Glossary

10:10 Campaign: Supported by partner organisations including the Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust, 10:10 aims to unite British society to cut the UK's carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. As a signatory, Land Securities has committed to cut emissions by 10% in 2010/11 compared to last year. This commitment relates to emissions directly associated with running our business (our head office and transport carbon emissions) rather than our managed portfolio.

Better Buildings Partnership (BBP): A group of property organisations that support the Mayor of London's target of reducing CO₂ emissions by 60% by 2025 over 1990 levels.
British Council for Offices (BCO): The BCO researches, develops and communicates best practice in all aspects of the office sector, providing a forum for the discussion and debate of relevant issues.
British Council for Shopping Centres (BCSC): The BCSC promotes retail-led regeneration and growth, embracing all shopping formats and offering a powerful forum for debate and action.
British Property Federation (BPF): The BPF aims to sustain and promote the interests of all those who own and invest in property in the UK.
BS ISO 14001:2007: The international standard for environmental management systems.
Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM): The world's most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings. It assesses environmental impact against a set of objective criteria and sets the standard for best practice in sustainable development.

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE): A public agency that advises the Government on urban design, architecture and public spaces.
Corporate Health and Safety Performance Index (CHaSPI): CHaSPI is the Health and Safety Executive's benchmarking system for assessing how well UK organisations with more than 250 employees manage their health and safety risks and responsibilities.

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA): The DDA is a piece of legislation that promotes civil rights for disabled people and protects disabled people from discrimination.

Endowment fund: A fund where the money to be spent comes from investment income, rather than from the principal fund itself, giving it a greater impact over a longer period.
Environmental impact assessment (EIA): The process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the possible impacts – both positive and negative – of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made.
Environmental management system (EMS): A set of processes and practices that enable an organisation to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency.
Expert Training Systems (ETS): An HR consultancy and technology provider to blue-chip UK and international businesses.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC): An independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation that promotes the responsible management of the world's forests.
FTSE4Good: The FTSE4Good index series measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised CR standards, and facilitates investment in those companies.

Green Building Council: A UK membership organisation helping to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by radically transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.

Key performance indicators (KPIs): Activities and behaviours, aligned to both business objectives and individual goals, against which the performance of Land Securities employees is annually assessed. Performance measured against them is referenced in the Annual Report.

London Benchmarking Group (LBG): An international, member-driven organisation whose model provides a comprehensive and consistent set of measures that facilitates the measurement and benchmarking of a company's contribution to the community, including cash, time, in-kind donations and management costs.
London First: An influential business membership organisation aiming to make London the best city in the world in which to do business.

National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAFC): A Centre of Excellence providing a range of learning and development opportunities centred on construction projects.

OHSAS 18001: The international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.

Prince's May Day Network: A group of more than 1,700 UK businesses committed to taking action on climate change and reducing the nation's carbon emissions.

Reporting of Injuries and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR): Since 1995, employers, the self-employed and people managing premises have had a legal duty under Reporting of Injuries and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) to report work-related deaths, accidents, injuries, illnesses and dangerous occurrences (near misses).

Socially Responsible Investors (SRIs): Investors who take account of wider concerns, such as social justice or the environment, as well as financial considerations.