Presenters: Rae Mindock, SCS Global Services, and Jillian Olsen, Cherry Ridge Consulting, LLC
Title: Topics in Water Stewardship: Conducting Stakeholder Engagement and Remote Audits in our New Normal Stakeholder Engagement is valuable during implementation of the Alliance for Water Stewardship International Water Stewardship Standard (AWS Standard) and is required by several steps of the AWS Standard. It is also the one aspect of the Standard that creates the most hesitation from implementors. Now, there’s another consideration—stakeholder engagement in the “new normal.” This session will walk you through how to achieve stakeholder engagement, including stakeholder identification, evaluation of the information obtained, and how to find value during the process. Finding value is especially important during times when conversations on water stewardship may not be a priority. Remote audits are another aspect of the new normal. We’ll discuss conditions to be considered prior to the use of remote audits to avoid compromising the integrity of the assessment.