Introducing the South African Water Stewardship Council Trust
Dr. Anthony Turton Marguerite Bond-Smith Stephen Duffett,
Trustees
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Why a Trust? Highest level of protection for donors and
sponsors. Tax exemption status for donors and sponsors. Fiduciary
responsibility of Trustees. Capable of managing endowments and thus
sustainable over time. Endures beyond the life of those who created
it. Disadvantage is that it is slow to build up critical mass.
Advantage is that it is very durable once established.
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What We Believe In Vision: To foster inter-generational equity
at corporate and individual level through behavioural change in the
custodianship of water. Mission: Incentivizing behavioural change
from consumption to the custodianship of water through structured
stewardship programs that are based on a set of clearly articulated
core values. Core Values: Protection; Responsibility;
Accountability; Inter-generational; Reporting; Benchmarking; Trust;
Transparency; Custodianship; Education
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How We are Structured Ten Focused Stewardship Programs. Grant
funding (endowment) opportunities for corporations wishing to take
a leadership role in any given program. Project funding
opportunities for any entity wishing to support a specific project.
Recognition that each program will represent a cluster of specific
issues in which the interests of specific stakeholders will be
different.
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Stewardship Programs Mining, Metals and Energy. Insurance,
Banking, Finance and Investment. Sport, Recreation and Tourism.
Built Environment. Agriculture, Food and Beverages. Education and
Behavioural Change. Celebrities. Health, Wellbeing and
Spirituality. Retail, Fashion and Lifestyle. Government.
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Rollout Program Establishment of Corporate Identity (underway
Ogilvy Earth as lead with JoJo Tanks as sponsor). Formal linkage to
likeminded entities both global and local. Alliance for Water
Stewardship. Roadshow to selected corporations to negotiate grant
funding for leadership role in Stewardship Programs. Public call
for potential projects for consideration. Official launch at date
and venue to be announced
