Countries where the organization's suppliers are located. Select from the options in the Reference List tab.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including the threshold at which they report suppliers.
This metric is intended to capture the country-level locations of the organization’s suppliers. Organizations can themselves determine the precise threshold at which they report suppliers. In most cases, organizations should include only those enterprises supplying goods and services that are fundamental to the operations of the reporting organization.
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).
June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
Immaterial change. Usage guidance updated to clarify "beneficiaries" as "stakeholders."
March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
No change.
March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
IRIS Metrics Work Better in Sets
To use IRIS metrics—and the resulting data—to understand impact performance, IRIS metrics should be used and analyzed in generally accepted sets and according to well-defined objectives. IRIS+ gives you access to generally accepted Core Metrics Sets aligned to common Impact Themes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).