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
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Feasibility: Medium
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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 and 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  • Some water-stressed regions may have weak or outdated discharge regulations, making compliance less meaningful.
  • Compliance can be technically observable but may be hindered by weak discharge regulations, outdated monitoring systems, or lack of enforcement in some regions.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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