This metric is intended to capture the amount of water withdrawn by the organization from any source (i.e., surface water, groundwater, rainwater, seawater, wastewater, or municipal water supplies such as a water utility) and for any purpose, on directly controlled land or in directly controlled facilities, during the reporting period.
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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). This does not include water withdrawn by external entities in the organization’s value chain.