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Water
Metrics for measuring water withdrawal, consumption, discharge, recycling, and usage intensity across operations.
Scope Note: ESRS E3; GRI 303; CEO Water Mandate; Alliance for Water Stewardship.
Narrower Concepts
| URI | Definition |
|---|---|
| metrics:total-water-withdrawal | Total volume of water drawn from surface, ground, sea, produced, or third-party sources, in cubic metres. |
| metrics:water-consumption | Volume of water withdrawn that is not returned to the original source, representing net water removed from the environment, in cubic metres. |
| metrics:water-recycling-rate | Percentage of total water use that is recycled or reused within operations. |
| metrics:water-discharge | Total volume of effluent water discharged to surface water, groundwater, or third-party treatment, in cubic metres. |
| metrics:water-intensity | Water consumed per unit of economic output or physical activity, expressed as litres per unit of measure. |
| metrics:water-stress-area-withdrawal | Volume of water withdrawn from areas classified as high or extremely-high baseline water stress, in cubic metres. |