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GlossaryofKeyTerms

Term Definition

Adverseimpact Negativeeffectthatgoesagainstdesiredconditions.Whendecidingwhetheradverse

impactsneedtobeaddressedtoachievetheResponsibleSteelStandard,steelmaking

sitesshouldconsiderhowmaterialtheiradverseimpactsare.Materialityhastwo

dimensions:Thesignificancethatthesite'sstakeholdersattributetotheissueandthe

significanceoftheconsequencesofthesteelmaker'simpacts,forexampleonthe

environmentoronhumanrights.

Appeal Requestbytheprovideroftheobjectofconformityassessment(i.e.thecertification

client)totheconformityassessmentbodyoraccreditationbodyforreconsiderationby

thatbodyofadecisionithasmaderelatingtothatobject.

(AdaptedfromISO/IEC17000:2005(en)Conformityassessment-Vocabularyand

generalprinciples)

Areaofinfluence Asite'sareaofinfluenceshallbeunderstoodastheareaimpactedby:

a) Thesite'sfacilitiesandassociatedactivities,asdescribedinthecertificationscope

b) Otherfacilitiesandassociatedactivitieson-siteornearthesitethataredirectly

relatedtosteelmakingandprocessing,whethertheyareunderthecertification

client'scontrolornot

c) Unplannedbutpredictabledevelopmentscausedbythesitethatmayoccurlater

oratadifferentlocation

d) Indirectsiteimpactsonbiodiversityoronecosystemservicesuponwhich

communitylivelihoodsaredependent

e) Associatedfacilities,whicharefacilitiesthatwouldnothavebeenconstructedor

expandedifthesitedidnotexist.

(AdaptedfromIFCPerformanceStandardsonEnvironmentalandSocialSustainability,

PerformanceStandard1)

Auditscope Theimpactsofasteelsiteextendbeyondthegatesofitspropertyandbeyondthe

facilitiesandassociatedactivitiesunderitscontrol.Theauditscopecapturesthis

extendedresponsibilityanddescribestheareaofinfluencethatwillbeconsidered

duringtheaudit.

Baseline Areferenceformeasurablequantity,whichcanbeusedtomeasureanalternative

result(AdaptedfromtheIPCC(IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange)Climate


Change2007SynthesisReport).

Biodiversity Biodiversity-shortforbiologicaldiversity-meansthediversityoflifeinallitsforms-

thediversityofspecies,ofgeneticvariationswithinonespecies,andofecosystems.

(AdoptedfromBiodiversityA-Z)

(Biodiversity)offset Measurableconservationoutcomesofactionsdesignedtocompensateforsignificant

residualadversebiodiversityimpactsarisingfromcommercialactivitiesafterprevention

andmitigationmeasureshavebeentaken.(AdaptedfromBusinessandBiodiversity

OffsetProgramme)

By-product Tobeconsideredaby-product,aproductionresiduemustmeetthefollowingfour

conditions:

• Furtheruseofthesubstanceorobjectiscertain;

• Thesubstanceorobjectcanbeuseddirectlywithoutanyfurtherprocessing

otherthannormalindustrialpractice;

• Thesubstanceorobjectisproducedasanintegralpartofaproductionprocess;

and

• Furtheruseislawful,i.e.thesubstanceorobjectfulfilsallrelevantproduct,

environmentalandhealth-protectionrequirementsforthespecificuseandwill

notleadtooveralladverseenvironmentalorhumanhealthimpacts.

(AdoptedfromEUGuidanceontheinterpretationofkeyprovisionsofDirective

2008/98/EConwaste)

Carbondioxide

equivalent,CO2eUnitforcomparingtheradiativeforcingofaGHGtocarbondioxide.(Adoptedfrom

ISO/CD19694-1:2016Stationarysourceemissions.Determinationofgreenhousegas

(GHG)emissionsinenergy-intensiveindustries-Part1:Generalaspects)

Carbonintensityof

electricityTheCO2emissionsproducedperkilowatthourofelectricityconsumed.

Catchment Thegeographicalzoneinwhichwateriscaptured,flowsthroughandeventually

dischargesatoneormorepoints.Theconceptincludesbothsurfacewatercatchment

andgroundwatercatchment.Asurfacewatercatchmentisdefinedbytheareaofland

fromwhichallprecipitationreceivedflowsthroughasequenceofstreamsandrivers

towardsasinglerivermouth,asatributarytoalargerriver,ortothesea.A

groundwatercatchmentisdefinedbygeologicalstructureofanaquiferand

groundwaterflowpaths.Itisreplenishedbywaterthatinfiltratesfromthesurface.It

hasverticalthickness(fromafewmetresto100sofmetres)aswellasarea.Depending


onlocalconditions,surfaceandgroundwatercatchmentsmaybephysicallyseparateor

interconnected.

(AdaptedfromAWS(AllianceforWaterStewardship)InternationalWaterStewardship

Standard,Version2.0)

Certificationclient Legalentityapplyingforcertificationofoneormoreoftheirsites.Thecertification

clientandthesite(s)mightbethesamelegalentity.

