Water Stewardship Action Matrix
The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) has published a new guidance document, “Water Stewardship Action Matrix ”.
In 2022, SP worked together with The Water Council (TWC) – an internationally acclaimed nonprofit organization dedicated to freshwater innovation – to test the design of an automotive sector-wide water stewardship program that is centered on a decision matrix and action plan to help its member organizations, and their suppliers, achieve excellence in their water stewardship performance.
This document was prepared for SP by The Water Council through a collaborative process, including feedback and pilot testing by members of SP’s Water Stewardship Work Group.
The Action Matrix is intended as a first step in helping automotive companies build water stewardship programs. As such it provides the necessary actions to ensure the right data, information and risk assessment processes are in place if and when companies choose to directly mitigate water-related risks and report those actions and outcomes to key external stakeholders. Thus, the Action Matrix forms a platform for future action and currently serves as the first phase in a possible multi-phase SP water stewardship initiative.
Guidance Document: Water Stewardship Action Matrix
The Action Matrix is intended as a first step in helping automotive companies build water stewardship programs. As such it provides the necessary actions to ensure the right data, information and risk assessment processes are in place if and when companies choose to directly mitigate water-related risks and report those actions and outcomes to key external stakeholders.
View Launch Webinar Recording: In this webinar, Matt Howard VP for Water Stewardship at The Water Council shares information on a new SP Water Stewardship Action Matrix intended as a first step in helping automotive companies build comprehensive water stewardship programs. Doug Andrews from Lear Corp. and James Cartwright from Nalco Water then speak to their experience participating in this program and present on outcomes of pilot sites in the US and Mexico.
Acknowledgements: This document was prepared for SP by The Water Council through a collaborative process, including feedback and pilot testing by members of SP’s Water Stewardship Work Group.
Disclaimer: The information included in this document is based on the professional judgment of the individual authors and reviewers and may be used at a company’s discretion. SP and its member companies make no warranty, expressed or implied, and assume no liability for any form of damage that may result from the application of the information contained in this document.