| APW | Association of Walloon Provinces |
| BIO | Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries |
| CES | Conference of European Statisticians |
| COORMULTI | Transversal Multilateral Issues and Multilateral Co-ordination Service, horizontal service within the DGM - Multilateral Coordination Cell |
| CPCD | Council on Policy Coherence for Development |
| CSO(s) | Civil society organisation(s) |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DGD | Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid |
| DGE | Directorate General European Affairs and Coordination |
| DGM | Directorate-General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalisation |
| DSDS | Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies |
| EC | European Commission |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| ESDN | European Sustainable Development Network |
| EU | European Union |
| FCSD | Federal Council for Sustainable Development |
| FISD | Federal Institute for Sustainable Development |
| FPB | Federal Planning Bureau |
| FPP SD | Federal Public Planning Service for Sustainable Development |
| FPS BOSA | FPS Policy and Support |
| FPS | Federal Public Service |
| FPSD | Federal Plan for Sustainable Development |
| FSDA | Federal Sustainable Development Act |
| FSDS | Federal Sustainable Development Strategies |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| HLPF | High-Level Political Forum |
| ICSD | Interdepartmental Commission for Sustainable Development |
| IMCSD | Interministerial Conference on Sustainable Development |
| INTOSAI | International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ISS | Interfederal Institute of Statistics |
| KOM | Conference of Cantonal Ministers of the Environment |
| KPI(s) | Key performance indicator(s) |
| LTV | (Federal) Long-Term Vision (for Sustainable Development) |
| NAI | National Accounts Institute |
| NECP | National Energy and Climate Plan |
| NGO(s) | Non-profit organisation(s) |
| NSDS | National Sustainable Development Strategy |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PCD | Policy coherence for development |
| PCSD | Policy coherence for sustainable development |
| PDCA | Plan-Do-Check-Act |
| PPS SD | Planning Service for Sustainable Development |
| RIA | Regulatory impact analysis |
| RPC | Regulatory Policy Committee |
| RPSD | Regional Sustainable Development Plan |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SDS | Sustainable Development Strategy |
| SEA | Strategic environmental assessment |
| SEPA | Single European Payment Area |
| SIA | Sustainability impact assessment |
| SMART | Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound |
| SME(s) | Small and medium-sized enterprise(s) |
| TSD | Team Sustainable Development |
| UN | United Nations |
| UVCW | Union des Villes et Communes de Wallonie |
| VNR | Voluntary National Report |
| VSDO4 | Fourth Flemish Sustainable Development Strategy |
| VVP | Association of Flemish Provinces |
| VVSG | Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities |
| WSDS | Walloon Sustainable Development Strategy |
OECD Policy Coherence Scan of Belgium
Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms for Sustainable Development