Certificationscope Describesthesite'sfacilitiesandassociatedactivitiesthatthecertificatewillcoverin

casetheauditissuccessful.

Competence Abilitytoapplyknowledgeandskillstoachieveintendedresults.

(AdoptedfromISO14001:2015(en)Environmentalmanagementsystems-

Requirementswithguidanceforuse)

Competentparty Thismaybeaninternalindividualthathasnotbeeninvolvedinthedesignand

implementationofthesubjectmatter(e.g.asystem,procedureorplan)andthatis

competenttoverifyeffectivenessofthesubjectmatter.Wherenosuchinternal

individualisavailable,thesiteshouldcommissionacompetentthirdpartytoverify

thesubjectmatter.

Competentthirdparty Apersonorbodythatisindependentoftheorganisationthatprovidestheobjectof

revieworverification.

(AdaptedfromISO/IECDIS17000(en)Conformityassessment-Vocabularyand

generalprinciples)

Examplesofthisincludeanauditingfirmwitharelevantaccreditationscopeora

regulatorybodywhosescopecomprisesthesubjectmatter.

Conflictofinterest Situationwhereanindividualortheentityforwhichtheyworkisconfrontedwith

choosingbetweenthedutiesanddemandsoftheirpositionandtheirownprivate

interests.

Contributesto Tohelptocauseorbringaboutaneventorsituation.Forexample,asite’srelationship

withacontractorcanmeanthatthesitecontributestoabreachofhumanrights,even

whenthespecificactionthatresultsinthebreachisbythecontractorandnotbythe

sitedirectly.Thesitehasaresponsibilityforitscontractors’actionsundertheUN

GuidingPrinciples.

Control(withincontrolof Directorindirectownership,directorindirectpowertoremove,nominateorappointat


thesite) least50%ofthemembersoftheboardormanagement,day-to-dayexecutive

management,oranylegallyrecognisedconceptanalogoustothese.

Corporateowner Thelegalentityorentitiesthathaveultimatecontrolovertheactivitiesofasitethat

appliesforcertificationofconformitywiththeResponsibleSteelStandard.

Note:Thecorporateownerwilltypicallybetheparentcompanyunderwhosenamea

siteoperates.Inthecaseofjointventures,therequirementsofthecorporateowner

mayapplytomorethanonelegalentity.Theidentificationofthecorporateownershall

bedeterminedaspartoftheapplicationprocessforsitecertification.

Correction Anactiontoeliminateadetectednon-conformity.(AdoptedfromISO9000:2015(en)

Qualitymanagementsystems-Fundamentalsandvocabulary)

Correctiveaction Anactiontoeliminatethecauseofanon-conformityandtopreventrecurrence.There

canbemorethanonecauseforanon-conformity.(AdoptedfromISO9000:2015(en)

Qualitymanagementsystems-Fundamentalsandvocabulary)

Criticalhabitat Areaswithhighbiodiversityvalue,including(i)habitatofsignificantimportanceto

CriticallyEndangeredand/orEndangeredspecies;(ii)habitatofsignificantimportance

toendemicand/orrestricted-rangespecies;(iii)habitatsupportinggloballysignificant

concentrationsofmigratoryspeciesand/orcongregatoryspecies;(iv)highlythreatened

and/oruniqueecosystems;and/or(v)areasassociatedwithkeyevolutionaryprocesses.

(AdoptedfromIFCPerformanceStandardsonEnvironmentalandSocialSustainability,


Crudesteel Steelinthefirstsolidstateaftermelting,suitableforfurtherprocessingorforsale.

Synonymouswithrawsteel(Adoptedfromworldsteel).

Decommissioning Aformalprocesstoremovefacilitiesandinfrastructurefromtheiractivestatus.

Degazettement Alossoflegalprotectionforanentireprotectedarea(AdoptedfromBiodiversityA-Z).

Dependent Anyonewhoiswhollyandpartlydependentontheworker,suchasspouses,children,

parents,otherfamilymembers.

Diffuseemissions Pollutioninfiltratingtheatmospherefromalargenon-pointsource,forexample,dust

fromaslagheap.(AdoptedfromUnitedNationsStatisticsDivision,Environment

Glossary)

DirectGHGorCO2 GHGemissions(CO2equivalent)orCO2emissionsfromproductionfacilitieswithinthe


emissions siteboundary.Directemissionscorrespondto‘scope1’emissionsasreferredtointhe

GHGProtocol.

Disciplinarypractices

(thatundermineworkers'

dignity)

Called'undignifieddisciplinarypractices':Theseincludecorporalpunishment,harshor

degradingtreatment,sexualorphysicalharassment,mental,physicalorverbalabuse,

coercion,orintimidation.

