Categories overview

DIST's taxonomy groups impacts into three high-level categories, aligned to digital's whole lifecycle. Within each high-level category, you will find several sub-categories.

Start by exploring the high-level categories below:

1. Upstream Impacts

The embodied impacts of hardware, the development of software, content & data.

Has five sub-categories.

2. Operational Impacts

Operational impacts are associated with the running of business IT functions and systems. Each operational function may have a hybrid of IT infrastructure across direct and/or indirect impacts.

Has seven sub-categories.

3. Downstream Impacts

Impacts associated with the use of products and services produced by the business.

Has two sub-categories.