Report glossary
Report glossary
13 Glossary about H&M CSR report terms
- Biodiversity
- noun
- the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable
- it: Biodiversità
- Cotton
- noun
- A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fiber and thread for sewing.
The tropical and subtropical plant that is commercially grown to make cotton fabric and thread. Oil and protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds.
- it: cotone
- Lyocell
- noun
- a synthetic fiber and fabric made from wood pulp.
- it: Lyocell
- Natural Rubber
- Noun
- Natural Rubber is an elastic substance obtained from the latex sap of trees, especially those trees which belong to the genera Hevea and Ficus
- it: gomma naturale
- Organic Linen
- noun
- An extremely durable sustainable fiber that is made from the flax plant and grown without herbicides or pesticides.
- it: lino organico
- Organic silk
- noun
- Organic silk is a natural fabric and consists of animal protein fibers. These fibers are produced by various insects when building their cocoons or webs
- it: seta organica
- Polyamide
- noun
- a synthetic polymer of a type made by the linkage of an amino group of one molecule and a carboxylic acid group of another, including many synthetic fibres such as nylon.
- it: Poliammide
- Recycled cashmere
- noun
- Recycled cashmere is made mostly from post-consumer yarn that has been painstakingly sorted, shredded, and re-spun.
- it: cashmere riciclato
- Recycled Down
- noun
- Recycled Down is a mix of either 600- or 700-fill-power goose and duck down reclaimed from cushions, bedding, and other used items that can't be resold. It is hypoallergenic and offers identical performance benefits to virgin down.
- it: Piumino riciclato
- Recycled paper
- noun
- Recycled paper is paper that is reconstituted into paper again. The best paper to be using is 100% post-consumer recycled paper that is made from paper scrap that can, no longer be used for its intended purpose by the consumer, which is reprocessed into paper again.
- it: carta riciclata
- Recycled wool
- noun
- Recycled wool is also called “reclaimed wool” or “shoddy wool.” Recycled wool is wool that's been used to make one product, then used to make something else.
- it: lana riciclata
- Sanitation
- noun
- conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal
- it: sanificazione
- Sustainability
- noun
- The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance.
- it: sostenibilità