Discrimination Thisincludes:

(a)anydistinction,exclusionorpreferencemadeonthebasisofrace,colour,sex,

religion,politicalopinion,nationalextractionorsocialorigin,whichhastheeffectof

nullifyingorimpairingequalityofopportunityortreatmentinemploymentor

occupation;

(b)suchotherdistinction,exclusionorpreferencewhichhastheeffectofnullifyingor

impairingequalityofopportunityortreatmentinemploymentoroccupationasmaybe

determinedbytheMemberconcernedafterconsultationwithrepresentative

employers'andworkers'organisations,wheresuchexist,andwithotherappropriate

bodies.(AdoptedfromILOConventionC111-Discrimination(Employmentand

Occupation))

ResponsibleSteeladoptsthisdefinitionandstressesthat(b)aboveincludesany

distinction,exclusionorpreferencebasedonage,disability,ethnicity,HIVstatus,

maritalstatus,pregnancy,sexualorientation,genderidentity,unionmembership,or

anyotherfactorunrelatedtoaworker’sabilitytoperformtheirjob.

Discriminationalsoincludesrequiringpregnancyormedicaltests,exceptwhere

requiredbyapplicablelawsorregulationsorprudentforworkplacesafetyorworker

health.

Displacement Aprocessbywhichdevelopmentprojectscausepeopletoloselandorotherassets,or

accesstoresources.Thismayresultinphysicaldislocation,lossofincome,orother

adverseimpacts.Resettlement(orrehabilitation):Aprocessbywhichthoseadversely

affectedareassistedintheireffortstoimprove,oratleasttorestore,theirincomesand

livingstandards.(AdaptedfromtheWorldbank)

SeealsoEconomicdisplacementandPhysicaldisplacement

Documentedprocedure Adocumentedproceduremustbebasedonawrittendocument.However,the

documentmaybesupportedbyotherelementsforeffectiveimplementation.For

example,itwouldbeacceptableforthedocumentedproceduretoreferenceavideoor

onlineresourcethatcontainsthedetailorinstructionontheprocedure’s


implementation.Acatalogueorformallistingsuchresources,withinstructionsfortheir

usecouldalsobesufficient.

SeealsoProcedure

Duediligence Anon-going,proactiveandreactiveprocessthroughwhichcompaniescanidentify,

prevent,mitigateandaccountforhowtheyaddresstheiractualandpotentialadverse

impactsasanintegralpartofbusinessdecision-makingandriskmanagementsystems.

(AdoptedfromtheOECDDueDiligenceGuidanceforResponsibleSupplyChainsof

MineralsfromConflict-AffectedandHigh-RiskAreas).

Ecologicalprocesses Thefourfundamentalecologicalprocessesofecosystemsarethewatercycle,

biogeochemical(ornutrient)cycling,energyflowandcommunitydynamics,i.e.howthe

compositionandstructureofanecosystemchangesfollowingadisturbance

(succession).(AdoptedfromBiodiversidad)

Economicdisplacement Lossofassets,oraccesstoassets,thatleadtolossofincomesourcesorothermeansof

livelihood,asaresultoflandacquisitionand/orrestrictionsonlanduseinconnection

withthesite.

(AdaptedfromIFCPerformanceStandardsonEnvironmentalandSocialSustainability,


SeealsoDisplacementandPhysicaldisplacement

Education Educationisaboutlearningthetheorybehindsomething,whereastraininggivespeople

theskillsneededtodosomethingratherthanknowaboutsomething.

Effective/effectiveness Capableofconsistentlyachievingthedesiredandintendedresult.Asystemor

procedurethatdoesnotachievethedesiredandintendedresultonaconsistentbasisis

demonstrablyineffective.Forexample,aprocedureforensuringsitecompliancewith

legalobligationsiseffectiveifthesiteisincompliancewithlegislation,butitis

ineffectiveifviolationsarefound.

Effective(worker-

management)mechanismWorkersaretheprimarystakeholdersinoccupationalhealthandsafety,andsites

shoulddesignandimplementallOH&Spolicies,programmes,procedures,inspections,

investigations,andriskassessmentsinfullpartnershipwithworkers.Theestablishment

ofaneffectiveworker-managementmechanismsuchasaJointHealthandSafety

Committeeisoffundamentalimportancetothispartnership.Themechanismshould

compriseemployerrepresentativesandworkscouncilmembersoremployee

representatives,andshouldhaveequalorgreaterrepresentationofworkers,selected


bytheirunions,whereunionsexist,orfreelychosenorelectedbytheworkers

themselveswhereunionsdonotexist.Themechanismisacriticalpartofthesite's

internalresponsibilitysystemandplaysavitalroleinpreventingwork-relatedinjuries

anddiseases.

Efficiencyofwateruse Theconceptofusinglessnetwaterforanequivalentpurposeorvolumeof

production.Forexample,usinglesswatertoproducethesameweightoffinal

product(measuredinl/kgorm3/kgproduced).Itmaynotresultinusinglesstotal

waterifthevolumeofproductisincreasing.Methodstoimprovewaterefficiency

include:Technology(e.g.dripirrigation),leakagereduction,re-useandrecyclingof

wastewater.

