Acronyms and Abbreviations

ASviS

The Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development

BI

Business intelligence

BMZ

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung)

CBS

Copenhagen Business School

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CEDES

Social and Economic Development Council of Paraná

(Conselho Estadual de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social)

CEMR

Council of European Municipalities and Regions

CFCI

Child Friendly City Index

CNCD

National Centre for Development Cooperation

(Centre national de coopération au développement)

CNCPS

National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies

(Consejo Nacional de Coordinación de Políticas Sociales)

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CoR

European Committee of the Regions

CRC

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

CSO

Civil Society Organisations

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DBZ

Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs

(Departement Buitenlandse Zaken)

DDC

Decentralised Development Cooperation

DEGURBA

Degree of Urbanisation

DG DEVCO

Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development

DGEyC

Statistics and Census Department Córdoba

(Dirección General de Estadística y Censos)

DG REGIO

Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

EC

European Commission

Esri

Environmental Systems Research Institute

EU

European Union

EWI

Flemish Department of Economy, Science and Innovation

(Departement Economie, Wetenschap & Innovatie)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FIEP

Paraná Federation of Industries

FUA

Functional Urban Area

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GHSL

Global Human Settlement Layer

GIIN

Global Impact Investing Network

GIP

Growing Impact Project

GLCN

Global Lead City Network

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

GSG

Global Steering Group for Impact Investment

GTF

Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments

GVA

Gross Value Added

HLG

High-Level Group

HLPF

High-Level Political Forum

IMP

Impact Management Project

IAEG-SDG

Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators

ICLEI

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

ICT

Information and communication technology

IEA

International Energy Agency

IECD

European Institute for Cooperation and Development

(Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement)

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IGES

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IL

Illinois

ILO

International Labour Organization

INEGI

National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico

(Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Geografía)

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ISIC

International Standard Industrial Classification

Istat

Italian National Institute for Statistics

IT

Information Technology

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

JRC

Joint Research Centre

KfW

Credit Institute for Reconstruction

(Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau)

KMD

Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation Norway

(Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet)

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

LAC

Latin-American Countries

LRG

Local and Regional Governments

LRGF

Local and Regional Governments Forum

MÆLKÓ

Measuring Kópavogur

MDGs

Millenium Development Goals

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NRW

North Rhine-Westphalia

(Nordrhein-Westfalen)

NSDS

National sustainable development strategy

NSI

National Statistical Institute

NSO

National Statistical Offices

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

(Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques)

NYC

New York City

ODA

Official Development Assistance

PA

Pennsylvania

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty

PM2.5

Particulate Matter 2.5

PPA

Multiannual Plan

(Plano Plurianual)

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

PRI

Principles for Responsible Investment

R&D

Research and development

Regions4SD

Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SDNS

UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

SDSN

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

SIODS

Information System of Sustainable Development Goals

SMEs

Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SPI

Social Progress Index

SSP

Sustainable Public Procurement

SVI

Social Value International

TL2

Territorial Level 2

TL3

Territorial Level 3

TNUIFSL

Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited

TX

Texas

UCLG

United Cities and Local Governments

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP FI

United Nations Environment Program Financial Initiative

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USD

US Dollar

VLR

Voluntary Local Review

VNR

Voluntary National Review

VOKA

Flanders’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry

VVSG

Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities

WBA

World Benchmarking Alliance

WCCD

World Council on City Data

WCMC

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WDPA

World Database on Protected Areas

WHO

World Health Organization

WPTI

Working Party on Territorial Indicators

WPURB

Working Party on Urban Policy