Reduced Water Footprint

What are the requirements for this Proof Point?

For your products

This business has reduced the total water footprint associated with this 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.

For your business

This business has reduced the total water footprint associated with it's operations and supply chain.

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.

Information you'll need to share in this Proof Point

• 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

What documents do I need to supply?

Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available

• Water consumption report

Who can verify this Proof Point?

Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point

• External organisation measuring the water consumption
• External measurement auditor

Additional Resources

Water Footprint Network