Share of water body shorelines that are protected with buffer zones
Unit : Percentage (%)
Indicator : Water quality
Metric Type : Response
Frameworks alignment notes
101 Biodiversity
101-5
Forests
F1.4 Provide details on the land you control and/or manage that was not used for the production of your disclosed commodity(ies) in the reporting year.
E4-5 The undertaking shall report metrics related to its material impacts resulting in biodiversity and ecosystem change.
5.1 Forests and Other Wooded Land Designated to Protect Soil, Water, and Other Ecosystem Functions
Criterion 3.2: Soil and water resources are protected
3.2 Rate of compliance with locally applicable road construction (...) standards
6.7 The Organization shall protect or restore natural water courses, water bodies, riparian zones and their connectivity
Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources, PM 3.2
Target example
[Company name] will [maintain or increase] the amount of water body shorelines that are protected with buffer zones in [target location(s)] by [target percentage]% in [target year] compared to a [baseline year] baseline.
Target Source: WBCSD target template
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Value chain stage
Metric assessment
Relevance: Medium
Feasibility: Medium