Alienrefers to the species’ having been introduced outside its natural distribution (‘exotic’, ‘non-native’ and ‘non-indigenous’ are synonyms for ‘alien’).
impactsrefers to positive and negative sustainability-related impacts that are connected with the undertaking’s business, as identified through an impact materiality assessment (see section 3.4 Impact materiality).
Invasivemeans ‘tending to expand into and modify ecosystems to which it has been introduced’.
Median pay levelmeans the pay of the employee that would have half of the employees earn more and half less than they do.
Own Workforceincludes people who are in an employment relationship with the undertaking (‘employees’) and non-employees who are either individual contractors supplying labour to the undertaking (‘self-employed people’) or people provided by undertakings primarily engaged in employment activities.
Pay levelmeans gross annual pay and the corresponding gross hourly pay.
political contributionmeans financial or in-kind support provided directly to political parties, their elected representatives or persons seeking political office.
Pollution of airrefers to the undertaking’s emissions into air (both indoor and outdoor), and prevention, control and reduction of such emissions.
Pollution of soilrefers to the undertaking’s emissions into soil and the prevention, control and reduction of such emissions.
Pollution of waterrefers to the undertaking’s emissions to water, and prevention, control and reduction of such emissions.
risks and opportunitiesrefers to the undertaking’s sustainability-related financial risks and opportunities, including those deriving from dependencies on natural, human and social resources, as identified through a financial materiality assessment (see section 3.5).