Amount of waste created by the organization's operations during the reporting period.
Waste Produced: Total (OI6709)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Waste Produced: Total (OI6709). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including the type(s) of waste produced.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the amount of waste the organization’s operations produced during the reporting period.
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In some contexts, this metric can serve as an indicator of whether the outcome being sought by an investor or organization is occurring (the WHAT dimension of impact). For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see IRIS+ and the Five Dimensions of Impact (https://iris.thegiin.org/document/iris-and-the-five-dimensions/). No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.
Related metrics
This metric has 4 related submetrics.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.3
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.4
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.4
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
- SDG Target 12.4
- SDG Target 12.5
- SDG Target 12.6
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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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
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Waste Produced (OI6709) was developed via the Environment, Energy & Water Working Group.