Global water scarcity is an emerging risk that all industries need to focus on and all stakeholders need to be informed. The rising global population, rapid economic growth in developing countries and climate change combined together is triggering enormous water availability challenges for the world. Power plants, fertiliser industries, and other water-intensive industries are especially vulnerable, both in their operations and their extensive supply chains.It is believed that wasteful uses of water are likely to become increasingly questioned and subjected to increased regulatory intervention. There appear to be growing expectations on the part of shareholders and other key stakeholders that industries and business should handle environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues proactively, and water availability in right quality and quantity is a sustainability issue for the humanity.Tata Chemicals at Babrala plant has adopted a focused approach on conservation of natural resources, particularly water and natural gas. A process based environment management system with proper measurements, monitoring and reviews has resulted into sustained and improved water footprint.
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