Relationship to Target Stakeholders (OD7900)

This metric is intended to capture the relationships that link the organization to its intended stakeholders. Organizations are encouraged to report on this metric in conjunction with Target Stakeholders (OD7212).

When reporting against this metric, organizations should qualitatively describe the relationship between their activities and their target stakeholders, as indicated under Target Stakeholders (OD7212), focusing primarily on the number and types of intermediaries.

For example, an organization manufacturing solar lanterns and distributing them through a network of distributors might respond: "We target clients and distributors as our stakeholders. The end users of the solar lanterns (clients) benefit from gaining access to clean electricity and light, and the distributors/retailers of the solar lanterns benefit by having jobs and income."

An organization that procures produce from farmers might respond: "The smallholder farmers that supply the mangoes to the organization to produce mango juice are our target stakeholders. A portion of the mangoes are purchased directly from farmers, and the remaining mangoes are purchased from a local cooperative which purchases directly from farmers."