Nowadays, water considered as a strategic natural resource, has become a topic influencing the sustainability of organizations directly. In this context, the measurement and impact of water use constitutes one of the topics of sustainability reports. In this study, water accounting and how water use should be reported within the framework of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are conceptually discussed. It is tried to determine a road map which is expected to benefit especially for the practitioners by examining the relationship between the concept of water footprint as a basis for water measurement and reporting, blue, green and gray water footprint concepts in the sub-headings of this concept and GRI303 Water Standard.
Subjects | Business Administration |
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Journal Section | MAIN SECTION |
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Publication Date | December 21, 2017 |
Submission Date | November 7, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 19 Issue: 4 |
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