Good morning Community.
As I picked up my usual glass of water with a piece of lemon this morning, I had a thought: "How usual this action will be 50 or 100 years from now?" Hence, I decided to take a look at what is happening in water investments. Found a few things that looked interesting.
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Water quality infographics. Water knows no boarders – sharing a water quality infographics with you here.
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Investor network Ceres launched inaugural water stewardship benchmark, ranking the stewardship practices of 72 water-intensive firms. This is part of Ceres' Valuing Water Finance Initiative, global investor-led effort to engage with companies with a high-water footprint to value and act on water as a financial risk and drive large-scale change to protect water systems. Global freshwater demands are expected to outstrip supply by 40$ by 2030. The framework of the initiative includes 6 expectations: water quantity, quality, ecosystem protection, access to water/sanitation, board oversight and public policy engagement. Read more here
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Valuation: CDP to align with IISB from 2024 as WWF values water at USD 58 trillion. The annual economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is estimated to be $58 trillion, equivalent to 60% of global GDP, according to research unveiled this week by WWF. The world's freshwater ecosystems, however, are dwindling, contributing to water shortages, food insecurity and pollution, exacerbating economic pressures and efforts to mitigate climate change.
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Lastly, here's the publication from the World Bank on scaling up finance for water. The summary of the roles for public and private sector in water investments are summarised in the attached picture.
Historically it has been difficult for investors to invest in water infrastructure for example. But as markets change and the need / nature pressure increases, do we see more long-term benefits from investing in water?
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Aya Pariy
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