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Spill volume by classification and affected ecosystem

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports the volume of qualifying spills involving specified materials, disaggregated by spill classification scheme and ecosystem type affected.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
m³ — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period
Aggregation
Report spill volume disaggregated by spill classification and affected ecosystem type.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Pollution and spills
Controlled domain
Pollution
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Spills involving diesel, paints, solvents and toxic chemicals, classified using a national or company-specific spill classification scheme and reported by affected ecosystem type.

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
    Additional sector guidance – Construction materials, Version 1.0 (January 2025), p. 68, section 3.2, Table 14, CM.C2.0
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD sector guidance

    CM.C2.0
    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    Version 1.0, January 2025
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Additional sector guidance – Construction materials, Version 1.0 (January 2025), p. 68, section 3.2, Table 14, CM.C2.0
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
m³ — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reporting period

Unit meaning: Values use m³ under the disclosed TNFD sector-guidance method, reporting period and boundary.

Table fields and units

  • Spill classification
  • Affected ecosystem type
  • Spilled material category
  • Spill volume (m³)

Published dimensions

  • spill classification scheme
  • affected ecosystem type
  • spilled material: diesel, paints, solvents or toxic chemicals

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Report the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. The Construction materials source specifies a directly reportable volume outcome with mandatory classification and ecosystem dimensions. It is not equivalent to generic significant-spill or GRI spill-volume metrics because its material scope and required dimensional breakdown differ.

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
    Additional sector guidance – Construction materials, Version 1.0 (January 2025), p. 68, section 3.2, Table 14, CM.C2.0

    Supports: The official TNFD sector guidance supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Spill volume by classification and affected ecosystem”.

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Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

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

  • Identify the national or company-specific spill classification scheme used.
  • Describe the method for measuring spill volume in cubic metres.
  • Describe the method used to determine the type of ecosystem affected.
  • State the material categories included in the disclosure.

Record-specific limitations

  • Use of national or company-specific classification schemes can limit comparability between reporting organizations.
  • The source evidence does not establish a common material taxonomy beyond the listed spill materials.

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.