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Ocean Priority Location Cutoff

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports ocean priority location cutoff under the applicable SBTN corporate method while retaining its realm, location, target family, pathway and period boundary.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured result — field-level units: 10 locations, top 10%
Reporting basis
The source-defined assessment, baseline, target or progress period.
Aggregation
Aggregate only results that share the same realm, location, pressure or target family, pathway, unit, boundary, period and method version.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Science-based targets for nature
Controlled domain
Nature, biodiversity and land
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

The organization-defined SBTN boundary for step-2-prioritize, including the applicable direct-operation or value-chain locations.

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

    Science Based Targets Network methods

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Science Based Targets Network
    Edition
    Version 1.0
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    PDF page 12; printed page 12; section Step 2 Task 9
    Open official framework source
  • Adopting Disclosure

    Science Based Targets Network methods

    ocean-step2-priority-location-cutoff
    Publisher
    Science Based Targets Network
    Edition
    Version 1.0
    Requirement
    Recommended
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF page 12; printed page 12; section Step 2 Task 9
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured result — field-level units: 10 locations, top 10%
Reporting basis
The source-defined assessment, baseline, target or progress period.

Unit meaning: Each field retains its source-defined unit. Reviewed units include 10 locations, top 10%.

Table fields and units

  • realm
  • target
  • reporting period
  • pressure
  • pathway
  • value-chain stage
  • location or spatial unit
  • method version

Published dimensions

  • realm
  • target
  • reporting period
  • pressure
  • pathway
  • value-chain stage
  • location or spatial unit
  • method version

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

Report the source-defined measured or structured result

Retain the result and all source-defined dimensions without inventing arithmetic where the SBTN method does not specify one universal calculation.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 30 August 2026

    Interpreting Steps 1 & 2 for Ocean

    Publisher
    Science Based Targets Network
    Edition
    Version 1.0
    Locator
    PDF page 12; printed page 12; section Step 2 Task 9

    Supports: The official SBTN source supports the identity and method boundary of “Ocean Priority Location Cutoff”.

    Open official source

Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Science Based Targets Network corporate methods: Version 1.0.

  • SBTN document and method version applied
  • Realm, location or basin, organizational and value-chain boundary
  • Pressure, target family, pathway, baseline or reference period and reporting period
  • Unit, aggregation, data source, estimation method, exclusions and uncertainty

Record-specific limitations

  • Results are not comparable when their realm, basin or location, pressure, target family, pathway, period, unit or method version differs.
  • This record represents a measured or structured result and does not convert a method threshold, data requirement or validation rule into an observed company value.

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.