Water Stewardship

The Webinar on Water Stewardship is an overview of the best practices in the application of water stewardship when applied across an enterprise or at a specific site. Practical concepts, such as understanding and baselining water use and impacts, assessing risk, building a business case for water actions and adding water aspects to current environmental management systems like ISO 14001 will be introduced along with landscaping current terminology and key water stakeholders.

In addition to the need for corporate water stewardship, operational water stewardship, and the process for good water stewardship in practices, this webinar details the new water stewardship course offered by ANAB. You can watch this webinar to understand the benefits of attending this training course. Register for Comprehensive Water Stewardship Training here.

Who Should Watch?

• Those involved with applying water stewardship principles within or in partnership with an organization
• Those involved with water-related aspects of ISO standards like 14001 or 14046, for example, should attend this course
• Top-level decision-makers developing or approving organizational policies
• Managers and staff responsible for water outcomes in operations and supply chains
• Any other interested parties that will aid, advise or partner with organizations on improving water outcomes

Audience Questions

At the end of the webinar, questions were asked by the webinar’s attendees. These included:

• Does the Water Council also work with Farmers?
• Exactly what is WAVE?
• What level of knowledge or expertise does someone need to take the Comprehensive Water Stewardship Training?
• How does the Comprehensive Water Stewardship Training course compare to other similar courses out there?
• Will I be able to build out a water program at my company after taking this course?

Presenter: Matt Howard, VP Water Stewardship

Matt oversees The Water Council’s stewardship initiatives including WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified, water stewardship advisory services and comprehensive professional water stewardship training. Previously, TWC helped establish the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) System globally with specific oversight of North America. Matt created the world’s first professional credentialing program for water stewardship professionals and made the business case for use of the International Water Stewardship Standard (“AWS Standard”) in the North American marketplace. His 15+ years in sustainability program development and management include serving as Milwaukee’s sustainability director and leading sustainable manufacturing initiatives during his time in Washington, D.C., where he worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce and as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has an MA from George Washington University and a BA from Valparaiso University. He is AWS and Lean Six Sigma accredited and serves on the WELL Water Advisory and the Wisconsin Governor’s Wetlands Study Council. He served on the U.S. EPA’s National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology from 2014-2019.