Water consumption requirements for the supply chain
The company establishes some kind of requirement of responsibility and commitment to the management and protection of water in its supply chain.
About the data
This metric is especially relevant for those establishments with textile departments due to the impact of this industry on water resources, but also the agricultural and livestock sectors, common to all evaluated supermarkets, due to their link to the production of their own brands.
Among all the 8 supermarkets evaluated so far, the best practices in this regard can be found in Aldi Germany (See Aldi Germany Water Protection Policy).
Among all the 8 supermarkets evaluated so far, the best practices in this regard can be found in Aldi Germany (See Aldi Germany Water Protection Policy).
Methodology
We will assign a ""YES"" to this question if :
- The company publishes some kind of code of conduct that requires its main textile and/or agricultural suppliers to comply with water saving and water protection standards.
In the case of multinational companies, this policy must be applied in Spain or in at least 2 of its international subsidiaries.
We will assign a "NO" if :
- The company declares some kind of requirements to its suppliers, but these are not concrete, nor do they go beyond what is required by the legislation itself:
Some examples of statements in the sector are :
- All our suppliers have to work in accordance with the Guidelines of Conduct".
- We have included environmental and social clauses in our cleaning specifications and demand that service providers take measures to limit water consumption.
-Our supplier audits allow us to verify the compliance of factories in terms of water consumption and waste water and effluent treatment.
- We demand compliance with the regulations on water discharges,...".
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Carbon Footprint Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
- The company publishes some kind of code of conduct that requires its main textile and/or agricultural suppliers to comply with water saving and water protection standards.
In the case of multinational companies, this policy must be applied in Spain or in at least 2 of its international subsidiaries.
We will assign a "NO" if :
- The company declares some kind of requirements to its suppliers, but these are not concrete, nor do they go beyond what is required by the legislation itself:
Some examples of statements in the sector are :
- All our suppliers have to work in accordance with the Guidelines of Conduct".
- We have included environmental and social clauses in our cleaning specifications and demand that service providers take measures to limit water consumption.
-Our supplier audits allow us to verify the compliance of factories in terms of water consumption and waste water and effluent treatment.
- We demand compliance with the regulations on water discharges,...".
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Environmental Report
- Carbon Footprint Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
Value Type
Category
Options
Yes
No
Unknown
Research Policy
Community Assessed
Report Type
Annual Report
, Sustainability Report
, Code of Conduct
, Integrated Report
, Company Website