CDP Scoring Methodology Changes: 2022 to 2023
CDP Water Security 2023

1. Introduction
Developments to our questionnaires and scoring methodologies reflect and drive best practice and improve both data quality and the disclosure
experience. In line with CDP’s 2021-2025 strategy, developments to the scoring methodology in 2023 reflect CDP’s strategic priorities to trackorganizations transition to align with a 1.5 degree, nature-positive world.
The 2023 Water Security questionnaire contains 9 new questions on plastics and the mapping, management, and impact of plastics for companies
and their value chain. This is the first-year questions on plastic pollution are included in the questionnaire, so they will not be scored in 2023.
This document aims to indicate where changes to the scoring of questions have occurred in the 2023 Water Security methodology, and where newquestions have been introduced and are being scored. Some questions have modified scoring as a result of the question being modified in 2023, and
it is noted where this is the case.
The table below includes a table detailing where the 2023 Water Security Scoring Methodology differs from the 2022 methodology, due toclarifications (no change to scoring criteria), minor/Modified scorings, modifications in the scoring criteria or the addition of new criteria.
The 2023 Water Scoring Methodology, including sector-specific criteria and the Minimum Version of the scoring methodology can be viewed
at Guidance for companies - CDP.

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2. 2022 to 2023 changes
This table indicates where the water scoring methodology has been revised based on the 2023 scoring methodology.
Questionno.
W0 Introduction

Question text

Revisions from
2022

W0.1

Give a general description and introduction to your organization.

Modified scoring

W-CO0.1a/
W-MM0.1a
W-FB0.1a/
WAC0.1aWhich activities in the metals and mining and coal sectors does
your organization engage in?
Which activities in the food, beverage, and tobacco sector does
your organization engage in?

W0.6a

Please report the exclusions.

New Question
New Question

Minor change

Details of revisions
Leadership•
Criteria added to award points for 100% disclosure across wholequestionnaire.
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New question for CO sector; no change from 2022 MM criteria.
•
Scored at Disclosure level.
•
New question for AC sector; no change from 2022 FB criteria.
•
Scored at Disclosure level.
Leadership•
Route B criterion i) strengthened to require merger/acquisition tohave occurred during the reporting year and for data to be includedin the next reporting year.

W1 Current state

W1.1

Rate the importance (current and future) of water quality andwater quantity to the success of your business.

Modified scoring

WFB-1.1a/W-AC1.1a

Which water-intensive agricultural commodities that yourorganization produces and/or sources are the most significant toyour business by revenue? Select up to five.

New Question

W1.2

Across all your operations, what proportion of the following water
aspects are regularly measured and monitored?

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Minor change

Disclosure•
The number of points available has decreased from 9 to 6.
Awareness•
The number of points available has decreased from 6 to 4.
Management•
This question is no longer scored at Management level.
Leadership•This question is no longer scored at Leadership level.
••

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FB criteria.
Scored at Disclosure and Awareness levels.

Disclosure•
The number of points available has increased from 11 to 12 (12 to
13 for OG/MM/CO) to reflect change in question structure.
Awareness•
Full disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
New route added to account for companies that send 100% of theirwastewater to third parties for treatment.
•
EU companies: change to criteria for companies that generate 70%
or more of their electricity from hydropower, wind or solar energy.
Management•
The number of points available has increased from 5.5 to 6 toreflect change in question structure.

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•W-EU1.2a

For your hydropower operations, what proportion of the following
water aspects are regularly measured and monitored?

Modified scoring

W1.2b

What are the total volumes of water withdrawn, discharged, andconsumed across all your operations, and how do thesevolumes compare to the previous reporting year, and how are
they forecasted to change?

Modified scoring

W-OG1.2c

In your oil & gas sector operations, what are the total volumes ofwater withdrawn, discharged, and consumed – (by businessdivision), – how do they compare to the previous reporting year,
and how are they forecasted to change?