(AdaptedfromAWS(AllianceforWaterStewardship)InternationalWaterStewardship

Standard,Version2.0)

Employee Personemployedbythesiteoritscorporateownertoperformworkorwork-related

activitiesthatareunderthecontrolofthesite.

Notethatthisdefinitionismorenarrowthanthedefinitionfor'Worker'inthisglossary.

Evidence/Supporting

evidenceVerifiableinformation,records,observationsorstatementsoffacttodetermine

conformitywiththerequirementsoftheResponsibleSteelstandard.

Facilitationpayments Asmallbribe,alsocalleda‘facilitating’,‘speed’or‘grease’payment;madetosecureor

expeditetheperformanceofaroutineornecessaryactiontowhichthepayerhaslegal

orotherentitlement(AdoptedfromTransparencyInternational)

Fatality Accidentaldeathatworkplaceorarisingoutofwork,includingdeathsdueto

occupationaldiseases.

Fly-in,fly-out Amethodofemploymentusedinremoteareas.Employerswillflystafftotheworksite

foraspecificperiodoftime,thenflythembacktotheirhomeforaperiodofrest.

Forcedorcompulsory

labourAllworkorservicewhichisexactedfromanypersonunderthemenaceofanypenalty

andforwhichthesaidpersonhasnotofferedhimselfvoluntarily.(AdoptedfromILO

ConventionC029-ForcedLabour)

Formalagreement Anagreemententeredintobythesite’smanagementorbyitscorporateownersuchas

theUnitedNationsGlobalCompact.

FugitiveEmissions Emissionsnotcaughtbyacapturesystem.(AdoptedfromUnitedNationsStatistics

Division,EnvironmentGlossary).


Genderequality Theconceptthatallhumanbeings,includingmenandwomen,arefreetodeveloptheir

personalabilitiesandmakechoiceswithoutthelimitationssetbystereotypes,rigid

genderrolesandprejudices.Itmeansthatthedifferentbehaviour,aspirationsand

needsofwomenandmenareconsidered,valuedandfavouredequally.Itdoesnot

meanthatwomenandmenhavetobecomethesame,butthattheirrights,

responsibilities,andopportunitieswillnotdependonwhethertheyarebornmaleor

female.

Greenhousegas,GHG Gaseousconstituentoftheatmosphere,bothnaturalandanthropogenic,thatabsorbs

andemitsradiationatspecificwavelengthswithinthespectrumofinfraredradiation

emittedbytheEarth’ssurface,theatmosphereandclouds

Notetoentry:GHGsincludecarbondioxide(CO2)methane(CH4),nitrousoxide(N2O),

hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),perfluorocarbons(PFCs)andsulfurhexafluoride(SF6).

(AdoptedfromISO/CD19694-1:2016Stationarysourceemissions.Determinationof

greenhousegas(GHG)emissionsinenergy-intensiveindustries-Part1:Generalaspects)

GHGoffset OffsetsarediscreteGHGreductionsusedtocompensatefor(i.e.,offset)GHGemissions

elsewhere,forexampletomeetavoluntaryormandatoryGHGtargetorcap.Offsets

arecalculatedrelativetoabaselinethatrepresentsahypotheticalscenarioforwhat

emissionswouldhavebeenintheabsenceofthemitigationprojectthatgeneratesthe

offsets.Toavoiddoublecounting,thereductiongivingrisetotheoffsetmustoccurat

sourcesorsinksnotincludedinthetargetorcapforwhichitisused.(AdoptedformThe

GreenhouseGasProtocol)

Hazard Sourcewithapotentialtocauseinjuryorillhealth.Hazardscanincludesourceswiththe

potentialtocauseharmorhazardoussituations,orcircumstanceswiththepotentialfor

exposureleadingtoinjuryandillhealth.Atoxicsubstance,forexample,isahazardeven

ifnooneisexposedtoit.

Healthandsafety

incidentsNear-missincidentaswellasincidentresultinginanyinjuryofillhealth.

Healthandsafetyrisk Referstothechancethatexposuretoahazardwilloccurandresultinanundesirable

outcome.Forexample,hydrogensulphideisahazardbecauseithasthepropertyof

beingapoisonousgas.However,theriskofhydrogensulphidepoisoningariseswhen

thereisachancethatworkersmaybeexposedtoit.Ifmoreworkerscouldpotentially

beexposedtohigherconcentrationofhydrogensulphide,theriskisgreatereven

thoughthepropertiesofhydrogensulphideareunchanging.


Humanrightsabuses Theseoccurwhenactionsviolate,ignoreordenyhumanrights,includingcivil,political,

cultural,social,economicandcollectiverights.

Implementation

InstructionsAtemplatedocumentprovidedbyResponsibleSteelthatisusedpredominantlyby

certificationclients,certificationbodiesandauditorstoprepare,conductandfollow-up

onaudits.

Incident Inrelationtooccupationalhealthandsafety:Occurrencearisingoutof,orduring,work

thatcouldordoesresultininjuryandillhealth.Anincidentwhereinjuryandillhealth

occursissometimesreferredtoasan“accident”.

