ESG: Water scarcity a 'high risk for large parts of the economy'

This comes following dwindling water reserves in Norway, which are now threatening the country's key source of energy - hydroelectric power.  At the end of September, state-owned grid operator Statnett SF - which saw its operating revenue hit NOK5.3bn (£456m) in H1 - warned of a "pressed situation" in the south of the country. "There is now a very low amount of water, for this time of year, in many of the reservoirs here," the energy provider said.  According to Statnett SF, the amount of water in many of the country's reservoirs is at its lowest level in 20 years. Schroders bol...