Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Water accounting is getting its own version of Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
For years, companies have measured water in different ways, making it difficult to compare performance, understand risk, or evaluate impacts across operations and supply chains. Lauren Enright of SCS Global Services explains how the emerging Water Scopes framework aims to create a common language for water accountability.
🔹 1️⃣ Scope 1: Direct Water Use
Water use, impacts, and dependencies occurring within a company's own facilities and operations.
🔹 2️⃣ Scope 2: Purchased Energy & Utilities
The water impacts tied to the electricity and utilities a company buys. Just as energy carries embedded carbon emissions, it can also carry embedded water impacts depending on how and where that energy is produced.
🔹 3️⃣ Scope 3: The Value Chain
Water impacts, dependencies, and risks that occur throughout suppliers, raw materials, product use, and end-of-life management—often the largest and least understood portion of a company's water footprint.
The goal is simple but significant: help organizations better understand where water risks occur and create more consistent, transparent reporting across industries.
Episode at youtu.be/MT1MJdxDJHQ?si=yTiJ7pwQV1HzWFpH
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Water accounting is getting its own version of Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
For years, companies have measured water in different ways, making it difficult to compare performance, understand risk, or evaluate impacts across operations and supply chains. Lauren Enright of SCS Global Services explains how the emerging Water Scopes framework aims to create a common language for water accountability.
🔹 1️⃣ Scope 1: Direct Water Use
Water use, impacts, and dependencies occurring within a company's own facilities and operations.
🔹 2️⃣ Scope 2: Purchased Energy & Utilities
The water impacts tied to the electricity and utilities a company buys. Just as energy carries embedded carbon emissions, it can also carry embedded water impacts depending on how and where that energy is produced.
🔹 3️⃣ Scope 3: The Value Chain
Water impacts, dependencies, and risks that occur throughout suppliers, raw materials, product use, and end-of-life management—often the largest and least understood portion of a company's water footprint.
The goal is simple but significant: help organizations better understand where water risks occur and create more consistent, transparent reporting across industries.
Episode at youtu.be/MT1MJdxDJHQ?si=yTiJ7pwQV1HzWFpH
waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for water sustainability. Visit waterloop.org
Subscribe to catch every video: youtube.com/@waterloop
Never miss an episode! Subscribe to waterloop:
🎧 Spotify:bit.ly/waterloopSpotify
🎧 Apple Podcasts:bit.ly/waterloopApple
🎧 YouTube Podcasts:bit.ly/waterloopYouTubePod
Follow waterloop for more stories on water sustainability:
🔹 Instagram:instagram.com/the_waterloop
🔹 LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/thewaterloop
