AbuDhabi
Sustainability
Group
Anetwork consistingof fifteenAbuDhabi
organizationswho are committed to
introducing sustainabilitymanagement
and reportingpracticeswithin their
ownorganizations
By-product
A secondary or incidental product
derived from amanufacturingprocess
Climate
Change
Describes changes in the variability
or average state of the atmosphere
over time scales ranging fromdecades
tomillions of years
Condensate A low-densitymixture of hydrocarbon
liquids that arepresent as gaseous
components in the raw natural gas
produced frommany natural gas fields
Corporate
Governance
The set of processes, customs, policies,
laws, and institutions affecting theway
a corporation (or company) is directed,
administeredor controlled
Emiratization A national program initiatedby the
Government of theUnitedArabEmirates
toproactively increase the number of
Emirati nationals in thepublic andprivate
sectors, to empower nationals and reduce
dependency on foreignworkers
Environmental
Management
System
Themanagement of environmental
programs in a comprehensive, systematic,
planned anddocumentedmanner.
It includes the organizational structure,
planning and resources for developing,
implementing andmaintainingpolicy
for environmental protection
Ethane
At standard temperature andpressure,
Ethane is a colorless, odorless gaswith
chemical formulaC2H6, isolatedon an
industrial scale fromnatural gas, and
is aby-product of petroleum refining.
Its chief use is as petrochemical feedstock
for ethyleneproduction
Flaring
Combustingwaste gas releasedby
pressure relief valves duringunplanned
over-pressuringof plant equipment
Gas Venting The release of gas into the atmosphere
through a vent pipe leading to the outside
air from a gas furnace or other gas-fired
equipment for removal of gaseous products
of combustion
Global
Reporting
Initiative
A long-termmulti-stakeholder, international
processwhosemission is todevelop and
disseminateglobally applicable sustainability
reportingguidelines
Greenhouse
GasEmissions
Gasemissions,whichcontribute
to the trappingof heat inside the
atmosphere (resulting in theGlobal
Warmingphenomenon). Thesegases
includecarbondioxide,methane, or
hydrofluorocarbonemissions
Gulf
Cooperation
Council
Apolitical and economic union involving
the sixArab states of theArabianGulf, with
many economic and social objectives
G3Reporting
Guidelines
A framework for reportingon an
organization’s economic, environmental
and social performance, createdby the
GRI Forum
Key
Performance
Indicator
Ameasureof performancecommonlyused to
helpanorganizationdefineandevaluate its
success, typically in termsofmakingprogress
towards its long-termorganizational goals
Natural Gas Agas consistingprimarily ofmethane. It is
found associatedwith fossil fuels, in coal
beds, asmethane clathrates, and is created
bymethanogenic organisms inmarshes,
bogs, and landfills. It is an important fuel
source, amajor feedstock for fertilizers,
and apotent greenhouse gas
Occupational
Health and
Safety
A cross-disciplinary area concernedwith
protecting the safety, health andwelfare
of people engaged inwork or employment
Oil Platform A large structure used to houseworkers
andmachinery needed todrill wells in the
oceanbed, extract oil and/or natural gas,
process theproduced fluids, and shipor
pipe them to shore
Onshore
Drilling
Refers to the land-baseddiscovery and
development of oil andgas resources
Offshore
Drilling
Refers to thediscovery anddevelopment of
oil andgas resourceswhich lie underwater
throughdrilling awell.Most commonly, the
term is used todescribe oil extractionoff the
coasts of continents, though the term can
also apply todrilling in lakes and inland seas
Qatarization Anational program initiatedby the
Government of Qatar toproactively increase
the number of Qatari nationals in thepublic
andprivate sectors, to empower nationals
and reducedependency on foreignworkers
Stakeholder
Engagement
Theprocess bywhich a firm's stakeholders
engage indialog to improve a firm's
decision-making and accountability toward
sustainabledevelopment and achieving the
triplebottom line
Stakeholders Aparty that affects or canbe affected
by the actions of thebusiness
Sustainability Thedefinitionof Sustainability derives from
thedefinitionof SustainableDevelopment:
SustainableDevelopment is thedevelopment
thatmeets the needs of thepresent
without compromising the ability of future
generations tomeet their own needs
Sustainability
Reporting
Thevoluntarypublicpresentationof information
about anorganization’senvironmental, social,
andeconomicperformanceover a time frame,
usually releasedannually. International
standardsaround reporting, suchasGRI,make
sustainability reportingaplatform for sharing
andbenchmarkingan individual company,
aswell as sector-wideperformance.
Sustainability reportingmaybepublishedas
a stand-alonedocument, onacompany
website, or incorporated intoanannual report
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Acronyms andGlossary
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