Indicates whether the organization implemented any employee incentive schemes related to social and/or environmental performance goals during the reporting period.
Social and Environmental Performance Incentives (OI4953)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Social and Environmental Performance Incentives (OI4953). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote the types of social performance indicators used to incentivize employees and details on which employees qualify. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture whether employee incentives take into account social and performance indicators. Examples of types of indicators to footnote include, among others, client retention or dropout rates, outreach to women, outreach to specified target markets, or results of client feedback systems, as well as the goal or target scheme implemented for these indicators.
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Examples of types of employee categories to footnote include, among others, top management, middle management, loan officers, and back-office employees.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.4
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
- SDG Target 12.4
- SDG Target 12.6
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 revisions to definition and 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
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
No change.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS+ v2.0 Released
Material change. Social Performance Incentives (OI4953) replaced Staff Performance Appraisals: Incentives (M8.2). Metric modified by eliminating the "no, but planning to in the future" option.
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September 2009 - IRIS+ v1.0 Released
New metric. Staff Performance Appraisals: Incentives (M8.2) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.