ESG Club feature – Water


ESG: A SEA OF TROUBLES


Lakes and rivers across Britain are turning brown. Raw sewage is being discharged into our freshwater supply at an alarming rate. Indeed, in 2022 there were more than 389,000 incidents of untreated waste being flushed into the UK’s waterways, say Surfers Against Sewage, a group campaigning for cleaner riv- ers, lakes and oceans.


30 | portfolio institutional | July-August 2023 | Issue 125


The issue is that the UK’s water infrastructure, which was largely built during the Victorian era, is unable to cope with the impact of warmer temperatures. Hot weather followed by excessive rainfall makes it difficult for the ground to absorb water and it ends up overwhelming the drainage system. To stop water backing up in people’s toilets


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