Protecting Water Quality

Business Description

This business has implemented one or more practices to reduce the pollution discharge in water as a result of operations and production.

Product Description

The manufacturing of this product involves practices that reduce the pollution discharge in water as a result of production.

Criteria

• Practices must be specific and implemented at scale – pilots are not accepted
• The business must have implemented alternative less polluting practices, tackling known pollution hotspots in the supply chain (businesses can use their own LCA to prove this or market data from a standard LCA tol)
• 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

Publication Requirements

• Outline the practices and what pollution hotspot they are targeting
• Specify if the business is operating in water-stressed areas

Accepted Evidence

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

• Discharge reports and measurements
• Proof of specific practices

Accepted Verifiers

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

• External organisation that has measured the total pollution levels

Additional Resources

Water Footprint Network