Volume of wastewater treated, reused or recycled. Reduction in volume of wastewater relative to baseline as a result of technological or process changes.

Unit

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: Cubic meters (m³)

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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GBF Target 7
TNFD A2.0 Volume of wastewater treated, reused or recycled. Reduction in volume of wastewater relative to baseline as a result of technological or process changes. For CM:

Target example
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[Company name] will increase the amount of wastewater treated, reused or recycled by [target percentage]% by [target year], compared with 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: High

Additional Metric Notes
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• Nitrogen oxides (NO2 , NO and NO3);

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