Aqueduct for Corporate Water DisclosureMay 8 2013, 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Paul Reig, WRI Aqueduct
Cate Lamb, CDP Water
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AGENDA
The Aqueduct Project – Paul Reig
Aqueduct for Corporate Water Management – Paul Reig
Corporate Water Disclosure – Cate Lamb
CDP Water 2013 Questionnaire – Cate Lamb & Paul Reig
Q&A
AQUEDUCT PROJECTCORPORATE WATER MANAGEMENT
Paul Reig, WRI Aqueduct
WATER SUPPLY CRISES RISK TOPS IMPACT AND LIKELIHOOD
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Source: National Geographic
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WATER RISKS TO: GOVERNMENTSCOMPANIES INVESTORS
DETAILED, COMPARABLE, GLOBALWATER RISK INFORMATION
Photo: NASA
MAPPING: GLOBAL WATER RISKS
UNDERSTANDING RISK: AQUEDUCT FRAMEWORK
Baseline water stress
Inter-annual variability
Seasonal variability
Flood occurrence
Drought severity
Upstream storage
Groundwater stress
Physical Risk:QUANTITY
Overall Water Risk
Media coverage
Access to water
Threatened amphibians
Regulatory &Reputational Risk
Return flow ratio
Upstream protected land
Physical Risk:QUALITY
OPEN WEB PLATFORM
AQUEDUCT: MEASURING EXPOSURE TO WATER RISK
1• Select Weights
2• Import locations
3• Export results
GO TO:
(1) SELECT WEIGHTS
(2) IMPORT LOCATIONS
(2) IMPORT LOCATIONS
(2) IMPORT LOCATIONS
(2) IMPORT LOCATIONS
(2) IMPORT LOCATIONS
(3) EXPORT RESULTS
(3) EXPORT RESULTS
AQUEDUCT: CORPORATE WATER MANAGEMENT
Sources: WBCSD (2012) Water For Business Version 3
CORPORATE WATER DISCLOSURE
Cate Lamb, CDP Water
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Global water crises
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To catalyse action on corporate water stewardship to safeguard precious water resources
Vision, CDP Water Program
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Investor interest in water is rising
CDP’s Water Signatories CDP’s Water Signatories Assets
Water 2013
530 investor signatories
US$57 trillion in assets
What do your investors and customers want to know?
Would interuption in the supply of good quality water result in substantive interuption to your business?
Are any of your critical suppliers or business inputs exposed to water risks?
How confident are you that you will have access to the quantity and quality of water required to operate now and in the future?
How resilient is your business in the face of water challenges?
Questionnaire sent to 1,039 companies in 2013
Companies outside these sectors and regions are welcome to respond voluntarily; to register email [email protected]
Targeted industry sectors include: •apparel•chemicals• food & beverage•metals & mining•oil & gas•pharmaceuticals•power generation•semiconductors
Global 500
ASX 100JSE
100
S&P 500
CDP WATER 2013 QUESTIONNAIRE
Cate Lamb, CDP Water
Paul Reig, WRI Aqueduct
2013 Water Questionnaire
Water management & governance
Risks & opportunities
Water accounting
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2.1 Are any of your operations located in water-stressed regions?
2.2 Are there other indicators (besides water stress) which you wish to report which help you to identify which of your operations are located in regions subject to water-related risk?
2.5 Do any of your key inputs or raw materials (excluding water) come from regions subject to water-related risk?
Our questionnaire: Risk indicators
Country or region
River basin Risk IndicatorProportion of operations located in this region (%)
Further comments
Country drop down list
Other: text box
River Basin drop down list
Not knownOther: text box
FloodingPoor water qualityTightening of regulationsPoor enforcement of
regulationsInadequate water
infrastructureInadequate access to water
and sanitation Other: text box
01-10 11-2021-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
[plain text entry: 2400 characters]
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QUESTION 2.1: WATER-STRESSED REGIONS
QUESTIONS (2.2) (2.5): WATER-RELATED RISK
Physical Risks – Quantity Physical Risks – Quality Regulatory & Reputational Risks
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3.1 Is your company exposed to water-related risks (current or future) that have the potential to generate a substantive change in your business operation, revenue or expenditure?
Our questionnaire: Risk assessment
Substantive change
What constitutes a substantive change will vary between companies.
(a) the proportion of business units affected; (b) the size of the impact on those business units, and
(c) the potential for shareholder or customer concern.
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3.1a Please describe (i) the current and/or future risks to your operations, (ii) the ways in which these risks affect or could affect your operations before taking action, (iii) the estimated timescale of these risks, and (iv) your current or proposed strategies for managing them.
Our questionnaire: Risk assessment
Country or region
River basinRisk type
Potential business impact
Estimated timescale (years)
Risk management strategies
Company-wideCountry drop
down listOther: text box
River Basin drop down list
Not knownOther: text box
1. Physical options2. Regulatory options3. Other options
[plain text entry: 2400 characters]
Current 1-5 6-1011-20 >20Unknown
[plain text entry: 2400 characters]
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QUESTIONS (3.1) AND (3.1A): CURRENT RISK
Physical Risks – Quantity Physical Risks – Quality Regulatory & Reputational Risks
QUESTIONS (3.1) AND (3.1A): FUTURE RISKS
PROJECTED CHANGE IN WATER STRESS
Consultation
Timeline
CDP 2013 Water Questionnaire
27 June: Deadline for corporations to submit their water response
October: Publicly disclosed data will be published on our website
The questionnaire is changing
Greater structure and logic Facilitate better disclosure Ease communication of the actions taken to increase resiliency to future water challenges Enable you to demonstrate a deeper understanding of water risks and opportunities
Scoring will be introduced
2014 private pilot with Global 500 companies only 2015 all responses will be scored
Changes are underway for 2014
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HOW TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS
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To submit a question, write your question in this box and press ‘send’
Thank you for joining!
Contact us:
Paul Reig, [email protected]
Cate Lamb, [email protected]
wri.org/aqueduct cdproject.net