New Water Index Will Offer Standardized Approach to ID and Mitigate Water-related Risks
It’s becoming more and more common for me to hear companies talk about water “footprints” and other water concerns, so I’m happy to report that earlier this month, the World Resources Institute (WRI), in partnership with General Electric and Goldman Sachs, launched an initiative to develop a Water Index, a standardized assessment tool that I believe will go a long way to help corporations identify and mitigate their water-related risks.
According to WRI, the Index will offer one of the most expansive measures of water risks currently available. It will aggregate nearly 20 weighted factors capturing (more…)
