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CEO Water Mandate and Collective Action
Jason MorrisonInternational Waters Conference 7
Bridgetown, BarbadosOctober 30, 2013
CEO Water Mandate Overview
Launched in 2007 in a partnership between companies and the UN Global Compact, the CEO Water Mandate is a business initiative dedicated to advancing corporate water stewardship.
Function 1. The Mandate constitutes a call-to-action and forum for
companies to improve their water stewardship practices
2. It also provides a strategic framework, research, guidance, and tools designed to help guide this process
Direct Operations:water-use assessments; targets for conservation and waste-water, etc.
Direct Operations:water-use assessments; targets for conservation and waste-water, etc.
Supply Chain and Watershed Management:supplier sustainability strategies; assess and respond to watershed risk, etc.
Supply Chain and Watershed Management:supplier sustainability strategies; assess and respond to watershed risk, etc.
Collective Action:civil society, governments, UN, other water initiatives, etc.
Collective Action:civil society, governments, UN, other water initiatives, etc.
Public Policy:inputs to public-policy making; advocacy on water sustainability, etc.
Public Policy:inputs to public-policy making; advocacy on water sustainability, etc.
Community Engagement: support local groups; water education; infrastructure, etc.
Community Engagement: support local groups; water education; infrastructure, etc.
Transparency:report on implementation and progress
Transparency:report on implementation and progress
Commitment Areas
Sectors Represented
Apparel Agri-Business Beverage
Chemicals Construction Consumer Products
Cosmetics Energy Engineering
Finance Food Footwear
Forest Products Pharma Publishing
Mining-Metals Water Services Water Technologies
Source: World Economic Forum 2012
Societal Risks by Severity and Likelihood
Water Risk and the External Engagement Imperative
Company- Water use efficiency- Wastewater treatment- Compliance- Impacts on communities and ecosystems
Basin / Watershed- Water stress- Water pollution- Inadequate infrastructure- Lack of government capacity- Climate change- Lack of community access to safe drinking water
Often, the greatest risks come from conditions over which the company has the least influence
Business Case: Internal versus External Action
Shared Water Challenges and Collective Action
Shared risk creates a strong driver for collective action among companies and others to advance sustainable water management
Collective Action Preparation and Implementation
ELEMENT 4: Designing Collective Action Engagement
ELEMENT 3: Selecting a Collective Action Level of Engagement
ELEMENT 1: Scoping Water
Challenges and Action Areas
ELEMENT 2: Identifying and Characterizing
Prospective Participants
ELEMENT 5: Structuring and Managing Collective Action
Water-Related Challenges
Water Over-Allocation
Water Supply/Sanitation
Unreliable/Unavailable
Water Quality Deterioration
Flood Damage
Ecosystem Degradation
Water Management
System
CompanyInterests
Insufficient response to water management pressures and requirements
Direct operational impacts or concerned community actors or customers
Infrastructure Management and Funding
Water Governance and
Regulation
Water Planning, Management,
and Pricing
Physical Risk
Regulatory Risk
Reputational Risk
Stewardship Opportunity
Drivers of Water Resource
State
Changes to quality, quantity, or availability; alterations to goals or objectives
Economic Development
Demographic Shifts
Climate Variability
Social Norms and
Expectations
Characterizing Water-Related Challenges, Causes, and Risks
Collective Action Areas and the Water Action Hub• Efficient Water Use• Effluent Management,
Wastewater Reclamation, Reuse
• Community-Level Access to Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
• Storm Water Management and Flood Control
• Infrastructure Finance, Development, Operation, or Maintenance
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
• Ecosystem, Source Water Protection, Restoration
• Monitoring and Knowledge Sharing
• Engaging in Participatory Platforms
• Public Awareness and Education• Improved Water Governance,
Policy Development, and Implementation
Inadequate Infrastructure System
Poor Catchment Governance
Ineffective Water Management
Water Over-
Allocation
Water Supply
Unreliable
Water Quality
Deterioration
Flood Damage
Ecosystem Degradation
Efficient Water UseEffluent
Management/ Wastewater
Reclamation/Reuse
Community Level Access to Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
(WASH)
Storm Water Management and Flood Control
Infrastructure Finance, Development, Operation, or Maintenance
Sustainable Agriculture
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
Ecosystem/Source Water Protection/Restoration
Monitoring and Knowledge Sharing
Engaging in Participatory Platforms
Public Awareness and Education
Improved Water Governance and Policy Development
Connecting Actions to Underlying Causes
Sasol-Emfuleni Partnership Model
Emfuleni water
conservation project
Emfuleni MunicipalitySasol
(Private sector )
GIZDevelopment funding
Community
Savings from reduced losses
Funding from ring- fenced
savings Seed funding
Reduced riskInfluencing public policy
Seed funding,governance, auditing role
Job creation and improved service delivery
Emfuleni & GIZ/Sasolpartnership agreement (MoU)
GIZ/SasolDevelopmentpartnership
ORASECOM
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Agriculture represents 70% of global water withdrawal; we are engaged in water conservation measures across our business
TraditionalFlood Irrigation
Pivot Irrigation
Drip Irrigation
The potential “prize” is a water savings of nearly 0.25 billion liters/year
Direct Seeding ( DSR)
Traditional
In 2009, PepsiCo applied DSR & saved Over 5.5 Billion liters water
China Company Farms India Community Farms
30% Water
70% GHG
30-50%
Up to70%
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Looking ahead, protection and restoration of
watersheds where we do business is the umbrella under which much of our
long-term, water-related risk will be mitigated in our direct
operations, supply chain, and community.
Positive Water Balance employs a simple “credit/debit”
model to water use and replenishment. The
performance of the India business was assured
externally by Deloitte in 2009 and 2010.
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…and we are expanding beyond direct operations to watershed interventions
Jason MorrisonTechnical Director, CEO Water Mandate
jmorrison@pacinst.org
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