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BS ISO 37125:2024 Sustainable cities and communities. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators for cities, 2024
- undefined
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 ESG reporting for cities — General
- 5 ESG indicators [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 E — Environmental
- 5.3 S — Social
- 5.4 G — Governance
- 6 Environmental indicators [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Final energy consumption of public buildings per year (GJ/m2) [Go to Page]
- 6.1.1 General
- 6.1.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.2 Total residential electrical energy use per capita (kWh/year) [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 General
- 6.2.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.2.3 Data sources
- 6.3 Percentage of total electricity consumption from renewable sources [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.4 Electricity consumption of public street lighting per kilometre of lighted street (kWh/year) [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 General
- 6.4.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.5 Square metres of city owned/operated green roof space as a percentage of all roof space of all city-owned/operated buildings [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 General
- 6.5.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.6 Number of electric vehicle (EV) charging station ports per registered electric vehicle (EV) [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1 General
- 6.6.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.6.3 Data sources
- 6.7 Number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle charging nozzles per personal hydrogen fuel cell vehicle [Go to Page]
- 6.7.1 General
- 6.7.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.8 Fine particulate matter (PM2,5) concentration [Go to Page]
- 6.8.1 General
- 6.8.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.9 Percentage of designated natural protection areas [Go to Page]
- 6.9.1 General
- 6.9.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.10 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measured in tonnes per capita [Go to Page]
- 6.10.1 General
- 6.10.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.11 Number of real-time remote air quality monitoring stations per square kilometre (km2) [Go to Page]
- 6.11.1 General
- 6.11.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.11.3 Data sources
- 6.12 Percentage of city land area covered by tree canopy [Go to Page]
- 6.12.1 General
- 6.12.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.12.3 Data sources
- 6.12.4 Data interpretation
- 6.13 Annual expenditure allocated to ecosystem restoration in the city as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 6.13.1 General
- 6.13.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.13.3 Data sources
- 6.13.4 Data interpretation
- 6.14 Percentage of city area impacted by either wildfire or forest fire, or both [Go to Page]
- 6.14.1 General
- 6.14.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.14.3 Data interpretation
- 6.15 Percentage of households with smart energy meters [Go to Page]
- 6.15.1 General
- 6.15.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.15.3 Data sources
- 6.16 Percentage of households with smart water meters [Go to Page]
- 6.16.1 General
- 6.16.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.16.3 Data sources
- 6.17 Percentage recycled solid waste [Go to Page]
- 6.17.1 General
- 6.17.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.17.3 Data sources
- 6.18 Percentage of solid waste disposed of in a sanitary landfill [Go to Page]
- 6.18.1 General
- 6.18.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.18.3 Data sources
- 6.19 Percentage of solid waste treated in energy-from-waste plants [Go to Page]
- 6.19.1 General
- 6.19.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.19.3 Data sources
- 6.20 Percentage of solid waste biologically treated and used as compost or biogas [Go to Page]
- 6.20.1 General
- 6.20.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.20.3 Data sources
- 6.21 Percentage of solid waste disposed of in an open dump [Go to Page]
- 6.21.1 General
- 6.21.2 Supporting indicator requirements
- 6.21.3 Data sources
- 6.22 Percentage of solid waste disposed of by other means [Go to Page]
- 6.22.1 General
- 6.22.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.22.3 Data sources
- 6.23 Household hazardous waste generation per capita (tonnes) [Go to Page]
- 6.23.1 General
- 6.23.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.23.3 Data sources
- 6.24 Percentage of recycled household hazardous waste [Go to Page]
- 6.24.1 General
- 6.24.2 Supporting indicator requirement
- 6.24.3 Data sources
- 6.25 Percentage of commuters using a travel mode to work other than a personal vehicle [Go to Page]
- 6.25.1 General
- 6.25.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.25.3 Data sources
- 6.26 Percentage of registered low-emission vehicles [Go to Page]
- 6.26.1 General
- 6.26.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.26.3 Data sources
- 6.27 Percentage of the city’s bus fleet that does not burn or otherwise consume fuel [Go to Page]
- 6.27.1 General
- 6.27.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.27.3 Data sources
- 6.27.4 Data interpretation
