Units/volume from small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that sold to the reporting organization during the reporting period.
Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Organizations: SME (PI5473)
- Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
- Metric Type Submetric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Organizations: SME (PI5473). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including source of data.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the total units or volume an organization purchased during the reporting period from suppliers that are small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Organizations that purchase different types of products/services should consider reporting separately against each different type of product/service.
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Organizations may wish to use this metric in conjunction with Supplier Organizations: SME (PI9495). For a definition of SMEs, see the IRIS+ Glossary.
Related metrics
This is a submetric of Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Organizations: Total (PI2019), which has 1 other related submetrics.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Zero Hunger
- SDG Target 2.1
- SDG Target 2.3
- SDG Target 2.4
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.1
- SDG Target 8.2
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
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
No change.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
New metric. Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Organizations: SME (PI5473) was developed via the IRS Taxonomy Development Group.