 material intensity material intensity 111 admin mon 10142019 1842 quantity of raw materials needed for manufacturing purposes during the research and production processes the indicator can be computed by applying clear guidelines considering the characteristics of research funding and performing organizations it could be advisable to consider a relative measure of material intensity core quantitative sustainable product manufacturing  creation of healthcare products through economicallysound processes ie with few negative environmental impacts  raw material  materials or substances used in the primary production or manufacturing of products eg the excipients or the components production and research sites of the company sustainabitly report billing and accounting systems procurement or supply management department identify the total materials used raw materials natural resources materials needed for the manufacturing process parts components and materials for packaging purposes report the total weight or volume of all raw material needed for developing producing and packaging the primary products or services i nonrenewable materials used ii renewable materials used number in physical units input physical units annually monthly annually this is a rough indicator to measure ecoefficiency difficulty in obtaining all the information necessary yes extract from takeda sustainable value report 2018 p 61 available at  https wwwtakedacom siteassets system csr sustainablevaluereport report2018enpdf see gri standards gri 301 for more information on how to calculate the indicator  https wwwglobalreportingorg standards  sustainable consumption 