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IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS DRAFT ISO 14046 – TABLE OF CONTENTS [ISO 14046 - Water footprint potential standard ] Content PURPOSE AND SCOPE WHAT IS THIS STANDARD? IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS DRAFT ISO 14046 – TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

[ISO 14046 - Water footprint potential standard] 1. [PURPOSE AND SCOPE] PURPOSE: To provide internationally harmonized metrics for water footprints SCOPE: requirements and guidelines to assess and report water footprints based on LCA* *proposed by working group WG 8 set up by ISO/TC 207 subcommittee SC 5, Life cycle assessment 3

[THIS STANDARD WOULD…] Deliver principles, requirements and guidelines for H2O footprint metric of products, processes and organizations (based on ISO 14044) Define considerations for different types of water sources and water releases, and treatment of local environmental and socio-economic conditions Address communication issues linked to water footprinting (based on ISO 14020) Be compatible with the rest of the ISO 14000 family 4

[IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS] Ensure coherence with other environmental metrics such as life cycle-based indicators (carbon footprint) and standards of the ISO 14000 family, such as ISO 14064 standards on the accounting and verification of greenhouse gases (GHG) Address positive aspects, such as the benefits of decreasing the water footprint 5

4. [DRAFT ISO 14046 Water footprint potential standard - TABLE OF CONTENTS] Scope Normative references Terms and definitions Water use; types of water; LCA and water inventory; water impact assessment; interpretation and communication of water footprint; products, product systems and processes; data and data quality

4. [DRAFT ISO 14046 Water footprint potential standard - TABLE OF CONTENTS] 4. Methodological framework for water footprint General requirements; goal and scope definition; water inventory; water impact assessment and interpretation; interpretation of the results 5. Reporting General; Water Inventory; Water impact Assessment 6. Critical review General principle for review; Need for critical review; Critical review panel