Indicators for EPE are selected by organizations as a means of presenting quantitative or qualitative data or
information in a more understandable and useful form. They help to convert relevant data into concise information
about management’s efforts to influence the organization’s environmental performance, the environmental
performance of the organization’s operations, or the condition of the environment. An organization should select a
sufficient number of relevant and understandable indicators to assess its environmental performance. The number
of selected indicators for EPE should reflect the nature and scale of the organization’s operations. The choice of
indicators for EPE will determine what data should be used. To facilitate this effort, organizations may wish to use
data already available and collected by the organization or by others.