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**What is the sector focus of the entity?**
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## Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
Establish the sector and geographic focus of the entity. This is used to determine peers for benchmarking and reporting purposes.
Input: How do I complete this indicator?
Select the sector and geographic focus of the entity. If this is sector-specific, then select the relevant sector.
**Other:** State the sector focus. The other answer must be outside the options listed in the indicator to be valid.
### Terminology
**Data Infrastructure**
> Companies involved in the provision of telecommunication and data infrastructure.
**Diversified focus**
> If the entity is invested in more than one of the listed sectors.
**Energy and Water Resources**
> Companies involved in the treatment and delivery of natural resources.
**Environmental Services**
> Companies involved in the treatment of water, wastewater, and solid waste for sanitation and reuse purposes.
**Globally diversified**
> If the entity is significantly invested in more than one of the listed geographic regions.
**Network Utilities**
> Companies operating an infrastructure network with natural monopoly characteristics (barriers to entry, increasing returns to scale).
**Power Generation x-Renewables**
> Stand-alone power generation using a range of technologies except wind, solar, and other renewable sources.
**Renewable Power**
> Stand-alone power generation and transmission companies using wind, solar, hydro and other renewable energy sources. Also energy storage companies.
**Sector**
> A group of specific industrial activities and types of physical assets and technologies.
**Social Infrastructure**
> Companies involved in the delivery of support and accommodation services for public or other services.
**Transport**
> Companies involved in the provision of transportation infrastructure services.
Validation: What evidence is required?
No evidence required.
## Scoring
This indicator is not scored.
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References
[EDHECInfra, The Infrastructure Company Classification Standards (TICCS™), 2020](https://www.edhecinfraprivateassets.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TICCS_2020.pdf)
[United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (M49)](https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/)
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