The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures was created in late 2015 to help identify information needed by the financial sector to appropriately assess and price climate-related risks.

Scope 3 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that result from an organization's activities but are not directly controlled by the organization. They are also known as "indirect" or "value chain" emissions.

Scope 2 emissions: These are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heat, and steam.

Scope 1 emissions: These are direct emissions from a company's own operations, such as emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels in boilers and vehicles.

GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing them with the global common language to communicate those impacts.

A framework is a set of guidelines, principles, or best practices that provide a general structure or approach for achieving a specific goal or objective.

Set of criteria used by investors and other stakeholders to evaluate a company's sustainability and social responsibility practices.

Humanity meeting its current needs without overburdening the natural environment or future generations.