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Ahead of the curve: industry leaders driving water performance and stewardship uptake in China Megan McLeod | AWS Asia-Pacific

AWS STANDARD V2.0 AWS Water Stewardship 3 rd Party Certification Credible Claims Catchment Impacts

AWS Global Uptake ~40 certified ~80 registered ~100 pipeline

Source ：中国绿色经济展望 2010-2050

AWS in China – Partners and Sectors Supporting Partners Strategic Partners National Standard Setting Partner ICT Sector Leaders

AWS in China – Multinational Leaders

Scaling-up Industrial Water Stewardship in Kunshan City First Local Government Incentive Policy • Kunshan government 100,000 RMB incentive payment for achieving AWS certification Strong Uptake of the AWS Standard • 8 companies certified against AWS Standard, and 1 achieved Gold Certification Market Signal from Major Electronic Brands • Two global brands publicly declared their willingness to engage key suppliers

Fashion Industry Awareness Raising 2016 first introduction of AWS Water Stewardship to Australian Fashion Council (AFC) members 2017 roundtable with the Australasian Brands Alliance 2017 reciprocal membership between AWS AP and AFC 2017 guest speaker in the Sustainable Living Festival 2017 AWS Asia-Pacific AGM Special Event – “Water, Fashion, Cotton” 2018 China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) Roadshow, Australia 2019 Responsible Fashion Summit, Sydney

Water Stewardship China Network Quarterly Gatherings - International NGOs - Local NGOs - Water Utility Operator - Global Brands / MNCs - Local Companies - Consultants - Financial Institutes

Learnings Drivers - Multinational companies: common approach across whole business, understanding sites’ risks, brand credentials​ - Supply chain managers looking at risks in their supply chain (particularly regulatory risks) Benefits - Community trust - Cost savings - Increased staff capacity & motivation Challenges Realising market benefits; increasing market recognition and demand B2B – more brands requiring AWS can - increase uptake B2C – consumer demand can improve - industry performance

https://water.eventbank.cn BEING PROACTIVE BEING STRATEGIC 变被动为主动 从策略到战略 BEYOND COMPLIANCE COLLABORATION is KEY 超越合规 合作共赢