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"The Water Is Not Going to Be There:" A Risk for Business
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- C-Suite Perspectives
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- Apr 13, 2026
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- 1848
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Summary
What if water -- not energy or labor -- becomes your biggest business constraint? In this episode of C-Suite Perspectives, Steve Odland, p resident and CEO of The Conference Board, sits down with Alex Heil, s enior e conomist at The Conference Board, to examine the rising business risks tied to water scarcity. They discuss how limited freshwater supply, aging infrastructure, and inefficient use are creating new pressures on industries, and why leaders need to factor water risk into strategy and operations. More from The Conference Board: A Global Water Crisis—Mitigation and Adaption in a World of Water Shortages Till the Well Runs Dry: How Companies Can Shore Up Against Global Water Scarcity Running Dry: The US Southwest Water Crisis At the Climate Crossroads: US Corporate Commitments 10 Years After Paris Accord Rising Stakes: Climate Impacts Worsen as World Set to Miss Paris Agreement Goals