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Burgess COMMENTARY

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Glossary ATC Agreement on Textile and Clothing CAD Computer aided design CAM Computer assisted manufacturing CC Conventional cotton CDP Carbon Disclosure Project CERT Carbon Emissions Reduction Target CHP Combined Heat and Power CLG Department for Communities and Local Government CSR Corporate social responsibility Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DFID Department for International Development EA Environment Agency ERM Environmental Resources Management Ltd. ErP Energy Related Products ETI Ethical Trading Initiative EuP Energy-Using Products FLA Fair Labour Association FLO Fairtrade Labelling Organizations FWF Fair Wear Foundation GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse gases GRI Global Reporting Initiative HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HFC Hydrofluorocarbon HWRC Household Waste Recycling Centre IFAT International Fair Trade Association ILO International Labour Organization LCA Life cycle assessment MFA Multi Fibre Agreement MSW Municipal Solid Waste OC Organic cotton REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals RFID tags Radio frequency identification tags RoHS Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC) SCP Sustainable Consumption and Production SCAP Sustainable Clothing Action Plan USA United States of America WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WRAP Waste & Resources Action Programme WTO World Trade Organization