ABIS waste information system
ACEA
Agenda 21
Alternative fuels
Audit
Balanced Scorecard
BMW BluePerformance
BUND
Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND)
Clean Production
Cleaner Production declaration
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Combined heat and power generation
Compliance
Corporate Governance
Dalit communities
Demographic change
DJSI World
Drainage ditch
EBIT
Econsense
EfficientDynamics
EMAS
Emerging market
Emissions
EU 15
Euro-4-Norm
Euro-5- und Euro-6-standards
FIZ
Fleet consumption
Fossil fuels
FTSE4Good Index
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Global Compact
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
High Precision Injection
HIV/AIDS
Hybrid
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Strategy Council
ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development
iDrive
ifmo (Institute for Mobility Research)
ILO (International Labour Organisation)
Immission
IÖW (Institute for Ecological Economy Research)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ISO 14001
ISO 22628
Kyoto Objectives/Kyoto Protocol
LCA – Life Cycle Assessment
Material data sheets
Methane (CH4)
MINI Production Triangle
Naturschutzbund Deutschland e. V. (NABU)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Number ONE
OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Occupational Health and Risk Management System (OHRIS)
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS)
ÖKO-TREND-Institut
Phased traffic signal system
Post-shredder technology
project i
REACH
Recovery
Recycling
Reuse
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Sabbatical
Stakeholder
Supply Chain
Sustainability
Sustainable Value approach
Sustainable Value Report
Teleworking
Ton-kilometre (tkm)
Tremod (Transport Emission Model)
VALVETRONIC
VOC (volatile organic compounds)
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
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| ABIS waste information system |
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System for the recording, cost tracking and controlling of waste disposal.
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| ACEA |
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European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles).
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| Agenda 21 |
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A declaration on sustainable development adopted at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.
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| Alternative fuels |
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Fuels that can replace conventional fuels derived from petroleum.
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| Audit |
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Investigation that assesses the process procedures with regard to meeting requirements and guidelines, e.g. the operational testing of environmental or occupational health and safety management systems.
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| Balanced Scorecard |
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Concept used to document and measure the results of a company’s activities against its vision and strategies to give managers a comprehensive overview of the performance and efficiency of their organisation. BSC considers human factors in results as well as financial aspects.
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| BMW BluePerformance |
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An element in the BMW EfficientDynamics strategy comprising all technologies that contribute to the further substantial reduction in NOx emissions of BMW diesel engines. Thanks to BMW BluePerformance, BMW diesels already comply with California’s BIN5 emission standard as well as the EU6 emission performance limits scheduled for introduction in 2014.
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| BUND |
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„Friends of the Earth Germany”
Regards itself as the driving social force behind sustainable development in Germany. Guided in the implementation of its vision by the principles set out in the study \"Sustainable Germany\".
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| Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. (BUND) |
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German NGO / environmental organization.
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| Clean Production |
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Concept of environmentally-responsible production which avoids the generation of harmful substances.
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| Cleaner Production declaration |
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Declaration of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In September 2001, the BMW Group signed the declaration, thereby reinforcing its commitment to environmentally responsible production.
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
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Results mainly from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. The CO2 generated from burning these fuels is the primary man-made contributor to the greenhouse effect.
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| Combined heat and power generation |
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The main principle of the combined heat and power generation is the decentralized utilization of the provided electricity and heat. The engine or gas turbine powers a generator that generates electric energy. The engine can also directly drive a machine or compressor (e.g. in compressed air generation). The waste heat from the engine block (coolant, oil) is passed through a heat exchanger and used to heat water. The exhaust-gas energy can be utilized to produce steam (process heat) and/or hot water (by means of a heat exchanger). Conventional technologies applied in the combined heat and power generation are steam turbines, combustion engines and gas turbines.
