Here I’ve listed some of the most common acronyms I come across in working with clients on ESG across real assets. Do let me know if there are others you would like added to this list as I’ll be updating on a regular basis.
BREEAM – Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method [Website]
CDP – Carbon Disclosure Project (Global) [Website]
CRREM – Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor [Website]
CSDDD – Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU) [Website]
CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
CSRD – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) [Website]
DEI – Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
DMA – Double Materiality Assessment
DR – Disclosure requirement
EFRAG – European Financial Reporting Advisory Group [Website]
EMS – Environmental Management System
EPC – Energy Performance Certificate
ESG – Environmental, social, governance
ESRS – European Sustainability Reporting Standards (EU) [Website]
GFANZ – Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (Global) [Website]
GHG – Greenhouse gases, or the GHG Protocol [Website]
GREEN – Global Real Estate Engagement Network [Website]
GRESB – formerly known as the “Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark”, now just GRESB (Global) [Website]
GRI– Global Reporting Initiative (Global) [Website]
H&S – Health and Safety
IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards [Website]
IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Website]
IROs – Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities
ISO – International Organization for Standardization [Website]
ISSB – International Sustainability Standards Board (Global) [Website]
MA – Materiality Assessment
MEES – Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard
NABERS – National Australian Built Environment Rating System [Website]
NFRD – Non Financial Reporting Directive (EU) [Website]
PRI/UNPRI – Principles for Responsible Investment [Website]
QMS – Quality Management System
SASB – Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (Global) [Website]
SBTi – Science Based Targets initiative (Global) [Website]
SDR – Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (UK) [Website]
SEC – Securities Exchange Commission (US) [Website]
SFDR – Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU) [Website]
SRO – Senior Responsible Officer
TCFD – Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (Global) [Website]
TNFD – Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (Global) [Website]
UNGP – United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [Website]
UN SDGs – United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (Global) [Website]
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