aww2013: water stewardship - what is the potential in asia? by stuart orr

7/29/2019 AWW2013: Water Stewardship - What is the Potential in Asia? by Stuart Orr

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Water Stewardship

‐what

is

the

potential

in

Asia?

Stuart Orr, WWF International



Background

• ‘A survey

of

350

companies ‐ 92%

agree that a water crisis is

looming

and

70% believe that the

risks of water scarcity

are equa

to

t ose

o

carbon emissions.’



Water Stewardship

•

The

Carbon

Disclosure

Project (CDP) stated

the world's largest

listed com anies

– the

Global 500 – are now

affected by water

stress – ot

p ys ca

and regulatory



Why water stewardship?

• Strate ic risk to o erations or su l chains

• Reactive response to operational crisis

• Market pressure from

investors

and

consumers

• Leadership related to corporate responsibility

• Comparative advantage marketing of the



Water Stewardship – Trends in Asia

• From water footprint to value

a r s

• Disclosure increasing

•

improving

• Financial institutions

asking

new questions

• Consumers and media paying

more attention

• Appetite to work outside

‘ ’‐



Lahore, Pakistan

• ‐

water stewardship

in

SMEs

in

Lahore,

Pakistan



Textiles in Bangladesh

•

between economy,

health, state of rivers

and business supply

chains• Stewardship

opportunities are

vision



Where do I start?



Framework for stewardship

u

Governance

Action

Action

Water

of Impact

Awareness



Framework for stewardship

• Public goodsu

Governance

• Indirect control

• Allocation of

resources

• PlacesAction• External environment

Action • Private goods

• Direct control

•

Water

of Impact

• Products

• Internal environment

Awareness



www.waterriskfilter.org



What could the private sector add?

• Loans finance • Convenin

• Regulatory dialogues

• Health studies• Clean

technology

• Water trading

• Data sharing and

collection

• Standards

• Procurement policies

• Advocacy

• Institution

• Consumer engagement

• Policy implementation

• Community outreach• Efficiency• Financial analysis

Or government

could

blindly

regulate

and

ignore

the

opportunities



Reluctant or ready?



Thank you

For more information:

Stuart Orr

sorr wwfint.or

Please visit

www.waterriskfilter.org

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