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| Compliance |
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Comprises all measures to ensure that a company, its boards, managers and employees act in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
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| Corporate Governance |
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In general, Corporate Governance encompasses the entirety of all international and national values and principles for a proper and responsible company leadership, which apply both to the employees and to the company leaders. The German Corporate Governance Code is a body of rules and regulations adopted on February 26, 2002 by a government commission called into existence for expressly that purpose and which contains most notably recommendations on conduct pertaining to proper corporate governance.
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| Dalit communities |
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The Dalit are the descendents of the natives of India. Due to their caste and status as seasonal workers, they are some of the poorest people in India. In 2005, the BMW Group gave euro 150,000 in support of reconstruction efforts in Dalit communities that were destroyed by the tsunami at the end of 2004.
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| Demographic change |
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Describes the change to an ageing structure of a population resulting from an increase in life expectancy and reduction of the agebased mortality rate and the accompanying increase in the midlife range under otherwise equal conditions.
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| DJSI World |
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Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, index family created by Dow Jones and the Swiss agency SAM Sustainable Asset Management for companies with strategies based on a sustainability concept. The BMW Group has been one of the leading companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability indexes since 1999.
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| Drainage ditch |
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An underground ditch that guides rain water into the ground. It is filled with gravel or other material that does not erode on contact.
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| EBIT |
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Abbreviation for “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes”. The profit before income taxes, minority interest and financial result.
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| Econsense |
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Forum for Sustainable Development, initiated by the Federation of German Industries, but with its own legal personality. The BMW Group is one of the founding members of this organisation which was established in the summer of 2000.
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| EfficientDynamics |
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Encompasses all of the BMW Group activities for developing drive concepts for the future. With highly efficient engines, improved aerodynamics, lightweight construction and energy management on board, the BMW Group is continually reducing the consumption of its latest fleet of vehicles and is introducing these innovations gradually across the entire model range. In the medium term, the company will be implementing additional consumption advantages by electrifying the power train. In the long term, the BMW Group is focussing on using hydrogen generated from renewable sources in the combustion engine.
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| EMAS |
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Eco Management and Audit Scheme, a standard for environmental management systems comparable to the ISO 14001.
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| Emerging market |
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Up-and-coming country from the capital markets’ perspective. These markets include e.g. large countries such as India and the People’s Republic of China as well as smaller Eastern European countries such as Bulgaria and Romania.
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| Emissions |
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Emission (from the Latin emittere “to send out, to emit”) means in general to emit particles, radiation or forces into the environment. Examples include emissions of gaseous pollutants, liquid emissions such as wastewater, particulate emissions or noise emissions.
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| EU 15 |
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European Union of 15 member states prior to the start of the EU eastern enlargement at the beginning of 2005.
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| Euro-4-Norm |
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Emissions standard for the pollutant emissions of new vehicles.
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| Euro-5- und Euro-6-standards |
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Emission performance limits with regard to the pollutant emissions of passenger cars stipulated by the European Union. The regulation primarily concerns itself with particle and nitrogen oxide emissions but also comprises measures to guarantee access to information about maintenance, repair and vehicle parts as well as the option of granting tax benefits. Please see Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information.
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| FIZ |
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The German acronym for the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre in Munich.
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| Fleet consumption |
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Weighted average fuel consumption of the new vehicles of a single manufacturer or of the entire automobile industry registered in the reporting period.
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| Fossil fuels |
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These are energy sources from fossils that emit their stored energy by a chemical combustion process with oxygen. Examples of fossil fuels include oil, natural gas and coal.
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| FTSE4Good Index |
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Index of Financial Times and London Stock Exchange, in which the BMW Group has been included. FTSE4Good listings depend on adherence to environmental and ethical criteria.
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| Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
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Established in 2001, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been fighting the spread of these three diseases for five years.
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| Global Compact |
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An international initiative by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that brings together the representatives of private enterprise with establishments of the United Nations, workers and civil society to promote universal social and environmental principles.
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| Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
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The Global Reporting Initiative is an independent institution whose task is to develop and publish globally applicable guidelines for sustainability reporting in a multi-stakeholder process.
