1. Sustainable Water Management through collaborative action Deepa Maggo December 4, 2015

2. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led organization of forward- thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment. Through its members, the Council applies its respected thought leadership and effective advocacy to generate constructive solutions and take shared action.

3. WBCSD: Provides platform for collaborative business solutions in these priority areas Focus on best practice sharing, development of tools and guidance materials Action2020 | current priority areas Vision 2050: 9 billion people, living well, within the limits of the planet Action 2020: Medium term action at scale

4. India programs  10 India-headquartered member companies in India  40 companies working together through WBCSD India

5. India Water Tool 2.0: A unique Indian partnership  Working Group of 13 members-ten companies and three knowledge partners, coordinated by WBCSD  Data providers: Central Ground Water Board Ministry of Water Resources Central Pollution Control Board India Meteorological Department World Resources Institute Columbia Water Centre IWT 2.0 is a unique example of collaboration between key players demonstrating the leadership role of the industry in the critical area of Water Stewardship April 2014 to Feb 2015

6. www.indiawatertool.in ADD all your sites, and their water withdrawal SEE the water quality and availability data for each location. ANALYSE through reports for internal and external use 14 publically available datasets on a GIS platform-putting business operations at the center of data Pan-India with block/taluka level of granularity India Water Tool 2.0

7. Improvements to IWT2.0 WBCSD convening Working Group 3 to take the work forward Developments to IWT2.0 to include: Increase in depth and granularity of data Solutions functionality Sign up for Working Group membership to: Use the tool results to communicate internally and externally Join the thought leaders on water issues in India Have direct engagement with Indian government agencies on Water Confirmed membership to Working Group 3 As of December 2, 2015

9. Monthly calls to learn from WBCSD global members Case studies, best practice sharing Business Guide for action

10. Deepa Maggo maggo@wbcsd.org +91-11-33521522