Per cent of employee households and/or communities have access to safely managed and climate resilient drinking water/ sanitation/ hygiene services
Unit
: Percentage (%)
Indicator
: Wastewater treated, reused/recycled, avoided, water replenishment and sustainable water use
Metric Type
: Response
Frameworks alignment notes
Mandatory SASB (Forestry management) RR-FM-210a.2. Description of engagement processes and due diligence practices
with respect to human rights, indigenous rights, and the local community. Note 4.2 and 4.3
Voluntary (advanced indicator) AWS 1.3.8 Levels of access and adequacy of WASH at the site shall be identified.
AWS 3.9.10 Best practise achievement: Implementation status of WASH ((water, sanitation, and hygiene) targets,
AWS 3.9.8 implementation status of water quality,
AWS 3.9.7 implementation status of sustainable water balance,
AWS 3.9.6 implementaion status of good water governance. Qualiative description and % compliance
Voluntary P2: 100 per cent of employee households and/or communities have access to safely managed and climate resilient drinking water/ sanitation/ hygiene services
UN Convention to Combat Desertification 2017, Progress indicators, Strategic objective 2 and 3, Expected indicator 2-1 "Food security and adequate access to water for people in affected areas is improved" and 3-2 "Communities’ resilience to drought is increased"
LUFIH indicator [Secondary] Number of participants benefitting from increased access to essential services, [Core] Number of people whose resilience has been improved as a result of project activities
Target example
[Company name] will ensure that [target percentage]% of employee households and/or communities have access to safely managed and climate resilient drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by [target year].
Target Source: WBCSD target template
Metric assessment
Relevance:Medium
Feasibility:Medium
Additional Metric Notes
ACT-D stage:
Commit
Maturity stage:
Advancing
Metric Contribution to Action:
This metric acts as a guiding indicator to promote equitable water stewardship, build trust with communities, and support climate adaptation and resilience at the household and catchment level.
Observations/Sucesses/Challenges:
> Unlike workplace WASH services, tracking access across employee households and entire communities is complex.
> What defines an "employee community"? Does this include extended family, entire villages, or only immediate households?
> Tracking WASH access beyond the workplace involves complex stakeholder engagement and must be contextualised within shared water challenges. The definition of ‘employee community’ must be locally informed and agreed
Related Actions
Develop policies and practices for water stewardship