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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Specific data

Refers to directly measured or collected data representative of activities at a specific facility or set of facilities. Synonymous with “primary data”.

EC, 2013, Commission Recommendation of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations. OJ L124, 04.05.2013, pp. 1-210.

Source category: EC Policy Documents