This help page provides guidance on completing section 3.8 ‘Water’ of your organisation's Statement on compliance with the 2024 Climate Action Mandate.
§3.8 Water
Provide suitable drinking water refill points for all staff and in any premises accessed by the public and measure and monitor usage of the refill points.
Staff should have access to drinking water refill points and be encouraged to bring refillable bottles into work. Access to drinking water includes access to a kitchen with a sink providing potable water.
Premises accessible to the public could include premises such as hospitals, educational establishments and bus/rail stations.
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Please note that this requirement has been amended in the 2025 Public Sector Climate Action Mandate to capture total water usage. More information will be provided in the Public Sector Climate Action Roadmap Guidelines 2025.
It was noted during the course of 2024 that it would be very difficult for public sector bodies to measure consumption on each refill station to comply with this requirement..
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