Preserving and Restoring Water Resources: Lessons Learned from the Bel Group

At Tennaxia Connect, Flora Schmitlin, Group CSR Climate & Nature Lead at the Bel Group, shares the group’s insights on an issue that has become critical: preserving and restoring water resources. She spoke with Solène Garcin-Charcosset, Director of the ESG/Carbon Consulting Division at Tennaxia, about how to move from awareness to a structured and operational approach.

For the Bel Group, water is directly linked to business continuity: agricultural raw materials, industrial sites, regions prone to water stress… Given these dependencies, the challenge is no longer simply to reduce consumption, but to better measure the water footprint, understand the risks, and incorporate the true value of this resource into operational decisions.

In this replay, you’ll learn how the Bel Group structures its water strategy, from “farm-to-fork” analysis to the implementation of practical tools such as the “true cost of water,” which is used to better guide industrial investments.

You will discover, in particular:

• How to analyze the water footprint beyond just industrial sites,
• Why Scope 3 is a major lever for action,
• How to get teams on board with a water roadmap,
• and how to incorporate the true value of water into investment decisions.

👉 A must-watch replay to understand how to make water management a driver of resilience, performance, and local accountability.