What is meant by boundary when selecting SASB metrics?

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What is meant by boundary when selecting SASB metrics?

The boundary is about what parts of the business are included in the report—the scope of operations, the entities, and the geographies that fall inside the reporting boundary where metrics are measured and disclosed. This determines exactly what gets counted in the SASB metrics and reported to stakeholders, ensuring the data reflects the organization’s controllable activities and material performance. This concept matters because it sets the limits of what is measured (for example, which subsidiaries, joint ventures, and geographic regions are included) and helps maintain consistency from period to period and between peers. It’s not about the time period used for measurement (that’s the reporting window) or about just the geographic region or the types of metrics themselves (those define time or metric scope, not boundary).

The boundary is about what parts of the business are included in the report—the scope of operations, the entities, and the geographies that fall inside the reporting boundary where metrics are measured and disclosed. This determines exactly what gets counted in the SASB metrics and reported to stakeholders, ensuring the data reflects the organization’s controllable activities and material performance.

This concept matters because it sets the limits of what is measured (for example, which subsidiaries, joint ventures, and geographic regions are included) and helps maintain consistency from period to period and between peers. It’s not about the time period used for measurement (that’s the reporting window) or about just the geographic region or the types of metrics themselves (those define time or metric scope, not boundary).

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