Total water discharges

Unit

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: Cubic meters (m³) [TNFD], Megaliters (Ml) [GRI]

Indicator

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: Wastewater discharged

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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DR E3-4 28b AR32
Target 7
GRI 303-4 - GRI 303-4-a: Total water discharge to all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following types of destination, if applicable: i. Surface water; ii. Groundwater; iii. Seawater; iv. Third-party water, and the volume of this total sent for use to other organizations, if applicable. GRI 303-4-a: A breakdown of total water discharge to all areas in megaliters by the following categories: i. Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids); ii. Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021
SASB EM-EP140a.2
TNFD C2.1 - Volume of water discharged (m3), split into: • Total • Freshwater; and • Other. Including: • Concentrations of key pollutants in the wastewater discharged, by type of pollutant, referring to sector-specific guidance for types of pollutants; and • Temperature of water discharged, where relevant. Utilities , Nuclear & Thermal: In reporting this core global disclosure metric, an organisation should include thermal discharges Oil & gas: In reporting this core global disclosure metric, the organisation should include: • The volume of produced water and flowback generated. This should be broken down by percentage: • Discharged; • Injected; and • Recycled. Pollutants to report under this core global disclosure metric include: • Hydrocarbons in both produced water and process wastewater (mg/litre); and • Chemical additives, metals, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and salts. In reporting this core global disclosure metric, the organisation should include the number of incidents of non-compliance associated with water quality permits, standards and regulations. Typical parameters of concern include hydrocarbons (including oil and grease), chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), sulphides, ammonia, phenols, total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS).

Target example

[Company name] will reduce its total water discharges in [basin], to [target amount in ML/year] by the [target year], compared with a baseline of [baseline amount in ML/year] in [baseline year].

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Energy

Value chain stage

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Manufacturing

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: High

Related actions

Reduce water consumption by maximizing the recovery of process water and by using alternative water resources

Reduce water consumption by maximizing the recovery of process water and by using alternative water resources

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

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