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A

Agroforestry

Agroecology

B

B-Corps and Benefit Corporations

Biochar

Biodiversity

Bioplastics

Buy-One-Give-One

C

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Carbon Credit

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Neutrality

Carbon Offset

Carbon Sequestration

Circular Economy

Conscious Consumerism

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

D

Direct Ocean Capture

Distributed Energy Systems

Donor Advised Fund

Deforestation

E

Eco-Friendly

Ecological Footprint

Ecological Restoration

Ecosystem Services

ESG

F

Fair Trade Coffee

Fast Fashion

G

Green Hydrogen

Greenwashing

Green Bond

H

Hydropower

I

Impact Investing

In-Kind Donations

J

K

L

Life Cycle Assessment

M

Microfinance

Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)

N

Nature Based Solutions

Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)

Natural Capital

O

P

Plant-based Materials

Q

R

Regenerative Agriculture

Renewable Materials

S

Scope 1 Carbon Emissions

Scope 2 Carbon Emissions

Scope 3 Carbon Emissions

Slow Fashion

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

Social Entrepreneurship

Soil Conservation

Supply Chain Transparency

Sustainable Economy

Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable Forestry

Sustainable Lifestyle

Synthetic Materials

T

Triple Bottom Line

U

Upcycled

V

Vegan Leather

W

Water Conservation

X

Y

Z

Zero Waste