Abbreviations
ESG?
Environmental
Social
Governance
What is Greenwashing?
An unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly.
What is World Overshoot Day?
The day humanity exceeds the ecological resources that the world can regenerate for that year.
Norway and Netherlands are on the path to have spent their resources for the year by 12 April 2022. German and UK by May 19.
What are conflict materials?
Gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten. Purchasing these without due diligence comes with the risk of funding armed conflict.
The 3TGs little brother is cobalt, which in addition has a high risk of child labour.
What is Fair Trade?
Standards to ensure fairer terms of trade to protect workers' rights.
GHG?
Greenhouse gases
Which country Europe is the most corrupt?
TI: Russia. (Followed by Ukraine)
What has Norway lost 20 of since 2006?
Glaciers
What is most common type of workplace discrimination?
Racial discrimination
What is a closed loop system?
Businesses reuse the same materials over and over again to create new products for purchase.
LCA?
Life Cycle Assessment
What is Pinkwashing?
To create a false impression of being LGBTQ+ friendly.
The world is going through its sixth mass extinction with loss of biodiversity. What makes the 6th mass extinction different from the others?
It is caused by human activity
Child labour is mostly found in small scale mines. How much of tin comes from this type of area?
25%
(Easee uses tin in its products)
What are science based targets?
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the Paris agreement.
UNGC?
United Nations Global Compact
What is an impact assessment?
A tool to measure a company's impact on the environment, community, workers and customers. (Especially useful when executing in planning and idea phase)
What is the world's remaining carbon budget?
400 billion tons of CO2 to remain within 1.5° of global warming (9 years of emissions for an average country, 3 years for UK).
What is the trajectory for closing the gender pay gap?
136 years
What is B.Corp?
Companies verified to meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
RBA?
Responsible Business Alliance
What do I need to promote our product as sustainable or green?
"Documentation based on a life cycle analysis that shows that the company does not impair the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Health, social and ethical issues must also be considered."
How much electronics did we discard in 2021?
57.4 million tonnes (outweighs the Great Wall of China)
Netherlands (4 mill), UK (1,5 mill) Germany (1 mill)
When was the first company certified carbon neutral?
Shaklee Corporation, April 2000.