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2012 Best of Sustainable Supply: McDonald's
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Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: AboutMcDonalds.com
Publication Year: 2012
This report includes fifty-one mini case studies highlighting sustainable best practices in the global McDonald’s supply chain...
The Prince's Speech: On the Future of Food
Author: The Prince of Wales, HRH
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Rodale Books
Publication Year: 2012
The Prince's Speech is a stirring, thought-provoking, and ultimately hopeful call to action from HRH Prince Charles, one of the world's leading proponents of sustainable farming practices...
Water Use Rising Faster Than World Population
Author: Zabarenko, Deborah
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Reuters
Publication Year: 2011
Like oil in the 20th century, water could well be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn...
The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
Author: Fishman, Charles
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Free Press
Publication Year: 2012
In 2008, Atlanta came within ninety days of running entirely out of clean water. California is in a desperate battle to hold off a water catastrophe. And in the last five years Australia nearly ran out of water—and had to scramble to reinvent the country’s entire water system. But as dramatic as the challenges are, the deeper truth Fishman reveals is that there is no good reason for us to be overtaken by a global water crisis. We have more than enough water. We just don’t think about it, or use it, smartly.
Charting Our Water Future: Economic Frameworks to Inform Decision-making
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Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: 2030 Water Resources Group
Publication Year: 2009
Across the globe, policy makers, civil society and the business sector are increasingly becoming aware of the challenge facing global water resources, and the need to carefully manage these resources. Progress has been limited, however, and overall too slow. One missing piece has been the lack of a rigorous analytical framework to facilitate decision-making and investment into the sector, particularly on measures of efficiency and water productivity.
Water for Business: Initiatives Guiding Sustainable Water Management in the Private Sector
Author: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Publication Year: 2010
Every business depends and impacts on water resources. Some use it to process raw materials and manufacture goods. Some use it for cooling and cleaning. For others, it is a central ingredient in the goods they produce, or it is required to consume the product they sell. The future of business depends on the sustainability of water resources, which are increasingly under pressure.
Thirsty Planet – Business Responses to Water Scarcity
Authors: Rapacioli, Sandra; Malone, Roger
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Publication Year: 2012
Water scarcity is not simply a social and environmental issue but an economic one. Financial impacts are a critical part of water risk evaluation. It is therefore essential that management accountants understand the business risks and potential impacts on company performance posed by water scarcity.
The Business Case for an Integrated Approach to Water Management
Authors: Gee, Wesley; Even-Har, Meirav; Adam, Millie
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
Publication Year: 2009
The objective of this guide is to offer practical insights that will help companies to identify and manage water-related risks and capture opportunities, by offering a framework and supporting resources which encourage strategic decision making and a positive response toward responsible water management.
Water Sustainability Tool
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Product Type: Web Sites
Source: Global Environmental Management Initiative
Publication Year: 2012
GEMI has developed this website—the Water Sustainability Tool—to assist individual companies and other organizations to better understand what emerging water issues might mean for them, given their operations, needs, and circumstances. The tool includes background and case studies designed to help individual companies build a business water strategy.
In Texas, ConocoPhillips and Other Plants Strive to Conserve Water but Look Into Groundwater Just in Case
Author: Galbraith, Kate
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2012
As ConocoPhillips and other plants in Texas work hard to reduce water use, it is becoming clear that conservation may not be enough...
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