- 6.28 Annual percentage of expenditures attributed to urban agriculture [Go to Page]
- 6.28.1 General
- 6.28.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.28.3 Data sources
- 6.29 Green area owned or operated by the city (hectares) per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 6.29.1 General
- 6.29.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.29.3 Data sources
- 6.30 Annual flood prevention expenditure as a percentage of total expenditures [Go to Page]
- 6.30.1 General
- 6.30.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.31 Percentage of wastewater receiving centralized treatment [Go to Page]
- 6.31.1 General
- 6.31.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.32 Percentage of separated storm and sanitary sewers [Go to Page]
- 6.32.1 General
- 6.32.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.33 Total domestic water consumption per capita (litres/day) [Go to Page]
- 6.33.1 General
- 6.33.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.33.3 Data sources
- 6.33.4 Data interpretation
- 6.34 Total water consumption per capita (litres/day) [Go to Page]
- 6.34.1 General
- 6.34.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.34.3 Data sources
- 6.35 Percentage of water loss (unaccounted for water) [Go to Page]
- 6.35.1 General
- 6.35.2 Indicator requirements
- 6.35.3 Data sources
- 6.36 Environmental profile indicators [Go to Page]
- 6.36.1 Annual frequency of extreme rainfall events
- 6.36.2 Annual frequency of extreme snowfall events
- 6.36.3 Annual frequency of extreme heat events
- 6.36.4 Annual frequency of extreme cold events
- 6.36.5 Annual frequency of extreme wind events
- 6.36.6 Annual frequency of flood events
- 6.36.7 Heating degree days
- 6.36.8 Cooling degree days
- 6.36.9 Average annual snowfall
- 6.36.10 Average annual rainfall
- 6.36.11 Average annual temperature
- 6.36.12 Number of personal automobiles per capita
- 6.36.13 Number of two-wheeled motorized vehicles per capita
- 7 Social indicators [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Unemployment rate [Go to Page]
- 7.1.1 General
- 7.1.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.2 Percentage of persons in full-time employment [Go to Page]
- 7.2.1 General
- 7.2.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.3 Youth unemployment rate [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.4 Employment level [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 General
- 7.4.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.4.3 Data sources
- 7.4.4 Data interpretation
- 7.5 Average disposable household income [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 General
- 7.5.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.5.3 Data sources
- 7.6 Average annual consumer price index [Go to Page]
- 7.6.1 General
- 7.6.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.7 Annual percentage change in average annual total electrical bill for residential customers per 500 kWh [Go to Page]
- 7.7.1 General
- 7.7.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.8 Annual percentage change in food costs [Go to Page]
- 7.8.1 General
- 7.8.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.9 Percentage of students completing secondary education — Adjusted cohort rate [Go to Page]
- 7.9.1 General
- 7.9.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.9.3 Data sources
- 7.10 Primary education student–teacher ratio [Go to Page]
- 7.10.1 General
- 7.10.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.10.3 Data sources
- 7.10.4 Data interpretation
- 7.11 Number of higher education degrees per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.11.1 General
- 7.11.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.11.3 Data sources
- 7.12 Number of in-patient hospital beds per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.12.1 General
- 7.12.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.12.3 Data sources
- 7.13 Number of physicians per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.13.1 General
- 7.13.2 Data sources
- 7.14 Number of nursing personnel per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.14.1 General
- 7.14.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.15 Average emergency department wait time for physician initial assessment (minutes) [Go to Page]
- 7.15.1 General
- 7.15.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.16 Number of infectious disease outbreaks per year [Go to Page]
- 7.16.1 General
- 7.16.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.16.3 Data sources
- 7.16.4 Data interpretation
- 7.17 Percentage of population living in affordable housing [Go to Page]
- 7.17.1 General
- 7.17.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.17.3 Data sources
- 7.18 Residential rental dwelling units as a percentage of total dwelling units [Go to Page]
- 7.18.1 General
- 7.18.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.19 Average wait time for either subsidised or social housing units, or both (months) [Go to Page]
- 7.19.1 General
- 7.19.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.20 Number of either subsidised or social housing units, or both as a % of total dwelling units in the city [Go to Page]
- 7.20.1 General
- 7.20.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.21 Number of homeless persons per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.21.1 General
