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MetricPayment practices, public policy and whistleblowing

Payments aligned with standard payment terms

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Source-reported percentage of the declared payment population aligned with the reporting entity's standard payment-term rule, retaining population, term and weighting context.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Percent of payments aligned with declared standard terms
Reporting basis
Reporting period
Aggregation
Non-additive; retain the complete declared profile and do not force a scalar total
Pillar
Governance
Topic
Payment practices, public policy and whistleblowing
Controlled domain
Governance and business conduct
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Use one payment population, standard-term rule, start and completion event, weighting basis and period. Supplier, SME, country and term views can overlap and percentages are non-additive.

Cross-library identity

Library mappings and variants

These links compare quantity, population, boundary, period, unit, denominator, aggregation, dimensions, and method edition. Partial relationships are navigation aids only and never authorize observation reuse.

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

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    European Union
    Edition
    Consolidated 1 January 2025
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    ESRS G1-6 paragraph 33(b), PDF page 300; Application Requirements 16-17, PDF page 304
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    European Sustainability Reporting Standards

    ESRS G1
    Publisher
    EFRAG
    Edition
    Taxonomy entry point dated 22 December 2023; package published 30 August 2024
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Narrower Than
    Mapping outcome
    Cross Library Link
    Source locator
    ESRS G1; G1-6; paragraph 33; datapoint G1-6_03; taxonomy concept esrs_PercentageOfPaymentsAlignedWithStandardPaymentTerms
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Percent of payments aligned with declared standard terms
Reporting basis
Reporting period

Unit meaning: A source-reported value from 0 to 100 for an explicit invoice or payment population and count-or-value weighting basis; it does not automatically mean legally timely.

Table fields and units

  • Payment population
  • Supplier category
  • Standard term
  • Start event
  • Payment event
  • Weighting basis
  • Reported percent
  • Period

Published dimensions

  • invoice or payment population
  • supplier category
  • SME classification
  • geography
  • standard term and start event
  • payment completion event
  • alignment test
  • count or value weighting
  • exclusions and disputes
  • period

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Percentage

Formula

P = (N ÷ D) × 100

Use the source-defined numerator and denominator for the same population, period, boundary, and method; do not infer an unstated denominator.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
Nqualifying numeratorQualifying observations within the qualifying population and boundary defined for Payments aligned with standard payment terms.Dimensionless
Ddeclared denominatorComplete compatible denominator for the qualifying population and boundary defined for Payments aligned with standard payment terms.Dimensionless

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 15 August 2026

    Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772, consolidated display

    Publisher
    European Union
    Edition
    Consolidated 1 January 2025
    Locator
    ESRS G1-6 paragraph 33(b), PDF page 300; Application Requirements 16-17, PDF page 304

    Supports: Supports the source-reported percentage of payments aligned with standard payment terms and related context.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 consolidated 1 January 2025, ESRS G1-6.

  • Define invoice/payment population and supplier scope.
  • State standard term, start event, payment event and alignment test.
  • State count-versus-value basis, exclusions, disputes, partial-payment and cutoff treatment.

Record-specific limitations

  • Comparability depends on payment population, weighting, term source, event definitions, dispute treatment and exclusions.
  • The percentage does not measure average payment days, overdue days, late invoice value, supplier harm or compliance with every law.

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.