Total Water Withdrawal
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Total volume of water drawn from surface, ground, sea, produced, or third-party sources, in cubic metres.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.01
scope note: ESRS E3-4; GRI 303-3.
aggregation method: sum
allowed unit: MTQ
improvement direction: lower

Water Consumption
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Volume of water withdrawn that is not returned to the original source, representing net water removed from the environment, in cubic metres.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.02
scope note: ESRS E3-4; GRI 303-5.
aggregation method: sum
allowed unit: MTQ
improvement direction: lower

Water Discharge
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Total volume of effluent water discharged to surface water, groundwater, or third-party treatment, in cubic metres.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.04
scope note: ESRS E3-4; GRI 303-4.
aggregation method: sum
allowed unit: MTQ
improvement direction: lower

Water Intensity
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Water consumed per unit of economic output or physical activity, expressed as litres per unit of measure.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.05
scope note: ESRS E3-4; GRI 303-5.
aggregation method: weighted-average
allowed unit: LTR
improvement direction: lower

Water Recycling Rate
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Percentage of total water use that is recycled or reused within operations.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.03
scope note: GRI 303-3; CEO Water Mandate.
aggregation method: weighted-average
allowed unit: P1
improvement direction: higher

Water Stress Area Withdrawal
type: Concept
broader: Water
definition: Volume of water withdrawn from areas classified as high or extremely-high baseline water stress, in cubic metres.
in scheme: performance-metrics
notation: 03.06
scope note: ESRS E3-4; GRI 303-3; WRI Aqueduct water stress classifications.
aggregation method: sum
allowed unit: MTQ
improvement direction: lower

Water
type: Concept
definition: Metrics for measuring water withdrawal, consumption, discharge, recycling, and usage intensity across operations.
in scheme: performance-metrics
narrower: Total Water Withdrawal
narrower: Water Consumption
narrower: Water Discharge
narrower: Water Intensity
narrower: Water Recycling Rate
narrower: Water Stress Area Withdrawal
notation: 03
scope note: ESRS E3; GRI 303; CEO Water Mandate; Alliance for Water Stewardship.
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