Water Stewardship and Business Value ─ Creating Abundance from Scarcity

The tangible value of increased water efficiency and reuse/recycling and improved social license to operate are moving more companies to adopt water stewardship strategies. This book frames the business value of water stewardship, including brand value, to stakeholders including consumers, customers, investors and employees.

The book shows that until recently the linkage between full business value and water stewardship has been missing from the corporate agenda. This linkage and value creation from a leading water stewardship strategy is increasingly important to socially responsible investors and "aspirationals" who value companies that have a social mission or focus to their overall business strategy. In general the largest portion of a company’s market capitalization is intangible value and understanding how a water stewardship strategy contributes to this intangible value is essential.

The authors include cases studies and a framework or path forward to guide companies as they seek to build leading water stewardship and corporate social responsibility strategies and drive full business value from this investment. The book establishes the linkage and value from an integrated water stewardship and business strategy and an approach for companies to follow.

William Sarni is Director and Practice Leader Enterprise Water Strategy, Deloitte Consulting LLP, based in Denver, USA. He is the author of "Corporate Water Strategies" and co-author of "Water Tech: A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector".

Stuart Orr is Head, Water Stewardship, WWF International, Switzerland. His extensive international experience includes projects on the Nile and Mekong river basins.

David Grant is Senior Manager: Water Risk & Partnerships at SABMiller PLC, based in Woking, UK. He has also worked for SAB Miller in South Africa.