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Materiality is the filter that decides which sustainability information matters for a specific decision, audience or reporting obligation.
Multiple accepted definitionsTraceability & DataTraceabilityTraceability is the ability to follow a product, material, claim or evidence record through a defined chain of activities.
EmergingNature & BiodiversityDeforestationDeforestation refers to the loss or conversion of forest, but the practical meaning depends on forest definition, cut-off date and legal context.
EstablishedClimate & GHGNet ZeroNet zero describes a balance between remaining emissions and removals, but its credibility depends on boundary, pathway and residual emissions.
ContestedAgriculture & LandRegenerative AgricultureRegenerative agriculture describes farming approaches intended to improve ecological and social conditions, but definitions vary widely.
Multiple accepted definitions