Importance of improved water risk metrics in sustainability reporting – Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Critical industrial and manufacturing processes depend on the availability and quality of freshwater.

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... Disruptions in freshwater availability may pose financially material risks to investors. However, corporate disclosure and data remain a challenge due to lack of standardisation and difficulties collecting data. In light of these limitations, Calvert utilises a proprietary method to assess water risks at the sector and company level, while encouraging companies to coalesce to develop water reporting protocol similar to the greenhouse gas reporting protocol.

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