Schneider Electric report shows 52% of European industrial leaders see water shortages threatening growth by 2031

By Public Technologies
  • Schneider Electric published The Water Crunch Report, flagging water shortages as a rising business continuity risk for European industry.
  • 52% of industrial leaders expect water quality or availability to seriously constrain growth within five years; 14% already see a constraint.
  • Water stress lifted operating costs for 44% of respondents; 30% reported supply-chain disruption in the past two years.
  • 44% expect operations to suffer within 24 hours of a serious water supply disruption.
  • Adoption lag persisted: 58% know digital twins or network modeling tools but have not installed them.


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