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Modified scoring

Removed specific requirements for the free text response in RouteA) criterion i) to reflect change in question structure
Leadership•
5 Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1.1 to 1.2 toreflect change in question structure.
Awareness•
Option ‘1-25’ no longer accepted.
Leadership•
Scoring has been introduced at Leadership level.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
2022 Management criterion ii) moved to Awareness level, but
specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed in line with new columns with drop-down options addedfor 2023.
•
The number of points available has increased from 3 to 4.5.
Management•
2022 Leadership criterion ii) moved to Management level andexpanded to apply to row ‘Total consumption’ as well as ‘Total
withdrawals.
•
Companies reporting higher water withdrawals or consumption due
to a recent merger or acquisition will still be awarded points.
•
New columns ‘Five-year forecast’ and ‘Primary reason for forecast’scored.
•The number of points available has decreased from 6 to 5 to reflectchange in question structure.
Leadership•
Full Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
New columns ‘Five-year forecast’ and ‘Primary reason for forecast’scored to incentivise lower or stable five-year forecasts for total
withdrawals.
•
Companies forecasting higher water withdrawals due to a merger
or acquisition will still be awarded points.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
New criteria introduced.
Management•
New criteria introduced.
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W1.2d

W-FB1.2e/
W-AC1.2e
W-FB1.2f/
W-AC1.2f

W-FB1.2g/
W-AC1.2g

Indicate whether water is withdrawn from areas with water
stress, and provide the proportion, how it compares with theprevious reporting period, and how it is forecasted to change.

For each commodity reported in question W-FB1.1a/W-AC1.1a,do you know the proportion that is produced/sourced from areas
with water stress?
What proportion of the produced agricultural commodities
reported in W-FB1.1a/W-AC1.1a originate from areas with water
stress?
What proportion of the sourced agricultural commodities
reported in W-FB1.1a/W-AC1.1a originate from areas with water
stress?

Modified scoring

New question•

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FBT criteria.

New question•

New question for AC sector, no chang e from 2022 FBT criteria.

New question•

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FBT criteria.

W1.2h

Provide total water withdrawal data by source.

Minor change

W1.2i

Provide total water discharge data by destination.

Minor change

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Full Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
Scoring added to increase ambition.
Disclosure•
The number of points available has increased from 5 to 8 to reflectchange in question structure.
Management•
Scoring routes removed.
•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed for companies using ‘WRI Aqueduct’ or ‘WWF Water Risk
Filter’.
•Comparison of water withdrawals from water-stressed areas withthe previous reporting year assessed.
•
Five-year forecast for water withdrawals from water-stressed areas
assessed.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 3
Leadership•
Scoring has been introduced at Leadership level to incentivise
lower or stable trends as well as future forecasts for water
withdrawals from water-stressed areas.

Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
Management•
Full Awareness points are now required to be eligible to receive
Management points.
•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed for Route A criterion i) in line with new columns with dropdown options added for 2023.
•
Route C) is redundant due to eligibility criteria and removed.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
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W1.2j

Within your direct operations, indicate the highest level(s) towhich you treat your discharge.

Minor change

W1.2k

Provide details of your organization’s emissions of nitrates,
phosphates, pesticides, and other priority substances to water inthe reporting year.

New question

W1.3

Provide a figure for your organization’s total water withdrawal
efficiency.

W-CH1.3
W-CO1.3a/
W-MM1.3a
W-FB1.3/
W-AC1.3
W-FB1.3a/W-AC1.3a
W-FB1.3b/
W-AC1.3b
W-OG1.3a
W-EU1.3a
W1.4
W1.4a

W1.5

For your top five products by production weight/volume, provide
the following water intensity information associated with youractivities in the chemical sector.
For your top 5 products by revenue, provide the following
intensity information associated with your metals and mining
activities.
Do you collect/calculate water intensity for each commodity
reported in question W-FB1.1a/W-AC1.1a?
Provide water intensity information for each of the agriculturalcommodities identified in W-FB1.3/W-AC1.3 that you produce.
Provide water intensity information for each of the agriculturalcommodities identified in W-FB1.3/W-AC1.3 that you source.
Provide water intensity information associated with youractivities in the oil & gas sector.
Provide the following intensity information associated with yourelectricity generation activities.
Do any of your products contain substances classified ashazardous by a regulatory authority?
What percentage of your company’s revenue is associated withproducts containing substances classified as hazardous by aregulatory authority?
Do you engage with your value chain on water-related issues?

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Full Awareness points are now required to be eligible to receive
Management points.
•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed for Route A criterion i) in line with new columns with dropdown options added for 2023.
•
Route C) is redundant due to eligibility criteria and removed.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
Management•
Cross-check with W1.2b added as eligibility criteria.
•
Route C) is redundant due to eligibility criteria and removed.
•

Scored at Disclosure and Awareness level.

Minor change

Awareness•
Full Disclosure points now required to be eligible for Awarenesspoints.
•New cross-check with W1.2b

Minor changes

Leadership•
Criteria wording altered for clarity.
•

New question for CO sector, no change from 2022 MM criteria.
Scored at Disclosure, Awareness, Management and Leadershiplevels.

New question•

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FB criteria.

New question•

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FB criteria.

New question•

New question for AC sector, no change from 2022 FB criteria.

New Question

Minor change
Minor change

Leadership•
Scoring approach wording altered.
Leadership•
Criteria altered for clarity.

New question•

Scored at Disclosure, Awareness and Management level.

New question•

Scored at Disclosure and Awareness level.

Question number
change (2022W1.4); Modified
scoring

Note: All companies see W1.5 in 2023 due to changed question
dependency so cross-check with W1.1 in Route B) is redundant andremoved at all levels.
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•The number of points available has increased from 1 to 6 to reflectchange in question structure.

Awareness•
Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure.
•
Only row ‘Suppliers’ scored in 2023 to incentivise en gagement with
supply chain on water-related issues.
Management•
Full Awareness points are now required to be eligible to receive
Management points.
•
Only row ‘Suppliers’ scored in 2023 to incentivise en gagement with
supply chain on water-related issues.
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W1.5a

Do you assess your suppliers according to their impact on water
security?

New question

W1.5b

Do your suppliers have to meet water-related requirements aspart of your organisation's purchasing process?

New question

W1.5c

Provide details of the water-related requirements that suppliers
have to meet as part of your organisation's purchasing process,and the compliance measures in place.

New question

W1.5d

W1.5e

Provide details of any other water-related supplier engagement
activity.

Question number
change (2022
W1.4b); Modified
scoring

Provide details of any water-related engagement activity withcustomers or other value chain partners.

Question number
change (2022

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Scored at Disclosure, Awareness, Management and Leadershiplevels.
•Criteria introduced for this new question to assess theconsiderations, approach and threshold for defining ‘substantive
impact’ in the assessment of suppliers impact on water security.
•
Scored at Disclosure, Awareness, Management and Leadershiplevels.
•Scored at Disclosure, Awareness, Management and Leadershiplevels.
•Criteria introduced for this new question to assess the % ofsuppliers with a substantive impact who required to comply withwater-related requirements; the % of those who are in compliance
as well as monitoring and response mechanisms.
Scoring approach: Only one row will be scored in 2023 and this will be thebest performing row.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible for Awarenesspoints.
•The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 1.5.
•2022 criterion iv) removed to reflect column removal.
Management•
2022 criterion i) removed.
•
Criteria i) and ii) clarified.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 3 to 2 to reflectchange in question structure.
Leadership•
Criteria modified to reflect change in question structure.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 1.5 to 1 toreflect change in question structure.
Scoring approach: Only one row will be scored in 2023 and this will be thebest performing row.

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W1.4c); Modified
scoring)

Disclosure•
Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 5 to reflectchange in question structure.
Awareness•
Criteria added to reflect question structure change from free text toa table format.
Management•
Full Awareness points are now required to be eligible to receive
Management points.
•
2022 criterion ii) removed in line with new column s ‘Type ofengagement’ and ‘Details’ of engagement’ with drop down options.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 3 to 2.

W2 Business impacts
W2.1

Has your organization experienced any detrimental water-related
impacts?

Minor Change

W2.1a

Describe the water-related detrimental impacts experienced byyour organization, your response, and the total financial impact.

Modified scoring

W2.2

In the reporting year, was your organization subject to any fines,
enforcement orders, and/or other penalties for water-related
regulatory violations?

Modified scoring

Leadership•
Minor update to cross check criteria.
Management•
Former criteria i) and ii) combined into one criterion (i) and clarified.
Leadership•
Clarification added.to criterion ii).
Disclosure•
Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 2 to reflectchange in question structure.
Awareness•
Full disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure.
Management•
Clarification to reflect question structure change.
Leadership•
New criteria introduced to incentivise compliance with water-related
laws and regulation.

W3 Procedures
New question for General and MM methodologies and new sectors AC &CO. (Previously sector-specific question for MM/OG/EU/FB).

W3.1

Does your organization identify and classify potential waterpollutants associated with its activities that could have a
detrimental impact on water ecosystems or human health?

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New question for
General, MM, CO& AC; Modified
scoring for OG,
FB, EU and CH.

Disclosure•
Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure from freetext to table.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 5 to 2 to reflectchange in question structure.
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W3.1a

Describe how your organization minimizes the adverse impactsof potential water pollutants on water ecosystems or humanhealth associated with your activities.

W-MM3.2/
W-CO3.2

By river basin, what number of active and inactive tailings dams
are within your control?
Do you evaluate and classify the tailings dams under yourW-MM3.2a/
W-CO3.2acontrol according to the consequences of their failure to human

W-MM3.2b/
W-CO3.2c

By river basin, what number of active and inactive tailings dams
are within your control?

New question for
General, MM, CO& AC; Minorchange for OG,
FB, EU and CH.
New question

Criteria changed to reflect change in question structure.
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 1 to reflectchange in question structure.
Management•
Full Awareness points are now required to be eligible to receive
Management points.
•
2022 criterion iii) changed to focus on metrics/indicators used inpollutant identification.
•
Scoring Route B added to assess plans to identify and classify
water pollutants if not already done so.
Leadership•
New criteria introduced in line with monitoring and classifying
potential water pollutants being leadership actions.
•
The number of points available has increased from 0 to 1 to reflectchange in question structure.
New question for General and MM methodologies and new sectors AC &CO. (Previously sector-specific question for MM/OG/EU/FB).
Awareness•
The number of points available has decreased from 8 to 3.
•

New question for CO sector, no change from 2022 MM criteria.

New question for CO sector.
Minor Change

health and ecosystems?
New question

Management•
New options added to Route A.
•

New question for CO sector, no change from 2022 MM criteria.

New question for CO sector

W-MM3.2c/
W-CO3.2c

To manage the potential impacts to human health or water
ecosystems associated with the tailings dams in your control,
what procedures are in place for all of your dams?

Minor Change

W3.3a

Select the options that best describe your procedures for
identifying and assessing water-related risks.

Minor Change

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Management•
Criterion i) clarified.
Leadership•
Full Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
Criteria removed.
Management•
Former criterion ii) is assessed at Awareness level so has been
removed.
•The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 3.
Leadership•
Criterion i) updated to require ‘Impact on human health’ to becovered in risk assessment.

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W3.3b

W3.3c

Describe your organization’s process for identifying, assessing,and responding to water-related risks within your direct
operations and other stages of your value chain.

Why does your organization not undertake a water-related risk
assessment?

Modified scoring

Modified scoringCriterion v) added to align with SDG 6 to ensure access to WASH
services across supply chain.
•
Eligibility criteria adjusted to reflect change in total Management
points available.
•
The number of points available has increased from 3 to 3.5.
Disclosure•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 4 to reflectchange in question structure.
Awareness•
Criteria updated in line with change in question structure from freetext to table.
Management•
Eligibility criteria introduced to request a rationale for the coverageof the risk assessment if ‘Partial’ coverage selected in W3.3a.
•
Former criteria iii) and iv) removed.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 2.
Management•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed.

W4 Risks and opportunities
Management•
Criteria i) and iii) clarified.
W4.2

Provide details of identified risks in your direct operations withthe potential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact
on your business, and your response to those risks.

Modified scoring

W4.2aProvide details of risks identified within your value chain (beyond
direct operations) with the potential to have a substantive
financial or strategic impact on your business, and yourresponse to those risks.

Modified scoring

W4.2b

Why does your organization not consider itself exposed to water
risks in its direct operations with the potential to have asubstantive financial or strategic impact?

Minor Change

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Criterion ii) replaced with former Leadership criterion i).
Leadership•
Former criterion i) moved to Management level.
•
Criterion iii) clarified.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 3 to 2.
Management•
Criteria i) and iii) clarified.
•
Criterion ii) replaced with former Leadership criterion i).
Leadership•
Former criterion i) moved to Management level.
•
Criterion iii) clarified.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 3 to 2.
Management•
Criterion ii) updated to reflect change to module 3 questions.
•
Criterion iii) clarified.
•Former criterion iv) removed.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 3.

