Key terms and abbreviations used across the PBJT website
This glossary explains how key terms and acronyms are used within the Place-Based Just Transition (PBJT) framework. Definitions are practical and grounded in how these ideas appear in real work, communities, and value chains.
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An approach to environmental and economic transition that starts from specific places such as villages, neighbourhoods, worksites, and production clusters. PBJT focuses on how workers, MSMEs, informal actors, and communities experience sustainability at the last tiers of value chains.
A process of shifting to environmentally sustainable economies in a fair and inclusive way, ensuring workers and communities are protected, supported, and represented during transition.
A framework used by companies and investors to assess non-financial performance. PBJT examines whether ESG commitments create meaningful improvements in livelihoods, working conditions, and local environments.
A disclosure framework used by companies to report social and environmental responsibilities. PBJT uses BRSR to compare corporate claims with realities experienced at the last tier of value chains.
Small-scale businesses that form the backbone of local economies and supply chains. They often face financial, technical, and policy barriers during sustainability transitions.
Activities undertaken by companies to contribute to social and environmental wellbeing. PBJT distinguishes CSR from accountability, which requires responsibility for core business impacts.
Community-based groups often formed around savings, credit, livelihoods, or shared concerns. They play an important role in resilience and collective decision-making.
A term similar to MSMEs commonly used in policy and international contexts. PBJT prefers MSMEs to better represent micro and informal enterprises.