Describes the setting of the groups of stakeholders targeted by the organization. Select all that apply:
Organizations should footnote further details about the types of stakeholder setting(s) they target.
This metric is intended to capture the basic geographic settings of the target stakeholders of an organization's products, services, and operations. For details on the geographic settings of target stakeholders, organizations can use Target Stakeholder Geography (PD6424).
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)
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. 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
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Target Beneficiary Setting (PD6384) replaced Location of Target Population Served (DES15). Metric modified to increase generalization by collapsing several urban subsectors into a single sector.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Target Population Served (DES15) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
IRIS Metrics Work Better in Sets
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).