Using Multiple Sub-Streams in your Double Materiality Assessment

[Double Materiality module]

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Datamaran’s Double Materiality module now includes the ability to create custom sub-streams within each value chain stream. This enhancement allows organizations to represent their operations with greater granularity—capturing the unique structure of their value chain for a more accurate analysis of impacts, risks, and opportunities.

Using multiple sub-streams helps break down high-level value chain streams (e.g., Own Operations, Upstream, Downstream) into more specific parts of your business. This allows you to tailor your analysis to better reflect operational realities, assign weights and parameters to each sub-stream, and generate more precise insights in your Double Materiality assessment.

How to set up multiple sub-streams

Navigate to the Double Materiality module from the left-hand side menu. Start by naming your analysis in the “Analysis name” field.

Map out your value chain by selecting the streams relevant to your organization. You can exclude any stream that doesn't apply.

For each selected stream (e.g., Upstream), click the + icon to add a sub-stream. For example, under Upstream, you might add sub-streams like Raw Materials, Logistics, or Services.

• You can name each sub-stream individually.
• Assign different parameters or stakeholders to each one.
• Add as many sub-streams as needed, up to a maximum of 20 per stream.

4. Assign weights to streams and sub-streams

Choose one of the following:

- Apply the same weight across all streams and their sub-streams

- Assign different weights manually to each stream and sub-stream to reflect their relative importance

After setting your parameters and weights, click “Save & Run analysis”. Your assessment will now include all defined streams and sub-streams for a more customized and insightful double materiality analysis.

6. Review financial and impact scores per sub-stream

In Topic Lens, switch to the Value Streams view to analyze topic scores by sub-stream. This enables a more detailed understanding of how each part of your value chain contributes to topic relevance.

AI-suggested IROs will now be generated based on the settings of each custom sub-stream. The IRO modal will clearly indicate the sub-stream it relates to, helping you track and manage insights more precisely.