Volume of wastewater

Unit

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: Cubic meters (m³)

Indicator

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: Wastewater discharged

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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CDP 9.2.9
SBTN: Water pollution - Nutrient loading via wastewater
Refer to AMR's Common Antibiotic Manufacturing Framework for alignment to metric
Refer to the PSCI's Decarbonization Playbook for the Pharmaceutical Industry for alignment to the metric Refer to PSCI's Environmental Survey For Suppliers
WHO guidance
GBF Target 7, Target 11

Target example
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[Company name] will reduce the volume of untreated or non-compliant [wastewater or wastewater sludge] discharged by [target amount]% by [target year] at [site location]

Target source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Pharmaceutical

Value chain stage

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Manufacturing End of Life

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: High

Related actions

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Reduce operational waste through improved material efficiency and reuse

Reduce operational waste through improved material efficiency and reuse

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Pharmaceutical

How the action applies

Coming soon

Reduce waste to landfill by introducing a waste hierarchy into management systems

Reduce waste to landfill by introducing a waste hierarchy into management systems

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Pharmaceutical

How the action applies

Coming soon

Reduce APIs (including antibiotics) in the environment by investing in and supporting the development of technologies that enhance the removal of pharmaceutical residues from wastewater

Reduce APIs (including antibiotics) in the environment by investing in and supporting the development of technologies that enhance the removal of pharmaceutical residues from wastewater

Description

Value chain stage

End of Life

Sector of stage operator

Pharmaceutical

How the action applies

Coming soon