GRI 303 Water
GRI 303 standard for water and effluents revised 2018.
Definition
GRI 303 (2018 revision) includes Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource, 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts, 303-3 Water withdrawal (by source), 303-4 Water discharge (by destination + quality), 303-5 Water consumption. Aligned with ESRS E3 and CDP Water Security.
Origin
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), GRI 303 published 2018 (update from 2016 version).
Usage
Widely adopted for voluntary water reporting. Water-intensive industries (food, textile, mining, energy) prioritized.