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W4.2cWhy does your organization not consider itself exposed to water
risks in its value chain (beyond direct operations) with thepotential to have a substantive financial or strategic impact?

Minor Change

W4.3a

Provide details of opportunities currently being realized that
could have a substantive financial or strategic impact on yourbusiness.

Modified scoring

W4.3b

Why does your organization not consider itself to have waterrelated opportunities?

Minor Change

W5 Facility level water accounting
For each facility referenced in W4.1c, provide coordinates, waterW5.1

accounting data, and a comparison with the previous reporting

Minor ChangeManagement•
Scoring note altered to account for facilities reporting zero
withdrawals.

Minor ChangeManagement•
Companies that send 100% of their wastewater to third parties areaccounted for in Route B). This will be verified in a cross-check with
W1.2j.

year.

W5.1a

For the facilities referenced in W5.1, what proportion of wateraccounting data has been third party verified?

Management•
Criterion ii) updated to reflect change to module 3 questions.
•
Criterion iii) clarified.
•Former criterion iv) removed.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 3.
Management•
Criterion i) clarified.
•
Criterion ii) replaced by former Leadership criterion i)•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 3.
Leadership•
Full Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
Former criterion i) moved to Management level.
•
Criterion i) clarified.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 2 to 1.
Leadership•
Full Management points are now required to be eligible to receive
Leadership points.
•
Criterion i) clarified.

W6 Governance

W6.1

Does your organization have a water policy?

Modified scoring

W6.1aSelect the options that best describe the scope and content of
your water policy.

Modified scoring

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Disclosure•
The number of points available has decreased from 5 to 1.
Management•
Criteria updated to incentivise a public water policy.
Leadership•
Scoring removed as this is now at Management level.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
New cross-check with W6.1 introduced to incentivise a public water
policy.
Management•
Former criterion ii) removed in line with specific requirements forthe free text response being removed.

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•The number of points available has decreased from 5 to 3.
Leadership•
The list of policy content items awarded points in criterion i) has
been updated in line with new drop -down options being added tothe question.
Scoring approach: Only one row will be scored in 2023 and this will be thebest performing row.

W6.2a

Identify the position(s) (do not include any names) of theindividual(s) on the board with responsibility for water-related
issues.

W6.2bProvide further details on the board’s oversight of water-related
issues.

W6.2c

Why is there no board-level oversight of water-related issues
and what are your plans to change this in the future?

W6.2d

Does your organization have at least one board member withcompetence on water-related issues?

W6.3

Provide the highest management-level position(s) orcommittee(s) with responsibility for water-related issues (do notinclude the names of individuals).

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Modified scoring

Modified scoring

Minor Change

Minor Change

Modified scoring

Disclosure•
The number of points available has decreased from 6 to 2.
Management•
Former criterion i) removed.
•
Former Leadership criteria i) and ii) moved to Management Level.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 2.
Leadership•
Scoring removed.
Awareness•
Criterion i) updated.
Management•
New eligibility criterion introduced, requiring the reviewing andguiding strategy to be integrated as part of governancemechanisms.
•
New criterion (ii) introduced, incentivizing the integration of at least
three water-related governance mechanisms.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 2.
Leadership•
Scoring removed
Management•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed.
•A maximum of 0/2 points can be awarded.
Management•
Criteria strengthened in line with other corporate themes.
Scoring approach: Only one row will be scored in 2023 and this will be thebest performing row.
Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
Management•
New criteria (i and iii) added, replacing former Leadership criteria.
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New criterion (ii) to incentivize selection of at least three waterrelated responsibilities.

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W6.4

Do you provide incentives to C-suite employees or board
members for the management of water-related issues?

Minor Change

Leadership•
Leadership level criteria revised to incentivize links between waterrelated management responsibilities and board level oversight ofwater-related issues (in question W6.2b), in line with scoring inother corporate themes.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 1.5 to 1.
Disclosure•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 1.
Disclosure
•

W6.4a

What incentives are provided to C-suite employees or board
members for the management of water-related issues (do notinclude the names of individuals)?

