Tool guide · Requirements
SBTN requirements for screening
A summary of the requirements and recommendations that accompany the SBTN Materiality Screening Tool v1.
Requirements
Be consistent
Screen all activities at either production-process or ISIC-group level. Do not mix the two approaches.
Carry material pairs forward
Every activity–pressure pair at or above the threshold must go into the Step 1b value chain assessment.
Justify exclusions
To exclude a flagged pair, provide data and justification consistent with the SBTN Step 1 methods (see Step 1 technical guidance, section 2.6).
ISIC-group screening caveat
If using average materiality at ISIC-group level, still include production processes within a group that are likely material, unless you can show they are not relevant to your operations.
Recommendations
Companies are recommended, but not required, to include activity–pressure pairs without a score in their value chain assessment where relevant, and to submit their own data where they already have it.
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