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Standards determine the content and structure of such a claim and allow a third party to assess the veracity of thereof.
| Ontology (What are the things |
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| that we are dealing with?) | Attributes (What are the defining properties or characteristics of each 'thing'?) | Epistemology (How do we get information about these things?) | Semiology (How do we represent these things in an impact accounting system?) |
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An agent |
| Agent asserts their identity | Digital signature Demonstration of control (challenge-response) |
An activity |
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Should there be an event class? An event is like an activity but without the intention of an agent. An accident is an event but it is not an activity.
A state |
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| A |
| state change |
Someone or something gathers data
- observes a phenomenon using some instrument
Someone or something presents data as a claim
Someone or something evaluates the claim
An audit (the process / action of verifying an impact claim)
- unique identifier
- auditor ID
- impact claim ID
- date
A standard
- unique identifier
- applicability - type of agent, type of activity, state
- requirements (e.g. reporting requirements, calculation requirements)
- version
An indicator
- definition
- unit of measure
- rationale
- calculation
- credibility
An impact claim (a state change claim)
- unique identifier
- unit of measure
- magnitude
- state "before"
- state "after"
- causal connection between agent and activity
- standard followed (ID)
- effect (e.g. primary or secondary)
Should there be an event class? An event is like an activity but without the intention of an agent. An accident is an event but it is not an activity.
The choice
SDG goal
The SDG goals are described as a set of targets under each SDG.
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