Describes the environmental impact objectives pursued by the organization. Select all that apply:
Organizations should footnote how their operations and/or products/services pursue the objectives selected. See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to help organizations categorize their environmental impact objectives in a standardized format. It does not capture how well organizations achieve or manage against these impact objectives. Organizations are encouraged to report this metric in conjunction with the metrics Theory of Change (OD6350) and Social and Environmental Targets (OD4091) to provide supporting details on the activities, inputs, outputs, outcomes, and impacts in pursuit of these objectives.
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
No change.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Environmental Impact Objectives (OD 4108) and Social Impact Objectives (OD6274) replaced Development Objectives (DES7). Metric bifurcated to increase specificity by accounting for environmental and social objectives separately.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Development Impact Objectives (DES7) developed via Original IRIS Working Group.
IRIS Metrics Work Better in Sets
To use IRIS metrics—and the resulting data—to understand impact performance, IRIS metrics should be used and analyzed in generally accepted sets and according to well-defined objectives. IRIS+ gives you access to generally accepted Core Metrics Sets aligned to common Impact Themes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).