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10 | Sustainable Insight: Water Scarcity – A dive into global reporting trendsReported water reduction and treatment by country (N100 companies)Water reductionWater treatment/reuse95%95%69%66%48%27%52%36%51%38%47%42% 42% 42%IndiaSpainUnitedKingdomGermanyItalyAustraliaSouth Korea42%19%40%33% 39% 25%38%25%34%27% 27% 25% 24%39%United StatesBrazilCanadaSouth AfricaNetherlandsJapanChinaSource: KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011© 2012 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services. All rights reserved.
Sustainable Insight: Water Scarcity – A dive into global reporting trends | 11The 60 percent gap:more than half lack longterm strategiesBusinesses in most sectors will almostcertainly face growing risks as climatechange, population growth, urbanizationand other megaforces place increasingstrain on the world’s water supplies.KPMG members firms believe it isvital for companies to take a long-termview of water scarcity and developfar-reaching strategies to ensurecontinued growth and profitability,particularly within water-constrainedenvironments. Such strategies shouldinclude measures to adapt the businessto changes in water availability,for example by changing industrialprocesses or developing new productsand service lines that require less water.Many of the most effective waterstrategies also include measures tomitigate the impact of water scarcity,not only on the business itself butalso on key stakeholders such aslocal communities. In many sectors,a company’s license to operateincreasingly depends on demonstratingnot only that the company does notadversely impact community watersupplies, but also that it makes apositive contribution to local watermanagement systems.Despite this, our data suggests that lessthan half the world’s top 250 companies(40 percent) currently have long-termwater strategies in place.Only around one in ten of the world’stop 250 companies reports that theyare adapting to changes in wateravailability, and a similarly small numbersay they are mitigating the impactsof water scarcity on their company orstakeholders.When looking at national trends,companies in the UK (75 percent), India(80 percent), Spain ( 68 percent) andBrazil (59 percent) are much more likelyto have a water strategy in place thancompanies in Canada (16 percent), theUSA (20 percent) or China (7 percent).Reported long term water strategy by country (N100 companies)80%India75%UnitedKingdom68%Spain59%Brazil53%Italy48%Germany46%SouthKorea44%Australia35%Japan33%Netherlands32%SouthAfrica20%UnitedStates16%Canada7%ChinaSource: KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011© 2012 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services. All rights reserved.
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