Tool guide · Getting started
Getting started with the screening tool
Our free tool is an open, web-based version of the SBTN Materiality Screening Tool (v1, May 2023), developed by UNEP-WCMC, BCG and SBTN. It supports Step 1a of the SBTN method.
How to use it
- 01
Pick your activities
Choose the ISIC section and groups that describe your direct operations. Use ISIC Rev. 4 classifications.
- 02
Review production processes
Each ISIC group is linked to one or more ENCORE production processes. Select those relevant to you.
- 03
Read the scores
For each of 12 pressure categories, see the pressure score (3–9) and whether it meets the materiality threshold.
- 04
Export & carry forward
Download results as CSV. Material pairs move into the Step 1b value chain assessment.
What it covers
Direct operations
The v1 tool contains scores for direct operations. Upstream scores were planned by SBTN (based on EXIOBASE) and downstream scores were not part of v1.
Two levels of analysis
Screen at production-process level, or at ISIC-group level using average materiality in the full dataset, but not a mix of both.
Attribution & licence
The original tool was developed by UNEP-WCMC, BCG and SBTN, with support from the Science Based Targets Network, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. EcoLynx’s open-source documentation and code are published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Citation (required by the original licence terms):
SBTN Materiality Screening Tool (Version 1). Science Based Targets Network (SBTN). 2023. Available at: sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org
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