2011 Water Futures Report

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Water

Futures

2011

addressing shared Water

challenges through

collective action

WATER FUTURES

PARTNERSHIP:

WORKING

TOGETHER

FOR A SECURE

WATER FUTURE


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Contents

1.0Partnershipletter....................................................................... 3

2.0WaterFuturesPartnershipoverview Background................................................................................... 4

SABMillersapproachtowaterstewardship................................. 5

IntroducingtheWaterFuturesapproach..................................... 5

Waterfootprintingandbusinesswaterriskassessment.............. 6

Expandingthepartnership........................................................... 7

3.0Partnershipupdates Peru.............................................................................................. 8

SouthAfrica................................................................................ 10

Tanzania..................................................................................... 12

Ukraine....................................................................................... 14

4.0Collaborationpartners Colombia..................................................................................... 16

Honduras..................................................................................... 18

India............................................................................................ 20

USA.............................................................................................. 22

5.0Sharedlessonsandnextsteps Technicallessons........................................................................ 24

Partnershiplessons..................................................................... 25

NextstepsforWaterFutures...................................................... 25

6.0InitiatorsoftheWaterFuturesPartnership.................... 26

Aboutthisreport:

Thisdocumenthasbeenco-authoredandjointlyreleasedbySABMillerplc,GIZand

WWF-UK,butthisdoesnotimplythattheorganisationsapproveof,orsupport,the

activitiesand/orviewsthattheothersmayhaveonotherissuesoutsidethescopeofthisreport.

Thelatestwaterfootprintsofpartnercountrieswereproducedin2010,basedon

datarelatingto2008/09.Allotherdatarelatestothe2010/11nancialyearunless

otherwisestated.


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Partnershipletter|3

1.0 PartnershiP letter

DearStakeholder,

TheWaterFuturesPartnershipwasrstestablishedin2009tofacilitatelocalactionto

addresssomeofthemostpressingsharedwaterrisksfacingSABMiller,surrounding

communitiesandecosystems.Itsetouttoprovethebusinesscaseforprivatesector

engagementinpromotingsustainablewatermanagement.

Overthelasttwoyears,SABMiller,GIZandWWFhaveworkedtogetherinPeru,

SouthAfrica,TanzaniaandUkraine,engaginglocalstakeholderstoassesswaterrisks

sharedbySABMillerslocalbusinesses,andsurroundingcommunitiesandenvironment.

Wearenowintheprocessofnalisinglocalactionplanstoworkwithavarietyof

stakeholderstohelpimprovewatersecurity.

Inthesefourcountries,thepartnershiphasofferedasinglevoicethroughwhicha

business,NGOanddevelopmentagencycanengagewithpolicymakers,publicsector

authorities,andotherNGOsandbusinessleaders.Thisvoicehashelpedcreatebuy-into

thenotionofsharedwaterrisks,hasopenedadialogueonhowtotackletheserisksand

madecleartheinterestsoftheprivatesectorinplayingaroletohelppromotesustainable

watermanagement.Webelievethatonlybyunderstandingtheselocalissuesindetailand

takingactioninthecommunitieswhichareatrisk,canweprotectwaterresourcesthat

areneeded,brewbeer,andsustainlocalpeopleslivelihoods,ecosystemsandbiodiversity.

TheWaterFuturesPartnershipisnowcollaboratingwithotherSABMillerpartnership

projects,inColombia,Honduras,IndiaandUSA,intherecognitionofthesimilarities

andpotentialforknowledgetransfer.Asarststepofthisprocess,inFebruary2011

weheldourrstWaterFuturesForuminSouthAfrica,whichbroughttogetherproject

partnersfromeightcountries,plusrepresentativesfromothercompanies,tosharetheir

experiencesandlearningofworkingoneachproject.Importantly,thepartnershipis

buildingtheexperiencetobeabletodemonstratewhichactionsabusinesscantaketo

meaningfullypromotebetterwatermanagementboththroughconcreteprojectsand

transparentadvocacy.Inthisway,thepartnershipoffersapotentialmediumthatwehopewillinformandinspirethedevelopmentofotherwaterstewardshippartnerships.This

report,ourthirdupdateonprogress,providesoneofthemechanismsforsharingour

learning.Wehopeyouwillnditusefulandwouldgreatlyappreciateyourfeedback,and

anyexperiencesyouwouldliketoshare.

Finally,ifthereisoneoverridinglessonwehavelearnt,itisthatsingleactorscannot

aloneeffectivelymitigatethecomplexandoftendeeplyembeddedcausesofwaterrisks.

Itisforthisreasonthatweareseekingtohelpthelocalpartnershipsexpand,tocreatea

criticalmassforsustainedcollectiveactiontoimprovewatermanagementforthebenet

ofall.Ifyouwouldliketodiscusswithushowyoumightgetinvolvedinthepartnership,

eitheratalocaloragloballevel,pleasegetintouch(seethecontactinformationatthe

backofthisreport).

Overtheforthcomingyear,welookforwardtodeliveringfurtherbenetsinthecountries

inwhichtheWaterFuturesPartnershipisworking,aswellaswelcominginnewpartners,

introducingfurthercountriesandcontinuingtostrengthenouroverallapproach.

Yoursfaithfully,

AndyWales, EllenKallinowsky, DavidTickner,

HeadofSustainable CoordinatorforAfrica, HeadofFreshwaterProgrammes,

Development CentreforCooperation WWF-UK

SABMiller withthePrivateSector

GIZ


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2.0

BackgroundWithpopulationgrowthandeconomicdevelopment

acceleratingdemand,waterisbecomingascarcerand

scarcerresource.Astudypublishedin2010bythe

2030WaterResourcesGroup1,inwhichbothSABMiller

andWWFwereinvolved,concludedthatcompeting

demandsforwaterresourcesmayleadtoanaverage

gapof40%betweenglobaldemandandsupplyby2030.

Waterisnotdistributedevenlyovertheglobe,withnine

countriesBrazil,Russia,China,Canada,Indonesia,USA,

India,ColumbiaandtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo

possessing60%oftheworldsavailablefreshwatersupply2.Thismeansthatnotonlywilldemandoutstrip

supply,butalsothatwaterwillnotbeavailablewhen

andwherepeopleneedit.Furthermore,localvariations

withincountriescanalsobehighlysignicantasclimate

gradients,normalseasonalvariations,droughtsand

oodscanallcontributetoextremelocalconditions.

Thiswilllikelybeexacerbatedbytheimpactsofclimate

changeinmanyplaces.

Waterwithdrawalsarepredictedtoincreaseby50%in

developingcountriesand18%indevelopedcountries

by20253.TheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationof

theUNpredictsthat,bythen,1.8billionpeoplewill

belivingincountriesorregionswithabsolutewater

scarcity,andtwo-thirdsoftheworldpopulationcould

belivinginwater-stressedregions4.

Theconsequencesofwaterscarcityarediverse.Not

onlydoeswatersupportlife,bothofcommunitiesand

ecosystems,italsoactsasthelifebloodofeconomies.

Forexample,withoutanadequateandreliablesupply

ofwater,growinghighqualitycropswithgoodyield

isdifcult.Thishasimplicationsnotonlyforlocaland

globalfoodsecurity,butalsolimitstheopportunities

forgrowingcommercialcrops,localenterprisedevelopmentandputscorporatesupplychainsatrisk.

Water Futures


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WaterFuturesPartnershipoverview |5

SABMillersapproachtowaterstewardshipFormanybusinesses,issuesofwateravailabilityand

qualityareincreasinglyrelevantbothonanoperational

andstrategiclevel.ThisisparticularlysoforSABMiller,aswaterisnotonlyavitalcomponentofbeerand

softdrinks,butitisalsorequiredforthecultivation

ofcropsneededfortheproductionprocess.Aswater

scarcitybecomesmoreapparent,thensodotherisks

thebusinesspotentiallyfacesnotleastcompetition

forresources,highercosts,theeffectonwaterquality,

andthepossibilitythatwatershortageswilllimit

production.Theserisksareoftensharedwiththelocal

communityinwhichSABMillersbusinessesoperate,

generatingasetofsecondaryrisksaswaterscarcity

increases,tensionsconcerningtheallocationofwater

mayarise,creatingreputationalrisksforindustrial

waterusers,eveniftheirproportionalwateruseofthe

overallresourceissmall.

Inmanagingtheserisks,SABMillerhassetstretching

targetstoreduceitsownwaterconsumptionby25%

perhectolitreofbeerbrewedby2015andhasadopted

aclearwaterstrategybasedonthe5Rs(pRotect,

Reduce,Reuse,RecycleandRedistribute).Asaresult,

thebusinesshasreduceditswaterconsumptionby8%

perhectolitreofbeersince2008,whenthetargetwas

rstset,andhasestablishedaconsistentapproach

acrossallitsoperationstomakesurethatwater-related

risksareconsideredthroughoutthevaluechain.Indoingthis,SABMillerhasinvestedsignicantresources

andmanagementtimeatbothalocalandgrouplevel

tounderstandthechallengesofwaterscarcity,andhow

theserelatetothebusiness.

SABMillerisalsoafoundingsignatoryoftheUNCEO

WaterMandate,aninitiativetohelpcompaniesdevelop,

implementanddisclosesustainablewaterpractices.

Buildingonthishigh-levelcommitment,SABMillerhas

takenamuchmoregranularapproach,recognising

thatwaterissuescanonlyreallybeaddressedwithin

thecontextofalocalareaandwithdetailedknowledge

andinsightaboutthecontributingfactorsandrisksfoundthere.

