The Circular Dividend: Managing Water As A Strategic Boardroom Asset

By Geoff Townsend

The global industrial sector is facing an unprecedented turning point. As we move deeper into 2026, the rhetoric surrounding water scarcity is shifting from a distant corporate social responsibility toward an immediate material risk. Current projections reveal a sobering reality: the world faces an estimated 56% freshwater deficit by 2030, a structural shortfall that threatens an estimated $58 trillion in global GDP.