fair water footprints: take action
take action: Fair Water Footprints
Everything we buy has a water footprint- the water used to grow or make it.
When these water footprints are not fair and sustainable, they can cause harm. In the UK- a staggering 70% of our water use is actually water embedded in the things we buy. And 40% of that is unsustainable- traced back to countries facing extreme water scarcity.
When companies are overusing the available water, or polluting local water sources, it can leave communities without safe water for drinking, washing and cooking.
Unfair water footprints can also damage nature and make communities more vulnerable to climate change impacts.
And when companies don’t ensure everyone has access to safe water and decent toilets at work, people can get ill and lose their wages.
The stuff sold to us shouldn’t have a hidden human and environmental cost.
If companies, governments and investors investigate water risks and take steps to prevent them, workers, communities and consumers can all benefit.
Add your name to the call for Fair Water Footprints today.
why do fair water footprints matter?
what is a fair water footprint?
Get the full picture on Fair Water Footprints: what are they, why do they matter, and what can I do about it?
how do water footprints work?
Find out how the foods, clothes, IT and other goods that end up on our shelves could be driving human and environmental harms around the world.
download your campaign toolkit
Everything you need to take action for water justice- from template letters and social shares to ideas for community organising.
glasgow declaration
Find out how global companies, financial institutions and governments are working together for fair water footprints.