RiskstoSABMillerbreweriesandbottlingplants

havebeenevaluatedusingacombinationoftools

includingwatershedriskassessments,business

waterriskassessments,theWorldBusinessCouncil

forSustainableDevelopmentwaterrisktoolandthe

businessownwaterfootprintinganalyses.Thisenables

eachlocalbusinesstoassessitsownspecicrisks

anddeveloptailoredstrategiesandactionplansto

addressthem.ThedevelopmentoftheWaterFutures

Partnershiphasbeenanimportantfactorinfacilitating

thisprocess,particularlyasmanyofthewater-risks

facedbySABMillercannotbemitigatedthrough

solitaryactionaloneandneedtobetackledthrough

collectiveaction.

IntroducingtheWaterFuturesapproachInNovember2009,theWaterFuturesPartnershipwas

initiatedbySABMiller,WWFandGIZwithanaimto

provethebusinesscaseforprivatesectorengagementinpromotingthesustainablemanagementofwater

resources.Thisbuiltonworkthathadpreviouslybeen

undertakenbySABMillerandWWFinColombia,Czech

Republic,ElSalvador,HondurasandSouthAfrica.

Eachpartnerhasasharedinterestinaddressingwater-

relatedrisks.Thesuccessofourpartnershipstems

fromthefactthateachpartnerbringsdifferentskills

andcompetenciestopromotewatersecurity,despite

differingunderlyingmotivations.

Waterisavitalcomponentofbeerproductionand

soprotectingwaterresourcesintheareasinwhichSABMilleroperatesalsoprotectsthecompanysability

toproducebeerandgrowitsbusiness.Inreturn,the

companycanleverageitsglobalscaleandresources,

provideaccesstoawiderangeofexpertisewithinthe

businessandutilisetheexistingrelationshipsithas

withpolicymakersandotherstakeholders.

WWFisregardedasoneoftheforemostNGOs

workinginthisarea.Itiscommittedtoprotecting

andmanagingfreshwaterhabitatsforthebenetof

peopleandnature.Withaglobalpresenceandlocal

operationsthroughouttheworld,WWFoffersexpertise

inwaterresourcemanagement,aquaticecosystemprotectionandprivatesectorwaterstewardship,as

wellasthelocalinsightandrelationshipsthatthe

partnershipneedstotackletheoftenuniquechallenges

itfaces.AspartoftheWaterFuturesPartnership,

WWFcanharnesstheglobalscaleandresourcesofthe

collaborationtohelpmeetitsoverarchingconservation

aims,aswellasusingthepartnershipasaplatformto

informthewaterdebatearoundprivatesectorwater

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2.0

TheGermanInternationalCooperationAgency(GIZ)

recognisesthevitalrolethatwaterplaysinthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentoflocalcommunities,

particularlyinthedevelopingworld.Itslong-term

relationshipswithgovernmentsinthecountriesof

theWaterFuturesPartnershipmeanthatitiswell

positionedtobringthepublic,privateandcivilsociety

actorstothetableforopenandproductivedialogue.

Eachpartnerhasthebeliefthattheresponsibilityfor

addressingwaterissuesmustbesharedbetweenthe

waterusers(peopleandbusinesses)andthewater

managers(nearlyalwaysthepublicsector).Inaddition

torobustscienticanalysis,effectivewaterrisk

mitigationprogrammesmustbebasedonagoodgraspoflocalrealities,andthebuy-inofthedifferent

levelsofthepublicsector.

Sinceitsinception,thePartnershiphasfocusedon

waterresourcesinfourcountries:Peru,SouthAfrica,

TanzaniaandUkraine.Eachofthesecountries

hasbeenidentiedasbeingatpotentialriskfrom

issuesrelatingtowateravailability,waterqualityor

wastewaterdischarge,andeachisfacingdifferent

challenges,intermsofsocio-economicdevelopment,

governmentaleffectiveness,climaticconditionsand

environmentaldegradation.

Ineachcountryalocalpartnershiphasbeenestablished

betweentheSABMillersubsidiary,GIZandWWF.The

partnershipprocessisthesameineachcountry.Itbegan

withwaterfootprintstudiesandtheidenticationofan

arearelevanttothelocalSABMillerbusinesstofocus

ourefforts.Thisledtoadetailedassessmentofthewater

issuesspecictothatareaorwatershed.Theprocessof

conductingthesestudieswasabasisonwhichtoengage

andconsultlocalstakeholders,includinggovernment

agencies,othercompaniesorNGOs.Followingthis,a

businesswaterriskassessmenthasbeenundertaken

toevaluatethebusinesscaseforactionandtheriskmitigationoptions.Thishasformedthebasisonwhich

tofacilitatecollaborativeriskmitigationprojects

betweenstakeholders.Acriticalpartthroughoutthe

partnershiphasbeentosharethendingsandlessons

learnedwithlocalstakeholders,whileusingtheoverall

lessonstoinuencewaterstewardshipdebatesand

initiativesatthegloballevel.

TheWaterFuturesPartnershipapproach

WaterfootprintingandbusinesswaterriskassessmentThisprocessstartswithdevelopingawaterfootprint

ineachcountry.Awaterfootprintindicateshowmuch

waterisconsumedtoproduceSABMillersproducts

throughoutitsvaluechain,fromcropcultivationto

wastedisposal.Italsobeginstoidentifythewater

dependencies,vulnerabilitiesandrisksforSABMillers

business,supplychain,surroundingcommunities

andtheenvironment.Thisprovidesthepartnership

withanearlyindicationoftheissuesthatneedtobeaddressed.In2008,wepublishedourrstreportwhich

explainedthemethodologyandhowithadbeentrialled

inSouthAfricaandCzechRepublic.In2009/10,further

waterfootprintswereundertakeninPeru,Tanzania

andUkraine,andaseriesofworkshopswereheld.The

resultsofthesewaterfootprintsandstakeholderrisk

workshopswerepublishedinoursecondpartnership

updatein2010.

Overthepastyear,wehavetakentheassessmentof

waterrisktothenextlevelinourfourpartnership

countriesbycarryingoutdetailedWatershedRiskand

SustainabilityAssessments(WRSA).Thesesetout:

a)thecurrentstateofthewatershed,groundwater,

infrastructure,watermanagementinstitutions,

waterpolicy,supplyanddemandetc;b)therisks

thesegenerateforthebusinessandsurrounding

communitiesandecosystems;andc)howclimate

andsocialchangemayaffecttheserisksoverthe

next20years.AmoredetailedBusinessWaterRisk

Assessment(BWRA)wasthenconducted,tryingto

establishthecostsoftheriskstoSABMillersbusiness

(consideringthelikelihoodoftherisksandthecost

oftheconsequences)andexamining,atahighlevel,

thecost-benetofriskmitigationoptions.TheWaterFuturesPartnershipisverygratefulforthehelpofthe

consultingrm,Deloitte,indevelopingandcarrying

outtheBWRAsinUkraineandTanzania.

Phase 2

Mitigate shared waterrisk through multi-

stakeholder partnerships

Phase 3

Upscale partnerships andspread lessons learned to

influence wider change

Phase 1

Water Footprint study.Assess shared water risk

and develop a plan of action

at country and local level


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Assessingtherisksfromanancialperspective

providestherationaleandevidencebasefor

SABMillersbusinessestosupportinterventionsin

watermanagementbeyondtheirbreweriesorfarms.

Waterrisksmightinclude,forexample,regionalwater

shortagesresultinginaninterruptiontothebrewery

watersupply,orapollutedwatersourcerequiringmore

costlywatertreatment.TheWRSAsandBWRAsform

therststageofthedevelopmentofabusinesscaseto

addresswaterrisks.

WhiletheBWRAprioritiseswaterrisksmostrelevant

forthebusiness,manyofthesearesharedby

surroundingcommunitiesand/oraffectedecosystems,

openinguppotentialopportunitiesforcollectiveaction

forsharedbenet.Furthermore,thefundamental

causesofmanyofthebusiness-specicrisksarealso

thedriversofotherriskssharedbycommunities:the

capacity/performanceofthepublicsectortomanagewaterresources,waterandwastewaterservicesand

infrastructure;thelackofregulationoflandandwater

useandpollutiondischarge;thelackofknowledgeof

howhumanactionsinuencesurfaceandgroundwater

systemsandwaterquality;climatechange;andthe

behaviourofotherwaterandlandusers.

ThenalstageoftheBWRAistoidentifymitigation

actionswhichaddresstheprioritysharedwaterrisks

forthebusiness,andwhichalsocontributetothe

objectivesoftheotherpartnersandstakeholders.

Thepartnershipshope,thatbyhelpingtoaddress

thecausesofsharedwaterrisksfacingthebusiness,communitiesandecosystemswillalsobenet.

TheWaterFuturesPartnershipisapathnderforthis

kindofapproach,asthereareveryfewotherexamples

ofhowtoassessbusinessrisksrelatedtowaterwhen

therisksaresharedandthepartnershiphaslittle

directcontrolovermanyoftheunderlyingcauses.As

such,themethodologyisbeingdevelopedasweapply

itinturntoeachlocalpartnership.TheCoca-Cola

Company(forwhomSABMillerisalargebottler)has

alsobeengenerousinsharingitsexperiencesand

advancedtechniquesofassessingwaterriskswith

thepartnership.

