Total number and percentage of company-wide facilities exposed to water risks

Unit :Number (#), Percentage (%)

Indicator :Business exposure to nature risks and opportunities

Metric Type :Pressure

Frameworks alignment notes

CDP Water Security Voluntary W4.1b What is the total number of facilities exposed to water risks with the potential to have a substantive financial or strategic-impact on your business, and what proportion of your company-wide facilities does this represent?

Target example

[Company name] will reduce the number of company wide facilities exposed to water risks by [target percentage]% by [target year], compared to a baseline of [baseline percentage]% in [baseline year].

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

Related Actions

Develop policies and practices for water stewardship

Develop policies and practices for water stewardship

Description

Additional Metric Notes

ACT-D stage: Assess Maturity stage: Developing Metric Contribution to Action: Monitoring facility exposure helps prioritize risk management strategies and develop site-specific water stewardship practices. Observations/Sucesses/Challenges: > Requires integrating multiple datasets, including climate risk projections, which are not always precise at a facility level. > Water risks are dynamic > Need standardized definition of 'water risk'