About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company publishes its annual water footprint at the different tiers of their supply chain.
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- Water
- Footprint
Things to keep in mind:
- Examples of the company's owned and operated facilities include; head office, retail stores, distribution centres, warehouses, transport and mail orders, etc.
- The supply chain means supplier factories, processing facilities, fabric suppliers, tier one and beyond.
- Fibre production/raw material level could include all fibres together or an individual breakdown of water use per fibre type