Press Release: Global water shortage will transform business operations, industrial practices over next decade, says new SustainAbility GlobeScan survey

16 Mar 2010 – News Release

J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue, calls TSS water survey results “stunning guidance for anyone working in sustainability.”

Key findings from the latest SustainAbility/GlobeScan survey include:

• Experts project that the depletion of global water resources is progressing in a manner that is more rapid, severe, and complex than previously anticipated.
• Changes across nearly all sectors of the global economy are expected as a result of water shortages.
• Companies need to be prepared to address increasing pressure for responsible water consumption practices – expect greater regulatory action and stakeholder activism.

Download the full release below. Further coverage also available at Circle of Blue.