ASBD

Ahold Sustainable Business Development.

BSCI

Business Social Complianace Initiative.

CFCs

Chlorofluorocarbons - stable chemical products containing chlorine and fluoride used as refrigerants (freon) or propellants in aerosol products.

CIES - The Food Business Forum

International food retail association.

CO₂

Carbon dioxide.

CSR

Corporate social responsibility.

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency.

EuroCommerce

European commercial trade association.

ERRT

European Retail Round Table.

Fairtrade

Fairtrade contributes to sustainable development by offering optimal trade conditions to disadvantaged producers (essentially in the countries of the southern hemisphere) and by protecting their rights.

FMI

Food Marketing Institute.

FSC

Forest Stewardship Council: the FSC label guarantees consumers that their wood products come from sustainably-managed forests.

FTE

Full Time Equivalent.

GFSI

Global Food Safety Initiative.

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative - an international multi-stakeholder initiative that provides an international standard for environmental and social reporting and defines guidelines and key performance indicators.

HCFCs

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons - chemical products containing chlorine and fluoride as well as hydrogen, which makes them less stable and thus less harmful to the ozone layer than CFCs.

HFCs

Hydrofluorocarbons - chemical products containing fluoride and hydrogen, but not chlorine or bromide, and thus not harmful to the ozone layer.

ILO

International Labour Organization.

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

LEED-EB

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. An accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operations of high performance green buildings.

MPS

Milieuproject Sierteelt - A Dutch standard for environmentally sound forms of ornamental plant cultivation.

MSC

Marine Stewardship Council - independent non-profit global organization created in order to find a solution to the problem of overfishing that has developed an international standard for sustainable, well-managed fishing.

NEAq

New England Aquarium.

NGO

Non-governmental organization.

NA

Not Available.

Negawatt

A unit of energy saved.

Organic product

Agricultural product produced by organic farming methods and certified as such by an independent organization.

PBH

Produce for Better Health Foundation.

RSPO

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil - a global, multiparty initiative concerned with the production of sustainable palm oil.

RTRS

Round Table on Responsible Soy - a global, multiparty initiative concerned with the production of sustainable soy.

SIK

Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology.

Stakeholders

All of the various groups that participate in the economic life of the company (employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders), who monitor the company (unions, NGOs) or who are more or less directly influenced by it (civil society, local government and more).

Sustainable development

"Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Bruntland Commission, "Our Common Future", 1987.

UN

United Nations.

USGBC

US Green Building Council.

WHO

World Health Organization.

WMBE

Women and Minority Business Enterprise.

WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature.