Indicates whether the organization employs management practices to protect water quality.
Water Quality Practices (OI7365)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Water Quality Practices (OI7365). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote the specific details of their water quality practices.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture whether the organization employs practices to protect the quality of the water it uses. Organizations wishing to report strategies to reduce the quantity of water used should report Water Conservation Strategy (OI9326).
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Organizations should footnote practices employed on, for example, agricultural land over which they have direct control. See glossary definition of directly controlled (land area) for more information. Organizations can report this metric in conjunction with Land Directly Controlled: Total (OI5408) and related submetrics.
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Examples of water quality practices, to footnote, include the creation of buffer zones (particularly for native species); responsible management of manure, sewage, and fertilizer; and water-quality assessment.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
No Poverty
- SDG Target 1.5
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.3
- SDG Target 6.4
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.4
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.4
Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG Target 11.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.2
- SDG Target 12.4
- SDG Target 12.6
Climate Action
- SDG Target 13.1
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Metric name modified to improve accuracy. Minor revision to definition language to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
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March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Material change. Metric definition and response format modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
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November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Water Management (OI7365) was developed via the Environment, Energy & Water Working Group.