Title: Unit 1 Glossary
Course: BUS 270 Introduction to Sustainability in Business > Section: BUS 270 Introduction to Sustainability in Business

Unit 1 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Carbon Footprint | A carbon footprint is the total mount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person. The Average Carbon Footprint in the United States vs. World The ave ...
Environment | Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation. http://www.epa.gov/region4/ems/glossary.htm
Global Warming | The rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19^th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20^th century, Earth’s mean surface temperature ...
Greenhouses Gases (GHGs) | Gases that absorb infrared radiation, which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs, and tropospheric ozone. Green house gases are the cause of global warming. Human use of too many p ...
Sustainability | Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.  Sustainability creates ...
“Green” (Environmentally Friendly) | Term used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict reduced, minimal, or no harm at all, upon ecosystems or the environment. http://en.wikipedia.org/ ...