What is this standard about?
Water is an essential natural resource and its effective management is a key consideration in light of growing demand and water scarcity. BS EN ISO 14046 is the international standard to help your organization conduct and report a water footprint assessment and identify potential environmental impacts related to water.
Who is this standard for?
- Any organization, government or business looking to assess their water footprint
- Environmental/sustainability industry
- The water management industry
Why should you use this standard?
Use of BS EN ISO 14046 can help any business asses their water footprint in a credible, transparent way. These water footprint results can be calculated for products, processes or organizations.
This international standard is based on life cycle assessment (according to ISO 14044) addressing the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle.
It can help an organization boost its reputation by assessing its water footprint and reducing environmental damage, decrease its own water usage and cut costs plus contribute to improved water management both locally and globally.
What’s changed since the last update?
- The standard has been systematically reviewed by experts, who have taken into consideration recent environmental, technological and industry developments
- A corrigendum renumbers BS EN ISO 14046:2014 as BS EN ISO 14046:2016
