Water Goals: Informing Strategies, Setting Goals and Finding Balance

WaterGoals:InformingStrategies,SettingGoalsandFindingBalance

Judy Takats, World Wildlife Fund @WWFUSJoe Rozza, Coca-Cola @joerozza

Wendy Larson, LimnoTech @LimnoTechChristina Bosch Ladd, Keurig Green Mountain

Mark McElroy, Center for Sustainable Organizations @mwmce

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Judy A. TakatsWorld Wildlife FundLead, River Basin Stewardship@WWFUS

Joe RozzaThe Coca-Cola CompanyGlobalManagerWaterSustainabilityandNaturalCapital@joerozza

WendyLarsonLimnoTech

VicePresident@LimnoTech

ChristinaBoschLaddKeurigGreenMountain

SeniorSustainabilityManager

MarkMcElroyCenterforSustainableOrganizations

ExecutiveDirector@mwmce

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CorporateWaterStewardshipApproach*

• Identifyandmanagewater-relatedbusinessrisks

• Understandandmitigateadverseimpactsonecosystemsandcommunities

• Contributetoandhelpenablemoresustainablemanagementofsharedfreshwaterresources

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*AsdefinedbyPacificInstitute

Time-BoundWaterGoalsQuantitativeTargets(Examples)

• Optimizewaterefficiencyinoperations– ImprovewaterefficiencyofdirectoperationsbyX%– Treat100%ofwastewatertostandards

• Encouragegoodpracticethroughoutsupplychain– ReducewateruseinagriculturalsupplychainbyX%

• Collaboratetoadvancesustainablewatermanagement– Replenish100%ofwaterconsumedinoperations

WaterBalanceTargetsKeyFeatures

• Protect,restore,provideavolumeofwaterfornatureandcommunities

• Locally-relevantprojects– Communityaccesstosafewatersupply– Watershedrestorationandprotection

• Quantifiablebenefits• Collaborativepartnerships• Onecomponentofwaterstrategy

AchievingQuantifiableImprovementsDataandAnalytics

• Applyscientifically-defensible,widely-appliedmethodologies

• MeasureorestimatechangeinwaterbudgetasaresultofinterventionForexample:– Volumeprovided forsafedrinkingwater– Volumetreated torelevantstandard– Volumerestored orreturned tonature– Volumesaved throughefficientirrigation

CorporateWaterStewardship:AchievingaSustainableBalancehttp://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jms/issue/view/961

MotivationsBalanceGoals

• Riskmitigation• Incentivizeandinspireaction• Easeofcommunications• Opportunitytoconnect• Brandenhancement

Pre-projectcondition

Post-projectcondition

HighMountainWetMeadowRestorationCarsonNationalForest,NM

StrengtheningtheOutcomesTowardContext-BasedTargets

• Achievingwatershed-scalesustainability– Sharedchallengesneedcollectiveaction– Collectiveactionneedscommonvisions/goals– Commonvisions/goalscanbemetbysettingmeaningfultargetsacrosssectors

– Targetsneedtoberobustbutapplicablewithinthecontextofbusiness

AlignmentWithExistingFrameworks





VicePresident@Wendylarson20





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The CorporateWaterGaugeAContext-BasedMetricforMeasuringtheSustainabilityofOrganizationalWaterUse

MarkW.McElroy,Ph.D.CenterforSustainableOrganizations

Woodstock,VTNovember,2016

§ Acontext-basedwatermetricwedevelopedin2008§ Measureswateruseagainstsite-specificecological

limitsü Firstwedeterminelimitsinlocalrenewablewaterü Thenweassignafair,justandproportionatesharetoauser

§ Metric:ActualConsumption/NormativeConsumptionü Anyscoreof<1.0=sustainable;>1.0unsustainable

The CorporateWaterGauge


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Agri-Mark/CabotPlantinCabot,VT


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Organization/Facility Name: TransGlobal, Inc./U.S. PlantYear of Analysis: 2015

Quotient Scores

Hydrological Unit (HUC) #1: Braintree Subwatershed Level 6Hydrological Unit (HUC) #2: Delta River Subbasin Level 4

Per Capita(HUC Level 6)

Economic(HUC Level 4)

Intensity(HUC Level 6)

- Numerator 25,550,000- Denominator 32,800,000

= 0.78*

- Numerator 25,550,000- Denominator 98,440,000 = 0.26*

- Numerator 25,550,000- Denominator 99,600,000

= 0.26 gals./unit of prod.

*Scores of < 1.0 are sustainable; scores of >1.0are unsustainable.

Numerators

Braintree HUC L6 Delta River HUC L4

- On-site in (gals.)- Municipal in (gals.)- On-site out (gals.)- Municipal out (gals.)

Net Consumption (gals.)

15,700,00032,500,000

(10,500,000) (12,150,000)

25,550,000

15,700,00032,500,000

(10,500,000) (15,900,000)

21,800,000

Denominators

Braintree HUC L6 Delta River HUC L4

Per Capita (Level 6) (gals.) 32,800,000

Economic* (Level 4) (gals.) 98,440,000

Intensity (Level 6)- Production vol. (units) 99,600,000

*Contribution to GDP in HUC

Background Data

e.g., precip., population, GDP, output vol., etc.

