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Canadian Water Summit
June 17, 2010
Tony MaasFreshwater Director, [email protected]
Water:Shared Risk, Shared Solutions
Physical risk – water supply and quality
Regulatory risk – uncertainty
Reputational risk – social license to operate
Financial risk – threats to the bottom line
Species risk - disappearing faster than any other
Habitat risk - half the world’s wetlands already destroyed
Ecosystem risk - two-thirds of major rivers dismembered by dams
Impacts of increasing water scarcity and deteriorating water quality on the communities we serve
Shared Risk Opening the discussion space
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Exposing invisible riskVirtual water
– Amount of water used to produce a certain product, expressed in cubic meters of water per unit of product.
Water footprint – Total virtual water content of a product or
products consumed by an individual, company or nation.
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Global to Local ConnectionsUK Water Footprint
UK is 38% self-sufficient in water - 62% dependent water resources outside of
their borders
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Water Footprint in the Value ChainWWF & SAB Miller
“Water footprinting enables SABMiller to understand which parts of our supply chain might face water scarcity, or poor water quality, in the future, and means that we can plan now to deal with these future challenges.”
Andy WalesHead, Sustainable Development
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Water footprint in the Value Chain
EnergyFertiliser/ pesticideCrop Growth (rainfed/ irrigated)
Crop Cultivation
TransportEnergyCrop ImportsDirect Water Use
Crop Processing
EnergyTransportPackagingRaw MaterialsWasteDirect Water Use
Brewing
Transport
Distribution
DisposalRecycling
Consumer
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Taking it to the watershed scale
abundantstress
Scarce
Extremely Scarce
Sufficient
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Taking Action on Water RiskMarks & Spencer
Through it’s Plan A initiative, M&S has shown its commitment to encouraging good water stewardship in its supply chain by working with suppliers to address direct water usage and engaging in community dialogue to ensure sustainable management of freshwater resources.
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Taking Action on Water RiskMarks & Spencer
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Beyond FootprintAlliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
What is Water Stewardship?– Responsible use of fresh water that is socially
beneficial and environmentally and economically sustainable
Who should be interested in the Standards?– Companies– Financial Institutions– Agribusiness– Cities– Public and Private Water Service Providers
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Beyond FootprintCEO Water Mandate
Six Key Strategic Areas1. Direct Operations2. Supply Chain & Watershed Mgmt3. Collective Action4. Public Policy5. Community Engagement6. Transparency
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Resources • WWF Report: Investigating shared risk in water
http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/investigating_shared_risk.pdf• Pacific Institute Report: Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for
Businesses and Investors http://www.pacinst.org/reports/business_water_climate/full_report.pdf
• WWF Report: Understanding water risks http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/understanding_water_risk.pdf
• CEO Water Mandate http://www.unglobalcompact.org/Issues/Environment/CEO_Water_Mandate/
• World Economic Forum Water Initiative http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/water/index.htm
• Water Footprint Network http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/WFN-mission
• Alliance for Water Stewardship http://www.allianceforwaterstewardship.org/