Indigenousand

community-conserved

areas(ICCAs)

Territoriesandareasconservedbyindigenouspeoplesandlocalcommunities.ICCAs

achieveconservationofspeciesandthenaturalenvironment,togetherwithothersocial

andculturalobjectives.ICCAssharethefollowingthreecharacteristics:

Apeopleorcommunityiscloselyconnectedtoawell-definedterritory,areaorspecies

(e.g.becauseofsurvivalanddependenceforlivelihood,becauseofhistoricaland

culturalreasons);

Thecommunityisthemajorplayerindecision-making(governance)and

implementationregardingthemanagementoftheterritory,areaorspecies,implying

thatacommunityinstitutionhasthecapacitytodevelopandenforceregulations(in

manysituationsotherstakeholdersareinvolved,butprimarydecision-makingrestsde

factowiththecommunity);

Thecommunitymanagementdecisionsandeffortsleadtotheconservationofthe

territory,areaorspeciesandassociatedculturalvalues(theconsciousobjectiveof

managementmaybedifferentthanconservationperse,andbe,forinstance,relatedto

materiallivelihood,watersecurity,safeguardingofculturalandspiritualplaces,etc.)

(AdoptedfromtheICCARegistry)

Indigenouspeoples (a)tribalpeoplesinindependentcountrieswhosesocial,culturalandeconomic

conditionsdistinguishthemfromothersectionsofthenationalcommunity,andwhose

statusisregulatedwhollyorpartiallybytheirowncustomsortraditionsorbyspecial

lawsorregulations;

(b)peoplesinindependentcountrieswhoareregardedasindigenousonaccountof

theirdescentfromthepopulationswhichinhabitedthecountry,orageographical

regiontowhichthecountrybelongs,atthetimeofconquestorcolonisationorthe

establishmentofpresentstateboundariesandwho,irrespectiveoftheirlegalstatus,

retainsomeoralloftheirownsocial,economic,culturalandpoliticalinstitutions.


2.Self-identificationasindigenousortribalshallberegardedasafundamentalcriterion

fordeterminingthegroupstowhichtheprovisionsofthisConventionapply.

3.TheuseofthetermpeoplesinthisConventionshallnotbeconstruedashavingany

implicationsasregardstherightswhichmayattachtothetermunderinternationallaw.

(AdoptedfromILOConventionC169-IndigenousandTribalPeoples)

IUCNProtectedArea

CategoriesTheseclassifyprotectedareasaccordingtotheirmanagementobjectives.The

categoriesarerecognisedbyinternationalbodiessuchastheUnitedNationsandby

manynationalgovernmentsastheglobalstandardfordefiningandrecordingprotected

areasandassuchareincreasinglybeingincorporatedintogovernmentlegislation.

(AdoptedfromIUCN)

Juvenile Personoflessthan18yearsofage.

KeyBiodiversityAreas

(KBAs)Sitescontributingsignificantlytotheglobalpersistenceofbiodiversity.

(AdoptedfromtheWorldDatabaseofKeyBiodiversityAreas)

Leachate Anyliquidproducedbytheactionof‘leaching’.Leachateisthewaterthathas

percolatedthroughanypermeablematerial.(AdoptedfromSustainabilityMatters)

Leakage Processinwhichmaterialislostthroughholesordefects.

LifeCyclingThinking

(LCT)Thefundamentalobjectiveoflife-cyclingthinking(LCT)istobeawareoftheoverall

environmentalimpactofaproductorservice.Itaimstoensurethatno

environmentalimpactisomittedwhenevaluatingalternativesandtoavoidsimply

shiftinganenvironmentalimpactfromoneenvironmentalmediumtoanother.

UndertheconceptualframeworkofLCT,anumberofquantitativedecision-support

methodsexist,suchasLifeCycleAssessment(LCA),whichisthemostwidelyused

methodofassessingandquantifyingenvironmentalaspects.ISO14040andISO

140444(Environmentalmanagement-Lifecycleassessment-Principlesand

frameworkandRequirementsandguidelines)havebeendevelopedtoimplement

LCTandLCA.

WhenLCT/LCAareappliedtowastemanagement,theassessmenttypicallyfocuses

onacomparisonofvariouswastemanagementoptions,ratherthancoveringthe

entirelife-cycleoftheproductswhichhavebecomewaste.LCT/LCAappliedto

wastemanagementthereforediffersfromproductLCT/LCA,whichaccountsforthe

entirelife-cycleofaproduct,inwhichwastemanagementmayplayonlyaminor

role.(AdaptedfromtheEuropeanCommission'sGuidanceontheinterpretationof


keyprovisionsofDirective2008/98/EConwaste)

Livingwage Theremunerationreceivedforastandardworkweekbyaworkerinaparticularplace

sufficienttoaffordadecentstandardoflivingfortheworkerandherorhisfamily.

Elementsofadecentstandardoflivingincludefood,water,housing,education,health

care,transportation,clothing,andotheressentialneedsincludingprovisionfor

unexpectedevents.(AdoptedfromtheGlobalLivingWageCoalition).

