Home » Resource Database Insight Finance must tackle the growing water crisis. Here’s how.Read the insight (Finance must tackle the growing water crisis. Here’s how.)(This link will take you to an external website) About this Insight World Economic Forum (July 2022) An insight outlining the importance of considering water risk in financial decision making and the significant material impact it is already having on the world. Read the insight (Finance must tackle the growing water crisis. Here’s how.)(This link will take you to an external website) Related resources Impact of water curtailment on the credit rating of heavy industry University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and HSBC | 2022Location: GlobalCase Study This case study looked at the credit risks to the financials of heavy industry companies in an East Asian country with areas of very high water stress.