Glossary

Acronyms associated with sustainability and sustainable development:

AONB – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
BREEAM – BRE Environmental Assessment Method
CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
DEC – Display Energy Certificate
DESD –Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 – 2014)
EFS – Education for Sustainability
EMS – Environmental Management System
EMAS – Eco-Management and Audit System
ESD – Education for Sustainable Development
ESDGC – Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (used in Wales)
FEO – Friends of the Earth
IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IUCN – The World Conservation Union
ISO – International Standards Organisation
LEAP – Local Environmental Action Plan
OECD – Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
PV – Photo-Voltaic (panel)
NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation
UNDESD – United Nations’ Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 – 2014)
RCE – Regional Centre of Expertise (in Education for Sustainable Development)
SDC – Sustainable Development Commission
VOCs – Volatile Organic Compounds
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WSSD – World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO – World Trade Organisation
WWF – World Wildlife Fund