Accident
An event at a DSM site in which a DSM employee, a
visitor or an employee of a contractor sustains physical injury or an incident
that occurs outside the DSM site in which an employee is involved while
carrying out an assignment.
Antibody
A blood protein produced in response to and
counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with
substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and
foreign substances in the blood.
Audit
A systematic assessment of an organization, its working
methods and procedures.
Biofuel
A fuel which is derived from renewable organic
resources, as distinct from one which is derived from non-renewable resources
such as oil and natural gas.
Carbon footprint
The impact of a certain activity on the
emission of CO2 to the atmosphere.
CO2
Carbon dioxide.
CO2 equivalent
A parameter to describe the effect of
greenhouse-gas emissions. A factor known as the global warming potential
(GWP) shows the effect of the individual gases compared with CO2 (reference
value).
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand: an indicator of the degree of
pollution of wastewater by organic substances.
Eco-efficiency analysis
Analysis of both economic and
environmental aspects to be considered when developing and optimizing products
and processes. The aim is to offer the best environmental performance at
reasonable cost.
Emerging Business Area (EBA)
Four areas of special focus within
DSM’s corporate strategy Vision 2010: White Biotechnology, Personalized
Nutrition, Biomedical and Specialty Packaging.
Employer Value Proposition (EVP)
The articulation of an
organization’s attractiveness to employees, used in the ‘hunt for talent’.
Environmental incident
An incident which, without having
implications for safety, has or might have an adverse impact on the
environment.
Enzyme
A substance produced by a living organism which acts as
a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
EuropaBio
Association representing 1800 small and medium-sized
biotech companies in Europe.
Fermentation
A production process in which renewable raw
materials are reacted with the aid of micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi
or cell cultures.
FI
Frequency Index: a unit of measurement for safety. The
number of lost-day cases per 100 employees per year.
HR
Human Resources: Personnel & Organization.
ICIS
International Chemical Information Services, the world's
largest information provider for the chemical and oil industry.
Incident
An incident is an event that has or could have a
direct negative effect on safety, health or the environment or for the
license to operate. Examples are all events that led or could have led to
physical injury, acute damage to health, occupational disease, damage to
plants, environmental damage, Loss of primary containment (escape of
substances), nuisance, complaints, harm to the company’s reputation
(expressions of concern in the press or by politicians or negative publicity
regarding safety, health and the environment).
Incidents can occur at DSM sites, can relate to DSM employees carrying out an
assignment outside the site or can occur outside the site during the transport
or storage of DSM products.
Key performance indicators (KPI)
A quantifiable measurement
that can be used to track the progress in achieving important goals within a
company.
LEED®
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Green
Building Rating System™.
MWh
Megawatt hour: a measuring unit for electricity, 1,000 kWh.
N
Nitrogen. A mostly inert gas constituting 78% of the earth’s
atmosphere, nitrogen is present in all living organisms.
N2O
Nitrous oxides – gases that are formed during combusion.
When emitted to the environment, they made cause acidification.
NOx
Nitrous oxides. Gases that are released mainly during
combustion and cause acidification.
OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
is an international body headquartered in Paris, France.
P
Phosphorus. A multivalent nonmental of the nitrogen group, is
an essential element for all living cells.
Product Eco-Footprinting (PEF)
The analysis of the
environmental impact of a product.
Product stewardship
A concept whereby safety, health and
environmental protection center around the product itself and the uses to
which it is put, whereby everyone involved in the lifecylce of the product is
called on to assume responsibility for helping to reduce its SHE impact.
REACH
A European Union regulatory framework for the
registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals.
Reference year
The year that serves as the reference date for
measuring progress made. For example, the reference year for DSM’s 2010
environmental targets is 2005.
Renewable resources
A natural resource which is replenished by
natural processes at a rate comparable to, or faster than, its rate of
consumption by humans or other users. The term covers perpetual resources such
as solar radiation, tides, winds and hydroelectricity as well as fuels derived
from organic matter (bio-based fuels).
Respirable dust
Particulate matter that can penetrate a
person’s lungs. This fraction, the so-called PM10 fraction, is defined and
laid down in international agreements.
Responsible Care®
A program of the international chemical
industry to improve its performance on safety, health and the environment as
well as on communication with stakeholders.
SHE
Safety, Health & the Environment.
SHE&M
Safety, Health, Environment & Manufacturing.
SOx
Sulphur dioxide and other sulphur oxides. They are formed
during the combustion of fossil fuels and cause acidification.
Stakeholder engagement
A formal process of relationship
management through which companies or industries engage with a set of their
stakeholders in an effort to align their mutual interests, to reduce risk and
advance the company's performance in terms of people, planet and profit (the
‘triple bottom line’).
UNHCR
United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund.
United Nations Global Compact
A strategic policy initiative for
businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with
ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor,
environment and anti-corruption.
United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On
10 December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and
proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic
act, the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of
the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and
expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without
distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
Value-adding chain
Successive steps in a production process,
from the raw materials through various intermediate steps to the finished
product.
VOC
Volatile organic compounds. The term covers a wide range of
chemical compounds, such as organic solvents, some of which can be harmful.
WEF
World Economic Forum.
WFP
United Nations World Food Programme.
Whistleblower procedure
A procedure which gives employees the
opportunity to report cases of suspected abuse or deviations from internal or
external regulations without fear of retribution.
