Does your business know its water risk?

The World Economic Forum ranks water crises as one of the biggest global risks to growth.

Water is not an issue for the future; it is affecting businesses today. Nearly every company is water dependent in some way and if we don’t adequately manage our precious freshwater resources, we will see and feel impacts on the health of our environment and our economy. This new joint WWF-UK and WaterLIFE report, ‘From Risk to Resilience’, examines the physical, regulatory and reputational risks that UK businesses face and offers five-steps that corporates can take to mitigate them.

However, with risk comes opportunity for UK businesses to:

• Raise the profile and improve trust in the brand
• Reduce costs and support long-term revenue generation
• Enhance the social license to operate in the an area where water is being sourced from

To help businesses respond to these risks and seize the opportunities, this report offers a five-step framework for corporate water stewardship. Download the full report to read more about the risks and opportunity for UK business, and the water stewardship steps.