Percentage compliance with discharge limits

Unit

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: Percentage (%)

Indicator

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: Compliance with regulations and standards

Metric type

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: Response

Framework alignment notes

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AWS - Status of progress towards meeting water quality targets set in the water stewardship plan shall be identified

Target example
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[Company name] will be [target percentage]% compliant with local and regional discharge limits by [target year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

Additional Metric Notes
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ACT-D stage: Disclose Maturity stage: Developing Metric Contribution to Action: Measuring compliance with discharge limits both reflects prior action and helps identify gaps that can drive corrective action or investment in better treatment or monitoring systems. Observations/Successes/Challenges: > Discharge limits differ across regions, making it difficult to standardize across multinational companies. > Does not indicate absolute pollution levels > Discharge limits vary by jurisdiction > Some water-stressed regions may have weak or outdated discharge regulations, making compliance less meaningful. > Compliance can be technically observable but may be hindered by weak discharge regulations, outdated monitoring systems, or lack of enforcement in some regions.

Related actions

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Develop policies and practices for water stewardship

Develop policies and practices for water stewardship

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