A
- AA
- Foreign Office
- AEB
- General Purchase Conditions
- AGG
- German General Act on Equal Treatment
- AIZ
- Academy for International Cooperation
- AMA
- foreign employees
- AR
- Supervisory Board
- ArbMedVV
- German Ordinance on Preventive Occupational Health Care
- ArbSchG
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- ASiG
- German Act on Occupational Physicians, Safety Engineers and Other Occupational Safety Specialists
- AU
- African Union
- AVB
- General Terms and Conditions of Contract
B
- B.A.U.M.
- German Environmental Management Association
- BA
- Germany’s Federal Employment Agency
- BBK
- Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
- BfDI
- Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
- BGM
- Occupational health management
- BMDV
- German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
- BME
- German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics
- BMUV
- German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
- BMWK
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- BMZ
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
C
- CDP
- Carbon Disclosure Project
- CO2
- carbon dioxide
- CO2eq
- carbon dioxide equivalent
- COMIFAC
- Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (Central African Forest Commission)
- CoP
- Communication on Progress for the UN Global Compact
- Covid-19
- Coronavirus disease 2019
- CRS
- CRS (Common Reporting Standard)
- CSH
- Corporate Sustainability Handprint®
- CSM
- Centre for Sustainability Management
- CSRD
- Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
D
- DKKV
- German Committee for Disaster Reduction e.V.
- DLR
- German Aerospace Centre
- DNK
- German Sustainability Code
- DÖAG
- German Public Sector Clients
- DRK
- German Red Cross
- DSE
- German Foundation for International Development
- DSGVO
- General Data Protection Regulation
E
- ECHO
- European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
- EFFAS
- European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies
- EHfG
- German Development Workers Act
- EIB
- European Investment Bank
- EMAS
- Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
- EMNS
- Emergency Mass Notification System
- EnDev
- Energising Development programme
- EPA
- Environmental protection Agency
- ESG
- Environmental, Social, Governance
- ESRS
- European Sustainability Reporting Standards
- EU
- European Union
F
- FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FiED
- development workers
G
- GBV
- general works agreement
- GCF
- Green Climate Fund
- GD ECHO
- Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
- GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
- GFDRR
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
- GnB
- non-profit sector
- GRI
- Global Reporting Initiative
H
- HDI
- Human Development Index
- HDP-Nexus
- Humanitarian-Development-Peace
- HRDF
- Human Resource Development Foundation
I
- IBC
- International Blue Crescent
- IF
- integrated specialists
- IHK
- Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- IKI
- International Climate Protection Initiative
- IMA
- domestic employees
- InS
- GIZ International Services
- iPCA
- Integrated Peace and Conflict Assessment
- IROs
- Impacts, Risks, Opportunities
- ISRL
- Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes
- IT
- Information technology
K
- KI
- Artificial Intelligence
- KuF
- Cooperation and Leadership
L
- LkSG
- German Supply Chain Act
- Ltg
- Management
M
- MCTI
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation)
- MED
- Medical Services
N
- NamRA
- Namibia Revenue Agency
- NAP
- National Adaptation Plan
- NATO
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NDC
- Nationally Determined Contributions
- NGO
- Non-governmental organisation (Nichtregierungsorganisation)
- NMA
- National employees
- NRO
- Non-governmental organisation
P
- P+R
- Processes and rules
- PCGK
- German Government’s Public Corporate Governance Code
- PRINDEX
- Global Property Rights Index
- PV
- Photovoltaics
- PVA
- Committee for staff representation abroad
R
- RF
- Returning specialists
S
- SADC
- Southern African Development Community
- SBTi
- Science Based Targets initiative (alliance of major environmental and climate organisations)
- SDGs
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SICA
- Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (Central American Integration System)
- Sifa
- Occupational safety specialist
- SLF
- Sustainability Leadership Forum
T
- THG-Emissionen
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- THW
- Technical Relief Agency
U
- UKP
- Environmental and climate assessment
- UN
- United Nations
- UNDRR
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Büro der Vereinten Nationen für Katastrophenvorsorge)
- UNGC
- United Nations Global Compact
- UNHCR
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNICEF
- United Nations Children's Fund
- USSD
- Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
W
- WEP
- Women’s Empowerment Principles
- WFP
- Word Food Programme
- WHO
- World Health Organization
- WRI
- World Resources Institute
- WTO
- World Trade Organization
- WWF
- World Wide Fund For Nature
Z
- ZAV
- Central International and Specialised Placement Services