Water Risks & The Food Sector
Growing and processing the food we eat is a thirsty and polluting business. The global food sector uses 70% of the world’s freshwater and faces extraordinary risks from climate change.
Company Scores
Find out how the world's largest food companies are responding to water risks – and how they stack up against their industry peers.
Key Findings
Find out how the largest food companies are responding to water risks and how performance has changed since the first round of benchmarking in 2015.
For food companies, water management is a business imperative like never before. And as risks of water scarcity and pollution steadily increase, corporate leaders must evaluate the most effective ways to water-proof their business.
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Coming Soon: This fall, Ceres will release the third ranking of the water risk management of 40 of the largest food sector companies with analysis of how performance has shifted since we last benchmarked these companies in 2017.
About Ceres
Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization working with the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through powerful networks and advocacy, Ceres tackles the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses.
About This Report
In this refresh of the Ceres’ 2015 Feeding Ourselves Thirsty analysis, Ceres ranks over 40 of the largest food sector companies on how they are responding to water risks and how performance has shifted since the first round of benchmarking.