presented by Stuart Orr in Asia Water Week 2013, Manila 11-13 March 2013

1. Water Stewardship ‐ what is the potential in
Asia?
Stuart Orr, WWF International

2. Background
• ‘A survey of 350
companies ‐ 92%
agree that a water
crisis is looming and
70% believe that the
risks of water scarcity
l h fare equal to those of
carbon emissions.’

3. Water Stewardship
• The Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP) stated
that more than half ofthat more than half of
the world's largest
listed companies – the p
Global 500 – are now
affected by water
b h h i lstress – both physical
and regulatory

4. Why water stewardship?
• Strategic risk to operations or supply chainsg p pp y
• Reactive response to operational crisis
• Market pressure from investors and consumers
• Leadership related to corporate responsibility
• Comparative advantage marketing of the
companycompany

5. Water Stewardship – Trends in Asia
• From water footprint to value
t i kat risk
• Disclosure increasing
• Mapping and risk analysisMapping and risk analysis
improving
• Financial institutions asking g
new questions
• Consumers and media paying
more attention
• Appetite to work outside
the ‘fence line’ is strongthe fence‐line is strong

6. Lahore, Pakistan
• City‐wide partnership for sustainable water use andCity wide partnership for sustainable water use and
water stewardship in SMEs in Lahore, Pakistan

7. Textiles in Bangladesh
• Clear alignmentClear alignment
between economy,
health, state of rivers
and business supply
chains
• Stewardship
opportunities are
limitless with somelimitless with some
vision

8. Where do I start?

9. Framework for stewardship
Influence
Collective
Influence
Governance
Collective
Action
Internal
Knowledge
Internal
Action
Water
Knowledge
of Impact
Water
Awareness

10. Framework for stewardship
Influence
• Public goods
Collective
Influence
Governance • Indirect control
• Allocation of resources
• Places Collective
Action
Internal
• External environment
Knowledge
Internal
Action • Private goods
• Direct control
• Efficiency of resources
Water
Knowledge
of Impact
Efficiency of resources
• Products
• Internal environment
Water
Awareness

11. www.waterriskfilter.org

12. What could the private sector add?
• Loans/finance • Convening/
• Regulatory dialogues
• Health studies
g
• Clean technology
• Water trading
• Data sharing and
collection
g
• Standards
• Procurement policies
• Advocacy
• Institution
strengthening
• Consumer engagement
• Policy implementation
strengthening
• Community outreach
• Efficiency
• Financial analysis
Or government could blindly regulate and ignore the opportunities

13. Reluctant or ready?

14. Thank you
For more information:
Stuart Orr
sorr@wwfint.org@ g
Please visit
www.waterriskfilter.org