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As carbon, water and waste are intrinsically interlinked, climate change worsens the impacts of landfill waste and water scarcity. 'Green' strategies corporations use to address excessive waste generation and water scarcity are often energy-intensive, carbon-emitting and high-cost.

In this article, environmental analyst Lily Andrews emphasises that sustainability efforts should prioritise proactive strategies that prevent overconsumption, rather than reactive solutions that merely address the consequences of excessive resource use. The truly sustainable solution is the reduction of energy use, waste generation and water withdrawal by increasing operational efficiency.

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The hidden carbon cost of water and waste mismanagement – Osmosis Investment Management

True sustainability lies in prevention, reduction and efficiency – not carbon-intensive quick fixes.

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