Glossary — a collection of the key sustainability, circular economy, and reporting terms used by Taasterahastu OÜ.
Key terms
- EPD — a standardised Environmental Product Declaration describing a product’s life-cycle environmental impacts.
- LCA — Life Cycle Assessment, a methodology for measuring environmental impact from raw material to end of life.
- CSRD — the EU directive on corporate sustainability reporting.
- VSME — a voluntary sustainability reporting standard for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Circular economy — an economic model that keeps materials in use and minimises waste.
- Carbon footprint — a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions.
- Digital Product Passport — a data framework covering a product’s sustainability and conformity information.
- Climate resilience — the capacity of an operation to withstand climate-related risks.