Number of status-quo products that were replaced by products sold during the reporting period.
Units/Volume Replaced (OI4564)
- Reporting Format Decimal
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Unit/Volume Replaced (OI4564). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including source of data and nature of product replaced.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the number of existing products replaced by products the organization sold during the reporting period. Organizations should select and report a single product type replaced. For example, for a solar lantern, organizations may report the product replaced as kerosene, lanterns, candles, battery torches, or generators.
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This metric may be estimated from a representative sample.
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When calculating the number of products replaced, organizations should consider the operating life of the replacement product. For example, a solar lantern, over its operating life, may replace hundreds of kerosene lanterns.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.4
Good Health and Well-being
- SDG Target 3.9
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.1
- SDG Target 6.2
- SDG Target 6.4
Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG Target 7.1
- SDG Target 7.2
- SDG Target 7.3
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.4
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.4
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
- SDG Target 12.4
- SDG Target 12.5
- SDG Target 12.6
Climate Action
- SDG Target 13.1
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
New metric. Developed via IRIS+ core metrics sets.