Published 05-31-13
Submitted by AHC Group
AHC Group (www.ahcgroup.com), established in 1981 as a specialty consulting group that focuses on environmental and sustainability management, will hold its second workshop on “Water Risk Management” on June 11 and its semi-annual Achieving Results Workshop on June 12 and 13 in Saratoga Springs, NY for AHC Group Corporate Affiliates (“Affiliates”). Current Affiliates include Suncor, Hess, Caterpillar, Cummins, FedEx, Masco, FMC, DTE, Suncor, Monsanto, Bayer AG, Chrysler, Amway, CH2MHill, Veolia, and more. For more information on attending the workshop or on becoming an Affiliate, please visit www.ahcgroup.com.
The Water Risk Management workshop will build on the first which took place in January 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. There, participants drew some conclusions after discussing the various water management tools available:
These megatrends have even leading companies struggling with water risk management issues.
“What we do here in this ongoing set of workshops is bring together the key players,” notes Ken Strassner, the former Vice President of Energy, Environment and Sustainability from Kimberly Clark, and senior associate at AHC Group. Our reason being the “… rising concern about water supplies and the quality of water available to support manufacturing operations. An increasingly wide range of investors have begun to track this issue, not only from the buy side but also the sell side, and especially in the Social Responsibility Investment community. By assembling major water users, major water tool providers, and key investment experts, AHC is offering our Corporate Affiliates and our clients a special, strategic view of these important trends.”
AHC Group’s second Water Risk Management Workshop is shaped to respond to the concerns of AHC Group Affiliates, raised at the January workshop. Among the foremost are the (1) competing water uses and the stress nexus between population growth vs. agriculture vs. industry uses, and (2) the growing understanding that water issues need to be managed regionally because they involve unique issues that will need to be balanced on a case by case basis.
With these insights, the second workshop will go deeper into the issue of U.S. water rights and water policy, and how they are likely to evolve, reflecting the movement towards regional solutions. The focus will be on the United States as a global “region”. Speakers will include:
The Water Risk Management Workshop is for senior executives from leading companies.
Held for two days after the Water Risk Management Workshop, AHC Group’s Achieving Results Workshop on June 12 and 13 features a notable lineup of presenters including:
To learn more or to register for these workshops, please visit www.ahcgroup.com.
About AHC Group Inc.
Since 1981, the AHC Group has been active in assisting organizations and individuals in the field of environmental and management strategy. As management consultants, the AHC Group serves as trusted advisors to middle and upper management staff in organizations whose responsibilities include environmental health and safety, public relations, governmental affairs, corporate governance, social responsibility, communications, and investor relations.
www.ahcgroup.com
Since 1981, the AHC Group has been active in assisting organizations and individuals in the field of environmental and management strategy. As management consultants, we serve as trusted advisors to middle and upper management staff in organizations whose responsibilities include environmental health and safety, public relations, governmental affairs, corporate governance, social responsibility, communications, and investor relations. We focus on helping companies realize the business potential in environmental strategy and public issues, enhance stakeholder and investor relations, improve corporate governance and position themselves in the marketplace.
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