Total volume or percentage of water (total, freshwater or other) reduced, reused or recycled

Unit

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: Cubic meters (m³), Percentage (%)

Indicator

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: Wastewater treated, reused/recycled, avoided, water replenishment and sustainable water use

Metric type

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: Response

Framework alignment notes

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Target 2, target 3, target 7, target 16
TNFD A3.2 - Total volume (m³) or percentage of water (total, freshwater or other) reduced, reused or recycled

Target example

1) [Company name] will increase its water recycling capacity so that [target amount in ML/year] are recycled by [target year]. 2) [Company name] will increase its water reuse capacity so that [target amount in ML/year] is reused by the [target year] 3) [Company name] will reduce its water use by [target percentage]% by [target year] compared to a baseline of [baseline percentage]% in [baseline year].

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Energy

Value chain stage

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Raw Materials Manufacturing

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Low

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