Water stewardship

Water stewardship

Fresh water is the most precious natural resource in the world.

As population increases, the pressure to source water for our homes, farming and industry intensifies. Addressing water scarcity requires action at local and national levels. The challenge is to understand the true water footprint of everyday products better, and put in place measures that reduce water stress especially in areas of water vulnerability.

By 2020, through robust water stewardship we'll ensure that our supply chain approach is sustainable in areas of water vulnerability.

Read more about our commitments and progress in Sainsbury's 20 by 20 Sustainability Plan.

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Every drop counts

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The past week has seen news stories about our unusually dry winter and that unless we have a very wet spring there could be a drought, especially in the southeast of England.

By Paul Crewe on 23 February 2012

Water scarcity in the future

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The 2008 Goldman Sachs ‘Top Five Risks’ Conference identified a catastrophic global water shortage as a greater global risk than soaring food prices and scarcity of energy resources. In addition, a recent study by the 2030 Water Resources Group found that there could be a potential shortfall of 40% in water resources available across the world by 2030.

By Mary Salmon on 13 February 2012

Water – our operations

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We want to use less water and our aim is to cut usage by 50 per cent per m2 of sales area by 2012.* So far, our investment in water management has helped us make a 30 per cent water reduction, so we are well on track to achieving this target.

By Mary Salmon on 17 October 2011

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