Cost benefit is taken into account during the standards development process when identifying accounting metrics for material sustainability issues. In developing such metrics, SASB will default to the minimum information that is still decision-useful (i.e., it presents a relative view of performance by which peers can be compared), rather than a complete accounting that may be necessary for public policy- or government target-settings. SASB is concerned with differentiating performance between issuers and industries, not with providing a scientifically-accurate and complete accounting, for regulatory purposes.