Water Stewardship and Business Value: Creating Abundance from Scarcity (Earthscan Water Text)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 113864255X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book frames the business value of water stewardship, including brand value, to stakeholders including consumers, customers, investors and employees. The book establishes the linkage and value from an integrated water stewardship and business strategy and an approach for companies to follow.. 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. 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. The book shows that until recently the linkage between full business value and water stewardship has been missing from the corporate agenda. 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
About the AuthorWilliam Sarni is Founder and CEO of Water Foundry based in Denver, USA. His extensive international experience includes projects on the Nile and Mekong river basins.. He is the author of "Corporate Water Strategies" and "Beyond the Energy-Water-Food Nexus: New Strategies for 21st Century 21st-Century Growth" and co-author of "Water Tech: A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector". 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.Stuart Orr is Head, Water Stewardship, WWF International, Switzerland
His extensive international experience includes projects on the Nile and Mekong river basins.. He has also worked for SAB Miller in South Africa.Stuart Orr is Head, Water Stewardship, WWF International, Switzerland. He is the author of "Corporate Water Strategies" and "Beyond the Energy-Water-Food Nexus: New Strategies for 21st Century 21st-Century Growth" and co-author of "Water Tech: A Guide to Inv