Industrials 48%


Response rate: (21/44)


Industries within sector: Aerospace & Defense: 4 of 11; Building Products: 0 of 1; Commercial Services & Supplies: 1 of 1; Construction & Engineering: 0 of 2; Electrical Equipment: 0 of 3; Industrial Conglomerates: 7 of 12; Machinery: 7 of 12; Trading Companies & Distributors: 2 of 2


Key findings


1. Fewer respondents in the Industrials sector report exposure to risk than in the Global 500.


2. While companies in the sector are engaging with local communities, they are collaborating with suppliers less than those in other sectors.


3. Linkages and trade-offs between water and carbon are not widely acknowledged by Industrials respondents (57%; the lowest sector in the Global 500).


Leading practices


• 57% of respondents report community engagement as a key action taken over the past year.


• All respondents in the sector are able to identify operations in water-stressed regions, compared to 89% in the Global 500.


• The percentage of companies reporting concrete absolute reduction goals (33%) is among the highest in the Global 500.


“In 2010, 3M developed a Corporate Water Management Standard [which] requires 3M to manage water resources through compliance with regulatory requirements, systematic conservation, reuse, and reporting of water usage internally.” 3M Company


Water management and governance Report a policy, strategy or plan


95% 93%


Board-level oversight of policy, strategy or plan 62%


57% Report concrete targets or goals


57% 57%


Report actions to manage resources or engage stakeholders 100% 94% Able to report water withdrawals


95% 95%


Able to report water recycling/reuse 48%


58%


Able to identify linkages or trade-offs between water and carbon 57%


72%


Require key suppliers to report water use, risks and management 10%


26%


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Percentage of respondents


Industrials Global 500


Leading practice examples Company Lockheed Martin Siemens


United Technologies Corporation


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Leading Practice Risk management


Example


To manage risk, Lockheed Martin prioritizes water-related actions based on the absolute water use of each location; in this way operations with a significant water footprint are addressed first


Community engagement Co-founder of the Stockholm Water Prize, which supports the Stockholm Interna- tional Water Institute in encouraging research and development on behalf of the world’s water environment


Goal setting


Reviewed water-related goals with prominent NGOs to confirm that the company is focused on the most critical issues


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