Addressing the Global Water Crisis Through Market Mechanisms
About the Webinar
Get ready for the next challenge: water. Some 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation, and one in six, representing more than a billion souls, relies on polluted sources of water for their daily needs. If climate change is the shark, then fresh water is its teeth. In short, water will be a key factor in the coming decades, and those companies that manage the risks (and opportunities) associated with fresh water will gain a significant advantage. On this call Alexis discusses a new multi-stakeholder voluntary standard targeting companies and water service providers. Alexis explains how markets and MBAs can help ensure triple bottom line results, and how you can play a part in its development.
Alexis Morgan leads the Alliance for Water Stewardship's (AWS) Water Roundtable on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund-US. The AWS aims to develop a set of standards and certification program that recognizes and rewards water users and managers who minimize the impacts of their water use. Alexis has spent the past ten years working for WWF on business and biodiversity issues. He is a lecturer at Simon Fraser University, and has been an independent consultant working with clients such as the World Bank, WWF International, and the Government of Alberta.