Commitment 2.2.3 - Resource management: water efficiency

Available business disclosure: Total volume of planned and unplanned water discharges by: 

(i) Destination;   

(ii) Quality of the water, including treatment method; 

(iii) Whether the water was reused by another organization. 

Unit: Liters 

Source: GRI Standard 306-1 

Available business disclosure: Company water accounting – % of water being measured and monitored in company operations (global): Water discharge quality data – quality by standard effluent parameter. 

Unit: % of sites/facilities/operations 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W1.2 

Available business disclosure: Water performance in the value chain. 

Unit: N/A 

Source: CEO Water Mandate's Corporate Water Disclosure   Guidelines 

Available business disclosure: Percent of facilities adhering to relevant water quality standard(s). 

Unit: % of facilities   

Source: CEO Water Mandate's Corporate Water Disclosure   Guidelines 

Available business disclosure: Total volume of water recycled and reused by the organization. 

Unit: Liters 

Source: GRI Standard 303-3 

Available business disclosure: Total volume of water recycled and reused as a percentage of the total water withdrawal as specified in Disclosure 303-1. 

Unit: % of total water withdrawal 

Source: GRI Standard 303-3 

Available business disclosure: Total weight of   hazardous waste, with a breakdown by the following disposal methods where applicable: 

i. Reuse; 

ii. Recycling; 

iii. Composting; 

iv. Recovery, including energy recovery; 

v. Incineration (mass burn); 

vi. Deep well injection; 

vii. Landfill; 

viii. On-site storage; 

ix. Other (to be specified by the organization). 

Unit: Tons 

Source: GRI Standard 306-2 

Available business disclosure: Total weight of non-hazardous waste, with a breakdown by the following disposal methods where applicable: 

i. Reuse; 

ii. Recycling; 

iii. Composting; 

iv. Recovery, including energy recovery; 

v. Incineration (mass burn); 

vi. Deep well injection; 

vii. Landfill; 

viii. On-site storage; 

ix. Other (to be specified by the organization). 

Unit: Tons 

Source: GRI Standard 306-2 

Available business disclosure: Total number and total volume of recorded significant spills. 

Unit: Number of spills 

Source: GRI Standard 306-3 

Available business disclosure: The following additional information for each spill that was reported in the organization’s financial statements: 

i. Location of spill; 

i. Volume of spill; 

ii. Material of spill, categorized by: oil spills (soil or water surfaces), fuel spills (soil or water surfaces), spills of wastes (soil or water surfaces), spills of chemicals (mostly soil or water surfaces), and other (to be specified by the   organization). 

Unit: Tons and other information of spills 

Source: GRI Standard 306-3 

Available business disclosure: Impacts of significant spills. Number of spills/tons. 

Unit: N/A 

Source: GRI Standard 306-3 

Available business disclosure: Total volume of water recycled and reused by the organization. 

Unit: Liters 

Source: GRI Standard 303-3 

Available business disclosure: Total volume of water recycled and reused as a percentage of the total water withdrawal as specified in Disclosure 303-1. 

Unit: % of total water withdrawal 

Source: GRI Standard 303-3 

Available business disclosure: Company-wide water targets (quantitative) or goals (qualitative): 

> Absolute reduction of water withdrawals; 

> Reduction in consumptive volumes; 

> Reduction in wastewater. 

Including: Motivation; Description of target; Quantitative unit of measurement; Baseline year; Target year; Proportion of target achieved; % value. 

Unit: Quantitative unit of measurement; % value 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W8.1

Available business disclosure: Total volume of water withdrawn, with a breakdown by the following sources: 

i. Surface water, including water from wetlands, rivers, lakes, and oceans; 

ii. Ground water; 

iii. Rainwater collected directly and stored by the organization; 

iv. Waste water from another organization; 

v. Municipal water supplies or other public or private water utilities. 

Unit: Liters 

Source: GRI Standard 303-1 

Available business disclosure: Company water accounting – total water withdrawal data by source, across company operations: Fresh surface water. 

Including: quantity (megaliters/year); comparison w/last reporting year; comment. 

Unit: Megaliters 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W1.2

Available business disclosure: Company water withdrawals (facility level) – water accounting data for all facilities: Facility reference number; country; river basin; facility name; total water withdrawals (megaliters/year) at this facility; comparison with previous year. 

Unit: Megaliters 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1 

Available business disclosure: Company water withdrawals (facility level) – withdrawal data (megaliters per year) for the water sources used for all   facilities: Facility reference number; fresh surface water. 

Unit: Megaliters 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1

Available business disclosure: Company water consumption (facility level) – water consumption data for all facilities.

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1

Available business disclosure: Water consumption per net value added. 

Unit: Liters per unit of $ currency 

Source: UNCTAD proposed core SDGs reporting indicators B.1 

Available business disclosure: Company water consumption – total water consumption data: Consumption (megaliters/year); comparison to   previous year. 

Unit: Megaliters 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1

Available business disclosure: Company water discharge (facility level) – water accounting data for all facilities.

Unit: N/A 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1

Available business disclosure: Company water discharge (facility level) – water discharge data (in megaliters/year) by destination for all facilities. 

Unit: Megaliters 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W5.1

Available business disclosure: Does the Company system have procedures or systems in place to help reduce its footprint on water? (for instance, seeking alternative water sources, such as grey water or rainwater capture systems)? 

Unit: N/A 

Source: UN Global Compact-Oxfam Poverty Footprint PF – 16.13 

Available business disclosure: Total number of water sources significantly affected by withdrawal by type: 

i. Size of the water source; 

ii. Whether the source is designated as a nationally or internationally protected area; 

iii. Biodiversity value (such as species diversity and endemism, and total number of protected species); 

iv. Value or importance of the water source to local communities and indigenous peoples. 

Unit: N/A 

Source: GRI Standard 303-2 

Available business disclosure: Company water accounting – % of water being measured and monitored in company operations (global): Water aspect; % of sites/ facilities/ operations. 

Unit: % of sites/ facilities/ operations 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W1.2 

Available business disclosure: Company water governance – Companies with water policy 

Unit: N/A 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W6

Available business disclosure: Description of company-wide water targets (quantitative) or goals (qualitative) and progress to date: 

> Educate customers to help them minimize product impacts; 

> Engagement with public policy makers to advance sustainable water policies and management. 

Including: motivation; description; progress. 

Unit: N/A 

Source: CDP Water Security 2019 W8