Saving water isn’t just good for the environment; it also makes sound business sense. In fact, a survey by Ethical Corporation indicates that water conservation is set to become a top priority in the next 5-10 years.

But you need to know how much you’re using and how much you can save to develop a business case that will get the go-ahead from the financial director. That’s were accurate, meaningful data comes in.

For example, by understanding its water consumption and taking appropriate measures, Sainsbury has saved around £1.6m since fixing leaks, installing sensors on urinals, and reducing toilet water capacity.

Any such improvement inevitably requires some investment and having the right figures to hand is a key part of making a return on investment calculation. However, where there are many buildings there is lots of data to deal with, often residing in different systems in a variety of formats. And gathering and analysing that data can be very time consuming. In fact, it can take so long that the information is out of date by the time it’s ready.

Managing data on water consumption and other sustainability issues is a lot easier with Sustainability iQ.