Sustainability and Traceability Regulatory Glossary

carbon footprint

A cross-source term for greenhouse-gas emissions associated with a product system, whose exact legal framing varies by source.

life cycle

The chain of stages a product passes through, from resource extraction and production to use and end-of-life treatment.

producer

A regulatory actor term used to identify which entity is treated as responsible under a given legal regime.

EU Battery Regulation

Key terms and compliance concepts from the EU Battery Regulation, including battery categories, carbon footprint, lifecycle data, and producer responsibilities.

ESPR

Definitions from the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation relevant to digital product passports, durability, lifecycle thinking, and market actors.

CBAM

Core terms from CBAM covering emissions accounting, authorised declarants, carbon pricing, and the importer-facing compliance model for covered goods.

EUDR

Important EUDR definitions covering deforestation, due-diligence concepts, operators, traceability, and market-placement language for in-scope commodities and products.

CSDDD

Definitions from CSDDD covering adverse impacts, business partners, due-diligence terminology, and the governance language behind supply-chain responsibility.

US IRA §30D

Definitions used in 26 U.S.C. § 30D for the U.S. clean vehicle credit, including concepts around new clean vehicles, dealers, batteries, and qualifying manufacturers.

US 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit

Battery-manufacturing definitions used in 26 U.S.C. § 45X, including electrode active material, battery cell, and battery module terminology tied to the advanced manufacturing production credit.

China NEV Battery Recycling Measures

Defined terms from China’s interim measures on the recycling and comprehensive utilization of waste power batteries from new energy vehicles.

Canada Passenger Automobile GHG Regulations

Canada regulatory definitions relevant to zero-emission vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, and adjacent EV terminology.

Empowering Consumers Directive

Definitions from the Empowering Consumers Directive relevant to environmental claims, durability, certification schemes, and green-transition marketing language.

Union Customs Code

Supporting glossary source for customs, importer, origin, and importation concepts reused across other EU regulations such as CBAM and EUDR.

EU Battery Regulation Timeline: Deadlines and Milestones

Explains timing and relevance of carbon-footprint-related battery requirements.

What is a Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and how can you conduct one?

Useful practical context for lifecycle-based footprint calculation.

What is the Battery Passport?

Connects carbon footprint to battery passport data expectations.

Electric Buses and Circular Mobility: TEMSA’s Road to 2030

Shows how the term appears in applied battery and mobility discussions.