
Companies | Answer Year |
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Anglo American
United Kingdom |
50.7M
m3
|
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Severn Trent
United Kingdom |
29.6M
m3
|
PFIZER LIMITED
United Kingdom |
23.4M
m3
|
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Bonduelle
France |
8.13M
m3
|
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Diageo
United Kingdom |
7M
m3
|
Commercial
United States |
3.47M
m3
|
Canon Europe Ltd
United Kingdom |
1.37M
m3
|
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NEC Corporation
Japan |
1M
m3
|
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Inpex
Japan |
41,721
m3
|
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British Land
United Kingdom |
7,610
m3
|
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK LIMITED
United Kingdom |
650
m3
|
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Johnson Matthey
United Kingdom |
114
m3
|
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Hitachi Ltd.
Japan |
8.6
m3
|
ELECTROCOMPONENTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
United Kingdom |
0
m3
|
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Accenture
Ireland |
Unknown
m3
|
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Vedanta Resources plc
United Kingdom |
Unknown
m3
|
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Centrica
United Kingdom |
Unknown
m3
|
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Linde
United Kingdom |
Unknown
m3
|
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NCC Group
United Kingdom |
Unknown
m3
|
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Marks and Spencer Group plc
United Kingdom |
Unknown
m3
|
This metric is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standard Guidelines.
GRI 303 addresses the topic of water and effluents. Access to fresh water is essential for human life and wellbeing, and is recognized by the United Nations (UN) as a human right. The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by the UN as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, include key targets related to sustainable water management under Goal 6: ‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’. These targets aim, for example, to achieve universal access to safe and affordable drinking water, improve water quality, and address water scarcity.
The amount of water withdrawn and consumed by an organization and the quality of its discharges, can impact the functioning of the ecosystem in numerous ways. Direct impacts on a catchment can have wider impacts on the quality of life in an area, including social and economic consequences for local communities and indigenous peoples.
Groundwater - water that is being held in, and that can be recovered from, an underground formation
In 2018, the GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines were superseded by the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI standards). For this metric, the code G4-EN8 is used in company reporting prior to 2018, and the new GRI 303-3 code used in reporting from 2018 onwards. The methodology for the former G4 standard for this metric can be found here.
For this metric question you are being asked to identify the groundwater withdrawn by an organization for a specific year. Start by searching publicly available documents like Annual and CSR reports.
Keywords and search terms for this metric
- Water
- Groundwater
- Withdrawal
- 303-3
- GRI
- GRI Index
Answers & Calculations
Once you have found the answer, make sure the unit of measurement fits to the question on WikiRate. If it does not, convert or calculate the answer and document your approach in the Comments field below. Select the 'Unknown' answer box if the company has not published the data.
Always include the page number where you found the answer in the Comments field below.
Units
Companies may report water withdrawals in hundreds, thousands or millions of litres, gallons or cubic feet. The answer for this metric must be entered into WikiRate in cubic metres (M3). Make sure you check the unit of measurement and do any conversions necessary. Enter the full number into the answer field.
E.g. If the company reports its groundwater withdrawals as '5 million gallons' the answer should be converted to cubic feet (M3) and entered on WikiRate as '22730.45 M3'