Water Stewardship

Working towards world-class water stewardship

Promoting the sustainable use and protection of water is a business imperative that BIER is founded on and its members work collectively to share innovative approaches, tools, and methodologies for assessing both the technical and business aspects of water within their operations. To say that water is paramount to the beverage industry would be an understatement. Beverage companies not only rely on water as an essential ingredient in each of their products, but also as a primary source for many of their production processes.

Although the beverage sector has been recognized as being more proactive than others in managing water issues, much remains to be done. Among the many challenges that BIER members are working to bring actionable solutions to include securing high quality, compiling local data for watersheds, increasing consistency in identifying and evaluating water risks and opportunities, and expanding water stewardship efforts beyond the four walls of production facilities and into the supply chain.

We work to understand water usage in all capacities. Below is a selection of our recent projects involving water stewardship:

Water Stewardship Projects

• NEW – Water Circularity Playbook
• True Cost of Water Toolkit – Helps you understand the costs associated with water and your business
• Context-Based Decision Guide for Water Reuse and Recycling
• Performance in Watershed Context Insights Paper
• World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry – Defines six leadership principles and their associated qualities that define excellence in water stewardship. 
• Performance in Watershed Context – Focuses on local watershed protection, local watershed conditions, and what they mean for your company.
• A Practical Perspective on Managing Water-Related Business Risk and Opportunities in the Beverage Sector – Establishes a common framework for leadership in water stewardship and help you categorize and understand water-related risks and opportunities.

Water Stewardship News