Number of communities where the organization's products/services were available during the reporting period.
Communities Served (PI2476)
- Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Communities Served (PI2476). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote their definition of community and all assumptions used. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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Organizations use various methods to determine the number of communities that they serve. For example, for some organizations, the number of open branches can be used as an accurate proxy for the number of communities that they serve.
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
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).
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.5
Zero Hunger
- SDG Target 2.1
- SDG Target 2.3
- SDG Target 2.4
Good Health and Well-being
- SDG Target 3.c
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.1
- SDG Target 6.2
- SDG Target 6.4
Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG Target 7.1
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.1
- SDG Target 8.2
- SDG Target 8.3
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.10
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.1
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
- SDG Target 10.c
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.1
- SDG Target 11.2
- SDG Target 11.3
- SDG Target 11.5
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
- SDG Target 12.4
Climate Action
- SDG Target 13.1
Metric History
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April 2021 - IRIS v5.2 Released
No change.
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December 2019 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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April 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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February 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
No change.
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February 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
No change.
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October 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
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January 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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August 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Metric modified to increase clarity.
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August 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Communities Served (DES12.2) developed via Original IRIS Working Group.