Certified units/volume purchased from individuals who sold to the reporting organization during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote details on the certification and all other assumptions used, including source of data. See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to capture the total units or volume an organization purchased during the reporting period from certified suppliers who are individuals. Certification must come from a third party, be based on transparent standards, and have an assurance process. The process of certification must be carried out by a recognized third-party body, independent from interested parties, which demonstrates that a product or organization complies with the requirements defined by the standards or technical specifications. Examples of such certifications include UTZ Certified, Fair Trade (WFTO fair trade standard), Common Code for the Coffee Community (C4), Rainforest Alliance agriculture certification, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Organizations should footnote relevant details about the certification (such as certification name and certifying body) and can do so by reporting separately on Product/Service Certifications (PD2756).
Organizations that purchase different types of products/services should consider reporting separately against each different type of product/service.
This is a submetric of Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Individuals: Total (PI7923), which has 2 other related submetrics.
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
New metric. Units/Volume Purchased from Supplier Individuals: Certified (PI3825) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.
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