Countries where the organization's products/services are purchased/used. Select from the options in the Reference List tab.
Source: UN Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
Metric discontinued. Metric discontinued and replaced by Target Stakeholder Geography (PD6424).
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
No changes.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No changes.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No changes.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Client Locations (PD2587), Location of Organization's Operating Facilities (OD1777), and Supplier Locations (PD4565) replaced Primary Countries Served (DES5.1). Metric trifurcated to increase specificity and the extent of the information represented.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Primary Countries Served (DES5.1) developed via Original IRIS Working Group.
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