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Individuals who are receive training or educational services/assistance through outreach programs or through technical assistance programs.  Such programs might include: financial literacy or organic farming practices training.

Number of contracted employees, whether on a seasonal or as-needed basis.

Number of full-time employees that leave an organization over the reporting period (whether voluntarily or involuntarily).

Full-time employees work year round and typically work 35-50 hours per week. If local definitions of full-time equivalency differ, use appropriate standard.

GHG Offset/Mitigated by replacing traditional generation with new power generation or by distributed generation products or units sold measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalents.

Green/environmentally superior interior space. Environmentally superior is defined as those adopting some practices from LEED, Energy Star, Green Globes, Bream, ASHRAE, CASBEE or similar local standards.

Greenhouse gas  measured in CO2 equivalents. The most common gases in this space include carbon dioxide, NOx, SOx, methane, etc.

Leveraged Investments: The total amount of funds leveraged in addition to the investment within one reporting period (year) from investment.  Public Funds: Dollars derived from and/or invested by government resources. Owner Equity: Cash or in kind investments made by Borrowers in the same transaction being financed.

A local supplier is an organization based within easy reach of the buyer - based within 100 miles radius of the buyer.

Materials diverted: Enter the weight (tonnes) of materials diverted from the solid waste stream due to increases in efficiency, substitution, or recycle/reuse.

Part-time employees work year round but do not meet full-time equivalency standards (typically less than 35 hours a week).

Number of employees with are considered semi-skilled employees (typically no more than basic education and/or 1-2 months of training needed - manual skilled labor, technicians, basic administrative staff).

Employees that have a college/university degree, are in an position that others with college degrees would hold (associates/analysts, professional staff, management, accountants, lawyers, IT staff, etc), or that require skilled training (manual skilled labor, electricians, or technicians).

Unskilled employees are those employees that typically require no more than 2 weeks of training (manual unskilled labor, unspecialized store clerks, etc.).

Total wages and salaries paid to employees (including bonuses).

Total weight of all disposed materials over the reporting period.

Water Diverted from Waste Stream: Water not used (or saved) and/or treated sustainably.

Yearly consumption of water purchased and/or drained from surrounding streams, rivers, or lakes (cubic meters).

Calculation: Number of departing full and part time employees over reporting period / Average number of full and part time employees over reporting period.