SUPPLEMENTARY LEVERAGE RATIO (SLR)

The supplementary leverage ratio is the US implementation of the Basel III Tier 1 leverage ratio, with which banks calculate the amount of common equity capital they must hold relative to their total leverage exposure. Large US banks must hold 3%. Top-tier bank holding companies must also hold an extra 2% buffer, for a total […]

SUPPLY CHAIN

The network of all the individuals, organizations, resources, activities and technology involved in the creation and sale of a product, from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer, through to its eventual delivery to the end-user

SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

The exposure to reputational risk and material loss an organization faces if it is associated with a negative supply chain event

SUPPLY-SIDE MEASURES

Policies and programmes for influencing how a certain demand for goods and/or services is met. In the energy sector, for example, supply-side mitigation measures aim at reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted per unit of energy produced.

SUPPORTING SERVICES

Ecosystem services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services.

SUPPRESSED DEMAND

A scenario where future anthropogenic emissions by sources are projected to rise above current levels, due to the specific circumstances of the host Party.

SURFACE RUNOFF

Runoff that travels over the land surface to the nearest stream channel.

SURFACE TEMPERATURE

See Global mean surface temperature (GMST), Land surface air temperature, Global mean surface air temperature (GSAT) and Sea surface temperature (SST).

SURFACE WATER

Water that is present on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland or ocean.