Green Practices Guideline for Forest Operation

GLOSSARY ASSESSOR An individual or a group of people assigned to conduct green practices assessment in order to measure the level of green practices performance of an organisation. CIRCULAR ECONOMY A circular economy is an economic system in which resources are used, reused, and recycled in a closed loop, rather than being extracted, used, and then discarded as waste. It is based on the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling, and it is designed to minimise waste and pollution while conserving natural resources. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE Set of criteria that measures the ethical and sustainability impacts of an investment in a company or business. GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE A document that provides guide for the industry in implementing green practices within their operations. GREEN PRACTICES Environmentally friendly actions, which promote environment protection and sustainable development. GREENHOUSE GAS Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include, but are not limited to, water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), ozone (O 3 ), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). See carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrochlorofluorocarbon, ozone, hydrofluorocarbon, perfluorocarbon, sulfur hexafluoride. INDICATOR A metrics concerning energy, water, waste, material, innovation and management that measures level of green practices of an organisation. INSTRUMENT A tool comprises of data collection form, instrument factsheet and rubric that is used by assessor to evaluate level of green practices in an organisation. RUBRIC A set of sustainable criteria for assessing level of green practices in an organisation. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS A universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. 56 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR FOREST OPERATION