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p COMMUTE (Collaborative Mobility Management for Urban Traffic and Emission reduction): the Commute project aims to implement a collaborative management system for employee mobility to help relieve urban traffic congestion. p CDP: a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, countries and regions to manage their environmental impacts. p Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD): a task force focused on financial information related to the climate, created as part of the G20 Financial Stability Board. It is one of the most important developments in the area of climate reporting by businesses. p Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB): the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is an international consortium of businesses and environmental NGOs that works in particular with the TCFD on these issues.

p Scope 1 (of the GHG Protocol): covers direct greenhouse gas emissions arising from the combustion of fossil fuels (heating oil, diesel, biodiesel and gas) and the escape of coolants from air conditioning systems in offices and on-site datacentres. p Scope 2 (of the GHG Protocol): covers indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with consumption of grid electricity and district heating in offices and on-site datacentres. p Scope 3 (of the GHG Protocol): covers indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with consumption of mains power in off-site datacentres and business travel. p Location-based: a method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on emissions factors for the geographical regions covered. p Market-based: a method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions based on emissions factors specific to the energy source used.

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