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title: “ESG-Driven Water Metrics That EV Battery Investors Now Track in Every DD Report” date: 2026-07-07 category: Battery Manufacturing audience: C-Level tags: [ESG, due diligence, EV battery, water metrics, investor reporting] Water has become a diligence item in EV battery deals. Not because investors have suddenly become environmentalists, but because water availability, discharge compliance, and…