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Water
CDP's work with water security motivates companies to disclose and reduce their environmental impacts by using the power of investors and customers. The data CDP collects helps influential decision makers to reduce risk, capitalize on opportunities and drive action towards a more sustainable world.
Highlights
Report: In too deep
Analysis for institutional investors of critical water security issues facing the metals and mining sector
Infographic
Business action on water is vital to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our new infographic explores how disclosure is driving progress.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learn how CDP can help you measure, track, manage and take action on your contribution to achieving the SDGs.
<1.2%
of all water on earth is available for human use.
40%
shortfall of the available global water supply is expected by 2030, according to the UN.
In many regions, a stable supply of good-quality water can no longer be relied on by companies to grow their business.
In the World Economic Forum's 2019 Global Risk Report, the water supply crisis has been identified as the fourth greatest risk to society over the next decade.
$4.5tn
World Bank predicts a growth rate decline of 6% of GDP by 2050 as competition for water intensifies.
$38.5bn
Size of financial hit taken by companies due to water challenges in 2018 alone.
A large and growing number of investors and customers are increasingly expecting companies to respond and adapt.
To remain competitive, companies must learn how to do more with less and act collaboratively.
Companies can drive change faster than governments, it is in their direct business interest to act.
In order to manage, we must measure. Effective response strategies can only be developed if we better understand the situation in which we operate.
Knowing where your water comes from and where it goes to are essential for building resilience. How secure is your water supply?
Committing to measuring, monitoring and reducing water impacts are the first steps on a journey to a more resilient company.
Transparency helps your company demonstrate its commitment to improving water security to hundreds of investors and customers.
You can benchmark progress against your competitors and peers and identify opportunities for change.
CDP helps you identify possible partnerships that could improve water security and build a stronger company.
Companies consistently measuring and reporting water data through CDP have enhanced their understanding of water risks and how to respond.
Companies that transparently measure and report through CDP are viewed more favourably by their investors and customers.
Companies reporting through CDP are taking action to improve water security and deliver a low-carbon world.
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Press releaseCDP comment on UNFCCC NDC Synthesis ReportAlongside governments, non-state actors, who are at the heart of the Paris Agreement, can and must act. Whilst we are seeing a huge momentum in net-zero pledges from corporates globally, it is vital that companies have 2030 science-based targets that are in line with 1.5°C, backed up by robust and credible transition plans. Companies must also be held to account for their progress against those plans. Governments should use the momentum of corporate progress to advance ambitious, net-zero aligned policies, giving clarity and confidence to non-state actors, in turn strengthening the ambition loop.
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Press releaseCDP Europe’s Mirjam Wolfrum joins Secretariat of the EFRAG Project Task Force on European sustainability reporting standardsThe Project Task Force has been invited by EFRAG to begin work on elaborating the new EU sustainability reporting standards, with a view to passing responsibility to EFRAG sustainability reporting bodies once established.
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Limit global warming and usher in a net-zero, resilient future with support from CDP's accredited solutions providers.CDP Partnerships Team - September 02 2021The IPCC report warns that 1.5°C of warming will be reached by 2040 in all scenarios. It outlines how without transformational, urgent and systemic change, we will be subject to the most extreme heat, flooding and scarcity climate impacts across the world. You can play your part in limiting the warming and ushering in a net-zero resilient future by working with one of our accredited solutions providers who can support companies on their journey to environmental leadership.
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