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Performance Measurement & Reporting Flashcards

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  1. Which metric is most appropriate for benchmarking a facility's water efficiency against industry peers?

    Answer: Water Use Intensity (WUI) in gallons per square foot

    Water Use Intensity normalizes consumption by floor area, enabling fair comparison across facilities of different sizes.

  2. A sustainability report discloses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. What does Scope 3 represent?

    Answer: All other indirect value chain emissions

    Scope 3 covers all indirect emissions in a company's value chain not included in Scope 2, such as supply chain and business travel.

  3. What is the primary purpose of an Energy Star Portfolio Manager account for a sustainability professional?

    Answer: Benchmarking energy and water performance against similar buildings

    Energy Star Portfolio Manager is EPA's free benchmarking tool that compares a building's performance to similar facilities nationwide.

  4. A facility reduces its absolute GHG emissions by 10% but increases production by 30%. What happened to its GHG intensity?

    Answer: Intensity increased

    Intensity is emissions divided by output; a 10% emission reduction while production grows 30% results in higher emissions per unit of output.

  5. Which reporting framework specifically requires facilities to disclose material sustainability risks using a 'double materiality' concept?

    Answer: EU CSRD / ESRS

    The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its ESRS standards require double materiality: impacts on society/environment and financial risks to the company.

  6. What does a 'normalized' performance metric account for that an 'absolute' metric does not?

    Answer: Variations in occupancy, production, or weather

    Normalized metrics adjust raw data for operational variables like occupancy or heating degree days, enabling meaningful year-over-year comparison.

  7. A facility's sustainability dashboard shows a KPI in red. According to best practice performance management, what should happen next?

    Answer: Investigate root cause and initiate a corrective action plan

    Red KPIs trigger root cause analysis and corrective actions within a continuous improvement cycle, not operational shutdown or target manipulation.

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