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Territorial water footprint: how municipalities manage water

The territorial water footprint measures the volume of freshwater used within a territory (a municipality, a region or a river basin) or appropriated ...

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Technologies to optimise the water footprint in the textile and agri-food industries

Efficient water management has become one of the pillars of industrial sustainability. In sectors with high water consumption, such as textiles and ag ...

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Strategies to reduce the water footprint of companies

Water has gone from being an abundant input to a critical production factor. Pressure on water resources, rising water costs, and drought restrictions ...

Corporate water responsibility: keys to managing water in business

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Corporate water responsibility: keys to managing water in business

In Spain and across much of southern Europe, water scarcity has become an operational risk as tangible as the cost of energy. Pressure on river basins ...

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Water Footprint in Agriculture: The Impact of Water Use on crops

According to the FAO, agriculture uses around 70% of the fresh water withdrawn worldwide . This figure places the primary sector at the centre of the ...

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The water-energy nexus: how energy efficiency reduces your water footprint

Water and energy form an interdependent system that directly influences the environmental footprint of any organisation. Much of the energy we consume ...

Water neutrality: is it an achievable goal for industry in Spain?

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Water neutrality: is it an achievable goal for industry in Spain?

Water neutrality has become one of the most talked-about concepts in environmental management across Europe. Regulatory pressure, water stress, and co ...

What is Virtual Water and How does it affect Water Consumption?

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What is Virtual Water and How does it affect Water Consumption?

The water we see when we turn on the tap or fill a bottle is only the visible part of our water consumption. Most of it is hidden in the goods we buy ...

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What's the Difference Between Direct and Indirect Water Footprint?

When a company reports its water performance, the figure is usually summarised as a single aggregate number. Beneath it sit two distinct realities: th ...

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How to measure the corporate water footprint

The corporate water footprint is the total volume of freshwater that a company consumes and pollutes across its entire value chain, from the extractio ...

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How to calculate the water footprint of a product or activity

The water footprint of a product is the total volume of freshwater used to make it, taking into account its entire value chain and not just the water ...

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Green Water Footprint: What it is and How it Supports Sustainability

The green water footprint is the volume of rainwater, temporarily stored in the soil as moisture, that plants consume during their growth. It is one o ...

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Grey Water Footprint: The Impact of Water Pollution

The grey water footprint is the volume of fresh water needed to assimilate the load of pollutants discharged during the production of a good or servic ...

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Blue Water Footprint: What it is and How It is Calculated

The blue water footprint is the volume of fresh surface water or groundwater (from rivers, lakes and aquifers) consumed in producing a good or service ...

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