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Appendix C: Acronyms
CDP – Carbon Disclosure Project
CSIRO – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
DALY – Disability Adjusted Life Year
EF – Ecological Footprinting
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization
EPD – Environmental Product Declarations
GEMI – Global Environmental Management Initiative
GHG – Greenhouse Gas
GRI – Global Reporting Initiative
IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
LCA – Life Cycle Assessment
LCI – Life Cycle Inventory
LCIA – Life Cycle Impact Assessment
RAC – UNEP-CEO Water Mandate Corporate Water Accounting Research Advisory Committee
SETAC - The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SME – Small and Medium Enterprises
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
UNGC – United Nations Global Compact
WBCSD – World Business Council on Sustainable Development
WaFNE – UNEP Water Footprint, Neutrality, and Efficiency Umbrella Project
WF – Water Footprinting
WFN – Water Footprint Network
WFDSS – Water Footprint Decision Support System
WFSA – Water Footprint Sustainability Assessment
WRI – World Resources Institute
WRM – Water Resources Management
WTO – World Trade Organization
1. Water footprints are divided into three separate components—the blue, green, and gray WFs—which differentiate water use by source/type
(surface/groundwater, evaporative flows, dilution water respectively) and are meant to be considered both separately and together as a total WF.