Area that the organisation controls and/or manages that is used for the production of natural commodities from land/ocean/freshwater ecosystems, by type of ecosystem.

Unit : Square kilometers (km²)

Indicator : Total spatial footprint

Metric Type : Pressure

Frameworks alignment notes

Voluntary (additional) TNFD A3.4: Area the organisation controls and/or manages used for the production of natural commodities from land/ocean/freshwater ecosystems, by type of ecosystem. Percentage of timber produced that is from threatened species. For EN/HB Guidance on quantity of high-risk natural commodities sourced from land/ocean/freshwater Percentage of timber produced that is from threatened species
Mandatory """The physical scope of the site shall be mapped, considering the regulatory landscape and zone of stakeholder interests, including: - Site boundaries; - Water-related infrastructure, including piping network, owned or managed by the site or its parent organization; - Any water sources providing water to the site that are owned or managed by the site or its parent organization; - Water service provider (if applicable) and its ultimate water source; - Discharge points and waste water service provider (if applicable) and ultimate receiving water body or bodies; - Catchment(s) that the site affect(s) and is reliant upon for water."""

Target example

[Company name] will increase the area of [land/freshwater/ocean ecosystems] used for the production of natural commodities within its [target value chain stage or business units] that is sustainably managed by [target; absolute or percentage] by [target year], compared with a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

Relevance: Medium

Feasibility: Low

Additional Metric Notes

ACT-D stage: Assess Maturity stage: Developing Metric Contribution to Action: This metric identifies the scope of ecosystem use under organizational control (e.g. owned, managed, production manuafacturing, owned holdings etc…), facilitating measures to reduce overexploitation and ecosystem damage. Observations/Sucesses/Challenges: > The metric focuses on area control but doesn’t specify the quality or sustainability of the management practices being employed. > Difficult to assess impact > Companies might report on land they control without disclosing how that land is used or whether it adheres to sustainability standards.

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