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| High Precision Injection |
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Second-generation petrol direct injection system that reduces consumption over a wide engine speed and load range during day-today driving.
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| HIV/AIDS |
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that can cause the chronic and life-threatening disease AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
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| Hybrid |
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A hybrid drive consists of a combination of at least two different drive types. Usually, the hybrid is a combination of a combustion engine and one or more electric motors in one vehicle.
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| Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Strategy Council |
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Body of political, industrial and academic representatives who take on tasks in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells. This body unites individual strategies in one National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Roadmap and promotes the trustful exchange of information among government, industry and research communities.
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| ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development |
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The environmental charter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) comprises a set of basic principles that expressed a shift in companies’ perception of their environmental responsibility in the early 1990s. The charter was presented by the ICC and its members as the business world’s contribution to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro.
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| iDrive |
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Operating concept used to control essential vehicle, entertainment, navigation and telecommunication functions via a central controller knob mounted on the centre consol and a multifunctional control display mounted in the dashboard - thereby replacing many switches, buttons and displays.
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| ifmo (Institute for Mobility Research) |
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A BMW Group research institute that applies an interdisciplinary approach to matters of mobility in the broadest sense of that term.
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| ILO (International Labour Organisation) |
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This UN specialised agency is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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| Immission |
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Describes the entrance of pollutants, as well as noise, light, radiation or vibrations in an environmental medium. Examples include pollutant immissions in the air, in the groundwater or in rivers. Each immission is the result of a preceding emission (discharge).
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| IÖW (Institute for Ecological Economy Research) |
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A leading scientific institute active in the field of practice-oriented sustainability research.
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| ISO (International Organization for Standardization) |
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Institution for the international coordination of standards.
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| ISO 14001 |
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A globally recognised standard for environmental management systems.
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| ISO 22628 |
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Recyclability standard for new vehicles built after 2008.
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| Kyoto Objectives/Kyoto Protocol |
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Is an additional protocol adopted in 1997 and intended to embody the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the aim to protect the climate.
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| LCA – Life Cycle Assessment |
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Comprehensive assessment of material groups for a more efficient and faster accounting of entire vehicles.
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| Material data sheets |
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Used as proof of material composition of a component, semi-finished product, material and pure substance in the automobile industry.
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| Methane (CH4) |
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Gaseous hydrocarbon, main component of natural gas. Emerges, for example, when fossil fuels are not completely burned or as a result of fermentation processes (biogas). Not toxic to humans, but a relevant contributor to the greenhouse effect.
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| MINI Production Triangle |
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The three British plants (Hams Hall, Oxford and Swindon) are jointly manufacturing the MINI with greater capacity levels, flexibility and efficiency. The Hams Hall plant produces the new MINI petrol engines; the Oxford plant remains responsible for chassis construction, painting and assembly. The Swindon plant produces the pressed panels and chassis components.
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| Naturschutzbund Deutschland e. V. (NABU) |
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German NGO dedicated to the cause of environmental protection in Germany and abroad. Specific goals include the protection of rivers, forests and certain species.
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| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) |
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Nitrogen oxides or oxides of nitrogen are collective descriptions for the gaseous oxides of nitrogen.
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| Number ONE |
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In late 2007, the BMW Group presented its new corporate Strategy Number ONE. The vision: To be the leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility.
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| OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) |
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Headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is located in Paris. The OECD guidelines for multinational corporations form a code of conduct for globally responsible corporate dealings. They represent to date the most comprehensive recommendations by governments to the economic sector.
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| Occupational Health and Risk Management System (OHRIS) |
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A certifiable and internationally recognized occupational health and safety management system in Bavaria, Germany.
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| Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) |
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OHSAS 18001 is an international standard to assess and certify an occupational health and safety management system.
