TNFD C3.0 Water withdrawal and consumption (m3) from areas of water scarcity, including identification of water source.
Guidance for EN/HB:
In reporting the core global metric, an organisation should include:
• Known or metered water withdrawal and consumption in addition to listing non-metered sources (e.g. seepage of ground water in tunnels); and
• Water withdrawal from: greywater, blackwater, treated wastewater, desalination plants and other water sources, as well as total water withdrawal and consumption.
This should cover all water purchased and sourced but may include itemisation of water allocated to other parties as the end user. The organisation should differentiate between water withdrawal from groundwater sources that are recharged and non-recharged.
Guidance for CM:
In reporting the core global disclosure metric, an organisation should include:
• Total freshwater (≤1000 mg/l of Total Dissolved Solids) withdrawal, including from natural open sources such as rivers, lakes, natural ponds, streams, creeks; from groundwater (wells, boreholes,
water below soil surface); from municipal and/or from third parties; from quarry dewatering used in operations;
• Total non-freshwater (>1000 mg/l of Total Dissolved Solids) withdrawal, including from sources of high salinity or pollutants; and
• Harvested rainwater: Volume of precipitation (rainwater or snowmelt) that is collected onsite (e.g. settling ponds, inactive quarry area that has not yet reached the groundwater table).
Water from quarry dewatering that is not used should be reported separately.
An organisation should differentiate withdrawal from groundwater sources that are recharged and non-recharged.
ESRS E3-4 28b AR 28
GRI 303-3a Total water withdrawal from all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: i. Surface water; ii. Groundwater; iii. Seawater; iv. Produced water; v. Third-party water.
GRI 303-3b A breakdown of total water withdrawal from each of the sources listed in Disclosures 303-3-a and 303-3-b 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 303-5 Total water consumption from all areas in megaliters.
Voluntary P1 Water withdrawal: Total volume of water withdrawn from basin per unit of time (monthly or annually)
CDP Water Security
W1.2b What are the total volumes of water withdrawn, discharged, and consumed across all your operations, how do they compare to the previous reporting year, and how are they forecasted to change.
W1.2h Provide total water withdrawal data by source
SBTN: Monthly or annual volume, per source (surface water, groundwater, municipal grid, etc.) of water withdrawal.
ICMM Table 1: Operational water withdrawal by source type (surface water, groundwater, seawater and third party water) and water quality category (high and low) for each site
Table 1: Other managed water (OMW) withdrawal by water quality category (high and low) for each site
ISO 14046 - quantities of water used (including water withdrawal and release)
types of water resources used (including for water withdrawal and water
receiving body)
PWI P1 Water withdrawal: Total volume of water withdrawn from basin per unit of time (monthly or annually)