Biodegradable Materials (OI5101)

Amount of biodegradable materials used in the organization’s products (including packaging) during the reporting period.

Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
Metric Type Metric
Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Biodegradable Materials (OI5101). v5.2.

Footnote

Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.

Usage Guidance

This metric is intended to capture the quantity of biodegradable material—material that is capable of decomposing under natural conditions—used in the organization’s products during the reporting period.
In some contexts, this metric can serve as an indicator of whether the outcome being sought by an investor or organization is occurring (the WHAT dimension of impact). For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see IRIS+ and the Five Dimensions of Impact (https://iris.thegiin.org/document/iris-and-the-five-dimensions/). No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.

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).