Modified scoring

W6.5aWhat processes do you have in place to ensure that all of yourdirect and indirect activities seeking to influence policy are
consistent with your water policy/water commitments?

Minor change

The number of points available has increased from 6 to 8 to reflect
new column..
Management•
Row ‘Monetary reward’ is assessed in line with other corporate
themes.
•Former Leadership criterion i) moved to Management level.
•
New column ‘Contribution of incentives to the achievement of yourorganization’s water commitments’ assessed.
•
The number of points available has increased from 1.25 to 1.5.
Leadership•
Row ‘Monetary reward’ is assessed in line with other corporate
themes.
•Former criteria i) and iii) removed.
•
Leadership scoring modified in accordance with mo dified selections
in columns and to link to board-level oversight (in question W6.2b)•
The number of points available has increased from 1 to 2.
Management•
Former criteria i) and ii) merged and clarified.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 2 to 1.

W7 Business strategy

W7.1

Are water-related issues integrated into any aspects of yourlong-term strategic business plan, and if so how?

Minor Change

W7.3a

Provide details of the scenario analysis, what water-related
outcomes were identified and how they have influenced yourorganization's business strategy?

Minor Change

W7.5

Do you classify any of your current products and/or services as
low water impact?

Modified scoring

Do you have any water-related targets?

Modified scoring

Awareness•
Full Disclosure points are now required to be eligible to receive
Awareness points.
•
Former criterion ii) is redundant and has been removed.
Management•
Criterion i) clarified.
Management•
Criterion i) introduced to request a definition used to classify
products/services as low water impact.

W8 Targets
W8.1

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•Criteria altered to reflect modifications to question structure.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 6 to 1.
Awareness•
Update to criteria and the number of points available has
decreased from 5 to 2.
Management•
Scoring removed.
Leadership•
Scoring removed.
•

W8.1a

Indicate whether you have targets relating to water pollution,water withdrawals, WASH, or other water-related categories.

New Question

W8.1b

Provide details of your water-related targets and the progress
made.

Question number
change (2022
W8.1a); MinorchangeW8.1c

Why do you not have water-related target(s) and what are yourplans to develop these in the future?

Modified scoring

Scored at Disclosure, Awareness, Management and Leadershiplevels.
•Criteria introduced for this new question to incentivise setting oftargets in all three categories: Water Pollution; Water withdrawals &WASH services. Selections made in W8.1a will be validated with across-check in W8.1b.
Disclosure•
The number of points available has increased from 11 to 12 toreflect modifications to question structure.
Management•
New eligibility criterion introduced to accommodate new column on‘Target status’ and incentivise reporting a target that is active orcompleted in the reporting year.
•
Former criterion i) removed in line with modifications to question
structure.
•
The number of points available has decreased from 4 to 2.
Leadership•
Modification to criterion i) for assessing progress made relative tothe base year of the target.
Awareness•
Update to point allocation.
Management•
Specific requirements for the free text response have been
removed.
•A maximum of 0/5 points can be awarded.

W9 Verification
W9.1

W9.1a

Which data points within your CDP disclosure have beenverified, and which standards were used?

Do you verify any other water information reported in your CDP
disclosure (not already covered by W5.1a)?

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New criteria

New criteria

Management•
New scoring criterion introduced.
Awareness•
New scoring criterion introduced.
Management•
New scoring criterion introduced.

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W10 Plastics
W10.1

Have you mapped where in your value chain plastics are used
and/or produced?

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.2

Across your value chain, have you assessed the potential
environmental and human health impacts of your use and/or
production of plastics?

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.3

Across your value chain, are you exposed to plastics-relatedrisks with the potential to have a substantive financial or
strategic impact on your business?

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.4

Do you have plastics-related targets, and if so what type?

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.5

Indicate whether your organization engages in the following
activities.

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.6

Provide the total weight of plastic polymers sold and indicate theraw materials.

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.7

Provide the total weight of plastic durable goods/components
sold and indicate the raw materials.

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.8

Provide the total weight of plastic packaging sold and/or used
and indicate the raw materials.

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

W10.8aIndicate the circularity potential of the plastic packaging you soldand/or used.

New Question•

New question not scored for 2023.

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