Glossary for Sustainability

What is biomimicry? Why are we talking about Corporate Social Responsibility? What does the abbreviation SBTi stand for? And what is the significance of the remaining carbon budget?

In the world of sustainability, we encounter new terms, abbreviations, and concepts every day – many of them complex, technical, or borrowed from English. Whether it's about a company's carbon footprint, climate goals within the framework of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), regulatory requirements like the CSRD, or innovative approaches such as biomimicry – those working in sustainability management need guidance in the jungle of terminology.

Our Glossary for Sustainability is designed to help with precisely that. It explains the most important terms related to climate reporting, emission management, ESG, circular economy, supply chain transparency, and much more – in an understandable, practical manner and up-to-date. With this, we want to provide a reliable source of information to everyone dealing with sustainability in businesses – whether in the CSR team, purchasing department, or controlling.

Currently, our Glossary for Sustainability is still under development.