Concept index

Short definitions accumulated week by week, with sources. The hub only shows each pillar’s current pair.

ESG regulation & green finance

EU Taxonomy

Classification system defining which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable in the EU.

Source: European Commission — taxonomy

Data governance

Roles, standards, and processes defining who uses which data and with what quality — relevant to MEAL, CSR, ESG, and development statistics.

Source: OECD — data governance

CSR: reporting, monitoring & evaluation

Scope 3

Indirect value-chain emissions (suppliers, product use, logistics, etc.); often the largest and hardest to measure.

Source: GHG Protocol — Scope 3

Data governance

Roles, standards, and processes defining who uses which data and with what quality — relevant to MEAL, CSR, ESG, and development statistics.

Source: OECD — data governance

Data & statistics for development

Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)

Open platform managed by OCHA's Centre for Humanitarian Data that centralizes crisis datasets, with Data Grids to measure availability and currency per operation.

Source: OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data — HDX

State of Open Humanitarian Data 2026

OCHA annual report on open humanitarian data availability using Data Grids. The 2026 edition reports 68% available/current in 22 operations, down from 74% in 2025, amid funding cuts.

Source: OCHA — The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2026 (PDF)

Disaggregation

Presenting indicators by subgroup (sex, territory, age, etc.) so inequalities are not hidden behind an average.

Source: UNSD — leave no one behind

Data governance

Roles, standards, and processes defining who uses which data and with what quality — relevant to MEAL, CSR, ESG, and development statistics.

Source: OECD — data governance

MEAL & information management

MEAL

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning: the cycle linking indicators, evidence, accountability, and learning.

Source: ALNAP

Data governance

Roles, standards, and processes defining who uses which data and with what quality — relevant to MEAL, CSR, ESG, and development statistics.

Source: OECD — data governance

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