This metric is intended to capture the amount of water discharged by the organization to any source and for any purpose during the reporting period.
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Water discharged includes effluents, used water, and unused water released to surface water, groundwater, seawater, or a third party, for which the organization has no further use.
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The scope of this metric includes results from land or facilities directly controlled by the organization (i.e., land for which the organization controls land use through direct operation or management, including situations in which the organization's employees cultivate the land directly) and land or facilities indirectly controlled by the organization (i.e., land that the organization supports or influences but does not directly cultivate or manage). Examples in which an organization indirectly controls land may include purchase contracts, sourcing from farmer cooperatives, and providing products and services to farmers and other organizations that cultivate and manage land.