Priority materials from recycled sources by material
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Total weight of priority fibres and materials obtained from recycled sources, reported in tonnes and disaggregated by material type.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- tonnes — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period disclosed by the organisation
- Aggregation
- Total weight of fibres and materials obtained from recycled sources, disaggregated by material type
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Resource use and circularity
- Controlled domain
- Materials, circularity and waste
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
Fibres and materials obtained from recycled sources for production within the organisation's disclosed reporting boundary
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 DisclosureSource evidence
TNFD sector guidance
- 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
- TNFD Apparel, Textiles and Footwear sector guidance, Section 3.2, Table 12, AT.C3.0, p.86 | Page 86, Section 3.2, Table 12, AT.C3.0
- Adopting DisclosureAT.C3.0
TNFD sector guidance
- Publisher
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
- Edition
- Version 1.0, January 2025
- Requirement
- Conditional
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- Page 86, Section 3.2, Table 12, AT.C3.0
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- tonnes — source-defined reporting unit
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period disclosed by the organisation
Unit meaning: Values use tonnes under the disclosed TNFD sector-guidance method, reporting period and boundary.
Table fields and units
- material type
- weight obtained from recycled sources (tonnes)
- recycled-source definition or evidence basis
Published dimensions
- material type
- recycled-source input
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Sum
Formula
Total recycled-source priority materials = sum of the weight of fibres and materials obtained from recycled sources for each material type.Apply the source-defined TNFD sector-guidance method within the stated reporting boundary. AT.C3.0 specifies a standalone physical-input outcome: total weight of fibres and materials from recycled sources, broken down by material. It is not equivalent to the shortlisted apparel material-inflow or certified-material metrics because its defining attribute is recycled source rather than all priority-material inflow or certification status.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
w_i | Weight of recycled-source material type i | Weight of each fibre or material type obtained from recycled sources within the disclosed reporting boundary. | tonnes |
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
TNFD additional sector guidance collection
- Publisher
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
- Edition
- Final English sector guidance collection through August 2026 (17 documents)
- Locator
- TNFD Apparel, Textiles and Footwear sector guidance, Section 3.2, Table 12, AT.C3.0, p.86 | Page 86, Section 3.2, Table 12, AT.C3.0
Supports: The official TNFD sector guidance supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Priority materials from recycled sources by material”.
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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).
- Define the materials treated as priority materials.
- Disclose the definition and evidence basis used to identify recycled sources.
- State the reporting boundary and whether quantities represent purchased, received or used production inputs.
- Disclose the material classification and any conversion factors used to express quantities in tonnes.
Record-specific limitations
- The source does not define priority-material selection criteria, recycled-content definitions or specific material classifications.
- Results depend on the organisation's material classification and evidence for recycled sourcing.
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.