- 7.21.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.22 Average annual number of shelter beds per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.22.1 General
- 7.22.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.23 Percentage of residential properties located in high-risk zones [Go to Page]
- 7.23.1 General
- 7.23.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.23.3 Data sources
- 7.24 Percentage of schools in high-risk zones [Go to Page]
- 7.24.1 General
- 7.24.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.25 Capacity of designated emergency shelters per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.25.1 General
- 7.25.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.25.3 Data sources
- 7.26 Percentage of city population living below the national poverty line [Go to Page]
- 7.26.1 General
- 7.26.2 Supporting indicator requirements
- 7.26.3 Data interpretation
- 7.27 Number of licensed early childhood education and care spaces per 1 000 pre-mandatory school-age population [Go to Page]
- 7.27.1 General
- 7.27.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.27.3 Data interpretation
- 7.28 Percentage of public buildings that are accessible to persons with special needs [Go to Page]
- 7.28.1 General
- 7.28.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.28.3 Data sources
- 7.29 Percentage of marked pedestrian crossings equipped with accessible pedestrian signals [Go to Page]
- 7.29.1 General
- 7.29.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.29.3 Data sources
- 7.30 Percentage of population enrolled in social assistance programmes [Go to Page]
- 7.30.1 General
- 7.30.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.30.3 Data sources
- 7.31 Public indoor recreation space owned or operated by the city per capita [Go to Page]
- 7.31.1 General
- 7.31.2 Supporting indicator requirements
- 7.31.3 Data sources
- 7.32 Public outdoor recreation space owned or operated by the city per capita [Go to Page]
- 7.32.1 General
- 7.32.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.32.3 Data sources
- 7.33 Number of homicides per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.33.1 General
- 7.33.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.33.3 Data sources
- 7.34 Crimes against property per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.34.1 General
- 7.34.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.35 Response time for emergency response services from initial call [Go to Page]
- 7.35.1 General
- 7.35.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.36 Number of police-reported violent crimes against women per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.36.1 General
- 7.36.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.36.3 Data sources
- 7.37 Percentage of city population covered by multi-hazard early warning system [Go to Page]
- 7.37.1 General
- 7.37.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.37.3 Data sources
- 7.38 Percentage of city area under a white zone/dead spot/not covered by telecommunication connectivity [Go to Page]
- 7.38.1 General
- 7.38.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.38.3 Data sources
- 7.39 Kilometres of public transit per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.39.1 General
- 7.39.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.39.3 Data sources
- 7.40 Kilometres of bicycle paths and lanes per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.40.1 General
- 7.40.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.41 Annual number of public transport trips per capita [Go to Page]
- 7.41.1 General
- 7.41.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.41.3 Data sources
- 7.42 Annual number of public transit trips on vehicles designated for accessible transit (paratransit) per capita [Go to Page]
- 7.42.1 General
- 7.42.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.43 Percentage of population living within 0,5 km of public transit running at least every 20 min during peak periods [Go to Page]
- 7.43.1 General
- 7.43.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.43.3 Data sources
- 7.44 Number of bicycles available through municipally provided bicycle-sharing services per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 7.44.1 General
- 7.44.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.44.3 Data sources
- 7.45 Percentage of the city’s population living within one km of a grocery store [Go to Page]
- 7.45.1 General
- 7.45.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.45.3 Data sources
- 7.46 Compliance rate of drinking water quality [Go to Page]
- 7.46.1 General
- 7.46.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.47 Percentage of city population that can be supplied with drinking water by alternative methods for the first 72 h of an emergency [Go to Page]
- 7.47.1 General
- 7.47.2 Indicator requirements
- 7.47.3 Data sources
- 7.48 Social profile indicators [Go to Page]
- 7.48.1 Number of persons per dwelling unit
- 7.48.2 Vacancy rate (residential)
- 7.48.3 Secondary residence rate
- 7.48.4 Percentage of foreign born population
- 7.48.5 Population demographics
- 7.48.6 Percentage of new immigrant population
- 7.48.7 Percentage of non-citizen population
- 7.48.8 Number of university and college students per 100 000 population
- 7.48.9 Annual number of deaths in the city resulting from legal intervention
- 8 Governance indicators [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Survival rate of new businesses [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1 General
