Launched in July 2007, the CEO Water Mandate is a unique public-private initiative designed to assist companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of water sustainability policies and practices.

It is increasingly clear that lack of access to clean water and sanitation in many parts of the world causes great suffering in humanitarian, social, environmental and economic terms, and seriously undermines development goals. Related, there is a growing consensus that this emerging crisis presents the private sector with a range of risks – and, in some instances, opportunities. It is also recognized that current water-management practices are inadequate given the increasing materiality and importance of water as a resource.

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