What is another word for offsets?
Pronunciation: [ˈɒfsɛts] (IPA) 
Offsets refer to the measures that help mitigate or compensate for harmful effects on the environment or society due to industrial or commercial activities. Synonyms for offsets include compensations, retributions, reparations, redresses, counterbalances, and equilibrium. A compensation refers to undoing the damage done by offering some form of payment or benefit to the affected parties. Redress involves correcting the wrong done or compensating for the adverse effects. Retribution and reparation involve paying a price for the harm done or correcting it. Counterbalance and equilibrium refer to ways of balancing the negative effects with positive measures or compensations to achieve overall fairness. All of these words have a similar meaning to offsets and refer to the measures taken to mitigate harm done.
