ISO 37125:2024
(Main)Sustainable cities and communities — Environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators for cities
Sustainable cities and communities — Environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators for cities
This document specifies and establishes definitions and methodologies for a set of indicators to inform an environmental, social and governance (ESG) profile for cities.
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International
Standard
ISO 37125
First edition
Sustainable cities and
2024-10
communities — Environmental,
social and governance (ESG)
indicators for cities
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Contents Page
Foreword .xii
Introduction .xiii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 ESG reporting for cities — General. 4
5 ESG indicators . 5
5.1 General .5
5.2 E — Environmental .5
5.3 S — Social .5
5.4 G — Governance .5
6 Environmental indicators . 6
6.1 Final energy consumption of public buildings per year (GJ/m ) .6
6.1.1 General .6
6.1.2 Indicator requirements .6
6.2 Total residential electrical energy use per capita (kWh/year) .6
6.2.1 General .6
6.2.2 Indicator requirements .6
6.2.3 Data sources .6
6.3 Percentage of total electricity consumption from renewable sources .7
6.3.1 General .7
6.3.2 Indicator requirements .7
6.4 Electricity consumption of public street lighting per kilometre of lighted street (kWh/
year) .7
6.4.1 General .7
6.4.2 Indicator requirements .7
6.5 Square metres of city owned/operated green roof space as a percentage of all roof
space of all city-owned/operated buildings .7
6.5.1 General .7
6.5.2 Indicator requirements .8
6.6 Number of electric vehicle (EV) charging station ports per registered electric vehicle
(EV).8
6.6.1 General .8
6.6.2 Indicator requirements .8
6.6.3 Data sources .9
6.7 Number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle charging nozzles per personal hydrogen fuel cell
vehicle .9
6.7.1 General .9
6.7.2 Indicator requirements .9
6.8 Fine particulate matter (PM2,5) concentration .9
6.8.1 General .9
6.8.2 Indicator requirements .9
6.9 Percentage of designated natural protection areas .10
6.9.1 General .10
6.9.2 Indicator requirements .10
6.10 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measured in tonnes per capita .10
6.10.1 General .10
6.10.2 Indicator requirements .10
6.11 Number of real-time remote air quality monitoring stations per square kilometre (km ) .11
6.11.1 General .11
6.11.2 Indicator requirements .11
6.11.3 Data sources . 12
6.12 Percentage of city land area covered by tree canopy . 12
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6.12.1 General . 12
6.12.2 Indicator requirements . 12
6.12.3 Data sources . 12
6.12.4 Data interpretation . 12
6.13 Annual expenditure allocated to ecosystem restoration in the city as a percentage of
total city expenditures . 12
6.13.1 General . 12
6.13.2 Indicator requirements . 12
6.13.3 Data sources . 13
6.13.4 Data interpretation . 13
6.14 Percentage of city area impacted by either wildfire or forest fire, or both . 13
6.14.1 General . 13
6.14.2 Indicator requirements . 13
6.14.3 Data interpretation .14
6.15 Percentage of households with smart energy meters .14
6.15.1 General .14
6.15.2 Indicator requirements .14
6.15.3 Data sources .14
6.16 Percentage of households with smart water meters .14
6.16.1 General .
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