Water has been identified as one of the Top Five risks to mankind this century.
Soaring prices and limited supplies are a real possibility for businesses in the future, but the effect for the Hospitality and Catering sectors, where water is an essential resource, of limited supplies matched with an 18% price rise over the next five years, could be devastating.
Hotels and restaurants in England and Wales are using 391 million cubic metres of water annually, enough to fill over 104,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools* .
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*Source of statistic – Envirowise Water research 2007