Water Footprint (WFP)

SGS invites you to attend the new webinar "Water Footprint (WFP)". The objective of this 45-minute complimentary webinar is to introduce the background, concept and trend of water footprint (WFP), give an initial overview about the early actions and the suggestions of how to introduce the WFP concept and model into organization/products. Agenda * Background * The trend of water footprint (WFP) * Guidance of WFP assessment & WFP model * How to implement the new ISO standard * Q&A Target audience Quality, Environmental, purchasing, traders and managers responsible for goods/services who need to gain an understanding of the concept of WFP, or would like to conduct the WFP inventory/assessment to meet the clients/buyers’ requirements, or have an interest in the WFP verification process. Background Water scarcity and drought are crucial challenges all around the world and will be even further exacerbated due to climate change and population growth. People utilize water for drinking, cooking and washing, but even more for producing things. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business. The interest in the water footprint is rooted in the recognition that human impacts on freshwater systems can ultimately be linked to human consumption, and that issues like water shortages and pollution can be better understood and addressed by considering production and supply chains as a whole. Presenter Mr. Stephen Pao, Global BD Manager - Sustainability With multi-years of experience in sustainable related verification/certification products development, Stephen is leading the development of SGS Sustainability Services through the group. He is also very experienced lead verifier in GHG inventory verification such as ISO 14064-1, CFP (PAS 2050), WFP and CSR report assurance. Join one of the following complimentary sessions on March 20, 2012: Register for session 1 https://sgseventcenter.webex.com/sgseventcenter/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=706… 08:00 a.m. London 09:00 a.m. Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam 04:00 a.m. New York 04:00 p.m. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur Register for session 2 https://sgseventcenter.webex.com/sgseventcenter/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=709… 01:00 p.m. London 02:00 p.m. Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam 09:00 a.m. New York 09:00 p.m. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur