Water Strategy & Security

You can't protect your water supply if you don't understand it.

Most operations that depend on water have never formally assessed whether that supply will hold. Across industrial regions worldwide, aquifers are being drawn down faster than they recharge, concessions are getting tighter, and basins that looked stable a decade ago are now under serious pressure.

1 in 5

companies face water risks with substantive financial impact

CDP, 2023

$77B

at risk from water-related supply chain disruptions

CDP, 2023

40%

projected shortfall in global water supply by 2030

United Nations

Our Experience

Proven experience across industries that run on water.

ALO has worked as a strategic partner to major food and beverage companies globally, delivering water risk assessments and management plans for large-scale bottling and manufacturing operations across multiple countries.

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Coca-Cola bottling system

Strategic partner to bottling operations of the Coca-Cola system across the United States and Latin America, delivering water risk assessments and management plans for large-scale manufacturing facilities.

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

CERTIFICATION

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)

Our team holds AWS Specialist credentials, the leading international standard for responsible water management.

CORPORATE STANDARD

Internal Corporate Requirements

We comply with each client company's internal requirements for water risk assessments and management plans, as applicable.

What We Do

Our approach

We follow a disciplined four-step problem-solving methodology. Understanding the problem comes before developing a solution. Every time.

01

Define the Problem - What is happening and where is the gap?

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02

Analyze Root Cause - Why is the supply vulnerable?

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03

Develop and Implement Solutions - What needs to change and how?

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04

Measure, Validate, Adjust - Did it work? Does it hold?

Source Risk Assessment

A structured, evidence-based assessment of your water source and the conditions that govern its stability, covering six areas of analysis.

  • 01Source stability
  • 02Regulatory exposure
  • 03Basin context
  • 04Vulnerability profile
  • 05Gap analysis
  • 06Water balance

Field verification is central to our methodology. Data and documentation provide the foundation; on-site conditions complete the picture. We visit your operation to observe how water is sourced, used, and discharged in practice.

Risk Mitigation Plan

Once the problem is understood, we work with your team to turn findings into a structured action plan at both plant and watershed level. The Water Management Plan follows the same disciplined methodology, aligned with AWS Standard v2.0 Steps 3–5 for corrective action and stewardship planning.

  • 01Foundations
  • 02Mitigation design
  • 03Stakeholder mapping
  • 04Implementation

A plan you can act on, report against, and present to clients, regulators, and investors with confidence.

Measure, Validate, Adjust

Performance monitoring

Track water use and supply conditions against established baselines.

Validation

Confirm mitigation actions are effective and vulnerabilities are being addressed.

Auditing

Independent review against AWS, KORE, and applicable standards.

Implementation is not the finish line. We support ongoing monitoring, validation, and auditing to ensure results hold and your risk profile stays current.

Our Experts

The team behind the work

The team behind our water work pairs international credentials with field experience in the basins and operations where the risk is real.

AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum

Sebastián Sistos at the Alliance for Water Stewardship Global Forum.

Sebastián Sistos

Sebastián Sistos

Project Lead

AWS Credentialed Specialist

Sustainable Development Engineer with hands-on experience leading Source Vulnerability Assessments and Water Management Plans across Mexico, the United States, Latin America, and Africa. Has worked alongside global food and beverage companies for over a decade. Former Regional Health, Safety and Sustainability Manager at a multinational corporation in the sector. Leads every engagement from scoping through delivery.

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José Rodríguez

José Rodríguez

Technical Advisor

AWS Standard v3.0 Training Completed

Over ten years in sustainability consulting focused on water management, circularity, and climate action across industrial operations in Mexico and Latin America. Contributes to source vulnerability assessments and water management plans, and has completed the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard v3.0 system training course (credential in progress).

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Your operation runs on water.

Let's make sure it stays that way.

Talk to our team about a water risk assessment for your operation.

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