Annual water-related costs, revenues and/or social, cultural, environmental, economic water-related value
Unit : Currency
Indicator : Ecosystem services value
Metric Type : Response
Frameworks alignment notes
Target example
[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
Metric assessment
Relevance: Medium
Feasibility: Medium
Additional Metric Notes
ACT-D stage: Disclose Maturity stage: Advancing Metric Contribution to Action: Quantifying water-related costs, benefits, and values helps embed water stewardship in financial and operational decision-making. It raises awareness of water as a critical input and risk factor—often revealing hidden dependencies or costs—and supports prioritization and investment in water stewardship initiatives. Observations/Sucesses/Challenges: > Assigning monetary worth to cultural and environmental water-related benefits is complex, often subjective and context-dependent. However, once calculated, total water-related values (especially costs or risks) are often higher than anticipated—encouraging companies to integrate water more seriously into financial and operational planning. > No universal standard exists for calculating "water-related value," leading to inconsistencies between companies.