ExpandingthepartnershipBasedontheseanalysesweareintheprocessof

prioritisingactionsanddevelopingcollaborativeplans

inPeru,SouthAfrica,TanzaniaandUkraine.The

assessmentsalsomakeitveryclearthatthecausesof

theproblemsaresocomplexandembedded,thatthepartnershipcannotactinisolation.Ineachcountry,

formingacriticalmassofpartieswithsharedinterests

andthecommongoalofcollectiveactionhasbecome

apriority.TheWaterFuturesPartnershipisseeking

toexpandthelocalpartnershipstoincludeother

stakeholderssothattheycanachievemore,havegreater

inuence,andbecomesustainableentitiesintheirown

right,withoutarelianceonglobal-levelsupport.

Importantly,theglobalpartnershiphasalsobegunthe

processofexpansion,byinvolvingotherinitiatives

underwayatSABMillerundertheWaterFutures

umbrella.ThisincludesworkinColombia,Honduras,

IndiaandtheUSA.Inthemediumtolongerterm,

theaimistoinvolvemorepartnerscompanies,

NGOs,governmentsandotherorganisationsandto

encouragethemtocollaboratewitheachotherto

spreadnewideasandapproaches,whilesharing

lessonsandchallenges.Thelong-termgoals

inwaterstressedregions,areforSABMiller

subsidiariesandothercollaborating

companies/organisationstobe

collectivelyengagedinspreadinggood

practiceonwateruse,supporting

communityaccesstowater,improvingwaterservicesprovided

byecosystems,andsupporting

goodwatergovernanceandthe

publicsectorintheirroleaswater

managers.This,inturn,willleadto

theprivatesectorhavingincreased

condenceintheabilitytocontinue

tooperatewithoutwaterbecoming

astrategicrisktotheirinvestments.

This,initself,willhavesubstantial

benetsforthecommunitiesand

governmentswhichrelyonbusinessinvestmentforemployment,GDPgrowth

andtaxrevenues.

WaterFutures

Partnership

Progress so far

Year 1 (20092010)Water footprinting for

local SABMiller subsidiaries

and building local partnerships.

Year 2 (20102011)Assessing water risks at the

watershed level, engaging local

stakeholders, prioritising risks andbuilding the business case for action.

Year 3 (20112012)Partnership expansion

and collective action

to mitigate risks.


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3.0 PartnershiP uPdates

Peru BackgroundPerurankseighthintheworldforthevolumeof

renewablewaterresourcesavailable5.However,within

thecountrythereareverysignicantdifferences

rangingfromabundant(Atlanticwatershed)to

extremescarcity(PacicandTiticacawatersheds)6.

Particularlynoteworthyisthefactthatwhilethe

Atlanticwatershedaccountsfor98%oftheavailable

waterresources,onlyathirdofthecountryspopulation

livesinthatarea,comparedtothe62%whoinhabitthe

PacicBasin7.ThecoastalPacicregionreliesheavily

onirrigationandtheagriculturalsectoraccountsfor

approximately80%ofannualwaterconsumption8.

SABMillerswaterfootprint

ThenetwaterfootprintofBackusSABMillers

Peruviansubsidiaryanditsvaluechainis62,600

millionlitres,ofwhichover90%isattributableto

cropcultivation.Brewingandbottlingaccountforthenextgreatestcomponentofthefootprintat9%.

Priorityareasforaction

InFebruary2010,theWaterFuturesPartnershelda

workshopinLimawhichconcludedthatthegreatestrisk

toBackusisrelatedtowaterscarcitywithinthebasins

inwhichitsbreweriesarelocated,particularlyinLima,

butalsoinMotupeandArequipaallofthemlocatedon

thecoast.Basedontheworkshopresults,WaterFutures

partnersdecidedtofocusononebasinperyear,granting

prioritytothosebasinsaffectedbywaterscarcity.

Toaddresstheissueswithineachbasin,thepartnersdevelopedthefollowingstrategy,takinginto

considerationthenationalcontext:

Phase1:Consolidationofpreviousstudieswiththe

aimofhavingagreaterknowledgeofthestateof

thewaterresource.

Phase2:Analysisoftheproblemsrelatedto

thesourceandidenticationofmeasurestobe

undertaken.

Phase3:Relationshipwithkeyactors.

Phase4:Investmentanddevelopmentofprojects

relatedtotheimprovementoftheavailabilityand/

orqualityofthewatersource.

Operations:

5Breweries 3BottlingplantsKeybeerbrands:

Cristal,CusqueaAveragebrewerywaterefciency

(litreswaterperlitrebeer):

3.9Netwaterfootprint(millionlitres):

62,600Netwaterfootprint(litreswaterperlitreofproduct):

Beer Carbonated Bottledwater softdrinks

61 122 2Netfootprintbreakdown(%):

Cultivation Processing:

andimports:

90%


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Itisessentialtobuildstrongstakeholderrelationships,especiallywithgovernment.Inthelongterm,trustcanonlybebuiltondeliveringmutualbenetsthroughactionthisiswhatwearebasingourapproachon.

MichaelRosenhauer,ProgrammeDirector,Water

andSanitationProgrammePROAGUA,GIZPeru

WatershedandstakeholdermappinginPeruThecompanyswatermanagementplan,developedin

conjunctionwithandinvolvingkeystakeholdersinits

implementation,aimstooptimisewaterconsumptionthroughoutthevaluechainandincreasewaterresource

availability,withoutcompromisingthecurrentandfuture

requirementsofcommunitieslinkedtoBackusplants.

Overthenextveyears,thePeruvianWaterFutures

partnershipwillundertakeaseriesofstudies,with

prioritygiventothoseinthemostwater-stressed

areas,examiningthegroundandsurfacewater

resourcesavailableinthebasinsthatsupplyeachof

thebreweries.Therstofthestudies,coveringthe

Rmacriverbasin,startedinJanuary2011.Aspartof

theresearch,theintentionistoestablishclarityabout

theaquiferstate,andtheenvironmentalissuesrelatedtotherechargezonesandexploitationconditionsfrom

consumersintheareainuencedbytheAteplant.

ThePeruvianpartnersarealsovigorouslypursuinga

second,complementary,strandoftheWaterFutures

strategy:namely,engagingtheinterestandsupportof

otherstakeholders.Thepartnershiphascontacteda

widerangeofstakeholderstoshareinformationabout

WaterFuturesandtoascertainwhethertheywould

liketoplayanactiveroleinitsworkinthefuture.

Fromthesediscussions,astakeholdermaphasbeen

developedthatshowshowreceptiveeachorganisation

istothepossibilityofinvolvement,theimportanceof

watertoitsactivities,itslevelofconsumption,and

whereitobtainswater.Thiswillthenbeusedtoguide

futureengagementactivity.Inthisway,WaterFutures

aimstodemonstratethebenetsthatwillresultwhen

differentsocialgroupsandlocalauthoritiesparticipate

ininitiativesthathaveclearobjectives.

Basedonthestudyresults,thepartnerscreateda

technicalactionplatformwiththeaimofpromoting

aquifersustainability.Theplatformhasthefollowing

threefocusareas.

1.ImprovementofAquiferRechargethishasthe

aimofincreasingwaterrechargetotheaquiferby

meansofthreemodules.Therstdealswiththe

improvementofexistingirrigationchannelslocated

inkeyareasonbothbanksoftheRmacriver.The

secondrelatestoconstructionofrechargewater-

wallsontheriverbed,whichwillpromoteinduced

rechargetowardstheaquifer.Thethirdmodule

aimstoprotecttheriverbanksandriverbedsof

theRmacriver.

2.ReductionofGroundWaterExploitationthis

focusesonthepotentialre-useoftreatedwaterforirrigatingpublicgreenareas,therebyincreasing

theamountofwateravailablefordrinking.

3.CreationandDevelopmentoftheAquifer

MonitoringandEvaluationSystemthisis

intendedtocreateahydraulicobservatoryforthe

Rmacriver,whichwillpromoterelevant,reliable

andup-to-datedataexchangerelatingtothe

aquifer.Itwillalsopromoteinvestmentprojects

andwillprovidevaluableinputtotheformulation

ofpublicpolicy.

Afurtherexampleofthebenetsofapartnership

approachistheestablishmentofAquafondo,which

willfundconservationprojectsintheLimabasins.

Thefundwillinvestin,amongstotherthings,

improvementstoecologicalinfrastructureand

rehabilitation;conservationandwaterprotection

measures;ruraldevelopmentinitiatives;andeducation

andcommunicationprojects.Contributorstothefund,

whichhasaninitialcapitalofUS$900,000,include

TheNatureConservancy,FONDAM,GrupoGEAandthePeruvianSocietyofEnvironmentalLaw,aswell

asBackus.

NextstepsTheWaterFuturepartnerswillcontinuetopromote

theRmacRiverAquiferSustainabilityProgramwith

relevantstakeholdersandevaluatetheirparticipation

level.Thepartnerswillidentifythemostappropriate

meansforimplementingprojects,whetherthrough

Aquafondooralternativemechanisms.Towardstheend

of2011,thepartnershopetohaveidentiedatleast

oneprojectinalliancewithotherstakeholders.

FurtherstudiesofthebasinsoftheMotupeandChili

rivers,whichareinareasofhighwaterscarcity,will

beundertakenoverthenexttwoyears.Thefocuswill

thenswitchtothebasinsaroundtheCuscoandSan

Juanbreweriesin201516.Inadditiontothiswork,

theWaterFuturespartnerswillcontinuetoengage

withstakeholderstoraiseawarenessofthewaterrisks

and,moreimportantly,securetheiractivesupportin

managingthem.