Losttimeinjury Aninjurythatpreventsapersonfromreturningtohisorhernextscheduledshiftor

workperiod(includingfatalities).

Medicaltreatmentcase Aworkplaceinjuryrequiringtreatmentbyamedicalprofessional.

Metrictonne(T) Equivalentto1,000kilogramsor2,204.6poundsor1.1023shortton.(Adaptedfrom

worldsteel)

Mitigationhierarchy Prioritisestheavoidanceofbiodiversityandecosystemservicesimpactsoverthe

minimisationandrestorationofimpacts.Biodiversityoffsetstoaddressresidualimpacts

aredefinedonlyafteravoidance,minimisationandrestorationmeasureshavebeen

applied.

(AdoptedfromtheCSBI’s‘Across-sectorguideforimplementingtheMitigation

Hierarchy’)

Modifiedhabitat Areasthatmaycontainalargeproportionofplantand/oranimalspeciesofnon-native

origin,and/orwherehumanactivityhassubstantiallymodifiedanarea’sprimary

ecologicalfunctionsandspeciescomposition.



Monitoring Thesystematicandroutinecollectionofinformation.

(Adoptedfromsportanddev.org)

Naturalhabitat Areascomposedofviableassemblagesofplantand/oranimalspeciesoflargelynative

origin,and/orwherehumanactivityhasnotessentiallymodifiedanarea’sprimary

ecologicalfunctionsandspeciescomposition.



Near-missincident Anincidentwherenoinjuryandillhealthoccurs,buthasthepotentialtodoso,maybe


referredtoasa'near-miss','near-hit'or'closecall'.

Netgain Additionalconservationoutcomesthatcanbeachievedforthebiodiversityvaluesfor

whichthecriticalhabitatwasdesignated.



NetGHGemissions ThetotalGHGemissions(CO2equivalent)assignedtoaproduct,processoractivity

minusthetotalGHGemissionreductionsclaimedbythesiteascarbonoffsetsor

throughothermechanisms.

Netreduction Singularorcumulativelossofindividualsthatimpactsonthespecies’abilitytopersistat

theglobaland/orregional/nationalscalesformanygenerationsoroveralongperiodof

time.Thescale(i.e.,globaland/orregional/national)ofthepotentialnetreductionis

determinedbasedonthespecies’listingoneitherthe(global)IUCNRedListand/oron

regional/nationallists.Forspecieslistedonboththe(global)IUCNRedListandthe

national/regionallists,thenetreductionwillbebasedonthenational/regional

population.



Net-zeroGHGemissions Referstoachievinganoverallbalancebetweenemissionsproducedandemissionstaken

outoftheatmosphere.ResponsibleSteelwillworkwithitsmembershiptoagreea

technicaldefinitionfornet-zeroGHGemissionsasapplicabletothescopeofthis

Standard,basedonongoingworkbeingundertakenundertheauspicesoftheUNGlobal

Compact.

Nonetloss Thepointatwhichproject-relatedimpactsarebalancedbymeasurestakenthrough

applicationofthemitigationhierarchy,sothatnolossremains.

(AdoptedfromCSBI’s‘Across-sectorguideforimplementingtheMitigationHierarchy’)

Physicaldisplacement Relocationorlossofshelter.

SeealsoDisplacementandEconomicDisplacement

Pointsource Asingle,identifiablesourceofpollution,suchasapipeoradrain.(Adoptedfrom

EnvironmentalProtectionAuthorityVictoria)

Policy Formalstatementofintentionsanddirectionofanorganisationasformallyexpressed

byitstopmanagement.Apolicymaybeanintegratedpolicyorconsistofvariousstand-


alonepolicies.

(AdoptedfromISO20400:2017(en)Sustainableprocurement-guidance)

Note:wherecorporate-levelpoliciesexistthatapplytoasiteandareknownand

understoodbythesite,thesewillsatisfytheResponsibleSteelRequirementofasite-

levelpolicy.

Politicallyexposedperson

(PEP)Anaturalpersonwhoisorwhohasbeenentrustedwithprominentpoliticalfunctions

andimmediatefamilymembersorpersonsknowntobecloseassociatesofsuch

persons.

(AdaptedfromDirective(EU)2015/849oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil)

Procedure Aformal,approvedmethodforimplementingaprocessorpartofaprocesseffectively

andconsistently.Stateshowtheprocessneedstobedone.Defineswho,what,where,

when,andwhy.

Aprocedure(orelementsoftheprocedure)maybeformalisedasdocuments,videos,

on-lineresources,etc.,butmustbeauditablebothintermsofitsexistenceandinterms

ofitsimplementation.

Seealso‘Documentedprocedure’.

Process Highlevel,strategicmethodofcontrol.Stateswhatneedstobedoneandwhy.

(AdaptedfromThe9000Store)

Productionresidue Amaterialthatisnotdeliberatelyproducedinaproductionprocessbutmayormay

notbeawaste.


2008/98/EConwaste).

