Teesside-based water management specialist Biochemica UK has launched a support service to help organisations in achieving certification in the Carbon Trust Water Standard.

Biochemica, which specialises in both influent and effluent management programmes, has developed bespoke packages for organisations looking to reduce water consumption and obtain recognition from the Carbon Trust.

The Carbon Trust Water Standard (CTWS), launched earlier this year, is an organisation-level water assessment and reduction programme developed to encourage and recognise good practice in water use assessment, management and reduction by businesses and public sector organisations.

Amongst the first companies to pilot the scheme were Coca-Cola Enterprises, Sunlight PLC, Branston, Glanbia and Sainsbury’s, but the CTWS can be achieved by organisations of any size, sector and industry looking to become more water efficient and make a difference to their bottom line.

To achieve the CTWS, organisations are required to implement the Corporate Water Use Assessment (CWUA) Protocol, which has been adopted as the basis of water measurement and performance assessment.

Consisting of two parts, the CWUA Protocol is made up of assisting organisations in measuring their water use (Part 1: Requirements) and establishing a benchmark for organisations seeking to demonstrate and report on water management, and change in use over time (Part 2: Criteria).

Darran Messem, Managing Director of Certification at the Carbon Trust, said:

“We welcome Biochemica’s efforts to encourage and help more organisations to meet the requirements of the Carbon Trust Water Standard.

“Responsible organisations are increasingly managing water as a resource; finding ways to use it more efficiently and taking an active role in stewardship.

“This is why we created the world’s first independent international certification to recognise water use reduction and management.”

Commercial and Technical Director at Biochemica, Dr Tim Robinson said:

“At Biochemica, we take a solutions-focused approach to water management which, along with our knowledge, experience and expertise, is what our Carbon Trust Water Standard service is based upon.

“Many of our existing clients are interested in attaining the Carbon Trust Water Standard, in particular those within the food industry.

“Several of those are actually already addressing a number of the key areas required within the CWUA Protocol, so the process will be a lot simpler than it may first have seemed – not just in the food sector but across a whole multitude of industries where water plays a pivotal role.

“The Standard can be achieved by organisations of any size, sector and industry looking to become more water efficient and now really is the time for firms to realise that water is a crucial component of their sustainability strategy.”