The volume of freshwater used and then evaporated or incorporated into a product. It also includes water abstracted from surface or groundwater in a catchment and returned to another catchment or the [..]

A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs. Source: U.S. Geol [..]

A historical datum (such as a year) against which an organization’s progress is tracked over time. Source: Adapted from GRI, G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

A starting point used for comparisons. Source: GRI, G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

See river basin.

Biological oxygen demand. Index of water pollution which represents the content of biochemically degradable substances in the water. Source: UNESCO, International Glossary of Hydrology

Chemical oxygen demand. Mass concentration of oxygen equivalent to the amount of a specified oxidant consumed by dissolved or suspended matter when a water sample is treated with that oxidant under de [..]

Administrative or judicial sanctions for failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations, including, as a minimum:

Based on GRI, G4 Implementation Manual

The act of reporting to stakeholders (investors, NGOs, consumers, communities, suppliers, employees, and others) information related to the current state of a company’s water management, the implicati [..]