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Introducing S.E.E. Change: Water Brief for Business. Most of us take clean water for granted, but it is both indispensable to business growth and increasingly scarce across the globe – including here in the United States. The availability of clean water is essential to the operations of many businesses, and water availability and quality can play a critical role in defining the broader economic, environmental, and social context within which businesses seek to grow. As major water users, businesses also have a significant impact on the sustainability of water resources. Also, businesses can and often do play a key role in helping to solve water problems, both locally and globally – by providing leadership, technological innovation, and resources. >>
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Every industry sector is connected to water through its value chain in ways not always fully recognized or understood. It is vital that every industry understand their full exposure to water related risks. Projections of future areas of global water stress can be valuable information for assessing business risks for today and tomorrow. Knowledge of your water related risks will help in development of appropriate business strategies and tactics. Learning from the best practices of other corporate leaders is a key tool in strategy development.
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Water is emerging as a key strategic issue for businesses in the 21st Century for three fundamental reasons. First, freshwater scarcity and threats to water quality are increasing dramatically, both in the United States and across the world – making water one of the leading social, environmental, and economic challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century. Second, water presents both a major business risk and an increasingly important corporate social responsibility issue. Third, businesses can make a big difference in achieving sustainable use of water resources – while simultaneously adding business value.
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