This session is part of the World Water Week. 

Water intensive industries, such as food and beverage, textiles, pulp & paper & energy, continue to find ways to be water efficient. Often these efficiencies are measured retrospectively against baseline figures, therefore limiting efficiency gains to historical performance as opposed to what is needed for broader water security; and reflect a linear approach to water management, not accounting for the ‘circularity’ of input water and output water.

Throughout 2020, WBCSD, BIER and FEMSA Foundation are collaborating on the development, piloting and publication of guidance on Water Circularity Metrics (WCM) for Industry. This work aims to enable leading water users to compare the water circularity performance of facilities in a quantifiable way and monitor the transition from linear to circular water management (avoiding, reducing, reusing, and recycling water). The initial scope of WCM will be focused on measuring the circularity of a facility’s sourcing, use, and discharge as contributions to a net reduction in water demand within the local watershed.

This session will support the refinement and finalisation of the WCM guidance, providing the audience with a conceptual overview of WCM and insight into piloting experiences in applying WCM. It is expected that many of the piloting companies will participate in the session.

Agenda

1600-1603 Welcome and introductions Tom Williams, WBCSD

1603-1610 Industry and water circularity Nick Martin, BIER

1610-1615 Introduction to the Circular Transition Indicators framework Carolien van Brunschot, WBCSD

1615-1620 Introduction to the WCM methodology Oliver Männicke, Independent Consultant

1620-1640 Panel discussion and audience Q&A Niels Groot, Dow & Jader Loureiro Cravo, Heineken

1640-1645 Next steps and close Tom Williams, WBCSD

Registration through this page is now closed. If you are still interested to join us, please send an email to events@wbcsd.org.