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Water shortages will threaten growth within five years, say over half of European industrial leaders

Financial Post · October 20, 2026 at 3:32 a.m.

PARIS, Oct.

20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schneider Electric , a global energy technology leader, today released The Water Crunch Report, new research revealing that water is now one of the biggest risks to industrial business continuity across the UK and Europe, ranking as highly as cyber-attacks and supply chain disruption.

This echoes last year’s US-focused research from Schneider Electric, where over half (56%) of business leaders said water-related risks will grow faster than other infrastructure risks in the coming years.

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Water shortages will threaten growth within five years, say over half of European industrial leaders

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