Table: TNFD Cross-industry assessment metrics categories with example indicators
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| Dependency & Impact Metrics Category | Sub-category 1 | Sub-category 2 | Indicator – illustrative Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact drivers | Land/water/sea use change | Terrestrial ecosystem use | Extent of land converted |
| Freshwater ecosystem use | Extent of freshwater area converted | ||
| Marine ecosystem use | Extent of marine area converted | ||
| Pollution | Non-GHG air pollutants | Volume of non-GHG air pollutants released | |
| Soil pollutants | Volume of soil pollutants released | ||
| Water pollutants | Volume of water discharged | ||
| Solid waste | Hazardous waste generated | ||
| Resource use | Water use/replenishment | Volume of water consumption | |
| Other resource use/replenishment | Use of natural resources | ||
| Climate change | Greenhouse gas emissions/carbon storage, sequestration and removal | Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions | |
| Invasive species and other | Biological alterations | Level of invasive species in area | |
| Disturbances | Level of noise pollution | ||
| State of nature | Ecosystems | Extent | Habitat/land cover |
| Condition – minimum of compositional state | Species richness | ||
| Species (if material) | Population | Species abundance | |
| Extinction risk | Species threat abatement restoration | ||
| Ecosystem services | Provisioning | Biomass provisioning, including genetic material | Weight of provisioned assets |
| Water supply (including drinking water) | Volume of water withdrawn | ||
| Regulation | Water purification and/or water flow regulation/maintenance | Amount of water flow regulated | |
| Soil quality regulation, soil and sediment retention or solid waste remediation | Tonnes of soil retained | ||
| Pollination, pest/disease control, nursery population or habitat maintenance | Area of habitat providing services | ||
| Flood or storm mitigation, noise attenuation other regulating services | Number of properties in low risk categories | ||
| Global or local climate regulation, rainfall pattern regulation, air filtration | Tonnes of GHG retained | ||
| Cultural | Recreation, visual amenity, scientific and education or spiritual/artistic/symbolic | Number of visits for cultural purposes |