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Synthetic fibers are human-made fibers manufactured either from natural or synthetic polymers.

Synthetic materials are manufactured from either natural polymers (e.g. viscose, lyocell, acetate) or synthetic polymers (e.g. polyester, nylon, acrylic). The manufacturing processes rely on heavy use of chemicals, high energy use and depletion of non-renewable resources. Burning of fossil fuels to power chemical plants also generates high volumes of CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. […]

Man-made (anthropogenic) organic chemicals. Some SOCs are volatile; others tend to stay dissolved in water instead of evaporating.

The Program operating system, including any components, modifications, adaptations and copies thereof.

Satellite system of the System of National Accounts (SNA) proposed by the United Nations (1993) for the incorporation of environmental concerns (environmental costs, benefits, and assets) into national accounts.

See Commission of the European Communities.

The term refers to a European Union regulatory classification that applies primarily to market-makers and interdealer brokers. SIs conduct a significant amount of bilateral trading off-venue and deal on their own account. They are subject to pre- and post-trade transparency requirements. The operator of an SI cannot own an organised trading facility in the same […]

See Quantitative investing.

The consideration of different interacting parts of a distinct entity (i.e. system).

Systems change refers to an intentional transformation of the ways in which a system, such as an organization, industry, society or economy operate. Systems change focuses on the root causes of problems, instead of investing time and resources in temporary fixes that can only treat symptoms. Systems change draws on systems thinking, a recognition that […]