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| ÖKO-TREND-Institut |
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The independent scientific institute has analysed and evaluated ecologically relevant product criteria as well as criteria regarding the social and ecological responsibility of companies since 1995. Outstanding achievements in these areas are honoured with the ÖKO-TREND certificate.
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| Phased traffic signal system |
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The traffic lights on a particular street are programmed in such a way that drivers never have to stop at a traffic light provided that they stick to a certain speed. Sometimes driver can gather the appropriate speed level from information boards (“Green phase at 40 km/h”). Minimising the number of starts and stops at traffic lights reduces overall fuel consumption and noise emissions.
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| Post-shredder technology |
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Industrial procedure for processing shredder remains prior to recycling. Automated separation and sorting processes (e.g. swim-sink separation, eddy-current separation, multiple-step classification and screening) separate mono-material secondary raw materials from the shredder remains.
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| project i |
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Organisational unit established in the course of the BMW Group’s strategic realignment resulting in the corporate strategy Number ONE. The project i team of experts works on developing concepts for the sustainable mobility in urban centres.
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| REACH |
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A new EU regulation on chemicals and their safe use that is valid in all member states. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals.
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| Recovery |
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According to the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EG, recovery describes the process of waste treatment that does not pose a risk to people’s health or apply environmentally harmful methods.
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| Recycling |
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According to the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EG, recycling describes the reprocessing of waste materials in a production process for the original purpose or other purposes, excluding energy recovery.
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| Reuse |
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According to the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EG, the term reuse summarizes measures that return end-of-life vehicle parts to use fulfilling the same purpose they were originally designed for.
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| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) |
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A key performance indicator that evaluates the effectiveness and profitability of a company’s application of capital employed.
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| Sabbatical |
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Limited part-time/flexible work time model that gives BMW Group employees the chance to arrange a block of free time from one to six months.
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| Stakeholder |
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Groups or individuals with a vested interest in a company or who are affected by the entrepreneurial activity. For the BMW Group, these are primarily customers, employees and shareholders and special interest groups, as well as municipalities worldwide where the BMW Group operates.
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| Supply Chain |
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Describes the production process of a product from the raw materials production to delivery to the end user or a related service.
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| Sustainability |
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Sustainability or sustainable development takes equal account of environmental, social and economic development. In 1987, the UN Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainability as a development that satisfies the needs of the present generation without endangering the bases for life of future generations. For the BMW Group, the economic relevance of sustainability is seen in three elements: resources, reputation and risks.
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| Sustainable Value approach |
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The Sustainable Value approach is the first value-oriented approach to the assessment and management of sustainable performance. Sustainable Value deals with sustainable performance in the same way in which financial markets deal with economic performance. Sustainable Value assesses sustainable performance in monetary terms (e.g. in €).
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| Sustainable Value Report |
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The BMW Group’s Sustainable Value Report Value provides information about our sustainability achievements, the challenges our company faces and what the next steps will be.
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| Teleworking |
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Teleworking comprises various forms of work where employees carry out part of the work outside the employer’s buildings.
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| Ton-kilometre (tkm) |
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A unit of measure for the transport performance of goods and people, also known as the transport capacity. This is calculated from the product of the mass to be transported in ton (t) and the distance travelled in the process in kilometres (km).
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| Tremod (Transport Emission Model) |
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A project commissioned by the German Federal Environmental Agency and carried out by the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU). The project aims to describe motorised traffic in Germany including driving performance, energy consumption and emissions as well as to develop a respective calculation software.
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| VALVETRONIC |
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Thanks to its operating principle, VALVETRONIC permits fully variable valve stroke. It performs the task of the throttle valve, which is no longer needed. The result is an engine that can breathe freely and thus offers drivers the prospect of lower fuel consumption.
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| VOC (volatile organic compounds) |
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VOCs from solvents are emitted e.g. in the paint process. Solvents are needed to dilute or dissolve solids such as car paint.
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World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
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One of the world’s largest nature conservation organizations. Founded as World Wildlife Fund in Switzerland in 1961.
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