Glossary

The term decarbonization refers to a process of transition to a low-carbon economy...

The term deforestation refers to the process of reducing the Earth's forest areas, largely attributable...

Soil degradation refers to the reduction or complete loss of fertility and thus of the capacity...

An ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) report involves the disclosure of data describing a company's impact in...

Scope 1 emissions are direct GHG emissions that result from sources owned or controlled by an organization. These emissions...

Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of electricity, heat and steam purchased and...

Scope 3 emissions are indirect GHG emissions, excluding those from electricity, heat and steam: this category encapsulates...

Direct emissions are emissions that come from sources owned or controlled by an organization. These emissions...

Indirect emissions include all emission sources that are not under direct corporate control, but...

Wind power is a type of renewable energy that originates from the kinetic force of wind. The air masses that move...

Hydropower is obtained by the transformation of kinetic energy of moving water into electricity produced...

Renewable energy, as the name suggests, is obtained from sources that are renewed over time...

Solar energy comes from the sun's rays and is one of the main renewable energy alternatives to...

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is a globally recognized standard for measuring...

A guarantee of origin (GO) is a title that guarantees the origin of electricity from renewable sources. It is presented in the form...

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) describe the gases responsible for the so-called greenhouse effect, considered...

Gold Standard is an international clearing standard, sets out the rules and requirements that...

The green economy constitutes an economic model aimed at improving human welfare and social equity...

Web hosting services are defined as the provision of web space to be allocated on a server (host)...

Digital pollution refers to the environmental impact caused by the use of electronic devices, such as computers, smartphones...

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary certification program...

Net zero emissions (net zero emission) describes the condition in which CO₂ emissions released into the atmosphere...

As an internationally recognized standard, PAS 2060 was developed by the British Standards Institution...

The Kyoto Protocol is an environmental protection treaty published on December 11, 1997 in the city of the same name, at the...

REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) is an international program developed by the...

Science Based Targets (SBTs) are a set of decarbonization targets with well-defined guidelines that help companies...

Since January 2016, Italy has introduced benefit companies, which are an evolution of the classic concept of a company...

In 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) published a set of recommendations...

Verified Carbon Standard is an international offset standard defined by Verra. It establishes the rules...

Verified Carbon Unit (VCU) is a single carbon credit (unit) that falls within the VCS standard...

Verified Emission Reduction (VER) is a single carbon credit (unit) that falls within the Gold Standard...