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Deutsch: Bewertung / Español: Evaluación / Português: Avaliação / Français: Évaluation / Italiano: Valutazione /
An Assessment is a general evaluation process used to evaluate the performance, effectiveness and processes of a management and/or technical system, e.g., peer review, surveillance, and audits.
A systematic process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the current, historical or projected status of an organization.
Deutsch: Gutachter / Español: Evaluador / Português: Avaliador / Français: Expert / Italiano: Perito
Assessor in the environmental context refers to a professional or entity responsible for evaluating, analysing, and certifying environmental impacts, compliance, or conditions. Assessors play a crucial role in ensuring sustainable practices, regulatory adherence, and informed decision-making in projects or policies that affect the Environment.
Deutsch: Angenommene Lebensdauer / Español: Vida útil asumida / Português: Vida útil assumida / Français: Durée de vie supposée / Italiano: Durata di vita presunta
Assumed lifetime refers to the estimated period during which a product, material, or infrastructure is expected to remain functional and effective in its intended environmental context. This estimation is often based on factors like material durability, environmental conditions, usage patterns, and Maintenance practices.
Deutsch: Umwelt: Gewährleistung / Español: Medio Ambiente: Garantía / Português: Meio Ambiente: Asseguração / Français: Environnement: Assurance / Italiano: Ambiente: Assicurazione /
Assurance is an evaluation method that uses a specified set of principles and standards to assess the quality on an organization's reporting of its performance and its underlying systems, processes and competencies that underpin its performance.