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Factbox


BackgroundTherearesignicantregionalvariationsinwater

scarcitywithinSouthAfricaanditisestimatedthat,

by2025,somepartsofthecountrywillfacemajor

challengeswhereasotherswillhaveplentifulsupplies

ofwater9.Thisissueisexacerbatedbyincreasing

competitionforwaterresourcesfrombothagricultural

andindustrialusers.Toaddressthis,theSouthAfrican

governmenthasdevelopednationwidestrategicplans

forthemanagementofwaterresources.

SABMillerswaterfootprint

ThenetwaterfootprintforSABLtdSABMillers

SouthAfricansubsidiaryanditsvaluechainis

511,100millionlitres.Themostsignicantpartof

thisrelatestowaterusedtocultivatecrops,which

accountsforover95%ofthetotalfootprint.Thenext

mostsignicantelementrelatestowaterusedfor

brewingandsoftdrinkproduction,accountingfortheremaining5%.

Priorityareasforaction

Thendingsofthewaterfootprintassessment

identiedanumberofpotentialwaterrisksforSAB

Ltd,ofwhichtwowereagreedinFebruary2010as

priorityareastobeaddressed:

UnderstandingthevulnerabilitiesinSABLtds

agriculturalsupplychain,particularlythe

availabilityofwatertohopfarmslocatedinthe

GouritzwatershedintheWesternCapeanarea

wherewateravailabilityisprecarious.ThesefarmssupplySABLtdshopprocessingplantatGeorge.

IdentifyingactionstoprotectSABLtdsbreweryat

Polokwaneagainsttherisksrelatingtopotential

waterscarcityandwaterqualityarisingfromits

locationinthenorthofthecountry,whichhasbeen

identiedasbeingwaterstressed.

Operations:


CastleLager,HansaPilsenerAveragebrewerywaterefciency




Beer Carbonated Bottledwater softdrinks

155 70 2Netfootprintbreakdown(%):


andimports:

95%


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HopsfarmriskassessmentHopgrowingisawaterintensiveprocessrequiring,

onaverage,around10,000m3ofwaterperhectare

pergrowingseasonusingdripirrigation.Thereare

approximately13commercialhopsgrowerscultivating

483hectaresofhopsintheGouritzwatershed,ofwhich

asignicantproportionispurchasedbySABLtd.To

growthesehopsrequiresabout5millionm3ofwatera

year,butthereisanestimateddifferencebetweenwater

demandintheareaandthewaterresourcesavailableof

64millionm3,whichispredictedtopotentiallydouble

inthefuture.

ThispresentsasignicantrisktoSABLtdsvalue

chainandsupplyofrawmaterials.Asaresult,the

WaterFuturespartnersagreedtoundertakeamore

detailedevaluationofthefactorsatplayandthe

partnershipspotentialroleinaddressingthem,

workingwiththeSouthAfricanDepartmentfor

ScienceandTechnology(DST)throughtheCouncil

forScienticandIndustrialResearch.

TheSouthAfricanWaterFuturespartnershipconducted

abusinessriskassessmentwhichidentiedthree

ultimatedriversofrisktoSABhopfarms:

Climatechange:Theanalysisindicatedthat,

between1960and2050,theaveragetemperatures

wouldriseby0.70.8Coverthehopgrowing

season,resultinginincreasedwaterlossfrom

plantandsoilevaporation.Tooffsettheselosses,

farmerswouldneedtoapplyanextra145,000m3

fromgroundwatersources.Overthesametime,

itispredictedthatrainfallwilldecline(byupto

10%perannum).Theprojectedcostofaccessing

sufcientquantitiesofgroundwatertoaddress

theseissuesisoverUS$200,000peryear.

Lossofwater:Thespreadofwater-intensive

invasiveplantswithinthewatershedwillreduce

wateravailabilitybecausetheyconsumemore

waterthannativespecies.Theresearchestimated

thatifnon-nativetrees,suchashakea,pineand

blackwattle,continuedtoexpanduncheckedtheywouldreducesurfacewatertothemajorhopfarms

by780,000m3perannum.Toreplacethislost

waterwouldcostoverUS$700,000.

Competitionforwater:Demandfromgrowthof

theurbandevelopmentinthenearbyOudtshoorn

municipalareaisexpectedtoincreasecompetition

forwater,withanyshortfallneedingtobesourced

eitherfromgroundwaterresourcesorre-allocated

fromagriculturalirrigation,suchasthatusedfor

hopgrowing.Thisdemandmaybeoffsetbymeans

ofaccessingadeepwateraquifer,butitremains

uncleartowhatextenttheaquiferishydrologically

connectedtothegroundwatersourcesthatare

presentlybeingusedbythefarmers.

UnderstandingtherisksatPolokwanebreweryLastyearsreporthighlightedtheproblemsSABLtd

wasfacingarounditsPolokwanebreweryrelatingto

waterqualityandsupply,andthetreatmentofefuentbythemunicipality.Asaresult,theWaterFutures

Partnershipundertookamoredetailedreviewofthe

specicwaterrisksitfaced.

Theanalysisestablishedthatthemunicipalefuent

plantis,already,operatingbeyonditsplannedcapacity.

Thereisalsoalackofemployeeswiththerequisite

skills,whichhascontributedtoamaintenancebacklog.

Boththesefactorsincreasetheriskofpotential

pollutionifinfrastructurefails.Giventhatthe

populationispredictedtoincreasebyaround6%

perannum,signicantinvestment(estimatedby

themunicipalauthoritiesataboutUS$23million)inefuentinfrastructureandtreatmentisrequired

topreventpollutionworseningandpossible

contaminationoftheaquifersupplytoPolokwane.

NextstepsAsaresultofthehopsfarmriskassessment,two

strategicresponseshavebeenformulated:

Todevelopalocalco-ordinatingbodytomanage

acomprehensivecatchmentrehabilitationand

stewardshipprogrammeandsafeguardexisting

waterresources,andmaintaintheintegrityof

thenativeecosystem.Onceinplace,suchaco-

ordinatingstructurecouldoperateovera1015

yearperiodandbefundedfromdifferentsources

includingsignicantcontributionsfromSABLtd

andtheWaterFuturesPartnership.

ToestablishalocalWaterUserAssociation(WUA)

toproviderobustandcredibledataaboutwater

resourcesintheareaandcreateamonitoring

programmethatmeasuresgroundwaterlevels

onhopfarms.Thiswilldrawuponspecialist

supportfromtheWaterFuturesPartnership,aswelltheDepartmentofWaterAffairs,catchment

managementagencies,andlocalmunicipalities.

ToaddresstherisksatPolokwanebrewery,theWater

FuturesPartnershipisworkingcloselywiththelocal

authoritiesandwilljointlycommissionastudyby

anindependentengineeringconsultanttoassessthe

extentoftheseproblemsandprepareaplansetting

outhowthevariousissuesmightbeaddressed.The

partnershipwillalsoapproachother,privatesector,

organisationstocontributefundingtothesesolutions.


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Operations:

4BreweriesKeybeerbrands:

Safari,KilimanjaroAveragebrewerywaterefciency




Beer

180Netfootprintbreakdown(%):


andimports:

92%


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WorkingwithstakeholdersforcollaborativeactioninDaresSalaamFollowinganinitialworkshopinMay2010,atwhich

theinsightsfromthewaterfootprintingexercise

andtheconceptofsharedwaterriskwerediscussed

withstakeholders,theTanzanianWaterFutures

partnershipundertookadetailedWatershedRiskand

SustainabilityAssessmentcoveringbothDaresSalaam

andtheWami-Ruvuriverbasin,whichsuppliesDares

Salaamwithwater.Thestudyconcludedthatthewater

risksidentiedprimarily,theshortfallbetweenthe

demandsforwatercurrentlyandinfuture,andthe

availablewaterresourceswerelikelytohavevery

seriouseffectsnotonlyonTBLsoperationsbut,more

broadly,onthecountrysprosperity,peopleshealth,

andaquaticecosystems.

Specically,thevolumeofsurfaceandgroundwater

abstractedwillincreasetomeettheneedsofagrowing

population.Atthesametime,groundwaterquality

especiallyintheareaaroundDaresSalaamislikely

todeteriorateasaresultofsaltwateranduntreated

seweragecontaminatingfreshwaterresources.Through

scenarioplanning,thepartnershiphasdeterminedthat

theoveralldecitinTanzaniawillincreaseoverthe

nextthreetoeightyears.

Inresponse,asecondworkshopheldinNovember

2010reviewedthesesharedwaterrisksandtranslatedthemintospecicbusinessrisksforTBLusingthe

BusinessWaterRiskAssessment(BWRA)process,with

thehelpofconsultingrmDeloitte.Thisenabledthe

partnershiptoidentifyaseriesofactionsthatarebeing

implementedduring2011.Actionsunderwayinclude:

Workingwithfarmerstoimprovetheiruseofwater

bymeansofaneducationalcampaign,incentive-

basedschemestoreducetheirimpactsonwater

resources,andtheintroductionofmoreefcient

irrigationtechniquesandtechnologies.Todate,

eldvisitshavebeenundertakenandtheWater

FuturesPartnershipisintheprocessofdeveloping

apilotprogrammeworkingwithfarmers.

WorkingwiththeWami-RuvuBasinOfceand

JapaneseInternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)

tomonitorgroundwaterqualityandtheextent

ofchangestogroundwaterlevelsinthecity.

Inaddition,thiscollaborationislookingtoll

backabandonedopenwellsandboreholeswhich

actaschannelsforfurthercontamination,and

supportingtheWami-RuvuBasinOfcetofacilitate

theimplementationofIntegratedWaterResources

Managementintheriverbasin.