ProtectedArea Aprotectedareaisaclearlydefinedgeographicalspace,recognised,dedicatedand

managed,throughlegalorothereffectivemeans,toachievethelong-termconservation

ofnaturewithassociatedecosystemservicesandculturalvalues.(AdoptedfromIUCN)

Public/publication Thismeansthatinformationiseitheraccessiblebythepublic(e.g.throughinformation

publishedonthesite'swebsiteorthroughinformationpublishedonaregulatory

website)orthatinformationcouldbeaccessedthroughlegalpublicmeans(e.g.through

informationrequeststoregulators).

Ramsarsites WetlandsitesdesignatedtobeofinternationalimportanceundertheRamsar

Convention.(AdoptedfromRamsarSitesInformationService)


Regular Scheduledatplanned,appropriateintervals.Thedeterminationofappropriateintervals

dependsonthematterathand.Theintervalsmustbefrequentenoughtodetect

changeandmusttakeaccountofrisk.Annualmightbeasuitablefrequencyforsome

matters.Wherechangescanhappenquicklyorwhereriskishigh,theintervalsmustbe

shorter.Forexample,theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysaysaboutstationary

sourceemissionsmonitoringfrequencies:Atleastfourpointsequallyspacedforeach

hourforCEMSorCPMS,atleastevery10secondsforCOMS,oratleastonceper

operatingday(orweek,month,etc.)forCPMS,workpractice,ordesigninspections.

Wherechangestendtohappenslowlyorwherethereisarequirementaboutregular

reviewofaplanorstrategy,intervalsaretypicallylessfrequent,forexampleevery3or

5years.

CEMS:Continuousemissionmonitoringsystems

COMS:Continuousopacitymonitoringsystems

CPMS:Continuousparametricmonitoringsystems

Spill Accidentalreleaseofahazardoussubstancethatcanaffecthumanhealth,land,

vegetation,waterbodies,andgroundwater(adoptedfromGlobalReportingInitiative

(GRI)StandardsGlossary,2016)

Stakeholder Apersonororganisationthatcanaffect,beaffectedby,orperceiveitselftobeaffected

byadecisionoractivityofasite.

(AdoptedfromISO14001:2015(en)Environmentalmanagementsystems-

Requirementswithguidanceforuse)

Inthecontextofsteelsites,thefollowingpartiesshallbeconsideredkeystakeholders

wheretheyarepresentoroperatinginthesite'sareaofinfluence:

• Localcommunitiesandtheirformalandinformalrepresentatives,including

indigenouspeoples

• Nationalorlocalgovernmentauthorities

• Politicians

• Labourunions

• Marginalisedgroups

• Religiousleaders

• Civilsocietyorganisations(operatingatlocal,regionalandgloballevel)

• Academics

Stakeholdersalsoincludesuppliers,contractors,distributorsandcustomers,aswellas

workersandcontractors.However,theResponsibleSteelStandardfocuseson

stakeholdersthatdonotholdabusinessorcontractualrelationshipwithsites.Workers


andcontractorsarecoveredextensivelyintheLabourRightsPrincipleoftheStandard.

Subjectofcontroversy Controversyisastateofprolongedpublicdisputeordebate,usuallyconcerninga

matterofconflictingopinionorpointofview.

Surfacewaterintake Aninstallationfordrawingwaterfromasurfacewaterbody.Abasicintakemaybe

justapipeandpumpplacedinthewaterwithlittleconsiderationofwaterquality

(forexample,forasmallfarmerabstractingwaterforirrigation).Moresophisticated

designs,especiallyforpublicwatersupply,havefilterstoremovedebrisand

sediment(beforeenteringmoreadvancedtreatment).Someextractlowdownin

thewaterbody,wherewateriscleanerandclearer.Becausesurfacewateris

vulnerabletorapidlymovingpollution,manyhavemonitoringandalarmsystems

forprotection.

(AdaptedfromAllianceforWaterStewardship:TheAWSInternationalWater

StewardshipStandard,Version2.0)

TheIUCNRedListof

ThreatenedSpeciesTheworld'smostcomprehensiveinventoryoftheglobalconservationstatusof

biologicalspecies.(AdoptedfromtheIUCN)

Tier1supplier Supplierprovidinggoodsorservicesdirectlytotheprocuringentity.

(AdoptedfromISO20400:2017(en)Sustainableprocurement-guidance)

Ultimatewaterbody Thesurfacewaterorgroundwaterbodythatultimatelyreceivesasite’sdischargeof

waterorwastewater.Sitesmaydischargedirectlytoreceivingwaterbodiesor

indirectlybyusingserviceprovidersasintermediaries.



Ultimatewatersource Sitesmaydrawdirectlyfromwatersourcesorindirectlybyusingserviceproviders

asintermediaries.Thewatersourcethattheserviceproviderdrawsfromisthe

ultimatesource.



Wage Monetaryremunerationcomputedonhourly,daily,weekly,orpieceworkbasis

(AdoptedfromBusinessDictionary)

Waste Anysubstanceorobjectwhichtheholderdiscardsorintendsorisrequiredto

discard.



