A free and easy to use tool for companies and organizations to map their water use and assess risks relative to their global operations and supply chains.
What are your water risks?
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How many of your sites are in water-scarce areas? Which sites are at greatest risk? How will that look in the future?
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How many of your suppliers are in countries that lack access to improved water and sanitation?
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How much of your total production is generated from your most at risk sites?
This tool will help you answer these questions and more. It does not provide specific guidance on local situations, which require more in-depth systematic analysis.
Who is it for?
Companies and organizations operating in multiple countries who need to better understand the water issues in their operations and that of their extended supply chain.
"The Global Water Tool is the first step for any company to make water-informed decisions."
- Björn Stigson, WBCSD President
How was it developed?
Launched in 2007, the Global Water Tool was developed under the leadership of WBCSD member and global engineering company CH2M HILL. An advisory board of 21 other global companies in a wide range of industries provided oversight and pilot testing. Expertise was provided by The Nature Conservancy and the Global Reporting Initiative.
The advisory board included: Air Products and Chemicals, Alcoa, Anglo American, Borealis, ConocoPhillips, Degussa, Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, GrupoNueva, Holcim, ITT Corporation, Kimberly Clark, Lafarge, PepsiCo, Rio Tinto, Sanyo, Shell, Suncor Energy, Suez, Syngenta and Unilever.
More than 300 corporations have used the tool which has been regularly updated with improved datasets and functionalities
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