Glossary & GRI Index

Glossary

AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

APL
Above Poverty Line: families above poverty line as defined by respective state governments

ART
Anti Retroviral Therapy

ASHA
Accredited Social Health Activist

ASQ
American Society for Quality

BALCO
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, a company incorporated in India

BPL
Below Poverty Line: families above poverty line as defined by respective state governments

CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate

CDM
Clean Development Mechanism

CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project

CEO
Chief Executive Officer

CER
Certified Emission Reduction

CFC
Chloro Fluoro Carbon

CFL
Carbon Fluorescent Lamp

Cii
Confederation of Indian Industry

Cluster
Comprising 5-10 villages or specified geographic/revenue boundary as per prevailing local laws

CLZS
Chanderiya Lead and Zinc Smelter, a unit of HZL

CMT
Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited, a company incorporated in Australia

CO2
Carbon Dioxide

COP
Communication On Progress

CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility

CWC
Child Welfare Centre

DMI
Disaster Management Institute, India

EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation

EIA
Environment Impact Assessment

ESOP
Employees Stock Option Plan

ESP
Electrostatic Precipitator

FAPCI
Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Farm Initiative
Agriculture and livestock development initiatives

FO
Furnace Oil

FTSE
Financial Times Stock Exchange

FY
Financial Year

GHG
Greenhouse Gas

GJ
Gigajoules

GRI
Global Reporting Initiative

G3
Third Generation GRI guidelines.

Health Outreach
Populace and village coverage through various health initiatives like mobile health camps, specialised health drives, hospitals and clinics

HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HSD
High Speed Diesel: fuel oil

HSE
Health, Safety and Environment

HZL
Hindustan Zinc Limited, a company incorporated in India

ICDS
Integrated Child Development Scheme: child-care centre catering to health and educational needs of children in the age group 0-6 yrs

IFC
International Financial Corporation

ILO
International Labour Organisation

INR
Indian Rupees

IUCN
International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Integrated Village Development
Sustainable development with an investment on social development, bio-development and infrastructure development of a village. The nomenclature of this programme differs from company to company within the group

IRCA
International Register of Certificated Auditors: an internationally-recognised certification body for auditors of management systems

ICDS
Integrated Child Development Scheme

IMS
Integrated Management System

ISO 14001
An international environmental management system standard published by the International Standardisation Organisation

KCM
Konkola Copper Mines PLC, a company incorporated in Zambia

kl
Kilolitre

km
Kilometer

KPA
Key Performance Areas

KRA
Key Result Areas

kWh
Kilowatt hour

LDO
Light Density Oil: a fuel oil

LED
Light Emitting Diode

Lost Time Injury
An accident/injury forcing the employee/contractor to remain away from his/her work beyond the day of the accident

LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LSHS
Low Sulphur High Stock: a fuel oil

LTIFR
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate: the number of lost time injuries per million man-hours worked

MALCO
The Madras Aluminium Company Limited, a company incorporated in India

MMR
Maternity Mortality Rate

MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets

MT
Metric Tonnes

MW
Mega Watt

NABARD
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

NDMA
National Disaster Management Authority, an organisation chaired by the Prime Minister of India

NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation

NIT
National Institute of Technology

ODS
Ozone Depleting Substances

OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (standards for occupational health and safety management systems)

ORG
Operational Research Group

PME
Periodical Medical Examination

PPE
Personal Protective Equipment

RAM
Rampura Agucha Mine, a unit of HZL

RDM
Rajpura Dariba Mines, a unit of HZL

REC
Regional Engineering College

Recycled Water
Water released during mining or processing and then used in operational activities

Regional
Refers to district, sub division levels

Reproductive Tract Infection

R&R
Rehabilitation and Resettlement

SBC
Sterlite Bal Chetna Project

SBU
Strategic Business Unit

SF
Sterlite Foundation

SHG
Self Help Group

SIIL
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

SO2
Sulphur dioxide

State
Refers to state level with impact across various stakeholders/public domain

TB (DOTS)
Tuberculosis (Directly Observed Treatment Scheme)

TIFR
Total injury frequency rate: the number of time injuries per million man-hours worked

TPM
Total Productive Maintenance

TQM
Total Quality Management

TREM Card
Transport Emergency card

UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNGC
United Nations Global Compact

VAL
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, a company incorporated in India

VER
Voluntary Emission Reduction

VFD
Variable Frequency Drive

VZS
Vizag Zinc Smelter, a unit of HZL

Water used for Primary Activities
Total new or make-up water entering the operation and used for the operation’s primary activities; primary activities are those in which the operation engages to produce its product

XISS
Xavier Institute of Social Service

ZM
Zawar Mines, a unit of HZL

ZSD
Zinc Smelter Debari, a unit of HZL

4P
Public- Private-People-Partnership