This metric is intended to capture the number of enterprises that supplied goods or services to the reporting organization during the reporting period, and who have undergone an environmental, social, and governance screening since they began supplying goods or services.
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Environmental, social, and governance criteria screened could include specific negative practices (e.g., no child labor, no negative environmental impacts) or positive practices (e.g., environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, excellent labor practices).
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Organizations can themselves determine the precise threshold at which they report suppliers. In most cases, organizations should include only those enterprises supplying goods and services that are fundamental to the operations of the reporting organization.
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Organizations should not include subcontractors (e.g., temporary workers) as part of this metric.