Blue water
Surface and groundwater
Understand the use and consumption of surface and groundwater resources across operations.
Municipal supply
Groundwater
Surface water
Other blue sources
Water Accounting & Impact Assessment
Understand the impactbehind every cubic meter.
Water use alone does not tell the whole story. Where water comes from, where it is consumed and the environmental context of that location can change its potential impact.
Measure consumption. Understand context. Assess impact. See where water matters most.
Water record · Blue waterContextualized
Consumption10,000 m³Facility consumption · Jul 2026
LocationİzmirFacility coordinates matched
Scarcity impactHigh relevanceLocation-sensitive assessment
Local availability contextAWARE applied
Water is local
The same cubic meter can have a very different impact.
Carbon emissions contribute to a global impact. Water impacts depend strongly on local conditions. The same consumption can mean something very different where water availability is limited.
That is why Cleture does not stop at measuring water volume.
VolumeHow much water is consumed?
SourceWhat type of water is used?
LocationWhere does the activity happen?
ContextWhat is local water availability?
ImpactWhat is the potential environmental effect?
Move from water accounting to environmental understanding.
Blue · Green · Grey
Understand the different dimensions of your water footprint.
Not all water use is the same. Structure freshwater consumption and pollution according to the relationship each activity has with the water system.
Green water
Rainfall stored in soil
Account for precipitation stored in soil and used by vegetation in relevant agricultural and land-based activities.
Precipitation
Soil moisture
Vegetation use
Land-based production
Grey water
Pollution and water quality
Evaluate the freshwater volume associated with assimilating pollutant loads to defined quality standards.
Pollutant loads
Discharge data
Quality parameters
Applicable standards
One water footprint. Different relationships with freshwater resources.
From withdrawal to consumption
Know what happens to the water you use.
Water withdrawn by a facility does not necessarily equal water consumed. Classify how water enters, moves through and leaves the operation to create a more meaningful balance.
01
WithdrawalWater entering the operational system
02
UseHow and where water supports operations
03
Discharge / returnWater leaving or returning from the system
04
ConsumptionWater removed through evaporation, products or other pathways
Reuse, recycling, evaporation, product incorporation and discharge remain visible instead of disappearing inside one utility total.
Go beyond the total.
01
Company & facility
See the organizational context behind the record.
02
Location
Connect every activity to where it happens.
03
Water source
Understand the freshwater resource behind the volume.
04
Consumption type
Separate use, return, recycling and consumption.
05
Reporting period
Compare performance consistently over time.
06
Operational context
Relate water to the activity that creates demand.
CompanyFacilitySource
A water total becomes a structured operational record.
Water impact assessment
Move from volume to potential environmental impact.
Evaluate water consumption together with location-sensitive water availability. Distinguish locations where the same volume may create very different potential scarcity impacts.
Water consumptionm³
Local contextAWARE factor
Water scarcity impactPotential impact
Location-sensitive characterization connects water consumption with the relative availability context of the basin.
Location changes the story
Same consumption. Different impact.
Facility A10,000 m³Higher relative availabilityLower scarcity impactLower relative significance
Facility B10,000 m³Lower relative availabilityHigher scarcity impactPriority location
Water volume and water impact are not the same thing.
From facility to group
See the total. Then understand what sits behind it.
Maintain the organizational and geographic structure behind water activity while consolidating consumption and impact across the wider organization.
Group / HoldingConsolidated water view
01CompaniesLegal and operational entities
02FacilitiesPlants, offices and sites
03Sources & activitiesWhere water is withdrawn and used
04Group consumption184,600 m³
Highest scarcity impactFacility 07
Compare water impact
See where water matters most.
01Largest consumers
Which facilities and activities use the most water?
02Impact hotspots
Where does local availability increase potential impact?
03Source contribution
Which water sources drive the footprint?
04Data improvement
Where could better records change the assessment?
The largest consumer is not automatically the greatest impact hotspot.
Evidence, quality & methodology
Keep the context behind every water result.
Water information can come from invoices, meters, wells, discharge measurements, laboratories and operational systems. Keep each result connected to the source, place, evidence and method behind it.
Traceable water record
Keep the proof behind the number.
01Activity data
02Source and location
03Supporting evidence
04Water-quality parameters
05Impact assessment
06Traceable water result
When a result is reviewed, its context remains available without reconstructing it from scattered files.
Water quality matters too
Water is not only a quantity question.
Bring discharge, pollutant and water-quality information into the wider footprint. Grey water connects relevant pollutant loads to defined water-quality standards.
QuantityUse & consumption
QualityLoads & parameters
LocationEnvironmental context
Built around water footprint principles
ISO 14046
Assess water-related environmental impacts with a life-cycle perspective and transparent methodology.
Blue · Green · Grey
Understand freshwater consumption and pollution through the applicable footprint components.
AWARE
Use location-sensitive water scarcity characterization to understand potential scarcity-related impact.
The goal is not another metric. It is understanding what the metric represents.
From accounting to understanding
One continuous water assessment process.
Bring water accounting, geographic context and impact assessment into one repeatable organizational capability.
01CollectBring together water activity data.
02ClassifyUnderstand source, type and consumption.
03StructureConnect companies, facilities and locations.
04CalculateDetermine blue, green and grey components.
05ContextualizeAdd geographic water availability.
06AssessEvaluate location-sensitive potential impact.
07AnalyzeCompare facilities, sources and periods.
08UnderstandIdentify priority consumption and impact.
09ReportProduce clear organizational outputs.
Water measurement becomes environmental understanding.
Do not just count water
Understandits impact.
Know how much water you use, what type it is, where it is consumed and how local availability changes its potential environmental impact.