Sustainability Analysis –Spend-based Multipliers For data-driven business management and corporate governance

WifOR’s Spend-based Multipliers for Sustainability Analysis enable companies to measure and evaluate their social, environmental, and economic impacts along the supply chain. The data package facilitates an efficient analysis applying the spend-based method using readily available financial and procurement data.

Insights gained contribute to developing long-term strategies for enhancing corporate impact while ensuring alignment with corporate purpose. They also support the holistic communication of sustainability metrics and the seamless integration of impact metrics into decision-making processes.

The data package providesspend-based multipliers for 150+ indicators across 188 countries and 56 sectors. The offered indicators are listed here.

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Benefits

Yearly updates


Incorporate economic effects including inflation, energy crises, and pandemics

Long-term planning


From 2014 to 2030 annually, individual data points until 2050

Comprehensive indicators


150+ sustainability indicators measure impacts in physical and monetary units

Broad geographical coverage


Data for 56 economic sectors in 188 countries, updated annually

Detailed classification of sectors


Based on the NACE classification up to level 2 (two-digit codes)

Tier split


Data breakdown by supply chain level

Holistic, combined assessment


Impact measurement (physical units) and valuation (monetary) assess a company’s impacts comprehensively and enable comparison

Closure of data gaps


With the spend-based method supply chain impacts can be determined even if primary data is not available

Use Cases

Reporting and Investor Relations
  • Supply chain risk assessment for CSRD and supply chain legislation (e.g. LkSG)
  • Scope 3 analysis | GHG Protocol
  • TCFD, TNFD, TNFD | ISSB
  • Integrated Reporting | Impact Accounting
External and Internal Communications
  • Transparency
  • Country and stakeholders’ perspectives
  • Description of global and regional impacts
  • SDG contribution
Procurement and Supply Chain Management
  • Supplier screening and engagement
  • Prioritization of measures
  • Target setting
Strategy and Holistic Steering
  • Overview of the social, environmental, and economic impacts
  • Comparability and benchmarking 
  • Decision-making and risk assessment

Impact Measurement and Valuation by WifOR

Basis for comprehensive sustainability management and
development of long-term strategies to improve
a company’s impact
Contextualization of sustainability data through comparisons with
relevant benchmarks
Providing a scientific foundation for sustainability reporting
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Impact Measurement and Valuation by WifOR

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