WorkingwithDaresSalaamMunicipality

topreventwaterleakagefromtheexisting

infrastructurebydevelopingamechanismthat

wouldincentiviseandspeeduptherateofleakage

detectionandreductionintheDaresSalaam

WaterandSewerageAuthoritynetwork.Partof

thisworkwillbetoencourageothercommercial

organisationstosupportacollaborativeinitiative

forintegratedwaterleakageprevention.

Undertakingaprogrammeoftargeted

communicationwithseniorgovernmentofcials

toraisetheproleofwaterresourcemanagement

issuesatanationallevel.BackedbytheWater

FuturesPartnership,TBLarealsoseekingto

becomeamemberoftheBasinWaterBoardor

NationalWaterBoardandtherebycontributeto

theirstrategicandoperationaldecision-making.

Establishingawaterusergroupthatwillprovide

auniedvoicewhenengagingwithwaterservice

providersandwithseniorgureswithinthe

government.Throughthisgroupthepartnership

willworkwithotherbusinessestohelpthem

understandhowtoreducetheirdemandforwater

anddischargeofpollutants.Atthesametime,the

groupwillbeabletopoolresourcesinorderto

undertakemoresubstantialprojectswithinthe

catchment,andsponsorthebettercollectionand

monitoringofdata.

NextstepsTheWaterFuturesPartnershiphassetacleardirection

intermsofinitiativesunderwayandgoodprogress

isbeingmadeagainstthem.Thepartnershiphasalso

successfullymanagedtoengageeffectivelywithlocal

stakeholders,aswellasdrawonthedifferentskills

andcapabilitiesofthepartnershipinimplementing

thisactionplan.Onthisbasis,thepartnershiphas

establishedfuturetargets,inadditiontothoseactions

setoutpreviously.Theyinclude:

Toundertakeagroundwaterprotectionprojectthat

willactasanexampleofgoodpracticeandimprove

monitoringofthequantityandqualityofsurface

watertocontributetoamorerobustdataset.

Toestablishaprogrammeandsupporting

infrastructuretominimiseurbangroundwater

pollutionandexpediteprogressinrelationto

accessingwatersuppliesintheKimbijiaquifer,

locatedinDaresSalaam.

Tosupportresponsibleauthoritiesinthe

establishmentofregulationsandprocedures

thatimprovetheBasinOfcesinsightinto

andmonitoringofgroundwaterabstraction

inthebasin.


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Factbox


Operations:

1BreweryKeybeerbrands:

Sarmat,KozelAveragebrewerywaterefciency


6.2*MillerBrandsUkrainewaspurchasedin2009anddidnot

participateinbenchmarkinguntil2010.

Netwaterfootprint(millionlitres):


Beer

62Netfootprintbreakdown(%):


andimports:

92% 1%Brewingand Waste:

bottling:

7%


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TranslatingwaterriskstobusinessrisksatDonetskbreweryInMay2011,membersoftheWaterFutures

PartnershipmettoinitiatetheBusinessWaterRisk

Assessment(BWRA)attheDonetskBrewery.Usingthe

breweryswaterfootprintandformalBWRAprocess

withthehelpofDeloitte,thepartnersevaluatedboth

thelikelihoodandimpactofaseriesofrisks,andwhat

thenancialcosttoSABMillersoperationsmightbeif

theyoccurred.

Theirconclusionwasthat,forthemostpart,water

qualityrisksposelittlethreattothebrewerys

continuedoperationsbecauseofmitigatingactions

alreadyunderwayorexternalfactors.

Intermsofwatersupply,thebreweryreceivesits

waterfromalocalreservoir,whichisfedfromthe

highlyregulatedSeverskiyDonetsandDonbasscanal

(whichdrawsdirectlyfromtheSeverskiyDonets

river).Thecanalowhasneverstoppedin52years.

This,combinedwithpopulationandeconomicdecline,

andwaterefciencyimprovementsinlocalindustry,

makesitunlikelythatthebrewerywillexperience

anyshortageofsupplyintheimmediatefuture.Local

managementisalsoseekingtoimprovewaterefciency

atthebreweryandworkiscurrentlyunderwayto

buildasecondwatersupplymainthatwill,when

complete,minimiseanyinterruptionofsupply.

However,theassessmentidentiedthatwastewater

fromthebrewerycouldrepresentagreaterbusiness

riskintermsofbreweryoperationandreputation.

Therstpriorityidentiedrelatedtotheway

efuentwasdischargedfromthebreweryandthe

poorinfrastructureinplace.Treatedwastewater

fromthebreweryisdischargedtoamunicipal

collectorpipe,whichthenultimatelyowsinto

theKalmiusRiver.Thispipeisinpoorcondition

andoccasionallyfractures.Insuchaneventuality,

thebreweryisrequiredtoreduceproductionwith

nancialconsequencesforthebusiness,whileany

pollutionincidentintheKalmiusriverwouldresult

inenvironmentaldamageandcouldadverselyaffect

SABMillersreputation.Inresponse,thepartners

havedecidedtoapplyforinternationaldevelopment/

infrastructurefundingtooverhaultheexistingefuent

collector,recognisingthatthisisarisksharedwiththe

surroundingneighbourhoodsaswellasthebrewery.

Thesecondpriorityissueconcernedtheabsenceof

astormwatertreatmentfacilityatthebrewery.Thisisnotasignicantissueinitself,butthepotential

combinationofastormandleakageofefuentor

pollutantsfromthebrewerycouldresultinpollution

totheKalmiusRiverandbringpubliccensureand

regulatorypenalties.Toavoidthis,thepartnersare

keentodevelopawetlandbetweenthebreweryandthe

riverthatwillprovideameansoflteringorremoving

anypollutionbeforeitreachesthewatercourse.If

fundingcanbeobtained,itishopedthatthisapproach

willactasamodelofbestpractice,whichcanbe

replicatedmorewidely,andinspireascalingupofthe

approachtotacklepollutionintheKalmiuswatershed.

Asathirdpriority,thepartnershipisseekingto

joinforceswithlargeindustriesinthearea,suchas

DonetskSteel,totackletheindustrialpollutioninthe

upperKalmiusRiver,whichaffectsDonetskcity.

NextstepsTheWaterFuturesPartnershipiscurrentlyworking

withthemunicipalwaterserviceprovidertoformulate

detailedplansfortherehabilitationoftheefuent

collectorpipeandscopingaseparateprojectforthe

establishmentofanarticialtreatmentwetland.

Theplanswillidentifyrelevantstakeholderswho

needtobeinvolvedintheprocessandanestimate

ofpotentialcosts.Oncecomplete,approacheswillbe

madetopossiblefunders,bothwithinUkraineand

elsewhere,tonancetheseinfrastructureinvestments.

Thepartnershipisalsolookingtorecruitalocalco-

ordinatorwhowouldplayapivotalrolebyengaging

withnationalandlocalgovernmentandother

stakeholderstobringtheseproposalstofruition

andexpandthepartnership.

Throughtheworkofthepartnership,wecanseethatbusinesshasarangeofconcernsthataligntointerestsofthepublicsector,layingapotentialpathforgenuinepublic-privatecollectiveaction.

AntonWirth,GIZProjectManager,DonetskRegion,Ukraine


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BackgroundColombiaspopulationhasgrownrapidlyoverthelast

sixtyyearsfromaround11.5millionpeoplein1950

tojustover44millionin201012.Thecapital,Bogot,

haswitnessedanevenmoredramaticchange,witha

tenfoldincreasefromaround700,000peoplein1950

to7.5millionin201013.Over50%ofthecityswateris

providedfromtheChingazawatershedandafurther

7%derivesfromtheTunjueloriverbasin.

WorkinginpartnershiptoimprovewaterqualityBavariaSABMillersColombiansubsidiaryhastaken

akeeninterestinwater-relatedissuesforseveralyears.

In2008,thecompanysignedaco-operationagreement

withWWFColombiawiththeaimofreducingthe

impactofitsactivitiesonwaterresourcesandthe

naturalecosystemsthatareusedinbeerproduction.

Aspartofthisagreement,Bavariaalsoexaminedhow

inkeepingwithSABMillersaimofproducingmore

beerusinglesswateritcouldbemoreefcientinits

useofwater.Fromtheoutset,itwasacknowledged

thatimprovementsinperformancewoulddependnot

onlyonBavariasownactionsbutonharnessing

theinsightsandsupportofotherstakeholders.

In2009,Bavariaenteredintoapartnershipwith

TheNatureConservancy,ColombiasNationalParks

administration,andtheAqueductandSewageCompany

ofBogottoimprovethequalityofthedrinkingwaterconsumedbypeopleinBogot,andecosystemcondition,

inparticularbypreventingexcessivesedimentdelivery

totheChingazaandTunjueloSumapazrivers.Operations:


Aguila,Poker

Averagebrewerywaterefciency


4.1

colombia

(23%improvementsince2008)


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ThepartnershipbetweenthepublicandprivatesectorsinColombiafortheconservationofforestswillhelptoensurefreshwatersupplyfor10millioninhabitantsintheshort,middleandlongterms.

AndresLizarazoAguasomosWaterfundTechnicalSecretary

Thepartnershiphasusedacombinationofconservation

andeducationalinitiatives,environmentalprotection

measures,andimprovementsinthemanagementand

sustainableuseofecosystemstoachieveitsobjectives

andissupportedbytheestablishmentofacollective

fundtoprovideresourcesfortheactivities.When

completed,theprojectwillhaveextendedacrossnearly

59,000hectaresandisprojectedtoraiseUS$60million

forconservationprojectsoverthenext10years.Bavaria

donatedUS$150,000tostartupthefund.Asimportant

istheactivesupportandday-to-dayinvolvementof

thepartnersintheproject.Guidelinesarealsobeing

developedforhowfundswillbedispersedandoverseen.

