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Materiality & stakeholder impact · Working

Salience

Also called: human-rights salience

ELI5

The relative severity and likelihood of a human-rights impact, often used to prioritise action.

Used in conversation

“Can we separate the target for salience from measured performance?”

Pitch context

You will see “Salience” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches materiality & stakeholder impact.

Why it matters: In materiality & stakeholder impact, different calculation boundaries, periods or accounting treatments can change the number and the decision.

Caution

Calculation, recognition and disclosure can vary by accounting framework, company policy and reporting context.

Sources & evidence · 4

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.