Water footprinting should be taken more seriously by businesses
Businesses should account for their water use in the same way they account for their carbon output, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants says, as it believes government control of water supplies could become a business issue in the future.
Compiled in association with the World Wildlife Fund with comments from SABMiller's head of sustainability, Andy Wales, ACCA's paper, 'Water: The next carbon?' argues that water will join the regulatory burden on UK business. It believes the number of water extraction licences issues internationally may decrease, pushing supply prices up, impacting both the cost of business and businesses' impact on the environment.
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