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| AS9100 / EN9100 Certification - The AS/EN 9100 certification enables you to demonstrate your commitment to quality, safety and customer satisfaction, as well as continuously improving your corporate image and integrating the realities of a changing world. The AS/EN 9100 series is an ISO 9001 based set of standards developed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) that addresses the stringent quality requirements of the aerospace industry, from commercial aviation to defence. |
| Biodiesel - Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil. |
| Biofuels - Solid, liquid or gas fuel derived from recently dead biological material. |
| Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CDE) and Equivalent Carbon Dioxide (CO2e) - are two related but distinct measures for describing how much global warming a given type and amount of greenhouse gas may cause, using the functionally equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as the reference Equivalent CO2 (CO2e) is the concentration of CO2 that would cause the same level of radiative forcing as a given type and concentration of greenhouse gas. |
| C2 CRDe Technology - Two cylinder, common rail diesel engine technology stands for Common Rail Direct Fuel Injection engine. It is the latest state-of-the-art technology for diesel engines and suits passenger cars as well as commercial vehicles. |
| Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) - is an organisation that works with shareholders and corporations to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of major corporations. M&M Limited is a signatory for CDP. |
| Chlorodifluoromethane (Difluoromonochloromethane) - is a Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) commonly used in air conditioning applications. |
| CRISIL Level 1 - rating that indicates the company's capability with regard to corporate governance and value creation for all stakeholders is the highest. |
| COPC-2000® CSP Global Standard Certification - The COPC-2000® CSP Standard is a Performance Management Framework designed to deliver results in Customer Service Provider (CSP) contact center environments including Call Centers, E-Commerce Centers and Transaction Processing Operations. |
| Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) - usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, is a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane, commonly known as CFC, used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. (R-22)- is a colourless gas better known as HCFC-22, R-22. Earlier it was commonly used as a propellant and in air conditioning application. These applications are being faced out its manufacturing was banned in the US and many countries in 1994 due to concerns about damage to the ozone layer. |
| ECOTEL® certification - ECOTEL® is a prestigious environmental certification designed by HVS' Sustainability Services specifically for the hospitality sector. This certification recognizes outstanding achievement along the triple bottomline: environmental, social and fiscal parameters. |
| End-to-End Supply Chain Solutions - End-to-End Supply Chain Solutions is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers .Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. |
| EURO IV or EURO V Standards - reduction of pollutant emissions from light vehicles. The European Union is introducing stricter limits on pollutant emissions from light road vehicles, particularly for emissions of nitrogen particulates and oxides. The Regulation also includes measures concerning access to information on vehicles and their components and the possibility of introducing tax incentives. |
| GRIHA Certification - GRIHA rating system consists of 34 criteria categorized under various sections such as Site Selection and Site Planning, Conservation and efficient utilization of resources, Building operation and maintenance, and Innovation points. Eight of these 34 criteria are mandatory, four are partly mandatory, while the rest are optional. Each criterion has a number of points assigned to it. It means that a project intending to meet the criterion would qualify for the points. Different levels of certification (one star to five stars) are awarded based on the number of points earned. The minimum points required for certification is 50. |
| The Green Home Rating system by IGBC Indian Green Building Council - The green home rating system by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is India's first, and is exclusively designed for the residential sector. Different levels of certifications such as Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum are awarded to a project in recognition of its green commitment. |
| ISO 27001 Global Certification - ISO/IEC 27001 is the only auditable international standard which defines the requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). The standard is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls. |
| ISO 9001:2000 - Quality Management Systems directive that provides a number of requirements which an organisation needs to fulfill if it is to achieve customer satisfaction through consistent products and services which meet customer expectations. |
| ISO 14001:2004 - international specification for an Environmental Management System (EMS). It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental aspects and impacts of products/activities/services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets, checking and corrective action and management review. |
| ISO/TS 16949 - quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products. |
| ISO/TS 16949:2002 - Quality management systems -- Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2000 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations |
| OHSAS 18001:2004 - an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help organisations to control occupational health and safety risks. It was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognised standard against which to be certified and assessed. |
| OHSAS 18001:2007 - Managing health and safety (OH&S) issues in the workplace represents an enormous challenge due to varying human nature, skills set, process complexity & local culture and have implications for everyone at the workplace. Effectively managing these issues means taking account not only of legal requirements, but also the well-being of your personnel in the organization. |
| Mahindra Quality Way - an assessment by external national and international experts of Mahindra's Quality Policy, systems, procedures and performance against world-class standards to identify: strengths, opportunities for improvement, scoring profile for prioritising improvements. |
| NAAQS - the clean air act which was last amended requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. http://epa.gov/air/criteria.html |
| NASSCOM - a not-for-profit was set up in 1988 to facilitate business and trade in software and services and to encourage advancement of research in software technology. |
| Scope I - Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions occur from sources that are owned or controlled by a company, such as combustion facilities (e.g.: boilers, furnaces, burners, turbines, heaters, incinerators, engines, flares etc), combustion of fuels in transportation (e.g.: cars, buses, planes, ships, barges, trains etc) and physical or chemical processes (e.g.: in cement manufacturing, catalytic cracking in petrochemical processing, aluminium smelting etc). |
| Scope II - Scope 2 GHG emissions are from the generation by another party of electricity that is purchased and consumed by the company. This is described as "purchased electricity" for the purposes of the GHG Protocol. |
| Scope III - Other indirect greenhouse gas emissions, including those associated with employee travel, supply chain, leased assets, outsourced activities, use of products and waste disposal. |
| SEI-CMMI level 5 - A Level 5 CMMI rating provides the highest recognition to an organisation's software and systems engineering processes. |
| Solar Reflectance Index - Solar Reflectance is the fraction of the incident solar energy which is reflected by the surface in question. The best standard technique for its determination uses spectrophotometric measurements, with an integrating sphere to determine the reflectance at each different wavelength. The average reflectance is then determined by an averaging process, using a standard solar spectrum. This method is documented by ASTM (Amer. Soc. for Testing and Materials). |
| Special Economic Zone (SEZ) - SEZ is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws. |
| USGBC LEED Certification - LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. |
| United Nations Global Compact - is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. M&M Limited is a signatory to UNGC. |