Sample Report
















Corporate Water Stewardship

Achieving a Sustainable Balance

SustainableBrands– NewMetrics2016Boston14-16Nov

JoeRozza,P.E.,BCEEGlobalManager,WaterSustainabilityandNaturalCapital

[email protected]

@joerozza

Water+Demand=ComplexityandStress

EFFECTS1. 2/3ofworldpopulationinseverewaterstress

2. 1/3ofworldlandareainseverewaterstress

3. Significantwaterqualitydegradation

4. Precipitationpatternschange:moredroughtsandfloods

5. Significantincreaseincompetitionforfreshwater

6. Moreaggressiveallocation ,increased prices,conflict potential

7. Twobillionmoreurbanresidentsby2030

8. Variableadaptationbypublicsector

9. Waterinfrastructureneedsrequire$1trillion+betweennowand2025

MEGATRENDS

POPULATIONGROWTHExpectedtoincreaseto8billionby2020

CLIMATECHANGE0.8°Ctemperatureincreaseby2020

GLOBALDEVELOPMENTDramaticincreaseinnumberof

developedeconomies

ChallengesToday

ChallengesTomorrow

WATER STEWARDSHIP STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

E2EValueChainWaterSustainability

Performance

WatershedProtection

SustainableCommunities

GlobalAwareness,Policy&

Partnerships

ENABLE

ACT

Efficiency/WastewaterRiskManagement SVASWP

CommunityWater

Partnerships/Replenish

Leadership

GlobalLeadersSustainableWaterUse

INSTREAMFLOWRESTORATION• Alfalfaforcows– sustainable

irrigationdiversionmanagement

Classified- InternalUseOnly

• PlacerCreek,ID• BearRiver&ChalkCreek,UT• SunRiver&GreatFalls,MT

BEFORE AFTER

Riverrandryinthesummersduetooverallocation

Sustainablesystemprovidesforirrigation&restoresstreamflow

MEXICO: CLIMATE MITIGATION AND WATER STRESS REDUCTION

Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN)Clean, Safe Drinking Water for Communities

COLLABORATION IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR WATER PROGRAM

Globally,wereplenish ofthedrinkinyourhand.

ForEveryDropWeUse

115%

WeGiveOneBack










WaterstewardshipSustainableBrands– NewMetrics2016

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TinaBoschLaddSeniorManager,Sustainability

StrongSupplyChains SustainableProducts

OurPeopleandCommunities CleanWaterforEveryone

BrewaBetterWorld

• Coffee+Pod• Energy• Water

WATERISANESSENTIALINPUTFORCOFFEE

CONFIDENTIAL:FORINTERNALUSEONLY

TheKeurig®system

WATERFOOTPRINT


WATERSTEWARDSHIPFRAMEWORK

Our water stewardship approach aims to: optimize resources through efficient use of water in our own operations balance, ounce for ounce, the water used in all our beverages through projects that restore an equal volume of water for natural and community uses; and connect people to clean water sources.


RESTORINGWATERTOPEOPLEANDNATURE

Our$4.8millioninvestmentintheColoradoRiverDeltahashelpedRaisetheRiveracquirepermanentrightsto524milliongallonsofwaterandrestore680acresofhabitat.


• Agriculturallands• Wetlandandrivercorridorprotection• Prioritizationtools

RESTORINGWATERINVERMONT


That adds up to

438of coffee annually,

and about 55 gallons of water

wasted.

CUPS

~15%of each pot of brewed coffee is wasted.*

*Keurig Research Study on Waste Coffee, February 2016.


SAVEWATERANDCOFFEEKeurigoffersasmartchoiceformakingbeverages

Multi-prongedapproachforrestoringwatertopeopleandnature

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Sofar,theBlueHarvestprogram,afour-yearinitiativecoordinatedbyCatholicReliefServices(CRS)andsupportedbyKeurighasachievedthefollowing:• 1,475coffeefarmers trainedin

water-smartagriculturalpractices

• 30,000+peoplehaveimproveddrinkingwaterthroughupgradesmadeto13watersystems.

• 259,286gallons(981,504liters)ofwaterconservedthroughefficiencyimprovementsinwetmillinginHonduras.

Photocredit:OscarLeiva/Silverlight


WELL-MANAGEDCOFFEEPROTECTSWATER





Goodmanagementofincreasinglyscarcewaterresourcesisbecomingsocriticalinsomanypartsoftheworldthatexpertsarestartingtothinkofwateras‘thenextcarbon,’reflectingthesystemicimportanceofavoidingwide-reachingnegativeconsequences.Asbusinessesbegintosetwatermanagementasahighpriorityintheirsustainabilityagendas,advancedstrategiesandtoolsarerisingtohelpsetgoals,andthentrackandvaluewateruseinsmartways.Thissessionwillconveneadvancedanalysts inthespaceforanoverviewoftheevolvinglandscapeofwatergoal-settingandmanagement.





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Water Goals: Informing Strategies, Setting Goals and Finding Balance