2008/98/EConwaste)

Wastemanagement

hierarchySetsthefollowingprioritisesfortheuseofwaste:i)avoidanceincludingactionto

reducetheamountofwastegenerated,ii)resourcerecoveryincludingre-using,

recycling,reprocessingandenergyrecovery,consistentwiththemostefficientuse

oftherecoveredresources,iii)disposalincludingmanagementofalldisposal

optionsinthemostenvironmentallyresponsiblemanner.

(AdoptedfromNSWEnvironmentProtectionAuthority)

Waterbalance Anassessmentofallwaterflowsandstoragevolumesofanentity.IntheStandard,

itisrequiredtobeappliedtothesite,andseparatelyforthecatchment.The

assessmentshouldmeasureallwaterinflows,through-flows,outflows,water

storagevolumeandchangesinstorage.Thefirststepistoidentifyandmapeach

component,andthentoquantifyit.Thesearecombinedintothewaterbalance

equation,whichshouldbalance(atleastapproximately):{wateroutflow}={water

inflow}+{changeinstorage}.



Waterbody Alargephysicalentityofwater,fromwhichmanywatersourcesmayabstract

water.Forsurfacewater,thisincludesrivers,lakes,canalsandreservoirs.For

groundwater,itistheaquifer.



Watergovernancefora Watergovernanceencompassesallaspectsofhowwaterismanagedbygovernments,

regulators,suppliersandusers.Goodwatergovernanceensuresresponsiblesharingof

waterresourcesintheinterestsofusersandthenaturalenvironmentinlinewiththe

principlesofwaterstewardship(AdaptedfromAWSStandard,Version2.0).Essentially,

watergovernanceisaboutwhogetswhatwater,whenandhow,andwhohastheright

towaterandrelatedservices,andtheirbenefits.Thesequestionsarediscussedinwater

governancefora.AglobalexampleforsuchaforumistheWorldWaterForum.



Watersource Thephysicalstructurefromwhichawatersupplyisabstractedfromawaterbody.

Forgroundwater,itmaybeanaturalspring,aboreholeorwaterwell.Forsurface


water,itisa‘waterintake’.Itcanalsoincludetheimmediatesurroundingzoneof

themainwaterbody,ineffect,thezonethatfeedsthepointofabstraction.Itmay

applytomultipleabstractionpointswheretheyareassociated,forexample,a

wellfield.



Waterstewardship Theuseofwaterthatissociallyandculturallyequitable,environmentallysustainable

andeconomicallybeneficial,achievedthroughastakeholder-inclusiveprocessthat

involvessite-andcatchment-basedactions.



Water-related

infrastructureIncludesallmanmadeequipmentandinfrastructurefortheabstraction,delivery,

storage,treatmentandprovisionofwatersupply,andforthecollection,treatmentand

dischargeofwastewater.Itincludesboreholes,surfacewaterintakes(seebelow),pipes,

canals,controlsystems,watertanksandwatertreatmentsystems.Itmayinclude

wetlandtreatmentsystemsforwastewater.Formunicipalsupply,itincludesthe

distributionsystem.



Workofequalvalue Workwhichisnotsimilarandhasnotbeenratedasequivalent,butisofequalvaluein

termsofdemandssuchaseffort,skillanddecision-making.Forexample,aclerical

assistantandawarehouseoperative.Insomecases,thejobsbeingcomparedmay

appearbroadlysimilar,suchasafemaleheadofpersonnelandamaleheadoffinance.

Morecommonly,entirelydifferenttypesofjobs,suchasmanualandadministrative,can

turnouttobeofequalvaluewhenanalysedintermsofthedemandsmadeonthe

employee.

(AdaptedfromEqualityandHumanRightsCommission)

Worker Personperformingworkorwork-relatedactivitiesthatareunderthecontrolofthesite.

Personsperformworkorwork-relatedactivitiesundervariouspaidorunpaid

arrangements,suchasregularlyortemporarily,intermittentlyorseasonally,casuallyor

onapart-timebasis.Theworkorwork-relatedactivitiesunderthecontrolofthesite

maybeperformedbyworkersemployedbythesiteoritscorporateowner,workersof

externalproviders,contractors,individuals,agencies,andbyotherpersons.Workers

includetopmanagement,managerialandnon-managerialpersons.(AdaptedfromISO


45001:2018(en)Occupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystems-Requirements

withguidanceforuse)

Workforcediversity Diversitycanbedefinedasacknowledging,understanding,acceptingandvaluing

differencesamongpeoplewithrespecttoage,class,race,ethnicity,gender,abilities,

etc.

WorldHeritagesites LandmarksorareaswhichareselectedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientificand

CulturalOrganization(UNESCO)ashavingcultural,historical,scientificorotherformof

significance,andarelegallyprotectedbyinternationaltreaties.Thesitesarejudged

importanttothecollectiveinterestsofhumanity.

(AdoptedfromUNESCO)

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