Volume of water use of outsourced services

Unit

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: Cubic meters (m³)

Indicator

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: Water consumption and withdrawal

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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AWS - The embedded water use of outsourced services shall be identified, and where those services originate within the site’s catchment, quantified.
CDP Water Security W1.2b What are the total volumes of water withdrawn, discharged, and consumed across all your operations, how do they compare to the previous reporting year, and how are they forecasted to change.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
ISO 14046 - quantities of water used (including water withdrawal and release) types of water resources used (including for water withdrawal and water receiving body)

Target example
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[Company name] will reduce their overall levels of water use within their outsourced services by [target percentage]% by [target year], compared to a baseline of [baseline percentage]% in [baseline year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Low

Additional Metric Notes
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ACT-D stage: Assess Maturity stage: Developing Metric Contribution to Action: Monitoring outsourced water use identifies indirect consumption, enabling comprehensive water reduction strategies. Observations/Successes/Challenges: > Outsourced services often span multiple regions, making water use data collection challenging. > Companies need to be aware that there is a risk of double counting if they do not separate out their water use across the supply chain. E.g., If suppliers also report their water use, aggregating data at the corporate level could inflate total water use figures. > A supplier in a water-abundant area may use more water than one in a stressed basin, but absolute volumes don’t reflect local risk. > Data collection from outsourcing partner can be challenging.

Related actions

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Reduce water use and wastage, particularly in water-stressed areas

Reduce water use and wastage, particularly in water-stressed areas

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