Measure Your Water Footprint with Tunley Environmental

WHAT IS A WATER FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT?

A water footprint assessment helps organisations measure, manage, and reduce their water usage, ensuring they meet ISO 14046 standards.

Our service offers a detailed analysis of water use, consumption, and pollution, aiding companies in tackling water scarcity and pollution both locally and globally. A major focus is understanding water use in agriculture and industry. These assessments provide valuable insights by examining groundwater use, wastewater disposal, and the overall water footprint of the process, organisation, or service.

WHY WOULD AN ORGANSATION UNDERTAKE A WATER FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT?

Improve Process Efficiency

Identify opportunities to minimise water waste, optimise processes, and reduce operational costs. Implement water recycling & reuse strategies to lower freshwater dependency.

Reduce Costs

Our water footprint assessment helps organisations reduce costs by identifying inefficiencies, minimising waste, and lowering utility and treatment bills. Through process optimisation, businesses can save on operations, avoid costly downtime in water-scarce regions and futureproof against regulatory or procurement pressures.

Ensure Regulatory Compliance

Future-proof operations by aligning with ISO 14046, EU Water Framework Directive, and global water management regulations and meet ESG & CSRD reporting requirements, ensuring sustainability disclosures include water impact data.

Mitigate Water Scarcity Risks

Mining, metals, and heavy industry rely heavily on water-intensive processes, assessing water use ensures sustainable withdrawals, preventing local water shortages.

Proactively manage water risks in water-scarce regions, ensuring business continuity and community support.

Enhance your Reputation

Demonstrate commitment to responsible water stewardship, a key concern for investors, customers, and regulators.

Differentiate from competitors by leading in water sustainability initiatives.

FULL WATER FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS

We measure the total water footprint of a company, product, or process by assessing:

Direct Water Use (Water that is used by your organisation/process/service): Water withdrawn and consumed during operations (e.g., manufacturing, cleaning, cooling).
Indirect Water Use (Water that is used by other organisations): Water embedded in supply chains, energy production, and outsourced processes.
Blue Water: Fresh water on the ground surface and in groundwater, in other words, the water in freshwater lakes, rivers and aquifers.
Green Water: The precipitation (rainfall) on land that does not run off or recharge the groundwater but is stored in the soil or temporarily stays on top of the soil or vegetation. Eventually, this water from precipitation evaporates or transpires through plants.
Grey Water: Water that has been previously used may contain impurities from industrial or domestic use. It can be drained into flowing water sources or sent to wastewater treatment plants to produce freshwater.

WATER PROCESS EFFICIENCY & REDUCTION STRATGEIES

We identify opportunities to mitigate water usage, consumption, and withdrawal and as well as minimise wastewater (water pollution) through:

Process Optimisation: Detecting inefficiencies in operations to reduce unnecessary water consumption.
Water Recycling & Reuse: Evaluating the potential for closed-loop water systems, enabling businesses to reuse treated water.
Leak Detection & Prevention: Assessing infrastructure for water losses due to leaks, evaporation, or inefficiencies.
Equipment & Technology Upgrades: Recommending water-efficient machinery, fixtures, and smart metering solutions.
Water Catchment e,g, rainwater collection systems

WATER USAGE ANALYSIS

We provide a water usage analysis to:

Quantify and analyse water consumption and water withdrawal drivers.
Provide detailed insights into water usage volumes, helping businesses understand their impact on water resources.
Particularly necessary for operations in water-scarce regions so that significant water withdrawals are not occurring, and water scarcity is mitigated.

Good communication from the team with clear guidance on what is required from our end & great presentation of the final report.

Graeme Thomson

Process & Implementation Manager | The KDM Group

Tunley has extensive expertise in this area which was brought to the conversation in a jargon-free way. This meant we were able to very quickly understand what our carbon footprint is and what is driving it, giving ideas to help us create a plan to move to net zero and beyond so that we can minimise the impact of our business operations on climate change.

Harvey Neve

Director | Fimatix

The team were so helpful and made this project so easy and painless. The communication was well executed and the requests were clear. I would 100% recommend working with Tunley Environmental, for all your sustainability reporting.

Louise Ewer

Operations Director | Wunder-Bar Dispensing

We used Tunley Environmental to help us with out carbon reduction targets, they conducted an embedded carbon report for one of our key ranges and we are now exploring next steps. I would highly recommend them professional, helpful a great company to work with.

Kieron King

Quality Manager | Inpress

We found all of the Tunley Environmental representatives to be extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. They provided a high standard of service with plenty of advice and support, including regular meetings to update on progress and present findings. We look forward to working with Tunley Environmental again on future projects.”

Mary Bellamy

Lead Research Nurse | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

WHY CHOOSE TUNLEY?

We combine scientific expertise, regulatory knowledge, and practical solutions to help businesses effectively measure, manage, and reduce their water footprint. Here’s why organisations trust us for their water footprint assessment needs:

TRUSTED SCIENTISTS

Our assessments are backed by PhD-level scientists using internationally recognised methodologies, including ISO 14046 and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards.

TAILORED SOLUTIONS

We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. Whether you're in manufacturing, food production, or technology, we provide customised water management strategies that align with your industry’s challenges and goals.

COMPLIANCE & REGULATION

We ensure your business stays ahead of UK and US water regulations, helping you meet legal requirements and streamline reporting for ESG, and CSRD frameworks.

HOLISTIC VIEW

We assess direct and indirect water use, identifying opportunities to improve water process efficiency, reduce waste, and mitigate water consumption.

LONG-TERM IMPACT

Our recommendations go beyond assessment reports. We help implement actionable strategies, ensuring ongoing improvements and cost savings.

INDUSTRY LEADERS

As a leading sustainability consultancy, we’ve worked with organisations across multiple sectors, helping them reduce their environmental impact while maintaining operational efficiency.