissions during the process)
Scope 2: indirect emissions mainly related to the
production of heating or cooling during production
Scope 3: emissions upstream and downstream
of production - purchase and extraction of raw
materials, transport, waste management, recycling,
etc.
SDG or Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are the 17 interconnected priorities set by
the United Nations to promote economic and social
development that is mindful of people and the planet.
They were adopted in September 2015 by the UN as
part of the 2030 Agenda. They address challenges
related to poverty, inequality, the climate,
environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and
justice.
STAKEHOLDERS
A company's stakeholders include all the individuals
and organizations that participate in its economic life,
observe it, and influence it or that it influences directly
or indirectly. They are grouped into two main
categories: internal stakeholders and external
stakeholders.
VALUE CHAIN
A chain of interconnected activities where each
develops a more or less strategic and important value
for the company by integrating activities taking place
upstream (suppliers) and downstream (customers and
other stakeholders).
WBCSD or World Business Council for Sustainable
Development. WBCSD is a worldwide grouping of
200 companies that deliberate on and develop
solutions for a more sustainable world. Since 2017,
Saint-Gobain has been a member of the WBCSD
board working on "climate, energy, the circular
economy, towns and cities, and mobility" issues.
WGBC or World Green Building Council World
organization for the promotion of the ecological
quality of buildings, founded in 2002 and bringing
together sustainable construction professionals from
over 100 countries.
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