Itisexpectedthatthefundwillsupportadiverse

arrayofprojects,includingaddingparkrangers,

strengtheningprotectioninparks,andhelping

peoplewholiveinsensitiveareastoswitchtomore

ecologicallysoundlivelihoods.Forexample,grants

canenableranchingfamiliestoswitchtoecologically

sustainableoperationsbyunderwritingthepurchase

ofhigherqualitycattleandotherstart-upcostsif

theycommittolong-termconservationagreements

topreservetheirnaturalareas.Moremilkfromfewer

cowsmeansthatrancherswillbelesslikelytoclear

forestlandforadditionalgrazingelds,resultingin

lesssedimentationinrivers.Maintainingthisforested

landactsasabarrierandlimitssedimenterosion.

FocusonefciencyBavariahasalsofocuseditseffortonimprovingits

ownwaterefciency.In2008,thebusinessused

5.1litresofwaterforeverylitreofbeerproduced.

Thisgurenowstandsat4.1litres.Thisimprovement

hasbeenachievedthroughavarietyofinitiatives,

includinganewwaterreclamationprogrammeatits

TocancipBrewery.

TheprojectbeganinNovember2009andwas

completedinJanuary2011.Itincludedanumber

ofinnovativewaystoreusesomeofthebrewerys

wastewaterbydevelopingwatertreatmentprocesses

whichincludepurication,reverseosmosisand

disinfection.Wastewatercannowbeusedinanumber

ofbreweryprocessessuchasthewashingofcrates,the

operationofvacuumpumps,evaporativecondensers

andthecleaningofdirtyareas.Sincethecompletion

ofthisproject,itisestimatedthattherehasbeena

reductionof22,000moffreshwaterusedpermonth.


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BackgroundTheMesoamericanreef,whichextends1,000kmfrom

theYucatnPeninsulainMexicototheBayIslandsof

Honduras,isthelargestreefinthewesternhemisphere

andhasbeenidentiedasagloballyimportantreef

ecosystem14.Thereefcontainsmorethan65species

ofcoralandisrichinbiodiversity,beinghometoa

numberofendangeredspeciesincludingseaturtles,

theWestIndianmanateeandvarioustypesof

crocodile15.However,thisuniqueenvironmentis

underseverenaturalandhuman-inducedthreat,

whichjeopardisesthespeciespresentandthefood

securityandlivelihoodsoftheinhabitantswhorely

ontheseecosystems.

PreventingsoilerosiontoprotectwaterqualityOneareathathasamajorimpactonthereefshealth

iswatershedmanagement.Intheregionbordered

bythereef,around300,000hectaresisusedforthe

productionofcropssuchasbananas,sugarcane,

citrusfruitsandpineapples,andformariculture16.

Theresiduesofchemicalsusedtogrowthesecrops,

togetherwithsedimentandsoilerodedduring

cultivation,drainthroughriversandstreamsthat

comprisethewatershedsoftheregionandndtheir

waytothecoralreefs.

In2009,CerveceraHondureaSABMillersHonduran

subsidiaryenteredintoaveyearpartnershipwithWWFHonduras,withtheaimofaddressingthis

problem.Sincethen,aseriesofprojectshavebeen

undertaken,includingthoseworkingwithlocalfarmers

whosupplysugarcanethatisusedinourCoca-Cola

planttohelpthemdevelopmorecosteffectiveand

sustainablefarmingpractices.Byencouragingbetter

wateruse,andfertiliserandpesticideapplication,the

farmershavebeenabletoincreasetheirefciency

andtheproductivityoftheirland,whilstatthe

sametimemakingtheiragriculturalpracticesmore

environmentallysustainable.

honduras

Factbox

Operations:

1Brewery 1BottlingplantKeybeerbrands:

Barena,Imperial



4.2 (36%improvementsince2008)


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WWFbelievesinthesustainableuseofnaturalresourcesandavoidingexcessiveresourceuse.Workingwithabusinesssectorthatisseriouslycommittedtoadoptinggoodpractices,whichusenaturalresourcesinanefcientandsustainableway,isakeypartofourwork.

SylviaMarin,DirectorofWWFinCentralAmerica

Thesuccessofthepartnershipdependedtoalarge

extentonbeingabletodemonstratetheenvironmental,

socialandeconomicbenetsofanyspecicinitiatives.

Consequently,intheearlystagesitwasvitalthata

detailedstudywasundertakenofthevarious

watershedstoestablishwhichhadthegreatestimpact

onthereef.Likewiseitwasalsoessentialtounderstand

whatimpact,ifany,theseinitiativesmighthaveon

rurallivelihoods.Withthesermfoundationsinplace,

thepartnersdevelopedaportfolioofprojectsthatoffered

thegreatestbenetsbothtothereefandtofarming

communities.Throughout,thepartnerswerekeento

engagetheactivesupportandinvolvementofother

groupsincluding,localandnationalgovernmental

institutions,andprivatesectororganisations.

Theconceptofpartnershipextendsfurtherthan

justworkingwithfarmers:forexample,afterthe

installationofanefuenttreatmentplantin2010,

CerveceraHondureafoundthatthoughthewater

theyweredischargingcompliedwithnational

regulations,theriveritselfwaspolluted,aswater

dischargedfromthesurroundingresidentialareaswas

contaminated.Therefore,thetreatedwaterfromthe

efuentplantbroughtnobenettothesurrounding

communities.Inresponsetothis,Cervecera

Hondureaworkedwiththelocalgovernmentto

removesewagewaterfromthecreekandsenditto

atreatmentplant.Inaddition,therubbishthatwas

previouslydumpedalongtheroadwasremovedandthe

roadwaspaved.Theareahasnowbecomeacentrefor

recreationforthelocalcommunityandboththefauna

andorahavegraduallyreturnedtothearea.


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Operations:


Haywards5000,RoyalChallenge



4.7

BackgroundInIndia,extractionratesforgroundwaterareamongst

thehighestintheworld17butthereisnooverarching

governmentpolicyregulatingeitherthelevelof

extractionorhowtheresourceisused.Asaresult,

agriculturalwateruseacrossmuchofthecountryis

highlyunsustainable.

Recharginggroundwatersources

TheNeemranaandBehrorwatersheds(12,500

and15,000hectaresrespectively)inRajasthanare

almosttotallydependentongroundwaterandrain

watercollectiontanksfortheirwatersupply.The

groundwatersystemiscomposedofamixtureofa

shallowunconnedaquifer(formedofsandandsilt);

shallowperchedaquifers(connedbyclayfrombelow);

multipledeeperconnedaquifersinthealluvium;anda

deepaquiferinthebedrock.Surfacewatercaptureand

storageismainlythroughtankssitedontheperchedaquifers.Theareaexperienceshighlevelsofwaterloss

fromevaporation,thelocalshallowaquiferisdryand

evenfairlydeepwells(upto30m)haverundry.

Thereisnosystematicapproachtowaterconservation

andresourcemanagement,andtraditionalwater

storagestructuresusedtosupplydomesticandcattle

farmersneedsarepoorlymaintained.Waterforboth

agriculturalandindustrialconsumptionispumped

fromadeeplyingaquifer.Increasingwaterscarcity

posesaseriousthreattothelivelihoodsofsmalland

medium-scalefarmers.ForSABMillerIndia,inaddition

tothechallengeofoperatinginsuchawater-stressedarea,thecompanyalsofacesapotentialreputational

riskbecausethereisaperceptionamongststakeholders

thatindustryandparticularlybrewingisusinga

disproportionateamountofavailablewaterresources.

india

Factbox

(32%improvementsince2008)


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Therewasamajorproblemofwaterscarcityinthevillage.Theconstructionofwaterharvestingstructuresconstructhasenabledmetoincreasetheamountoflandundercultivation,aswellasmycropyield.

NarsinghYadav,smallholderfarmer

Inresponsetothissituation,SABMillerIndiahas

establishedaprojectspreadoverthetwowatersheds

(27,500hectares)involvingtheConfederationof

IndianIndustry,withsupportandinputfromthe

AdvancedCentreforWaterResourceDevelopment

andManagement(hydrogeologicalanalysis),Gridline

Consultancy(whichutilisesremotesensingand

geographicinformationsystemtechnology),and

HumanaPeopletoPeople(toco-ordinateandmanage

communityinterventions).Theprojectaimstoimprove

thesupplyofwaterinthetargetareabyfocusingon

threeactivities:

Exploitingnaturalrechargeareasontheridges

fordeeprecharge

Buildingsmallwaterdiversionstructuresinthe

alluvialplainsfordivertingwatertotubewells

3fordeeprecharge

Improvingtheefciencyofwateruse

Todate,theefcacyoftherstoftheseinitiativeshas

beendemonstratedconclusivelywithariseofaround

18metresinlocalgroundwaterlevelsinthreerecharge

structuresbuiltontheridges.Thecombinedstorage

potentialofthesethreestructuresisaround50,000m3

andgiventhattheywillrellsixtimesovertheyear

producesatotalrechargepotentialof300,000m3.In

practicalterms,thismeansthatthelevelofrecharge

nowavailableismorethanthevolumeofwaterusedin

SABMillerIndiasnearbyRocheesbrewery.

