commons3.org/vocab/measurements

https://commons3.org/vocab/measurements

Controlled vocabulary for environmental measurements in natural fibre supply chains. Used as propertyID values in provenance records and as the organizing framework for EU DPP, CSRD/ESRS, California SB 253, and Australia NGER reporting.

Organizing framework: EU Taxonomy Regulation (2020/852) defines six environmental objectives. All major regulatory frameworks map to these six. Each term below belongs to one objective and carries sameAs cross-references to authoritative framework URIs. To add a new regulatory framework: add one sameAs URI to the relevant term. No data model change required.

Objective 1 — Climate change mitigation

EU Taxonomy Obj. 1 · ESRS E1 · GHG Protocol · SB 253 · NGER

termCode	Name	Unit	Description	Berry Amendment
`energy_kwh`	Energy consumed	kWh	Total electricity and heat consumed processing this lot at this facility.	No
`transport_km`	Transport distance	km	Distance to the next facility in the custody chain.	No
`transport_mode`	Transport mode	string	road · rail · sea · air · intermodal	No
`fuel_type`	Energy source	string	renewable · grid · natural_gas · diesel · coal · biogas	No
`ghg_co2_kg`	CO₂ emissions	kg	Direct CO₂ (Scope 1). Excludes electricity-related CO₂ — derive Scope 2 from energy_kwh + fuel_type.	No
`ghg_n2o_kg`	N₂O emissions	kg	Nitrous oxide. Common in dyeing and finishing. GWP-100 = 273× CO₂.	No
`ghg_ch4_kg`	CH₄ emissions	kg	Methane. GWP-100 = 27.9× CO₂.	No

Objective 3 — Water and marine resources

EU Taxonomy Obj. 3 · ESRS E3 · Water Framework Directive · ZDHC

termCode	Name	Unit	Description	Berry Amendment
`water_withdrawn_m3`	Water withdrawn	m³	Total water abstracted from all sources. Primary ESRS E3 metric. Withdrawn = consumed + discharged.	No
`water_consumed_m3`	Water consumed	m³	Net water withdrawal — taken from source and not returned.	No
`water_recycled_m3`	Water recycled	m³	Volume reused or recycled within the facility.	No
`water_discharged_m3`	Water discharged	m³	Effluent volume. Pair with water_pollutant_load for quality.	No
`water_pollutant_load`	Effluent pollutant load	string	BOD · COD · TSS · TN · TP or ZDHC MRSL chemical-specific descriptor.	No

Objective 4 — Circular economy

EU Taxonomy Obj. 4 · ESRS E5 · EPR Frameworks · California SB 707 · Landbell USA

termCode	Name	Unit	Description	Berry Amendment
`waste_kg`	Non-hazardous waste	kg	Solid waste generated: fiber waste, off-cuts, packaging.	No
`units_destroyed`	Units destroyed	count	Unsold goods destroyed — required disclosure under ESPR Destruction Ban (Art. 22) and EU Textile EPR Directive 2025/1892. Pair with weight in kg.	No

Note: EU DPP circularity fields (recyclability, lifespan, repair, end-of-life, units placed on market) are tracked as product-level fields under commons3.org/vocab/materialStage and the ESPR additionalProperty set — not as per-step measurements.

Objective 5 — Pollution prevention and control

EU Taxonomy Obj. 5 · ESRS E2 · REACH · ZDHC MRSL

termCode	Name	Unit	Description	Berry Amendment
`hazardous_waste_kg`	Hazardous waste	kg	Dye sludge, solvent waste, chemical residues. Report under REACH / ZDHC MRSL.	No

Regulatory framework cross-reference

Framework	Geography	Relevant terms	Type
EU Taxonomy (2020/852)	EU	All — organized by objective #	Finance / investment
CSRD / ESRS E1–E5	EU + global revenue	All objectives	Corporate reporting
EU DPP / ESPR	EU	Obj. 1, 3, 4 — product-level	Product passport
California SB 253	California	ghg_co2_kg, ghg_n2o_kg, ghg_ch4_kg, energy_kwh, transport_*	Corporate Scope 1/2/3
California SB 707 / Landbell	California	Obj. 4 — units on market, weight — registration deadline July 1 2026	EPR / textile recovery
Australia NGER	Australia	ghg_co2_kg, ghg_ch4_kg, ghg_n2o_kg, energy_kwh, fuel_type	GHG + energy reporting
GHG Protocol	Global	All ghg_* + energy_kwh + transport_*	Measurement standard
ZDHC MRSL	Global	water_pollutant_load, hazardous_waste_kg	Chemical standard
EU CRCF (2024/3012)	EU	ghg_co2_kg, ghg_ch4_kg, ghg_n2o_kg, energy_kwh	Carbon credit MRV
EU Textile EPR (Directive 2025/1892)	EU	waste_kg, units_destroyed	EPR / textile recovery
Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. § 2533a)	US federal	None — custody chain only, no environmental requirements	Procurement

Usage in a provenance record

{
  "@type": "PropertyValue",
  "propertyID": "https://commons3.org/vocab/measurements#energy_kwh",
  "name": "energy_kwh",
  "value": 1240,
  "unitCode": "http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/KiloW-HR",
  "description": "Electricity consumed spinning this cotton lot — South Plains Gin, Lubbock TX"
}

Each measurement is an additionalProperty entry on the TraceStep record. Multiple measurements per step are supported. The propertyID URI resolves to the term definition on this page.

Versioning and extending

This vocabulary is maintained at commons3.org. To add a new measurement type: add a new DefinedTerm entry to the JSON-LD above. To add a new regulatory framework: add one sameAs URI to the relevant term. Neither action requires changes to the underlying data model.

sameAs URIs marked as placeholders will be populated from authoritative taxonomy lists as regulatory frameworks publish stable linked-data endpoints.