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Corporate water abusers should not be trusted as stewards of the world’s water

Posted by: Maven on December 5, 2008 at 5:53 am

From AlterNet:

The unsustainable and consumptive practices of industrialization that have escalated over the last one hundred years have brought us to a crucial tipping point. We are facing a water crisis of monumental proportions, further exacerbated by pollution, climate changes and population growth. Two billion people now live in water-stressed regions and unless drastic action is taken by the year 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population will experience water scarcity.

It is therefore not surprising that many major corporations that produce products through manufacturing processes that are inherently water intensive and polluting have mounted a campaign to position themselves as stewards of the world’s water. The Corporate Water Footprinting Conference taking place in San Francisco, California today is an example of such hypocrisy.

Many of the companies involved in the conference are food and beverage companies, many of which use large amounts of plastic to market their food products. Each 2.2 pounds of PET plastic requires just under 78 gallons of water to produce. How will that consumption of water figure into their water footprints? Likewise, how will Con Agra, a major producer of processed food, account for the water used in producing the agricultural crops present in many of its products?

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December 5, 2008 · Filed Under International Water Issues

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