Impact Category Classification

An expert or program classification groups source-backed claims into sustainability impact areas for discovery, review, or reporting.

• That the underlying source-backed claim is valid without the source itself.
• That a classification is a certification, metric, or product performance result.

• Has CMF Impact Category Classification →

  medium risk

Minimum authority

Expert interpretation

Should state

Classification Scheme · Impact Area · Source Claim Ids · Classification Basis

Date sensitivity

Expiry is not the primary issue; check scope and method instead.

Impact categories are navigation and interpretation layers; keep them connected to the underlying sources.