Number of communities where the organization's products and services were available during the reporting period.
Communities Served (PI2476)
- Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Communities Served (PI2476). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote their definition of community and all assumptions used, including source of data. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the number of communities the organization serves, determined through various methods. For example, some organizations can use the number of open branches as an accurate proxy for the number of communities served.
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
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).
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.5
Zero Hunger
- SDG Target 2.1
- SDG Target 2.3
- SDG Target 2.4
Good Health and Well-being
- SDG Target 3.c
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.1
- SDG Target 6.2
- SDG Target 6.4
Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG Target 7.1
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.1
- SDG Target 8.2
- SDG Target 8.3
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.10
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.1
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
- SDG Target 10.c
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.1
- SDG Target 11.2
- SDG Target 11.3
- SDG Target 11.5
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.3
- SDG Target 12.4
Climate Action
- SDG Target 13.1
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Material change. Revision to definition, reporting format, and usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
No change.
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March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
No change.
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November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Metric modified to increase clarity.
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September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Communities Served (DES12.2) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.