Theprojectalsosupportedover60cropdemonstrationtrialsin2010thatexplainedthebenetsofbetter

farmingpractices,includingnutrientmanagementand

moreefcientuseofirrigation.Theseeldsareusedto

showcaseimprovedwater-efcientplantvarietiesand

irrigationtechniquesandmorewater-efcientcrops

suchasmillet,cauliowerandokra.Theresultshave

beenencouraging.Farmerswhohavetakenupsome

oftheimprovedplantvarietieshavebeenabletoboth

decreasetheirwateruseandimprovetheirincomes.

Inthecaseofmilletandokra,farmershaveimproved

theirearningsby114%and147%respectively.Such

hasbeenthesuccessofthetrials,anincreasingnumberoffarmersarekeentoparticipateintheprogramme.

Afurtherbenetoftheprojectisthatthereisnow

muchmorerobustinformationonthewaterbalance

intheareaand,specically,theapportionmentof

consumptionbetweenagricultural,industrialand

domesticusers.Theresearchhasshownthatindustry

usesonly4%ofgroundwater,comparedto9%for

domesticpurposesand87%foragriculture.

Inthecomingyears,theprojectwillcontinueto

engagefarmersandotherstakeholderstodrivewater

usageefciencyandtheconstructionofnewrecharge

structuresintheregion.Thetangiblesuccessofthe

projectwillalsoprovidepowerfulevidencewhen

engagingwithgovernment(atlocalandnationallevel),

communityleadersandpotentialdonorstosecuretheir

continuedsupport.


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BackgroundMillerCoorsisSABMillersjointventurewithMolson

CoorsBrewingCompany.Waterisatoppriorityforthe

businessbecauseoftheimpactithasonproductionand

thesupplyofrawmaterials.Threeoftheeightmajor

MillerCoorsbreweriesarelocatedinareasthatare

waterscarceorwaterstressed.

Lastyear,MillerCoorsestablisheditsWaterAdvisory

Board:across-functional,multi-disciplinedadvisory

teamthatwillprovidedirectionandexercise

governanceoverthesafetyandqualityofthewater

usedbyourpeopleandourproductionprocesses.

MillerCoorsalsolaunchedaWaterSourceRisk

Assessmentproject.Theprojectsactivitiesinclude:

Formingbaselineassessmentsofwatershedrisks

ateachbreweryoverthenexttenyears;

Determiningsourcesoftherisksandidentifyingpotentialactionstomitigatethem;and

Aggregatingknowledgeregardingthevarious

brewerywatershedsintoasystem-wideanalysis

ofrisksandmitigationopportunitiesforallof

MillerCoors.

Thebaselinesupplyassessmentsforoureightmajor

brewerieswerecompletedin2010,andthebusiness

expectstoreportfurtheronthisissueintheyears

ahead.

WorkingwithfarmersinSilverCreekValleySomeofthefarmsaroundtheSilverCreekValley

inIdahoaresuppliersofbarleytoMillerCoors.The

companyhasjoinedwithTheNatureConservancy

(TNC)toimprovehabitatsandtosafeguardthe

watershed.

Together,TNCandMillerCoorshavedevelopeda

watershedconservationplanthatcurrentlyguides

restoration,monitoringandprojectprioritisation

throughoutthewatershed.Projectsunderwayas

aresultofthisplaninclude:fencingandplanting

alongstreamstopreventdamageandcontamination

bylivestockandagriculture;coordinatingrobust

monitoringprogrammeswithlandownersand

stakeholders;andongoingworkonagroundwater/

surfacewatermodel.

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Aspartofthelargerwaterconservationeffort,funding

wasalsoprovidedtoretrotpivotsthepartofan

irrigationsystemthatshootswateroveraeldwith

adevicethatdisperseswaterclosertothegroundand

atlowerpressures.Thisresultedinsavingalmost

16,000hectolitresofwatereachrotation(everytwo

days)nearlya20%reductioninwaterusageoverall.

Thesuccessofthispilotstimulatedanewidea:amodel

barleyfarmthatwouldactasashowcaseforthebest

conservationpracticesbothintermsofprovidingmore

habitatforwildlifeandimprovingthequalityand

quantityofwater.Withretrotsandimprovements

madetodatetoexistingpivots,anestimated3545%

inwatersavingscanberealised.

Combiningtherecommendationsfromthewatershed

conservationplanandthebestmanagementpractices

developedonthemodelbarleyfarm,TNCplansto

createaLandscapeAtlastohelplandownersand

farmersnavigateconservationprojects.Thisresource

willincludewaterconservationbestmanagement

practicestransferabletofarmsthroughoutthewest,

whilespecicrecommendationsforindividualfarms

andstretchesofcreekwillbeincludedforSilverCreek.

TheexperienceofthecollaborationwithTNCinspired

MillerCoorstocommissionRTIInternational(aleading

non-prot,independentresearchanddevelopment

organisation)toundertakeasimilarassessmentinthe

SnakeRiverValley,whichisadjacenttoSilverCreek

andanareathatsuppliesbarleytothecompany.

Engagingwithotherstakeholderstoprotectwatersheds

AspartoftheBeverageIndustryEnvironmental

Roundtable(BIER),MillerCoorshasworkedwith

partnerstocreateanindustryapproachforwater

footprinting.Thewaterfootprintmapsusageand

relatedrisksassociatedwithwaterthroughoutthe

valuechain.MillerCoorsexpectstobeginassembling

itswaterfootprintin2011usingthisapproach.

InpartnershipwithSandCountyFoundation,

MillerCoorsistheprincipalcorporatesponsorofthe

rstdemonstrationsiteforWaterAsACropon

theTrinityRiverinTexas,whichsupplieswaterforMillerCoorsFortWorthbrewer.TheTrinityRiverbasin

ispronetoashoodsthatstripsoilfromtheground.

Thisdegradesthelandforagricultureandcattle

ranching,andalsoreduceswaterqualitydownstream.

WaterAsACrophasbroughttogetherlocal

landownerswhocollectivelyhold1,000contiguous

acresalongtheriver,andisgivingthemincentives

(withsupportfromMillerCoors)toadoptland-use

practicesthatwillslowwatertopreventerosion,keep

riverbanksintact,andreduceooding.Theseinclude

crossfencingtoenablerotationalcattlegrazingand

installingvegetativebuffersbelowcultivatedelds

toprotecttributarycreeksthatfeedtheriver.Oneof

theprojectsmostambitiousgoalsistoscientically

measureimprovementsinwaterqualityandquantity

thatresultfromthesepractices.Thiswillconvince

otherlandownersandwaterconservationistsofthe

benetsofsuchinitiativesand,hopefully,persuade

themtoreplicatetheapproachmorebroadlyinthe

TrinityRiverBasinandacrossthecountry.

Werunabusinessandtomakeitsustainablethatmeansmakingchangesthatarehardtodoonourown.WithoutTNCandMillerCoors,Idontknowhowwewouldbedoingalltheimportantthingswearedoingtoday.

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InthetwoyearssincetheWaterFuturesPartnership

hasbeenestablished,goodprogresshasbeenmadein

identifying,assessingandbeginningtoaddressthe

sharedwaterrisksinwatershedsineachofthe

fourcountries.

Theapproachtowaterfootprintinghasbeenrenedand

thismethodologypromotedasabasisfordeveloping

moredetailedwatershedassessments.Furthermore,

wehaveutilisedaWatershedRiskandSustainabilityAssessment(WRSA)andBusinessWaterRisk

Assessment(BWRA)approachthathasallowedus

toidentifyandanalysethetangiblerisksthatface

SABMillersubsidiariesandthesurroundingcommunity.

Throughrobustanalysis,wehavebeenabletoengage

withlocalstakeholdersandclearlydemonstratethat

manyoftherisksthatSABMillerfacesare,infact,

sharedwiththelocalcommunityandthatthereisa

sharedinterestincollectivelyaddressingthem.

Unsurprisingly,asthefactorsthataffectwater

availabilityandqualityarelocalisedandunique,

so,too,aretherisksthathavebeenidentiedinourpartnercountries.Consequently,althoughour

approachiscommon,theprioritiesforeachpartner

countryarenot.

Ineachcountrywehavebeenabletoidentifyand

engagewithstakeholdersandareworkingwiththem

todevelopdetailedactionplansfortacklingthepriority

sharedwaterrisksidentied.

Despitetheprogressmade,therearelessonsthat

havebeenlearned;thingsthathavegonewelland

thingsthathavenot.Oneofthecommitmentsofthe

WaterFuturesPartnershipistosharethislearningwithothersinthehopethattheywillalsotakean

inclusive,multi-stakeholderapproachandovercome

thechallengessuchanapproachentails.

TechnicallessonsThinklocal:

Whilereviewingwaterriskataregionaloreven

countryleveliscompelling,thereislittledoubtthat

athoroughunderstandingoflocalissuesisessential.

Forexample,theremaybespecicissuesthatonly

becomevisiblewhenonthegroundthatmaypresent

asignicantbarriertoprogress.Thesemaybe

cultural,legislativeortechnicalchallenges.Forthisreason,thereisdemonstrablevalueinundertaking

apreliminarylocalassessmentpriortoadetailed

riskanalysistobetterunderstandthebroadwater

issues,howcomplextheyareandhowsuccessful

anyinterventionislikelytobe.Thiswillidentifyany

potentialbarrierstoaddressingcertainrisksbring

morefocustothebusinessriskassessment.

