Describes the socioeconomic groups of stakeholders targeted by the organization as of the end of the reporting period.
Choose all that apply:
- Lower-income
- Lower middle-income
- Upper middle-income
- Other (describe)
Describes the socioeconomic groups of stakeholders targeted by the organization as of the end of the reporting period.
Choose all that apply:
Organizations should footnote further details about the types of stakeholder socioeconomics they target, including their working definition of the poverty line, as well as the groups they target if they select "Other." See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to capture the socioeconomic details of the target stakeholders of the organization's activities. Organizations can benefit people and the planet throughout their supply and distribution chains, by providing products or services, and through their operations.
"Lower income" is defined according to a consumption-based approach to measuring poverty, specifically including individuals or households living below a recognized poverty line that establishes the minimum available expenditure that would meet a household’s basic needs. Organizations should prefer to define this threshold based on a national poverty line set by the national government. If such a benchmark is unavailable, organizations can use the international USD 3.20 per person per day expenditure at 2011 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), as defined by the World Bank. In either case, organizations should footnote their definition of the poverty threshold and its source.
"Lower middle-income" and "Upper middle-income" thresholds are defined per capita by the World Bank each year in PPP-adjusted current dollars (https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mic/overview#1). Organizations should footnote the threshold used, the PPP adjustment applied, and any household size assumptions, if applicable.
If selecting the option "Other," organizations are encouraged to align to an existing, generally accepted standard or classification of the target socioeconomic group. If doing so, organizations should footnote the classification or standard used.
This metric may help describe the WHO dimension of impact, which details which stakeholders the investment or enterprise aims to reach with the outcome. This metric may also help clarify how underserved they were prior to the investment. 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.
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)
Material change. Revision to response options and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
Material Change. Edited selection list to include new options.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
Immaterial change. Name updated to clarify "beneficiary" as "stakeholder."
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
No change.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Immaterial change. Target Beneficiary Socioeconomics (PD2541) replaced Target Population: Socioeconomics (DES14). IRIS ID / metric name changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Target Population: Socioeconomics (DES14) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
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To use IRIS metrics—and the resulting data—to understand impact performance, IRIS metrics should be used and analyzed in generally accepted sets and according to well-defined objectives. IRIS+ gives you access to generally accepted Core Metrics Sets aligned to common Impact Themes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).