Every company must eliminate its own contribution to water stress, to live up to the Break-Even Goals. Here we consider actions which go beyond this.
It is forecast that by 2025, two thirds of the world’s population will live under conditions of water stress – and growing demand will only serve to exacerbate this.
People’s reliance on stressed watersheds is reduced when:
This Positive Pursuit encompasses any action which achieves such an outcome.
As a result, it is forecast that by 2025, two thirds of the world's population will live under conditions of water stress.
From the Arabian Peninsula to northern India to California's Central Valley, nearly a third of the world's 37 aquifers are being exploited at a faster rate than they can recover.
Access to clean freshwater is a fundamental human right, yet millions of people today do not have access to clean water for drinking, cooking and sanitation.
Learn more about SDG 6Sustainable economic growth requires society to create conditions that allow the whole working age population to have quality jobs which stimulate the economy while not harming the environment.
Learn more about SDG 8Growth in productivity and incomes, and improvements in health and education, require innovation and investment in critical infrastructure such as transport, irrigation, energy, and information technology.
Learn more about SDG 9Sustainable consumption and production aims to do more and better with less, increasing net welfare gains from economic activities that reduce resource use, degradation and pollution.
Learn more about SDG 12