BS EN ISO 14050:2020 pdf download.Environmental management — Vocabulary.
1 Scope
This document defines terms used in documents in the fields of environmental management systems and tools in support of sustainable development. These include management systems, auditing and other types of assessment, communications, footprinting studies, greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
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3.1 General terms relating to management systems
3.1.1
organization
person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and relationships
to achieve its objectives (3.1.6)
3.1.2
interested party
stakeholder
person or organization (3.1.1) that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a
decision or activity
3.1.3
top management
person or group of people who directs and controls an organization (3.1.1) at the highest level
3.1.4
management system
set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization (3.1.1) to establish policies (3.1.5) and
objectives (3.1.6), as well as processes (3.1.9) to achieve those objectives
3.1.5
policy
intentions and direction of an organization (3.1.1), as formally expressed by its top management (3.1.3)
3.1.6
objective
result to be achieved
3.1.7
risk
effect of uncertainty
3.10.22
water table
surface of the saturated zone at which the water pressure is atmospheric
3.10.23
drainage basin
area from which direct surface runoff from precipitation drains by gravity into a stream or other water
body (3.10.9)
3.10.24
elementary? water? flow
water entering the system being studied that has been drawn from the environment (3.2.2), or water
leaving the system being studied that is released into the environment
3.11 Terms relating to carbon footprint
3.11.1
carbon footprint of a product
CFP
sum of greenhouse gas emissions (3.9.8) and greenhouse gas removals (3.9.22) in a product system (3.5.1),
expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents (3.9.3) and based on a life cycle assessment (3.6.2) using the
single impact category (3.6.18) of climate change (3.8.3)
3.11.2
partial carbon footprint of a product
partial CFP
sum of greenhouse gas emissions (3.9.8) and greenhouse gas removals (3.9.22) of one or more selected
process(es) (3.1.9) in a product system (3.5.1), expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents (3.9.3) and based
on the selected stages or processes within the life cycle (3.6.1)
3.11.3 carbon footprint of a product – product category rules CFP–PCR set of specific rules, requirements (3.1.15) and guidelines for carbon footprint of a product (3.11.1) or partial carbon footprint of a product (3.11.2) quantification and communication for one or more product (3.5.12) categories
3.11.4 carbon footprint of a product study CFP study study that includes all activities that are necessary to quantify and report a carbon footprint of a product (3.11.1) or a partial carbon footprint of a product (3.11.2) 3.11.5 carbon offsetting mechanism for compensating for all or for a part of the carbon footprint of a product (3.11.1) or the partial carbon footprint of a product (3.11.2) through the prevention of the release (3.5.19) of, reduction in, or removal of an amount of greenhouse gas emissions (3.9.8) in a process (3.1.9) outside the product system (3.5.1) under study.BS EN ISO 14050 pdf download.