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ESRS E3: Water·Disclosure Requirement E3-2
Actions and resources related to water
Practical guidance for preparing this disclosure. Use this card to identify the information to prepare, verify claims and organise supporting evidence. For exact requirements, always refer to the official European Commission source.
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Last reviewed 2026-07-24
Reviewed by
Dr Ross KurinkoLinkedIn
Strategic ESG Advisor · IFRS S1 & S2 / GRI / ESRS expert
GRI Certified Global Trainer · PhD, University of Cambridge · ESG-AI expert
15+ years on FTSE 100 & Fortune Global 500 disclosures
Canary Wharf, London
LRA educational guidance · Not issued or endorsed by European Commission
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ESRS E3: Water
Disclosure Requirement E3-2 · 2026-5010-final
Last reviewed
2026-07-24
LRA educational guidance · Not issued or endorsed by European Commission
To prepare this disclosure
Disclosure focus
E3-2 reports key water-related actions taken during the reporting year and planned for the future, together with their timeframes, scope, expected outcomes and connection to material water-related impacts, risks and opportunities.
Where applicable, it explains how actions contribute to water-policy objectives. Significant current or expected resources are reported under GDR-A, including financial-statement references and material assumptions where relevant.
Policies belong to E3-1 and pollutants emitted to water belong to E2. Water-saving, remediation or pollution-control projects are included only when they are key actions relevant to the material water matter.
This LRA educational guidance supports disclosure preparation. For the exact requirements, always refer to the official European Commission source.
Before you start
Before you start
A quick mental checklist before you prepare this disclosure — tick each as you settle it.
Preparation
Key information to prepare
| Preparation field | What to capture | Evidence hint | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material impacts, risks and opportunities | Identify the material impacts, risks or opportunities addressed by each key action. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting material impacts, risks and opportunities. | Sustainability reporting |
| Actions taken and planned | Describe key actions taken in the reporting year and planned for the future, including their timeframes. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting actions taken and planned. | Sustainability reporting / Operations |
| Action scope | Describe scope across own operations, upstream and downstream value chain, subsidiaries, geographies and affected stakeholder groups where defined. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting action scope. | Sustainability reporting / Operations |
| Expected outcomes and policy objectives | Describe expected outcomes and, where applicable, how implementation contributes to related policy objectives. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting expected outcomes and policy objectives. | Sustainability reporting |
| Progress | Describe progress in implementing the action. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting progress. | Sustainability reporting |
| Significant resources | Where significant resources have been or are expected to be allocated, describe current and future operating and capital expenditure and relevant financial-statement references. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting significant resources. | Sustainability reporting / Finance |
| Resource assumptions and preconditions | Explain significant assumptions or preconditions for the resource information where applicable. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting resource assumptions and preconditions. | Sustainability reporting / Finance |
＋ Show E3-2 sub-elements (LRA working checklist)
Identify the material impacts, risks or opportunities addressed by each key action.
Describe key actions taken in the reporting year and planned for the future, including their timeframes.
Describe scope across own operations, upstream and downstream value chain, subsidiaries, geographies and affected stakeholder groups where defined.
Describe expected outcomes and, where applicable, how implementation contributes to related policy objectives.
Describe progress in implementing the action.
Where significant resources have been or are expected to be allocated, describe current and future operating and capital expenditure and relevant financial-statement references.
Explain significant assumptions or preconditions for the resource information where applicable.
How to prepare it
Use revised ESRS E3 Water and the full GDR-A scope; do not treat marine resources or every operational programme as E3-2 content.
Collect and reconcile the records for: Material impacts, risks and opportunities; Actions taken and planned; Action scope; Expected outcomes and policy objectives; Progress; Significant resources; Resource assumptions and preconditions.
If no key actions are in place or planned for identified material water-related IROs, record that fact through the applicable ESRS 2 route.
Draft the response using the defined terms shown in the disclosure focus; do not substitute broader internal labels.
Review the final wording against every requirement and the supporting governance or data records before sign-off.
Request the data
Request the disclosure evidence
Translate the disclosure into an internal business question — then adapt it to your organisation's own language.
Provide the material-IRO mapping, action register, taken and planned actions, timeframes, scope, expected outcomes, policy-objective links, progress and significant resource evidence.
Use the organisation's own role and document names, but preserve the defined ESRS terms and the scope described above.
Better request
Provide the material-IRO mapping, action register, taken and planned actions, timeframes, scope, expected outcomes, policy-objective links, progress and significant resource evidence.
Draft your disclosure
Notes that turn data into a disclosure
LRA training templates — adapt them to your organisation, and check the official source before sign-off.
Method note
Distinguish key actions from routine controls and apply financial-resource fields only when resources are significant.
Context note
Cross-reference pollution actions to E2 and policies to E3-1 where that is their primary disclosure location.
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Assurance readiness
For each claim, check the evidence
| Claim | Risk | Evidence to check |
|---|---|---|
| Material impacts, risks and opportunities is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates material impacts, risks and opportunities. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting material impacts, risks and opportunities. |
| Actions taken and planned is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates actions taken and planned. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting actions taken and planned. |
| Action scope is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates action scope. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting action scope. |
| Expected outcomes and policy objectives is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates expected outcomes and policy objectives. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting expected outcomes and policy objectives. |
| Progress is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates progress. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting progress. |
| Significant resources is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates significant resources. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting significant resources. |
| Resource assumptions and preconditions is reported accurately and completely. | The response omits, misclassifies or overstates resource assumptions and preconditions. | Dated source records, governance papers and approval evidence supporting resource assumptions and preconditions. |
Evidence pack to prepare
Common reporting gaps
Using the old standard title.
Including policies as E3-2 actions.
Omitting planned actions or expected outcomes.
Using geography alone as the action scope.
Requiring resources unconditionally.
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