Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided Due to Carbon Offsets Purchased (OI6774)

This metric is intended to capture greenhouse gas emissions avoided through carbon credits purchased during the reporting period. The same data captured through this metric can also be captured through a combination of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Types (OI9839) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided or Reduced (PI2764).

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.