Arabic Sustainability Dictionary
One agreed Arabic term for every sustainability concept — proposed by practitioners, scored by reviewers and validated with the University of Jeddah.
Land degradation
The reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity of land caused by human activities or natural processes.
تدهور الأراضي
Land use change (LUC)
The conversion of land from one use to another, such as from forest to cropland, which can release stored carbon and destroy habitats.
تغيير استخدام الأراضي
Landfill
A site for the disposal of waste by burial in the ground, the least preferred option in the waste hierarchy.
مدفن النفايات
Levelised cost of energy (LCOE)
The average net present cost of generating electricity over a plant's lifetime, divided by its lifetime output, used to compare technologies.
التكلفة المستوية للطاقة
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
A method for assessing the environmental impacts of a product across its life cycle, from raw material extraction to end of life, standardised in ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
تقييم دورة الحياة
Limited assurance
A lower level of assurance than reasonable assurance, based on fewer procedures, expressed as a negative conclusion that nothing came to the practitioner's attention suggesting material misstatement.
التأكيد المحدود
Linear annual reduction
A reduction expressed as a constant percentage of base-year emissions removed each year between the base year and the target year.
الخفض الخطي السنوي
Listed company
A company whose shares are admitted to trading on a stock exchange.
الشركة المقيدة
Living wage
Remuneration sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for a worker and their family, covering food, housing, health, education and other essentials.
الأجر المعيشي
Lobbying
Activities intended to influence public policy, legislation or regulation, which companies are increasingly asked to disclose and align with their climate commitments.
الضغط السياسي
Location-based method
A Scope 2 accounting method that applies the average emission factor of the grid where the electricity is consumed.
الطريقة الموقعية
Long-term value creation
Generating sustained value for shareholders and other stakeholders over time, rather than maximising short-term results.
خلق القيمة على المدى الطويل
Lost-time injury rate (LTIR)
The number of work-related injuries that cause the worker to lose at least one scheduled working day, per a set number of hours worked.
معدل إصابات الوقت المفقود
Low-carbon economy
An economy based on energy sources and practices that produce low levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
الاقتصاد منخفض الكربون