128 2021 ESG Report Transparency Appendices Responsible supply chain Product impact Climate change Introduction Healthy workforce and communities The following is a non-exhaustive list of acronyms and terms used throughout this report that are included to provide clarity. Not all acronyms are exclusive to BD. Acronyms and glossary AAALAC Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care AAMI Advancement of Medical Instrumentation AdVaMed Advanced Medical Technology Association AI Artificial Intelligence AMR Antimicrobial resistance ARFC Antimicrobial Resistance Fighters Coalition ASLM Africa Society for Laboratory Medicine BD Becton, Dickinson and Company BD SMTI BD Sustainable Medical Technology Institute BDPS BD Production System BRAD Biomedical Research Awareness Day BSR Business for Social Responsibility CDC Center for Disease Control CEO Chief Executive Officer CFP Chemical Footprint Project cGMP current Good Manufacturing Practices CIDRAP Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy CISA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency COE Center of Excellence COPS Cost of products sold CPA Center for Political Activity CQRB Corporate Quality and Regulatory Board CRBSI Catheter related blood stream infection CRC Clinical Research Collaboration CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CTD Central TB Division CTP Corporate TB Pledge CVE® Common Vulnerability and Exposures DCs Distribution centers DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DJSI Dow Jones Sustainability Indices DST Drug susceptibility testing EC/IRB Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board EEIO Environmentally Extended Input-Output EFS Expectations for Suppliers EHS Enviroment, health and safety EM Equipment Management EMS Environmental management system EPP Environmentally preferable purchasing ERC Enterprise Risk and ESG Committee ERM the company, Environmental Resources Management ERM Enterprise Risk Management ESG Environmental, social and governance ESOs Environmental, Health and Safety Opportunities EVP Executive Vice President EVP ISC Executive Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FDA Food and Drug Administration FY Fiscal Year GCA Global clinical affairs GCP Good clinical practice GJS Good Jobs Strategy GHG Greenhouse gas GHGP Greenhouse Gas Protocol GLEC Global Logistics Emissions Council GMS&G Global Medical Safety and Governance GRI Global Reporting Initiative™ HAP Hazardous air pollutant HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HPRC Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council HQ Headquarters HR Human resources HRC Human Right Campaign HSCC Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ID&E Inclusion, Diversity and Equity ID/AST Identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing IDA Industrial Development Agency IEA International Energy Agency IIR Injury and illness rate ILO International Labor Organization IMP Inventory management plan ISA International Society of Automation ISC Integrated supply chain ISO International Organization for Standardization IVDR In vitro diagnostic medical device regulation KPI Key performance indicators LASCC Latin America Shared Service Center LC Liquid culture LLME Laboratory Leadership & Management Essentials LMIC Low-and middle-income countries LSHTM London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine LTIFR Lost time injury frequency rate M&A Merger and Acquisition MASC Medical Safety Specialists