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Water StewardshipBusiness Performance & AWS Certification Intelligence | Innovation | Strategy

» Growing demography, climate change and related environmental

impacts are increasing the pressure on water resources - our most

precious common good - almost everywhere.

» This raises new issues and risks for companies using water as part of

their industrial processes:

OPERATIONAL RISKS IN THE

LONG RUN if current and future

water resources are not managed

in a sustainable way (quality &

quantity issues)

REPUTATIONAL RISKS related to

growing concerns & expectations

from civil society, who expect

companies to contribute to solving

water-related challenges

OPERATIONS REPUTATION

Companies from all sectors are now expected to act not only

by improving their management of water resources, but also by

being part of collective actions at catchment level

* According to the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Risk Report

WATER CRISIS: ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST

CRITICAL BUSINESS RISKS*

FINANCIAL RISKS directly linked to

inadequate water resource

management practices

COMPLIANCE but also WATER

ALLOCATION RIGHTS in case of

strong competition for water

FINANCIALS REGULATORY

WATER STEWARDSHIP: A RESPONSE TO

PREVENT WATER CRISIS

What is water stewardship?

» Water stewardship is about companies

» (1) understanding the risks they face from water scarcity and

pollution (operational, reputational, financial, regulatory risks)

» (2) taking responsibility for it

» (3) implementing actions - individually or in collaboration with

stakeholders - to sustainably manage shared water resources at

the catchment level.

Collaborative

Integrated approach

Collective action Sustainable

Long-term vision

Innovation

Responsible

Commitment

Stakeholders

InclusiveEnvironmentally-friendly

EngagementCo-creation

Community

Performance

Shared value

AWS: A CRUCIAL PARTNER IN IMPLEMENTING

WATER STEWARDSHIP STRATEGY

What is the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)?

» AWS is a multi-stakeholder organization dedicated to enhancing water

stewardship capacity, and guiding, incentivizing and differentiating

responsible water use.

» It has defined a standard that consists of a detailed list of requirements for

a site to be certified on its water stewardship management practices.

» Today, AWS is the reference standard at international level.

Why get water stewardship certification ?

» Companies willing to demonstrate their commitment regarding water

stewardship can get official recognition through certification.

» It is also a way for companies to internally foster continuous improvement

Member of AWS

Accredited for providing consultancy

and training services to organizations

seeking AWS certification

OUR EXPERTISE

AZAO is a consultancy specialized in water stewardship and

stakeholder engagement

» AZAO has supported corporations on water stewardship and

stakeholder engagement for more than 10 years

» Experience in both emerging and developed countries, in many

sectors (mining, oil & gas, timber, water, food & beverages, etc.).

» Multi-disciplinary team, with field expertise

AT CORPORATE LEVEL

» Assist companies in designing water stewardship &

stakeholder engagement strategies and guidance

» Train executives & managers on these issues

» Develop scalable methodologies and tools to manage

projects and monitor progress at global scale

AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL

» Assist operational teams in implementing water

stewardship & stakeholder engagement projects at site level

» Support operations in their journey towards certification

A THREEFOLD OFFER

AZAO has developed three sets of offers to assist companies in

their water stewardship endeavors:

1

WATER STEWARDSHIP

STRATEGY

2

3

PREPARATION TO AWS

CERTIFICATION

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT &

COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

1. WATER STEWARDSHIP STRATEGY

AZAO helps companies structure their water stewardship

approach

» Design water stewardship strategies

» Build tools and guidelines

» Contribute to operational roll out and training of teams

AZAO brings expertise to assess water challenges, helps identify

responses, and contributes to their implementation

» Hydrogeology expertise to analyze water context and propose

collective solutions

» Integrated local development programs

» WASH programs

» Social and economic impact assessment

AZAO supports the design of collective actions to address

shared-water challenges at catchment level

» See “Stakeholder Engagement & Collective Actions”

