Indicates whether the organization assesses the poverty levels of its intended stakeholders.
Organizations should footnote the details of how and how often poverty levels are assessed, as well as the types of stakeholders assessed. See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to capture whether the organization conducts a poverty assessment, which is often done when reducing poverty is one of the organization's social goals. Organizations can use the metric Target Stakeholders (OD7212) to indicate the type of stakeholder assessed (e.g., clients, suppliers, distributors).
Because assessing the poverty level of stakeholders is complex, organizations will likely have to use specific assessment tools to accurately complete the footnoted assessments. See the glossary definition for additional information on commonly used tools to help determine the absolute poverty level of individuals and households. Additional information related to poverty assessment is also available in the SPI4 (specifically, Essential Practice 1b5). The SPI4 (http://cerise-spi4.squarespace.com/) is a social audit tool, developed for financial service providers, which applies to any organization with both social and financial objectives.
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
Immaterial change. Definition and footnote updated to clarify "beneficiaries" as "stakeholders."
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
No change.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
New metric. Poverty Assessment (PD3569) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.
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