Guide

Glossary

The terms Noria uses, defined once and for all.

All of the guide

Non-renewable procurement

The share of procurement that depends on non-renewable resources, that is resources that do not regenerate at the scale of the business.

Compass

The synthetic representation of the reading: a nine-axis radar, one per sub-group, each expressed as a safety percentage.

Circularity

The first pillar, "what comes in": how the business sources and uses its materials.

Downcycling

Turning a recycled material into a lower-quality use that can no longer be recycled afterwards.

Structural data

Data identical for every company: inflation, working days, grid carbon intensity, sector references... We have automated it.

Externality

The third pillar, "what goes out": end of life, impacts and emissions of the business.

Indicator

The elementary unit of measurement. Each sub-group has three, twenty-seven in total.

Lost materials

Materials that leave the cycle without being reused or recycled.

Profitability

The second pillar, "what is produced": margin, recurrence and revenue.

Scope 1+2

A quick analysis of your carbon emissions. This analysis is not equivalent to a Bilan Carbone® and cannot be used to complete a BEGES. We have simplified the process to make it accessible to all companies, but do not meet the regulatory requirements.

Sub-group

The grouping of three indicators. Nine sub-groups in total, three per pillar.

Physical safety

What Noria measures: the ability of a business to stay solid in the face of physical realities (supplies, materials, energy, location).

Triage

The purpose of the reading: ranking situations by urgency of action, without aiming for precision.

Risk zone

The level of a sub-group: comfort, intermediate, alert or danger... letting you quickly position yourself on the compass scale.

A reading for your business

Your supply and energy invoices are enough to obtain your own reading.