Value of the organization's cash flow during the reporting period related to investing activities by the organization.
This metric is intended to capture the organization’s cash flow from investing activities during the reporting period, which are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments that are not considered to be cash equivalents.
This is a submetric of Cash Flow: Net Total (FP3466), which has 2 other related submetrics.
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 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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
Immaterial change. Cash Flow from Investing (FP9703) replaced Cash Flow from Investing Activities (F24). IRIS ID / metric name changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Cash Flow from Investing Activities (F24) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
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