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Co-products from alternative fuel production used in other processes

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports the volume of co-products generated from alternative fuel production that are used in other industrial or commercial processes, disaggregated by co-product type and receiving process.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
tonnes — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period
Aggregation
Sum reported co-product volumes across co-product types and receiving processes, with disaggregated rows retained.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Resource use and circularity
Controlled domain
Materials, circularity and waste
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Co-products generated from alternative fuel production that are used in other industrial or commercial processes.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD sector guidance

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    Final English sector guidance collection through August 2026 (17 documents)
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Page 119, Table 12, AF.A3.1
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD sector guidance

    AF.A3.1
    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    Version 1.0, June 2026
    Requirement
    Recommended
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 119, Table 12, AF.A3.1
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
tonnes — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period

Unit meaning: Values use tonnes under the disclosed TNFD sector-guidance method, reporting period and boundary.

Table fields and units

  • Co-product type
  • Receiving use or process
  • Volume used in other processes (tonnes)

Published dimensions

  • Co-product type
  • Receiving use or process

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Sum

Formula

Total co-products used in other processes = Σ V_i, where i represents each co-product type and receiving-process combination.

Apply the source-defined TNFD sector-guidance method within the stated reporting boundary. The source describes a reportable physical outcome with a stated tonnes unit and explicit co-product and use/process disaggregation. It is distinct from general materials-used disclosures because it is limited to co-products from alternative fuel production and their subsequent use in other processes.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
V_iCo-product volume used in other processesReported volume of a specified co-product from alternative fuel production that is used in a specified industrial or commercial process.tonnes

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

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Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 30 August 2026

    TNFD additional sector guidance collection

    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    Final English sector guidance collection through August 2026 (17 documents)
    Locator
    Page 119, Table 12, AF.A3.1

    Supports: The official TNFD sector guidance supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Co-products from alternative fuel production used in other processes”.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: TNFD sector guidance, Final English sector guidance collection through August 2026 (17 documents).

  • Identify each co-product type included.
  • Identify the industrial or commercial process in which each reported co-product is used.
  • Describe the basis used to determine quantities of co-products generated from alternative fuel production and used in other processes.

Record-specific limitations

  • The metric reports quantities used in other processes and does not, from the available source extract, establish the environmental benefit, substitution effect, or lifecycle impact of those uses.
  • The reported volume depends on the organization’s classification of co-products and receiving processes.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.