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Maturity and Challenges of Water Sustainability across the Supply Chain
Emily Spear Gary Gereffi, Duke University, Advisor May 2011
Master’s Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Environmental Management degree in the Nicholas School of the Environment of Duke University 2011 Emily Spear
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE METHODS LITERATURE REVIEW: PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WATER SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND INITIATIVES NESTLÉ WATERS NORTH AMERICA PEPSICO, INC. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN COLLABORATION INDEX INDEX OBSERVATIONS INDEX RECOMMENDATIONS LEADING PRACTICES OVERARCHING THEMES AND CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS LITERARY CITATIONS SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FACULTY AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS APPENDIX 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 16 22 29 36 38 42 43 47 55 60 64 64 65
Emily Spear 2
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Corporate engagement in water sustainability from a supply chain perspective is limited but growing, as a clear business case is manifesting. Increasingly, water is becoming a serious risk for companies with global operations, since water stress and water access problems are growing. To date, companies have cited water as a sustainability priority but often fall short of reporting sufficient data and progress on goals. However, the food and beverage industry has been active in this space, because water is an integral part of their business and touches most aspects of the supply chain. This project attempts to map the current landscape where companies are engaging in water sustainability across their supply chains and to identify various types of engagement, in order to draw out leading practices that will help companies better understand ways of advancing their level of engagement. Three companies were chosen for analysis – Nestlé Waters North America, PepsiCo, Inc., and The Coca-Cola Company – as they met the criteria of being engaged for two or more years, were within the food and
Emily Spear Gary Gereffi, Duke University, Advisor May 2011
Master’s Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Environmental Management degree in the Nicholas School of the Environment of Duke University 2011 Emily Spear
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE METHODS LITERATURE REVIEW: PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WATER SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND INITIATIVES NESTLÉ WATERS NORTH AMERICA PEPSICO, INC. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN COLLABORATION INDEX INDEX OBSERVATIONS INDEX RECOMMENDATIONS LEADING PRACTICES OVERARCHING THEMES AND CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS LITERARY CITATIONS SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FACULTY AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS APPENDIX 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 16 22 29 36 38 42 43 47 55 60 64 64 65
Emily Spear 2
Abstract
Corporate engagement in water sustainability from a supply chain perspective is limited but growing, as a clear business case is manifesting. Increasingly, water is becoming a serious risk for companies with global operations, since water stress and water access problems are growing. To date, companies have cited water as a sustainability priority but often fall short of reporting sufficient data and progress on goals. However, the food and beverage industry has been active in this space, because water is an integral part of their business and touches most aspects of the supply chain. This project attempts to map the current landscape where companies are engaging in water sustainability across their supply chains and to identify various types of engagement, in order to draw out leading practices that will help companies better understand ways of advancing their level of engagement. Three companies were chosen for analysis – Nestlé Waters North America, PepsiCo, Inc., and The Coca-Cola Company – as they met the criteria of being engaged for two or more years, were within the food and
Citations: Emily Spear 62 November 15, 2010, from http://www.pepsico.com/Download/PepsiCo_Water_Report_FNL.pdf PepsiCo, Inc