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Causeartist Impact Glossary

The Causeartist Glossary is a curated resource that offers essential terms and concepts related to social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and conscious brands.

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A

Adaptive Reuse

Agroforestry

Agroecology


B

B-Corps and Benefit Corporations

Biochar

Biodiversity

Bioplastics

Blue Economy

Buy-One-Give-One


C

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Carbon Credit

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Neutrality

Carbon Offset

Carbon Sequestration

Circular Economy

Climate Intelligence

Coastal Erosion

Conscious Consumerism

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

Cradle to Cradle Design


D

Decarbonization

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Direct Ocean Capture

Distributed Energy Systems

Donor Advised Fund

Deforestation


E

Eco-Friendly

Ecological Footprint

Ecological Restoration

Ecosystem Services

Emissions Trading

ESG

EWG Verified


F

Fair Trade Coffee

Fast Fashion


G

Green Hydrogen

Greenwashing

Green Bond


H

Hydropower


I

Impact Investing

In-Kind Donations


J


K


L

Life Cycle Assessment


M

Microfinance

Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)


N

Nature Based Solutions

Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)

Natural Capital


O


P

Plant-based Materials


Q


R

Regenerative Agriculture

Renewable Materials


S

Scope 1 Carbon Emissions

Scope 2 Carbon Emissions

Scope 3 Carbon Emissions

Slow Fashion

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

Social Entrepreneurship

Soil Conservation

Supply Chain Transparency

Sustainable Economy

Sustainable Fashion

Sustainable Forestry

Sustainable Lifestyle

Synthetic Materials


T

Triple Bottom Line


U

Upcycled


V

Vegan Leather

Venture Philanthropy

Vertical Farming


W

Water Conservation


X


Y


Z


Zero Waste