- 8.1.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.1.3 Data sources
- 8.2 Percentage of city owned/operated properties with insurance coverage for high-risk hazards [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1 General
- 8.2.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.2.3 Data sources
- 8.2.4 Data interpretation
- 8.3 Number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) higher education degrees per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 General
- 8.3.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.3.3 Data sources
- 8.3.4 Data interpretation
- 8.4 Debt service ratio (debt service expenditure as a percentage of a city's own-source revenue) [Go to Page]
- 8.4.1 General
- 8.4.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.4.3 Data interpretation
- 8.5 Capital spending as a percentage of total expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.5.1 General
- 8.5.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.5.3 Data sources
- 8.5.4 Data interpretation
- 8.6 Annual direct or in-kind city expenditure on research and development funding and grants as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.6.1 General
- 8.6.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.7 Annual expenditure on invasive or alien species monitoring and control as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.7.1 General
- 8.7.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.8 Annual expenditure on upgrades and maintenance of city service assets as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.8.1 General
- 8.8.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.9 Annual expenditure on upgrades and maintenance of storm water infrastructure as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.9.1 General
- 8.9.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.9.3 Data sources
- 8.10 Voter participation in last municipal election (as a percentage of registered voters) [Go to Page]
- 8.10.1 General
- 8.10.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.10.3 Data sources
- 8.10.4 Data interpretation
- 8.11 Percentage of female elected city-level officers [Go to Page]
- 8.11.1 General
- 8.11.2 Core indicator requirements
- 8.12 Annual number of online engagements with the municipal open data portal per 100 000 population [Go to Page]
- 8.12.1 General
- 8.12.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.12.3 Data sources
- 8.13 Average response time to inquiries made through the city’s non-emergency inquiry system (days) [Go to Page]
- 8.13.1 General
- 8.13.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.13.3 Data sources
- 8.14 Average downtime of IT infrastructure due to security incident [Go to Page]
- 8.14.1 General
- 8.14.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.14.3 Data sources
- 8.15 Percentage of city electronic data with secure and remote back-up storage [Go to Page]
- 8.15.1 General
- 8.15.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.15.3 Data sources
- 8.16 Frequency of disaster-management plan updates [Go to Page]
- 8.16.1 General
- 8.16.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.16.3 Data sources
- 8.17 Percentage of emergency responders with disaster response training [Go to Page]
- 8.17.1 General
- 8.17.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.17.3 Data sources
- 8.18 Percentage of city population that can be provided with city food reserves for the first 72 h in an emergency [Go to Page]
- 8.18.1 General
- 8.18.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.18.3 Data sources
- 8.19 Average time for building permit approval (days) [Go to Page]
- 8.19.1 General
- 8.19.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.19.3 Data sources
- 8.19.4 Data interpretation
- 8.20 Percentage of city area covered by publicly available hazard maps [Go to Page]
- 8.20.1 General
- 8.20.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.20.3 Data sources
- 8.21 Percentage of city land area in high-risk zones where risk-reduction measures have been implemented [Go to Page]
- 8.21.1 General
- 8.21.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.21.3 Data sources
- 8.22 Percentage of city departments and utility services that conduct risk assessment in their planning and investment [Go to Page]
- 8.22.1 General
- 8.22.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.22.3 Data sources
- 8.23 Annual expenditure on capacity building and leadership training of indigenous peoples as a percentage of total city expenditures [Go to Page]
- 8.23.1 General
- 8.23.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.24 Number of environmental assessments that include evaluation of social, spiritual, and cultural impact on lands and territories as a percentage of total environmental assessments [Go to Page]
- 8.24.1 General
- 8.24.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.25 Percentage of service contracts evaluated for green procurement principles [Go to Page]
- 8.25.1 General
- 8.25.2 Indicator requirements
- 8.26 Governance profile indicators [Go to Page]
- 8.26.1 Gross operating budget per capita
- 8.26.2 Gross capital budget per capita
- 8.26.3 Annual population change
- 8.26.4 Percentage of total city land area that is five or more metres below sea level (elevation)
- Annex A (informative) Mapping of indicators to ISO 37120, ISO 37122 and ISO 37123
- Bibliography [Go to Page]