Indicates whether the organization has a written policy of evaluating supplier organizations based on their social and environmental performance and a system to monitor compliance with this policy.
Indicates whether the organization has a written policy of evaluating supplier organizations based on their social and environmental performance and a system to monitor compliance with this policy.
Organizations should footnote the type of factors considered when evaluating supplier organizations. See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to capture the organization’s policy on screening suppliers for social and environmental criteria. Criteria screened could include specific negative practices (e.g., no child labor, no negative environmental impacts) or positive practices (e.g., environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, excellent labor practices). Organizations should footnote which factors are considered.
Many organizations may only screen significant supplier organizations or may screen less significant suppliers to a lesser extent. Organizations are encouraged to footnote how their screening policies differ between types of suppliers.
Organizations are encouraged to report this metric in conjunction with Supplier Screening Ratio (PI3016).
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
Material change. Supplier Screening Policy (OI4739) replaced Supplier Evaluation (OI4739). Metric name and definition language modified to increase clarity.
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
Immaterial change. Supplier Evaluation (OI4739) replaced Supplier Evaluation (PI4739). IRIS ID changed due to relocation in the IRIS framework.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Immaterial change. Supplier Evaluation (PI4739) replaced Supplier Evaluation (OS27). IRIS ID changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Supplier Evaluation (OS27) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.