Nature
Reduced Water Footprint
This organisation has measured its total water consumption and has taken active steps to reduce it. Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
Sustainable Development Goals
Proof Point Level
Product BusinessBusiness Description
This company has measured its total water use and has taken active steps to reduce it. Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
Product Description
The company has measured the total water use of this product and has taken active steps to reduce it. Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
Business Criteria
- The footprint must include at minimum blue water footprint and ideally grey and green water use
- Reports should show year on year reduction in consumption
- Practices must be specific and implemented at scale
- Practices must target material impact, additionally if some operations are in water-stressed areas, practices must seek to reduce impact there
- Practices must be in place at the time the claim is issued- This company has measured its total water use and has taken active steps to reduce it. Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
Product Criteria
- The company has measured the total water use of this product through an LCA and has taken active steps to reduce it.
- Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
- The footprint must include at minimum blue water footprint and ideally grey and green water use
- Reports should show year on year reduction in consumption
- Practices must be specific and implemented at scale
- Practices must target material impact, additionally if some operations are in water-stressed areas, practices must seek to reduce impact there
- Practices must be in place at the time the claim is issued- This company has measured its total water use and has taken active steps to reduce it. Measurements show a year-on-year decrease.
Publication Requirements
- Specify where the reduction is occurring – e.g. upstream, processing, downstream
- When only a blue water footprint is included, the business should specify that other water usage is in play
- Specify if the reduction is in absolute or intensity terms
- Date of measurement and time period covered
Accepted Evidence
Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available
- Water consumption report
Accepted Verifiers
Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point
- External organisation measuring the water consumption
- External measurement auditor