Poverty Assessment (PD3569)

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.