There is no doubt that international efforts to address water problems are gaining more momentum now than ever, especially in the shadow of climate concerns and a heightened sense of responsibility.
Here in Sweden, public, private and social media is arguably publishing more reports about water related issues now than ever before, reflecting global trends in environmental reporting.
The Swedish private sector is also getting more proactive on discussions around corporate social responsibility and water, which was very ripe during last year’s World Water Week – and continued through the Swedish Water House network.
So far there has been a positive response from some of the largest actors in the private sectors – with Swedish textile retailers joining SWHs efforts to exchange information on best practices in water utilization, production, marketing and environmental conservation.
Figure: courtesy of IBM Water
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A water tax would require and encourage accountability. Governments would demand water use accountability to collect the most taxes and companies will want to account for their water usage as well as reduce water consumption to reduce the taxes they pay.
Unfortunately, a water trading scheme similar to carbon trading is taking shape. That is the worst possible scenario.
Carbon CDOs will kill companies, water CDOs will kill people.
Very nice Rami, informative and interesting. I'm glad you brought this up because people just don't know!
cheers jordan!
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