ISO 14046 A practical guide for SMEs

The aim of this handbook is to help practitioners assess impacts related to
water use (water footprint) in the application of ISO 14046:2014. Its audience is broad in that concepts described are applicable to large companies, public authorities, non-governmental organizations, academic and research groups as well as for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is not intended to detail and interpret each chapter of ISO 14046, but to provide practical guidance for carrying out a water footprint assessment. As a result, not all clauses and topics of ISO 14046 are covered in this guide. The topics of this guide were selected based on the main steps defined in ISO 14046, but also on those that are the most open to interpretation as well as those that influence most the results.
This guide can be used in addition to ISO 14046 and ISO/TR 14073:2017.
ISO/TR 14073 is a Technical report that shows examples of application of water
footprint and that discusses some typical challenges in water footprint.