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Achieving Balance: The Future of Sustainable Water Management
Key Features of Water Neutrality Certification
Water Neutrality Certification empowers organizations to balance consumption with replenishment, reduce costs, and demonstrate true leadership in sustainable water management.
Towards a Water Balanced Future
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce and valuable resource for industries and communities alike. As consumption rises and freshwater sources decline, sustainable management has become vital for long-term growth and environmental balance.
- Balances overall water use by reducing consumption and replenishing natural sources
- Improves efficiency and lowers operational costs through reuse and recycling systems
- Strengthens resilience against droughts, water scarcity, and climate risks
- Supports sustainable development across industrial, agricultural, and urban operations
- Aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation for all
- Achieving water neutrality demonstrates genuine environmental leadership and a long-term commitment to sustainable resource management.
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Key Focus Areas of Water Neutrality Certification
Ensure efficient water use, reuse, replenishment, and sustainable resource management
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Achieve True Balance with Water Neutrality Certification
Key Benefits
Steps Toward Certification
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Step 1: Application and Contract Review
Submit your application, define scope and sites, align timelines, and confirm eligibility and commercial terms with IRQS to initiate the certification process.
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Step 2: Desktop Review
Provide water usage data, source mapping, and efficiency reports. IRQS reviews documentation to assess readiness and identify areas for improvement.
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Step 3: Stage 1 – Onsite or Online Audit
IRQS auditors conduct an initial assessment of your water management systems, operational practices, and documentation to verify compliance readiness.
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Step 4: Stage 2 – Gap Closure Review
Address non-conformities or improvement opportunities identified during Stage 1. Corrective actions are validated prior to certification.
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Step 5: Certification Issuance – Valid for 3 Years
After successful completion of all audit stages, IRQS issues the Water Neutrality Certification, valid for three years.
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Step 6: Surveillance 1 and 2
Regular surveillance audits in years one and two confirm ongoing compliance, track progress, and encourage continuous improvement in water stewardship.
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Step 7 –Audit Planning and preparation
Prepare your audit plan with expert guidance to ensure a smooth certification process.
Steps Towards Certification
IRClass - IRQS for Trusted Water Neutrality Certification
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Lead the way in sustainability with the IRClass – IRQS Water Neutrality Certification. This certification demonstrates your organization's commitment to responsible water use by measuring, reducing, and replenishing the water consumed in operations. Through efficient reuse systems and groundwater recharge initiatives, you help restore environmental balance and protect ecosystems. Achieving water neutrality also supports regulatory compliance, enhances operational efficiency, and strengthens brand credibility. Join the movement toward a balanced, water-secure future and show that meaningful change begins with action and long-term commitment.
Water Neutrality Certification?
- Demonstrates credible water-stewardship leadership to investors, regulators, and supply-chain partners.
- Strengthens ESG and sustainability disclosures with independently verified claims.
- Reduces risk associated with water scarcity, community relations and regulatory pressure.
- Prepares your business for rising expectations on resource neutrality and circular-economy practices.
- Defining the subject, boundary and timeframe for the neutrality claim
- Measuring the freshwater-use footprint (direct and indirect)
- Implementing water-use reduction, reuse and recycling initiatives
- Offsetting residual freshwater consumption through credible interventions (e.g., recharge, watershed projects)
- External audit of data, systems, reduction/offset measures and issuance of a certification statement
- An independent Certification Statement confirming your water-neutral status for the defined scope and period.
- A detailed report summarising measurement, reduction, offsetting, nonconformities (if any) and improvement recommendations.
- A logo or mark for your stakeholder communications, indicating certified water-neutral status.
- Fresh-water consumption records (direct and indirect)
- Water-use reduction initiatives (reuse, recycling, substitution)
- Water offsetting or recharge project details
- Water-management policy, roles and governance
- Monitoring data, audit trails and improvement plans
Get Certified with Confidence
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