Glossary
We want to make Corporate Responsibility (CR) as easy to understand as possible. We recognise that CR documents often include a lot of jargon.
Here’s a quick glossary of some commonly-used terms that you might find on our website and other CR resources:
A
Accident Incident Rate measured by number of accidents per 100,000 staff or contractors
B
Building Research Establishment (BRE) Environmental Assessment Method
The requirements for health and safety management systems
C
Accounting for carbon at the outset of the design process for any project in any discipline, with a view to minimising its impact
Carbon Disclosure Project – An independent not-for-profit organisation holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world; Atkins discloses information to the CDP annually
Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Awards Scheme
Construction Industry Council
Client Relationship Management
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
D
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
E
The UK regulatory authority for environmental legislation, pollution and incidents
Atkins’ sustainability awareness programme – Enabling Sustainability Raising Awareness
H
Health and Safety Executive – the UK regulatory authority for health and safety legislation and incidents
I
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers
Institution of Highways and Transportation
International standard for quality management systems
International standard for environmental management systems
International standard for quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions
Institution of Structural Engineers
L
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
M
A systematic approach to documenting, controlling and improving the organisation’s impacts, risks and objectives
Q
Quality, Safety and Environment
R
Energy supplies from resources that are not depleted during generation, such as: solar, wind, geo-thermal and water power. Non renewable energy consumes resources, such as: coal, oil and gas during generation.
S
Safety, Health and Environment
The Atkins SUStainability NETwork is a knowledge sharing resource for Atkins employees
Meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations from an economic, social and environmental perspective
U
University Liaison Directors
V
Atkins’ annual employee engagement survey