Percentage of total emissions of pollutants to water occurring in areas of water scarcity, including identification of water source

Unit

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: Percentage (%)

Indicator

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: Pollutants released to environment

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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E2-4 AR 23©, E2-4 28a
9.2.10
101-6 (c)
Nutrient loading to freshwater via wastewater (ideally separating nitrogen and phosphorus)
Refer to AMR's Shared Goals for alignment to metric
T3, T7, T11

Target example

[Company name] will reduce the percentage of total emissions of pollutants to water occurring in areas [of high-water stress, at high water risk] to [target amount]% by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Pharmaceutical

Value chain stage

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Raw Materials Manufacturing End of Life

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

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