BEYOND THE BUZZWORD: EVALUATING CORPORATE WATER STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES & THEIR IMPACT
CORPORATE WATER STEWARDSHIP SOUNDS GREAT, BUT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN?
There is a growing interest in corporate water stewardship as part of broader corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities and to meet emerging sustainability reporting requirements in corporate financial reporting. Water stewardship often entails the development of goals and metrics that seek to accomplish the following
- Transparent reporting on water use and water
related impacts of company operations - Optimizing water use and pursuing water use
efficiency in company operations and at company
facilities. - Working in the broader community and watershed
to assist with projects that offset or mitigate