Quanticationquandary:

Usingabusinessriskassessmentapproachidenties,

quantiesandprioritisesrisksandthereforeprovides

theframeworkforbuildingabusinesscasefor

addressingwaterissues.However,insomecasesit

hasprovendifculttoquantifysomeoftherisks,

especiallylesstangibleones(forexample,regulatory

andreputationalrisks)ordealingwiththeuncertainty

ofclimatechangemodelsandhowhydrologywill

respondtoachangingclimate.Nevertheless,a

qualitativeassessmentcanbeusedtoidentifyrisks

andatleastestablishthescaleoftheproblemforthe

businessandhelpprioritisetherisksfromabusiness

pointofview.Ourexperiencehasshownthatitmight

bemoreeffectivetocarryoutabriefqualitativerisk

assessmentrsttodiscountrisksthatareofverylittle

ornoimportancetothebusiness(orarealreadybeingtackled),beforecarryingoutthedetailedquantication

ofrisksrequiredforthebusinesscase.

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PartnershiplessonsAssessthecapacitygap:

Ourworkhasdemonstratedthebreadthandvarietyof

differentissueseachpartnercountryfacesinterms

ofwaterrisk.Toaddresseachonerequiresdifferent

skillsandcapabilities.TheWaterFuturesPartnership

wasestablishedonthebasisofjoiningtogether

partnerswithdifferentskillsandcompetencies,

however,sometimeseventhishasnotbeenenough,

particularlywhenaddressingspecicissuesthat

arelocaltoaparticularregionorcommunity.

Understandingthesepotentialcapacitygapsisan

importantpartofthepartnershipprocess.Itreinforces

theimportanceofdevelopingcloserelationshipswith

localstakeholdersandbeingabletorectifyanycapacity

gapsbyleveragingsupportfromothersfromboththe

privateandpublicsectors.

Recognisethelonggameandtakesmallsteps:

Althoughsubstantialprogresshasbeenmadeacross

thepartnershipcountries,ourprogresshasnotbeen

quiteasrapidaswerstenvisaged.Ithastakentime

todevelopworkingrelationshipsandbuildtrust,both

betweentheWaterFuturesPartnersandwithstakeholders

outsidethePartnership.Externalstakeholdersmay

bewaryaboutengagingwithgovernment,NGOsand

otherbusinesses,andsometimesithasbeendifcult

tondappropriatelocalpartnerstoengagewith.It

hastakentimetoengageothers,anditisimportant

torememberthattacklingwaterrisksiscomplex:

wemustbecommittedtotacklingtheissuesoverthe

long-termandbuildrobust,long-lastingrelationships

withstakeholders.

Buildingthebusinesscase:

Waterfootprintinghasenabledthepartnershipto

identifywhereitshouldwork,butitdoesnotprovide

thewhyandhow.Itiscrucialtounderstandthespecic

risksandthebenetstothebusinessofintervention,

particularlyifthissitsoutside,forexample,thegates

ofthebreweryorbottlingplant.Usingabusinessrisk

assessmentapproachhasenabledthepartnershipto

translatethewaterrisksintobusinessrisks.Ithasclariedbusinessprioritiesfortakingactionand

developedabetterunderstandingofthereturnon

investmentavailable.Addressingwater-relatedrisks

doesrequireinvestmentwithoutadenedandrobust

businesscasethiscanbechallengingtoattain,

particularlyifwidercommunityorpublicinvestment

isrequired.

Recognisethebenetsofearlyengagement:

Thecommitmentandengagementoflocalstakeholders

withwhomwaterrisksaresharedisvitaltothesuccess

ofanymitigationinitiative.Sharedownershipand

responsibilityforactionandacommonunderstanding

ofwhatisrequiredfromeachstakeholdermustbeat

theheartofanyactionplan.Waterissuescanrarelybe

successfullyaddressedinisolation.Wehavefoundthat

itisimportanttoengagewithlocalstakeholdersearly,

particularlywithinthepublicsector,tounderstand

theirperceptionsandpriorities,tosetexpectations,

andseeifthereisanopportunitytocollaborate.

Ourexperiencesuggeststhattheywillnotbuyinto

studiesorpartnershipsunlesstheyfeeltheyhavebeen

adequatelyinvolved.

Sharedresponsibilityandlocalmanagement:

Giventheneedtoinvolvemanystakeholdersin

tacklingsharedlocalwaterissues,clearleadership

andgovernancearrangementsmustbedemonstrated

bythelocalpartnership.Thisrequiresthatobjectives,

rolesandresponsibilities,activitiesandnancial

contributionsareplannedandagreedtogether.As

muchoftheactivityisundertakenatalocallevel,

wehavefoundthereisoftenvalueininvestinginalocalmanagementresourcetoactasafocalpoint,

especiallywhendevelopingstakeholderrelationships

andtryingtofostercollectiveaction.

NextstepsforWaterFuturesTheWaterFuturePartnershipwillcontinuetowork

ineachofthepartnershipcountriesoverthenext

twelvemonthsandbeyond.Werecognisethatmanyof

theissuesthatarefacedbycommunitiesinwhichwe

workcannotbesolvedeasilyorsimply,andrequirethe

investmentoftimeandresourcesfrommultipleactors.

Thecommitmentsthathavebeenmadearenotshort

term,anddetailedactionplanswillbeinplacethat

willdelivertangiblebenetsineachcountry.

Wewillcontinuetosharethelearningfromthis

partnershipandourexperiencesofworkingboth

globallyandlocally.Throughthisreportandsharing

information,wehopetoinuencethedebatearound

theroleofbusinessinpromotingbetterwater

managementandcorporatewaterstewardship.

Moreover,wewillseektoengagewithpublicpolicy

anddecisionmakersatalocalandgloballevelto

createawarenessoftheissuesaroundwaterscarcityandquality,advocatingtheimportanceofadopting

amulti-sectoralpartnershipapproach.

Itisforthisreasonthatwehavebeguntoincorporate

otherinitiativesthatarebeingundertakenacross

SABMiller,outsidetheWaterFuturesPartnership,to

strengthenourapproachandbuildmomentumfor

collectiveaction.Furthermore,wehaveextendedan

openinvitationtootherbusinesses,NGOsandother

potentialpartnerstojointhisinitiative.Inthisway,

wehopetobuildonthesuccesssofarandestablisha

criticalmassfromwhichwecanlearnfromeachother,

shareourexperiencesandresources,andtogether

secureourwaterfuture.

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AboutSABMillerSABMillerisoneoftheworldslargestbrewers,withmorethan200

beerbrandsandsome70,000employeesinover75countries.Weare

alsooneoftheworldslargestbottlersofCoca-Colaproducts.

Wevebecomeagloballeaderbyexcellinglocallynurturingstrong,local

brandsandbuildingbrandportfoliosthatmeettheneedsofconsumersineachofourmarkets.Ourportfolioofbrandsincludespremiuminternational

beerssuchasPilsnerUrquell,PeroniNastroAzzurro,MillerGenuineDraft

andGrolsch,aswellasleadinglocalbrandssuchasAguila,Castle,Miller

LiteandTyskie.

Wevecreatedleadingpositionsinbothemerginganddevelopedmarkets

acrosstheworld.Ourportfolioofbusinessesspanssixregionswhich,in

theyearended31March2011,togethersold218millionhectolitresof

lager,anddeliveredrevenuesofUS$28,311million.Wevegrownthrough

acultureofoperationalexcellence,deliveringhighqualityproducts,

innovationandsustainablegrowth.

Webelievethatourbusinessisnotseparatefromsociety,andthatthesuccessofSABMillerisinextricablylinkedtothewell-beingofthewider

community.Everywhereweoperate,wereworkingtobuildstronglocal

businessesthatcontributetotheirlocaleconomies.Thatswhatmakes

usgloballeadersindoingbusinesslocally.


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InitiatorsoftheWaterFuturesPartnership|27

AboutWWF-UKWeretheworldsleadingindependentconservationorganisation.Were

creatingsolutionstothemostseriousconservationchallengesfacing

theplanet,buildingafuturewherepeopleandnaturethrivetogether.

Thesustainableuseoffreshwaterisonesuchenvironmentalchallenge.Wewanttoensurethatwaterresourcesandtheecosystemsthatdependupon

themareprotectedandconserved.Webelievethatengagingtheprivate

sectoriskeytoachievingthis.Werethereforedevelopingconcepts,tools

andapproachesfortheprivatesector,sothattheycantakeresponsibility

fortheirroleinmanagingfreshwater.

AboutGIZTheGermanInternationalCooperationAgency(GIZ)isastate-owned

enterpriseoperatinginmanyeldssuchaseconomicdevelopmentand

employmentpromotion;democracy;peacebuildingandcivilconict

transformation;healthandeducation;resourceconservationandclimate

changemitigation.MostofourworkiscommissionedbytheGermanFederalMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(BMZ),but

otherclientsincludenationalgovernments,theEuropeanCommission,

WorldBankandprivatecompanies.

Workingefciently,effectivelyandinaspiritofpartnership,wesupport

peopleandsocietiesworldwideincreatingsustainablelivingconditionsand

buildingbetterfutures.Theserviceswedeliverdrawonawealthofregional

andtechnicalcompetence,basedontriedandtestedmanagementexpertise.

Wehavealmost600peopleworkingon80waterprogrammesin60countries,

includingurbanandruralwatersupplyandsanitation,transboundaryand

nationalwaterresourcemanagement,andwatersectorreform.Ourwork

isbasedonlong-termpartnershipswithgovernments,helpingtoformandimplementgoodwaterpolicyandstrengthengovernance.This,incombination

withourdedicatedprogrammeforcooperationwiththeprivatesector,makes

GIZastrongpartnerintheemergingeldofWaterStewardship.

FormoreinformationontheWaterFuturesPartnershipemail

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