expand_less This metric was designed by The World Benchmarking Alliance, more information can be found [[https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/publication/nature/about/|here]]. Sources and Alignments for each indicationindicator can be found [[https://assets.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/app/uploads/2022/08/The-2022-Nature-Benchmark-Methodology-20-August-update.pdf|here]]. Sourcesas andwell Alignmentsas forthe eachscoring indicationguidelines can[[https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/research/2023-nature-benchmark-scoring-guidelines/|here]] be found [[https://assets.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/app/uploads/2022/08/The-2022-Nature-Benchmark-Methodology-20-August-update.pdf|here]].

The World Benchmarking Alliance's Nature Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity.

This metric relates to the Indicator: The company reduces water withdrawal across the most material parts of its value chain.

Rationale: One-fifth of the world's river basins are experiencing significant changes in surface water available in the last five years (UN Water, 2021). Increasing exploitation of water resources is likely to lead to disruptions in ecosystem services in terms of renewing and purifying water resources. This indicator is aligned with the SBTN interim target to reduce water withdrawal in the most material parts of the value chain in line with environmental flow needs by 2030.