Introduction

With freshwater supplies tightening due to overuse and more extreme weather patterns, business is coming under increased pressure to measure and cut water use.

Corporate Water Footprinting will outline the risks and opportunities water poses to business and offer practical advice on mapping and reducing water consumption in products and across the supply chain. As well as discussing new methodologies and standards for water footprinting the event will examine how companies are addressing water issues at a strategic level including: corporate engagement on water policy, collective action on water issues, unravelling the water-energy nexus, the development of water policy and regulation, the growing interest of water to the investment community and corporate engagement with NGOs and activists on water issues.

Corporate Water Footprinting further demonstrates how water efficiency fits within a broader climate strategy and leads to greater savings in carbon, energy and costs. This conference offers a window into the next level of response for businesses committed to becoming sustainable and reducing their climate impact.
It is a must-attend event for those charged with corporate environmental strategies and their advisors.

This event is part of our series of events called “Action for a Sustainable America” at which agenda setting companies meet to examine how they can  systematically respond to the many issues surrounding sustainability.

Speakers include

Elissa Loughman,
Environmental Analyst,
Patagonia

Roberta Barbieri,
Global Environmental Director,
Diageo

Alex McIntosh,
Director of Corporate Citizenship,
Nestle Waters

Matti Rihko,
CEO,
Raisio

Tom Cooper,
Corporate Water Programs Manager,
Intel Corporation

Debra Vernon,
Manager, Corporate Responsibility,
American Water      

Jonah Schein,
Marketing Specialist, WaterSense® Program,
EPA

Dan Bena,
Director of Sustainability, Health, Safety, and Environment,
PepsiCo International 

Alex Miles,
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer,
Kingfisher Capital

Mark Schlosberg,
California Director,
Food & Water Watch

Key Reasons to Attend:      

• Hear case studies from corporate leaders in water management and efficiency
• Understand the latest methodologies and standards for water footprinting
• Learn about new water policy and regulation development – and how companies are getting involved
• Examine water stakeholder engagement strategies
• Discuss the potential impact of the “human right to water”
• Plus, individual sessions on water market development, frameworks for strategic water management and the water-energy nexus

 

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