2. PREPARATION TO AWS CERTIFICATION

AZAO provides companies with strategic and operational

support throughout the whole journey towards AWS certification

AWS CERTIFICATION STEPS AZAO SERVICE MODULES

1 Download the AWS Standard1.1 Training on AWS standards: content

and process

2Download, complete and

submit the registration form

3 Implement the AWS Standard

4Get in touch with a CAB with

AWS interim accreditation

5 Get your site(s) audited

6Get your site(s)’ AWS

certification

3.1 Initial gap analysis between the site’s

current performance and AWS standard

requirements

3.2 Design of a corrective action plan to

fill the gaps with AWS standard

3.3 Monitoring of the action plan

implementation

3.4 Provision of specific expertise to fill

major gaps with AWS (e.g. design of

collective actions...)

4.1 Identification and selection of a

Conformity Assessment Body (CAB)

5.1 Advice on the final corrective actions

(if any non-conformity found)

6.1 Preparation and follow-up of the

annual surveillance audits

6.2 Provision of expertise and resources

to improve water stewardship practices

is a member organization

of AWS and is accredited for

providing consultancy and

training services.

AZAO assists companies in designing and implementing

stakeholder engagement strategies at corporate and local levels

» Stakeholder mapping

» Identification & analysis of societal issues and local opportunities

» Design of dedicated methodologies and tools to engage dialogue

with external stakeholders and manage projects over time

» Societal performance assessment

AZAO provides technical expertise to design and implement

collective actions aiming at solving shared-water challenges at

catchment level

» Definition of ambition & scope, identification of partners, design of the

action plan

» Guidance & follow up of the implementation of collective actions

3. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

& COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

TEAM DEDICATED TO WATER STEWARDSHIP

Mickael CLEMENT

» Co-founder and associate director of Azao

» Expertise in stakeholder engagement &

community relations strategies with 15 years of

experience in consulting firms (energy, mining,

chemistry and consumer goods) and prior

experience in NGOs in Africa and Afghanistan

» Teacher at HEC Paris

» Degree in Sociology, Risk and Crisis

Management

Stakeholder engagement

Philippe MUHEIM

» Expertise in corporate social responsibility, local

economic development, natural resources

management, and stakeholder engagement

» Advised for over 15 years multi-national

companies in a range of sectors, and public

authorities in a prior life as OECD and FAO staff

» MSc in agricultural engineering and rural

economy; MBA from INSEAD

CSR & local community management

Ellen MILNES

» 20 years of field experience, with numerous

research and consultancy projects aiming

towards sustainable groundwater management

» Has been lecturing applied hydrogeology and

groundwater modelling at the University of

Neuchâtel for over 10 years

» WASH expert

» PhD in hydrogeology and MSc in geology

Hydrogeology & water resources management

Maureen RAVILY

» Consultant at Azao since 2011

» Specialized in local socio-economic development

strategies: design and implementation of

innovative programs with social impact in

developed and emerging countries for companies

from various industries (consumer goods, energy,

utilities, etc.)

» Degree from HEC Paris & Sciences Po Paris

Local socio-economic development

AZAO CONSULTING

Consultancy specialized in societal strategy

» Co-founded in 2004, AZAO assists its clients (corporations, institutions

and NGOs) in designing and implementing customized, integrated

and operational solutions related to:

» Societal Strategy

» License to operate and local acceptability

» Stakeholder engagement and water stewardship

» Social innovation and market-based approaches to social issues

» Experience in both emerging and developed countries, in many

sectors (mining, oil & gas, timber, food & beverages, etc.)

International presence

» Second office in India (Hyderabad).

» Collaboration with a large network of international partners and

experts (UK, Portugal, Ivory Coast, Mexico, South Africa)

Multi-dimensional team, with solid field expertise

REFERENCES

CONTACT

Mickael CLEMENT

Associate Director

[email protected]

+33 (0)6 63 73 90 76

www.azao-consulting.com