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1st Edition

Business Strategy for Water Challenges From Risk to Opportunity

By Stuart Orr, Guy Pegram Copyright 2014

78 Pages

by Routledge

78 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Water is a resource under increased stress, with its management now cited as one of the greatest risks to business continuity and growth. This concise guide for professionals offers strategic steps for developing a corporate water stewardship strategy. It will enable you to: define business water risks, and the opportunities associated with those risks; explore, through sector-specific... Read more

Table of Contents

Abstract and keywordsAbout the authors

Glossary

1. Introduction

1.1. From risk to opportunity – From ad hoc to strategy

1.2. What is different about water risk?

1.3. What is the state of our water resources?

1.4. What are we trying to achieve?

1.5. Appreciating water’s real value

2. What is business water risk?

2.1. Regulatory, reputational and physical incidents and definitions

2.2. Explore sector risk profiles

3. Strategic steps to developing a corporate water stewardship strateg

y3.1. The process of developing a corporate water strategy

3.2. Mainstreaming the water strategy

3.3 Strategic framework for water stewardship

3.4. Specific considerations for the corporate water strategy

3.5. Some potential risk implications of external response and engagement

4. Going forward – OpportunitiesImportant initiatives and tools

Notes

Author(s)

Biography

Orr, Stuart; Pegram, Guy

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