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Timing of water use and length of water storage

Unit: Time (days, months)

Indicator: Water consumption and withdrawal

Relevance

Low

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility

High

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

ISO 14046

Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Timing of water use and length of water storage

Unit
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The unit(s) of measurement applicable to the metric.

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Time (days, months)

Indicator
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Indicators were developed by WBCSD. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Water consumption and withdrawal

Metric type
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The category of nature-related metrics. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Pressure

Framework
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The details of a metric’s alignment to each framework, including where the same or similar metric can be found within the listed framework.

ISO 14046

Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Metric assessment
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The relevance and feasibility scores were determined by WBCSD member companies. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Relevance§: Low

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility: High

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will record the timing of water usage and length of water storage.

Target source: WBCSD target template

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Volume of inflows, losses, storage, outflows

Unit: Cubic meters (m³)

Indicator: Water consumption and withdrawal

Relevance

High

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility

Medium

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

GRI

Partially Aligned with Global Reporting Initiative

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

ISO 14046

Partially Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Volume of inflows, losses, storage, outflows

Unit
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The unit(s) of measurement applicable to the metric.

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Cubic meters (m³)

Indicator
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Indicators were developed by WBCSD. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Water consumption and withdrawal

Metric type
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The category of nature-related metrics. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Pressure

Framework
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The details of a metric’s alignment to each framework, including where the same or similar metric can be found within the listed framework.

GRI

Partially Aligned with Global Reporting Initiative

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

ISO 14046

Partially Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Metric assessment
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The relevance and feasibility scores were determined by WBCSD member companies. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Relevance§: High

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility: Medium

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will ensure that its inflows, losses, storage and outflows are all within sustainable limits by [target year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

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Annual high and low variance in water usage rates

Unit: Percentage (%)

Indicator: Water consumption and withdrawal

Relevance

Medium

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility

Low

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

ISO 14046

Partially Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Annual high and low variance in water usage rates

Unit
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The unit(s) of measurement applicable to the metric.

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Percentage (%)

Indicator
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Indicators were developed by WBCSD. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Water consumption and withdrawal

Metric type
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The category of nature-related metrics. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Response

Framework
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The details of a metric’s alignment to each framework, including where the same or similar metric can be found within the listed framework.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

ISO 14046

Partially Aligned with International Organization for Standardization - Standard 14046

Metric assessment
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The relevance and feasibility scores were determined by WBCSD member companies. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Relevance§: Medium

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility: Low

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will ensure that the high and low variance in its water usage rates in [basin] match sustainable limits for the basin by the [target year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

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Map and identify location of Important Water Related Areas

Unit: Mapping

Indicator: Area conserved or restored

Relevance

High

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility

High

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

Map and identify location of Important Water Related Areas

Unit
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The unit(s) of measurement applicable to the metric.

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Mapping

Indicator
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Indicators were developed by WBCSD. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Area conserved or restored

Metric type
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The category of nature-related metrics. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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State

Framework
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The details of a metric’s alignment to each framework, including where the same or similar metric can be found within the listed framework.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

Metric assessment
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The relevance and feasibility scores were determined by WBCSD member companies. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Relevance§: High

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility: High

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will identify the extent and location of all Important Water Related Areas within a [target km] radius of their operational sites and commit to ensuring that these areas are conserved by engaging with landscape level conservation initiatives by [target year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

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Annual water-related costs, revenues and/or social, cultural, environmental, economic water-related value

Unit: Currency

Indicator: Ecosystem services value

Relevance

Medium

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility

Medium

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

Annual water-related costs, revenues and/or social, cultural, environmental, economic water-related value

Unit
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The unit(s) of measurement applicable to the metric.

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Currency

Indicator
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Indicators were developed by WBCSD. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Ecosystem services value

Metric type
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The category of nature-related metrics. Learn more on the Methodology page.

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Response

Framework
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The details of a metric’s alignment to each framework, including where the same or similar metric can be found within the listed framework.

AWS

Aligned with Alliance for Water Stewardship

Metric assessment
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The relevance and feasibility scores were determined by WBCSD member companies. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Relevance§: Medium

This score reflects how well a metric considers material dependencies and impacts, aligns with key frameworks, and has the potential to drive action, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Feasibility: Medium

This score reflects the practicality of implementation, including data availability, clarity of scope, and resource requirements, determined by WBCSD member companies.

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will map their dependencies (both financial and environmental) on water-related services within their economic activities by [target date]

Target source: WBCSD target template

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Timing of water use and length of water storage

Volume of inflows, losses, storage, outflows

Annual high and low variance in water usage rates

Map and identify location of Important Water Related Areas

Annual water-related costs, revenues and/or social, cultural, environmental, economic water-related value