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Sector: Built Environment

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

Reduction in waste generated relative to baseline as a result of technological or process changes

Volume of pollutants removed from land, atmosphere, ocean and freshwater

Light and noise pollution, average or max light and noise intensity and distance from nearest habitat

Volume of spills of diesel, paints, solvents and toxic chemicals, by national or company spill classification scheme and by type of ecosystem affected.

Area covered by invasive alien species

Structural components of ecosystem condition and level of ecosystem condition by type of ecosystem and business activity.

Ecosystem area coverage: Quantitative measure of ecosystem extent, e.g. change in habitat cover

Quality of ecosystems relative to pre-determined reference state

Species: population size, range within specific ecosystems and extinction risk

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