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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2011
Free float:
Floating capital that can be traded immediately.
These are shares that are not held by large owners and
which are not subject to sales restrictions.
Frequency index:
This index expresses a relationship
between the occurrence of workplace accidents resulting
in absence from work in relation to the length of exposure
to the risk.
GJ:
Gigajoule – energy measurement unit
Greenhouse effect:
Phenomenon by which cer tain gases
that make up the atmosphere retain par t of the energy
from solar radiation emitted by the ground, causing a
moderation of temperature variations of the ear th and
an increase in its average temperature.This phenomenon
is being intensified by the emission of cer tain gases in
large quantities, such as CO
2
and methane, caused by
human activity.
Greenhouse Gas Protocol:
International instrument used
by government and companies to record and manage their
greenhouse gas emissions. This initiative was created by
theWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD) and theWorld Resources Institute.
Greenhouse gases:
Compounds that are found in the
atmosphere and which, due to their proper ties, are
responsible for the greenhouse effect. The massive
emission of these gases through activities such as the
burning of fossil fuels increases the greenhouse effect;
this increase is recognized as the leading cause of global
climate change. Among these substances the following
ones are included: CO2, CH4 (methane), N2O, HFCs,
PFCs, SF6 and water vapour.
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative):
Initiative star ted in
1999 to develop and disseminate applicable directives
for preparing sustainability documents and repor ts.These
guidelines, to be used on a voluntary basis by organisations,
exist for the purpose of improving the quality of their
repor ts and achieving greater comparability, consistency
and efficiency in their dissemination.
GRP (Gross Rating Point):
The basic rating point is the unit
of measure of adver tising effectiveness. It consists of the
percentage of the audience that viewed a given television
spot compared to the potential market determined
previously between the television operator and the
adver tiser/media centre. Data that is later contrasted
with the data provided by Taylor Nelson Sofres. GRP are
measured per minute, although the adver tising spots tend
to have a shor ter duration. GRP can also be calculated by
multiplying the net coverage by the frequency of a spot.
Gymkhana:
from the Hindi and Persian terms khana and
gend, meaning “ball game” and currently used to refer to
games involving various competitive events.
Incidence index:
Ratio of occupational accidents to the
average number of workers exposed to the risk.This index
indicates, therefore, the probability of an occupational
accident occurring to the staff.
Late night:
Programming block from 0:00 to 2:30.
Liabilities:
Total obligations and debts contracted by a
company. The liabilities represent the company’s source
of financing.
Moderation:
Work of controlling user-added content in
the available forms of debate and par ticipation so that this
does not include content that is inappropriate, offensive
or prohibited under the conditions established for the use
of these applications. Once the text has been approved
by the moderator, it is published on the Internet.
Morphing:
Creative process of merging the image of the
adver tiser with that of the channel.
Occupational accident:
Diseases, pathologies or injuries
caused by or at work.
Page view:
Files sent in response to a user request
received by a server.When a page is made up of several
frames, the group of frames will be considered a single
page for calculation purposes.
Payout:
Por tion of corporate earnings used to pay
dividends.This is expressed as a ratio and is the result of
dividing the dividend by the net earnings and multiplying
the result by 100.