Water withdrawal and consumption from areas of water scarcity, including identification of water source

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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ESRS E3-4 28b Total water consumption in areas at water risk, including areas of high-water stress
GBF Target 3, Target 16
GRI G4 (2014) Electric Utilities Disclosure EN8
TNFD C3.0 Utilities, Nuclear & Thermal: In reporting this core global disclosure metric, an organisation should include: • Water usage for processing, cooling and consumption in powerplants, including use of water in ash handling.

Target example
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[Company name] will reduce its water withdrawal from [basin], which is classified as a water scarce area, by [target amount in ML/year] by [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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Raw Materials Manufacturing

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

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Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

Coming soon

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Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

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Description

Value chain stage

Raw Materials

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

Coming soon