Light and noise pollution, average or max light and noise intensity and distance from nearest habitat

Unit : Lumens per hectare (lm/ha), Decibels (dB), Meters (m)

Indicator : Light or noise pollution

Metric Type : Pressure

Frameworks alignment notes

Target 5, target 9
TNFD A2.3 TNFD EH.A2.0; RE.A2.0; CM.A2.1 Contribution to light pollution, measured, for example, by: • Number and proportion (%) of outdoor lights by backlight, uplight and glare (BUG) rating; • Number and proportion (%) of outdoor lights above 2700K; • Total outdoor lighting (lumen and lumen/ha); • Total (m2 ) and proportion (%) of area with nighttime lighting; and/or • Number and proportion (%) of outdoor lights that are kept on at night; and number and proportion (%) of outdoor lights that are and are not dimmed at night, by degree of dimming. TNFD EH.A2.1; CM.A2.2 Contribution to noise pollution, measured, for example, by: • Average noise level and/or frequency (dB, Hz) across the 2-hour periods centred on sunrise and sunset before work on the site started (baseline), and during operations, on-site and/or in the nearest noise sensitive habitat to the most significant noise source; and/or • Average noise level and/or frequency across the day (dB, Hz), before the work on the site started (baseline), and during operations, on-site and/or in the noise-sensitive habitat nearest the most significant noise source; and/or • Average noise level and/or frequency (dB, Hz) before work on the site started (baseline) and at the noisiest period of the day during the operations, on-site and/or in the noise-sensitive habitat nearest the most significant noise source; and/or • Number of incidents where noise level exceeded local regulatory or international standards.

Target example

[Company name] will [reduce or maintain] [light or noise] pollution at/by [target amount (lumen/ha or dB) at [target location(s)] by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Built Environment

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Metric assessment

Relevance: Medium

Feasibility: High

Additional Metric Notes

• Sulphur oxides (SO2 , SO, SO3, SOX); and

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