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AbuDhabi Sustainability
Group
Anetwork consistingof fifteenAbuDhabi organizations that are committed to introducing
sustainabilitymanagement and reportingpracticeswithin their ownorganizations.
By-product
A secondaryor incidental product derived fromamanufacturingprocess.
ClimateChange
Describes changes in thevariabilityor average stateof theatmosphereover timescales
ranging fromdecades tomillionsof years.
Condensate
A low-densitymixtureof hydrocarbon liquids that arepresent asgaseous components in the
rawnatural gasproduced frommanynatural gasfields.
Emiratization
Anational program initiatedby thegovernment of theUnitedArabEmirates toproactively
increase thenumber of Emirati nationals in thepublicandprivate sectors toempower
nationals and reducedependencyon foreignworkers.
Environmental
Management System
Themanagement of environmental programs ina comprehensive, systematic, plannedand
documentedmanner. It includes theorganizational structure, planningand resources for
developing, implementingandmaintainingpolicy for environmental protection.
Ethane
At standard temperatureandpressure, ethane is a colorless, odorlessgaswith chemical
formulaC2H6, isolatedonan industrial scale fromnatural gas, and is aby-product of
petroleum refining. Its chief use is aspetrochemical feedstock for ethyleneproduction.
Flaring
Combustingwastegas releasedbypressure relief valvesduringunplannedover-pressuring
of plant equipment.
GasVenting
The releaseof gas into theatmosphere throughavent pipe leading to theoutsideair froma
gas furnaceor other gas-firedequipment for removal of gaseousproductsof combustion.
Global Reporting
Initiative
A long-termmulti-stakeholder, international processwhosemission is todevelopand
disseminategloballyapplicable sustainability reportingguidelines.
GreenhouseGas
Emissions
Gas emissions,which contribute to the trappingof heat inside theatmosphere (resulting
in theGlobalWarmingphenomenon). Thesegases include carbondioxide,methaneor
hydrofluorocarbonemissions.
G4ReportingGuidelines
A framework for reportingonanorganization’s economic, environmental and social
performance, createdby theGRI Forum.
KeyPerformance
Indicator
Ameasureof performance commonlyused tohelpanorganizationdefineandevaluate its
success, typically in termsofmakingprogress towards its long-termorganizational goals.
Natural Gas
Agas consistingprimarilyofmethane. It is associatedwith fossil fuels, found in coal beds,
asmethane clathrates, and is createdbymethanogenicorganisms inmarshes, bogs,
and landfill. It is an important fuel source, amajor feedstock for fertilizers, andapotent
greenhousegas.
Occupational Health and
Safety
A cross-disciplinaryarea concernedwithprotecting the safety, healthandwelfareof people
engaged inworkor employment.
Qatarization
Anational program initiatedby thegovernment ofQatar toproactively increase thenumber
ofQatari nationals in thepublicandprivate sectors toempower nationals and reduce
dependencyon foreignworkers.
Stakeholder
Engagement
Theprocessbywhichafirm's stakeholders engage indialogue to improveafirm'sdecision-
makingandaccountability toward sustainabledevelopment andachieving the triplebottom
line.
Stakeholders
Aparty that affectsor canbeaffectedby theactionsof thebusiness.
Sustainability
Thedefinitionof sustainabilityderives from thedefinitionof sustainabledevelopment;
sustainabledevelopment is thedevelopment thatmeets theneedsof thepresentwithout
compromising theabilityof futuregenerations tomeet their ownneeds.
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SustainabilityReporting
Thevoluntarypublicpresentationof informationabout anorganization’s environmental,
social, andeconomicperformanceover a time frame, usually releasedannually. International
standards around reporting, suchasGRI,make sustainability reportingaplatform for sharing
andbenchmarkingan individual company, aswell as sector-wideperformance. Sustainability
reportingmaybepublishedas a stand-alonedocument, ona companywebsiteor
incorporated intoanannual report.
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WorldCommissionon theEnvironment andDevelopment (WCED) 1987
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